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Its the off season and I'm bored...

Last night I started thinking about how many tracks we have been too since the kids started racing. I came up with 19 different tracks (not including National tracks that are just built for a weekend) in 6 different states. We have always stayed within driving distance, no flying with bikes.

How about you guys? I'm sure some of you guys have raced more tracks than you can remember.

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TexasLandmark wrote:

One track. Rockstar Energy BMX in Houston... apparently it's supercross... still need to get to our other track across town to Pearland BMX where it is more racing and less defying death.

Well you started with the hardest one, so its all downhill (or less downhill actually ) from there!

4 tracks for me.

Lexington BMX
Rock Hill Supercross
Spartanburg BMX
Blanchard BMX

All within 2 hours or so.

51-55 Intermediate

Back in the 20th century I raced at Corona-Norco YMCA, San Bernardino YMCA, Snipes Park in Norco, Coal Canyon aka SoCal BMX Country, and Lake Elsinore.
Maybe another 4 or 5 that I only raced once or so do to travel.

Last edited by turdburd (2023-12-19 8:42am)

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maligator wrote:

You not counting Grands, low... or, counting Grands once rather than 4 different tracks or however many for each year raced?

I wasn't counting Grands or any of the tracks they build for a weekend, just established local type tracks.

9 of my 19 are here in Texas, most out of state tracks we only raced once or twice.

Last edited by lowrider (2023-12-19 9:22am)

I'm at 8:

Ontario
Nepean
Cornwall
Kingston
Stouffville
Milton
(Niagara) Falls

USA
Chesapeake (Baltimore MD)
Revolution (York PA)

Last edited by Viich (2023-12-19 10:59am)

41-45 Inter

70’s-80’s
Michigan
Woodhaven
Bogie Downs
Bogie East
Famous BMX
Whitmore Lake
Jack Pine Lodge Lansing
Heartland Gran Prix
Crossroads
Stadium
Milan
Mt Grampian
Challenge BMX
Canton Meadows
Waterford Oaks

90’s Michigan
Richfield BMX
Freedom Hill BMX
Rockford BMX

Ohio
Stow BMX
Akron Derby Downs
Hamilton
Toledo

Ga
Peachtree City

Pa
South Park
North Park

Ky
Louisville

And some indoor NBL War Of The Stars races in the 80’s and NBL nationals in the 90’s

Last edited by Mich BMX (2023-12-19 11:32am)

Let me guess you were factory sponsored in
the 80’s...
Please no colored tires on race bikes...
What year did your cousin mix it up with Stu?
Thinking about going 22”....do it...
Over 45, +6 feet tall, and still racing…grab an OS20 and change your life…yep I ride a Dad Bike….
Recovering Sandbagger

Kind of in a lucky position.
Quick tally is 27 tracks raced at.
None have been "built for the event".

14 of those tracks are within about 1hr 15min drive.

I was building a frame and someone said “Isn’t it easier to just buy a frame that’s already built?”
I replied “Nobody builds what I want to buy.”

Part 1:

Bothell BMX (TO was Walt Ehnat, who went on to become ABA president in 1985 after Merl Mennenga's resignation),
Monroe Fairgrounds Indoor (site for the Seattle / Great Northwest National and Wheaties Gold Cup until 1983),
Oakwood Arena Indoor,
River Valley (TO was Gary Ellis, Sr., site of the Great Northwest Nationals back in the mid '80s after Monroe),
Tacoma Soccer Center Indoor,
Pete's Tacoma Downhill (I think this was the only NBL track in western Washington),
Lynnwood BMX (short lived USBA track).

Part 2:

North SeaTac BMX,
Peninsula Indoor BMX.

• Museum participant / contributor / member - Dec. 2011 to Dec. 2023.
• Unsubscribed from all topics.
• All bikes deleted.

BITD, 12 tracks.
Ives Dairy BMX
Palm Springs BMX
Boystown BMX
Grand-Prix 84
Clewiston BMX
Bradenton BMX
Barnett Park
Orlando BMX
Brown's YMCA
Coral Springs YMCA
Pompano BMX
West Palm Beach YMCA

Modern, my son and me. 14 tracks & 18 tracks for my son.
Miami South BMX
Okeeheelee BMX
Naples BMX
Cape Coral BMX
Port Charlotte BMX
Tampa BMX
St Cloud BMX
Orlando BMX
Oldsmar BMX
Sarasota BMX
High Springs BMX
Triple Creek BMX
Daytona BMX
Jacksonville BMX

My son,
Rockhill BMX
Cobb County BMX
Peach Tree BMX
Blanchard Woods BMX

Last edited by Garcia_58 (2023-12-21 5:11am)

"It's easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled" - Mark Twain
I am not of this world ---- 1978 GLJ 1979 DG Racer ----
Ephesians 5:11 Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.

