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Melanie Wallhead (formerly Woods, then Gilmour)
What year did you start racing?I started racing in 1980. Which teams did you ride for?I rode for Torker. What was it like riding for Torker?Riding for Torker and being part of the Torker & Robinson family was an incredible experience—I was so proud. I remember one race where I was in second place when…
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Interview – Lee Curry
Team ACE is widely recognized as the first official BMX team in the UK, assembled by Richard Barrington, who also helped organize the country’s first BMX event alongside Don Smith in 1980 at Brockwell Park, London. Early Team ACE riders included the likes of Andy Ruffell, Pete Middleton, Nicky Matthews, Steve Gratton, Cav Strutt, and…
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Interview – Derek Curry
Team ACE is widely recognized as the first official BMX team in the UK, assembled by Richard Barrington. Early Team ACE riders included the likes of Andy Ruffell, Pete Middleton, Nicky Matthews, Steve Gratton, Cav Strutt, and Craig Schofield—many of whom went on to become the first generation of BMX superstars in the UK. In…
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Interview – Ali Diegutis
How did you discover BMX? I was watching a program on TV called Run-around, saw it, and was hooked — that’s all I went on about. First bike? Second hand Moto One. The first brand new was a Raleigh Ultra Burner, silver/blue. First race? My first race was at Bath on the Moto One. The evening…
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Interview – Damon Parkinson
What year did you start racing? I got my first BMX in 1979—an orange and black Team Murray from Halfords for £79.99. I started racing in 1983 but only did one race at The Band Arena in Morecambe. I didn’t make the final but got into the trophy dash—and won it. It wasn’t until the…
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Interview – Kai Riviere
Can you remember when you first heard about BMX and what year it was? I first heard about BMX in 1980 from my riding partner, Paul Barter’s dad. I’m not 100% certain, but I think he saw something in a local paper. Were you already riding a Grifter at the time? I already had a…
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Interview – 50+ Grand Vet British Champion Lee Hunt
Year you started BMX? 1983. Hometown local track? Poole Panthers. How was the Bournemouth/Poole race scene in the 80s? It was certainly really big in the South back in the early eighties with three tracks in Dorset at Poole, Bournemouth and Mannington. There were also some other good local places for dirt jumping like the…
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Interview – Brian Jones
What year did you start BMX? I started BMX in 1981. How did you discover BMX? My brother Neil Jones first discovered the new craze, and my father decided to sell his RM 125 to buy our first BMX bike from Tony Christen’s shop in Manchester. First bike? My first bike was a Mongoose Supergoose.…
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Interview Andy Lomas
You skated before BMX, how did you get into skating and in what year? David Fraser and I were in Leeds and saw Skateboards in a shop, we brought 2 boards for £20 total. We wore them out in two weeks at my primary school parking lot. Then went back and bought 2 more, summer…
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Interview – Kelvin Batey
Year started racing? February 1988. First race was at Nottingham Outlaws and still have the trophy from that race. Do you actually know how many National and British Championships titles you have won? And, yes we’re including Cruiser and both Federations? When it comes to BMX and its trivia I’m pretty good with stuff so…
