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Question: Which was the best greater Sydney area track of the 80's?
Minto Parklands - 1 (5.6%)
Metro West - 7 (38.9%)
Hickeys Lane - 2 (11.1%)
Castle Hill - 1 (5.6%)
Manly - 1 (5.6%)
Shane Robbo's - 1 (5.6%)
Campbelltown (Waminda) - 0 (0%)
Campbelltown (Airds) - 0 (0%)
Koonawarra/Dapto - 0 (0%)
Southlake - 1 (5.6%)
Katoomba - 0 (0%)
Blacktown - 1 (5.6%)
Menai - 0 (0%)
Ryde Eastwood - 3 (16.7%)
Mount Druitt - 0 (0%)
Lawson - 0 (0%)
Total Voters: 18

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« on: October 27, 2009, 10:29:10 AM »
OK Guys, just taking a little poll to see what we thought was the best.
Have fun deciding!!!
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« Reply #1 on: October 27, 2009, 02:36:02 PM »
Hickeys Lane track for me.  Flat-out, downhill track.  Duran Duran on the loudspeaker.  Classic 80s.
Closely followed by Metro-West (either the original track with the short first straight, or the re-vamped track with the electronic gate).
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« Reply #2 on: October 27, 2009, 03:30:08 PM »
Thanks Billy, it is tough isn't it? There were so many good tracks back then!
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« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2009, 05:51:41 PM »
Metro West without a doubt, Friday nites under lights, it was where every one from ever small town track would congregate to pit there speed and skills. But above all, all the ledgends raced there. BMX today still has no equal in Australia. Mick Clunne
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« Reply #4 on: October 27, 2009, 05:58:50 PM »
+1 Michael. It had its own special atmosphere and sometimes you wouldn't get home until after midnight. They were great times indeed.
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« Reply #5 on: October 27, 2009, 07:40:02 PM »
Yeah I have to agree. Metro West was the best I ever raced on. The atmosphere and pro riders made it #1.
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« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2009, 06:31:58 PM »
Liverpool by a mile, if you never rode Metro you just never rode bmx.

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« Reply #7 on: January 02, 2010, 05:55:25 PM »
I liked the Port Macquarie track.
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« Reply #8 on: January 02, 2010, 09:20:38 PM »
Yeah i raced there a couple of times.1st jump was a killer.I remember launching off it one day and lookind down at the tops of everyone elses helmets.AHHH good times. Grin
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« Reply #9 on: January 02, 2010, 09:40:42 PM »
I reckon the original Castle Hill track had the best start hill.
It was HUGE!! the speeds into the first berm were massive.
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« Reply #10 on: January 02, 2010, 11:15:58 PM »
Ive seen lots of pics of MetroWest and heard lots of good stories too.
Hey,which track was in Bandits?
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« Reply #11 on: January 03, 2010, 12:53:58 AM »
The track at the end was Hickeys Lane, but they had a Manly sign on it!!
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« Reply #12 on: January 09, 2010, 09:13:48 PM »
Quote from: COASTY on January 02, 2010, 09:40:42 PM
I reckon the original Castle Hill track had the best start hill.
It was HUGE!! the speeds into the first berm were massive.


trust me coasty the start hill is still big and by the time you are at the first corner it feels like it took about 2 seconds
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« Reply #13 on: January 09, 2010, 09:16:32 PM »
does anyone have pics of the old katoombe track in the middle of catalina. the start gate is still there you can see it on google earth but the rest of the track is gone.
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« Reply #14 on: January 09, 2010, 10:35:41 PM »
Quote from: group 1 on January 09, 2010, 09:13:48 PM
Quote from: COASTY on January 02, 2010, 09:40:42 PM
I reckon the original Castle Hill track had the best start hill.
It was HUGE!! the speeds into the first berm were massive.


trust me coasty the start hill is still big and by the time you are at the first corner it feels like it took about 2 seconds
Yeah but thats a completely new track. It goes in the wrong direction too. I've been to the latest track. The old hill was twice the hight of todays track.
I like the new layout. It's a very nice track.
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