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Not bad BMXing…..

PhilofCas said:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-tyne-60073895

I nearly did the same last Saturday morning when I slipped on ice walking down my drive.
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Wow. I think I did something similar hitting a Toyota Starlet at a combined speed of around 40mph (police witness estimate). Sadly I didn't clear the car's windscreen or land anywhere near the bike's wheels so there were no records broken. Just a good number of bones.
 
stevec67 said:
Wow. I think I did something similar hitting a Toyota Starlet at a combined speed of around 40mph (police witness estimate). Sadly I didn't clear the car's windscreen or land anywhere near the bike's wheels so there were no records broken. Just a good number of bones.
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Crikey Steve! I know you’ve talked about having an accident a few times on here, I knew you were badly hurt, I fully understand how now :(. Glad you’re here to tell the tale.
 
Saw that clip earlier and nearly posted. Very impressive but the text says it took 30 tries/crashes to get it done!
Where will it end....in hospital almost inevitably..!
 
PhilofCas said:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-tyne-60073895

I nearly did the same last Saturday morning when I slipped on ice walking down my drive.
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Saw that a few days ago via an old pro bmxer that I know.

We were talking about the worlds first ever inverted flair that was done by Matt Hoffman in Mansfield, Nottm. 1990
Mansfield leisure centre (gone now)

I was at the event covering it for Skate Action magazine, I am on the other side of the ramp flat bottom going mental.

 
Big Tabs said:
Saw that a few days ago via an old pro bmxer that I know.

We were talking about the worlds first ever inverted flair that was done by Matt Hoffman in Mansfield, Nottm. 1990
Mansfield leisure centre (gone now)

I was at the event covering it for Skate Action magazine, I am on the other side of the ramp flat bottom going mental.

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A brave man, nice footage, cheers.
 
Amazing stuff - not for the faint of heart. Nor those paying for private medical care.

I get that with enough practice people can do amazing things. The trick seem to be not to die or be severely injured during said practice.
 
Big Tabs said:
Illustrates nicely how much things have moved on - 30 years progression.

I love to see Flairs, they can be done on really small quarter pipes and look insane.

I used to skateboard with Jamie Bestwick, who was and still is a God on a bike, he has moved on a bit since the Jacksdale days :)


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Wow.
I saw the Gravity Games in Cleveland, 2003. I really wasn’t expecting it to grab me the way it did. Thankfully, I already knew it was all beyond me, so I stayed safe :)
 
sean99 said:
Amazing stuff - not for the faint of heart. Nor those paying for private medical care.

I get that with enough practice people can do amazing things. The trick seem to be not to die or be severely injured during said practice.
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Stephen Murray of Newcastle was at the Gravity Games I saw. A few years later he had a terrible crash while competing, paralysed below the shoulders.
 
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