Papa wheelie 03x wrote:

A park in Lakewood (1st race) built for the weekend. Holi field, *Corona Downhill, *Norco Y, *snipes, *San Bernardino Y, *coal canyon, *orange Y, *DHS Desert hot springs, *Irvine, *Gnarler park, *Perris, *pipeland Upland, 2 different *Lake Elsinore track’s, *sunny mead, 4 different tracks in *riverside, *Temecula, *la Mirada, Victorville, Lancaster, 2 different Devonshire downs, *Monrovia, *Azusa, *Bullwinkles in Ontario, Barstow, 3 different *Burbank tracks, *Ascot, a couple tracks in San Diego, 2 different Bakersfield, Moran hill, Chandler, Phoenix, a couple different tracks in Las Vegas, Reno, Oklahoma City (grands),
That’s most of them.
I that’s 46 different tracks.
The ones marked with “*” are tracks with in an hour or so from Riverside.
At least 11 of those tracks were ABA and up and running at the same time period and six of those tracks were NBL. I mentioned this before. If you chased ABA District points you could race every week night and 3 times on Saturday and 4 on Sunday. I almost always did 3 on Saturday. Coal canyon, snipes, Norco Y. And 2 times Sunday, snipes, Lake Elsinore.
During the week I usually raced Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Most nights had at least 2 different tracks running.

I think you probably win the most track award in the Museum group!

+1 on that. Though after reading his thread in Catchall, I think "Mattybmx" might give Papa a run for his money!

I'm matching Viich with a total of 8, 6 in Japan and 2 in the UK. Hoping to add to that in 2024.

Check out my 1983 VDC-built Trident, 1983 Kuwi Laserlite, 2010 GT Ultrabox 2, 2011 Crupi Pro XL, prototype Quamen race frame build, 2018 Cult Pro Race plus the all things Crupi & old school scene in Japan threads. Always interested in buying used, mid-school race plates and pads - UGP, Knucklebone and Lizard Skins especially.

Me in late 90’s (not including national pop up tracks)
Armadillo BMX - Conroe, Tx
Sooner Pearl Raceway, Oklahoma City, Ok
Metroplex BMX - Desoto, Tx
Fort Walton Beach Vert and Dirt - Fort Walton Beach, Florida
And then in 2020, Katy, Rockstar, Desoto, Pearland, Cowtown, Yukon.

For Tripp, since 2021
Rockstar- Houston, Tx
Katy BMX - Katy, Tx
Pearland BMX- Pearland Tx
Lonestar - San Antonio, Tx
Capital City - Pflugerville, Tx
Desoto BMX - Desoto, Tx
Cowtown - Fort Worth, Tx
Bowie BMX - Bowie, Tx
Desert Downs - El Paso, Tx
Sun City - El Paso, Tx
Yukon BMX - Yukon, Ok
Hardesty - Tulsa , Ok
Twin City BMX - Monroe, La
Wild Chile - Las Cruces, NM
Duke City - Albuquerque, NM
Sports Park - Tucson, AZ

Scott. 26-35n, TX-13.

hmm, looks like a missed a track or 2 (well, same club, just at its 2 different locations)
and technically they are within the distance/time too.

I should do a tally up of where a few mates and other people I ride with have been.
One has raced at alot more tracks here downunder (a few tracks now no longer exist) along with having gone to the States many moons ago
Another has raced in multiple countries (which would make that tally climb) and been to worlds.
Someone we ride with a bit has also raced all over Aus and done a few overseas trips including worlds.
Would hate to know their tallies.

Roughly 17 not including Big events or ones Ive only been to once.

Metroplex BMX Desoto TX (in 3 incarnations old outdoor, temp outdoor across creek while roof being built, and under the roof)
Cowtown Fort worth TX
Village Creek Ft Worth TX (RIP)
Milwaukee indoor Oregon (RIP)
Molalla Oregon
CV Newberg Oregon
Saint Helens Oregon
Eugene indoor (RIP)
Eugene Oregon outdoor
Grants Pass Oregon
Medford Oregon
Cottage Grove OR (RIP) (but they are coming back)
Bend Oregon
Smith Rock Oregon
Umqua Valley bmx Winston Oregon
Spokane Washington
Peninsula indoor Port Orchard Washington

current race rigs:
2020 Yess Pro xxl World Cup
2017 Yess type X 24 xl

"It's easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled" - Mark Twain
I am not of this world ---- 1978 GLJ 1979 DG Racer ----
Ephesians 5:11 Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.