2006 National BMX Series & British Championships - Reports
We were at every round of the spectacular 2006 National BMX Series and for action, atmosphere and sheer competitive spirit, it was a great year. There was also a great range of tracks on show and in general, the weather was pretty kind - check out all our reports below.
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National BMX Series Round 7
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National BMX Series Round 6
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National BMX Series Round 5
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National BMX Series Round 4
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National BMX Series Round 3
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National BMX Series Rounds 1 & 2
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Final Series Standings - Riders >>>> |
After numerous visits to the South West for the Brits the last few years, it was time to hit the not so long road to Harworth. The stage was set, the track was perfect, and it was the time for the annual battle for that one off 01 plate to commence. For some it would be memorable, for some utterly forgetful. Let's go! 
And so we entered the final round of the national series for 2006, a mixture of thrills, spills and multiple trips down the M5. But not this week, for we were at the iconic BMX Mecca that is Chesterfield. Downhill first straight to oh-my-giddy-aunt first turn to bump and jump the rest of the way round. Titles were to be decided and dreams were to be realised or relinquished, let battle commence! 
The National Series once again packed its buckets and spades and headed west to the English Riviera and the Decoy BMX Club in Newton Abbot. As the series nears completion the calculators are out and and speculation rife as riders work out what they require to snatch the National No.1 plates for 2006. 
Not keen on pedalling? This wasn't the track for you with its long first straight and flat out sprint to the first turn, some doubles kept you busy in the second straight and straights three and four gave you jelly legs to the line, trail bosses or the chronically unfit (read: Masters) were gonna be in a whole world of pain by the second turn for sure. 
Round four of the National series saw us return to the thriving metropolis that is Cheddar for another hearty slice of BMX racing cheese, sliced thick with a side order of crackers for our delectation. I'm not saying we go to the South West a lot, but my car knows its own way down the M5 now? 
Wales; It brings so many images to mind, rolling hills, coal mines, rugby, sheep and for the first time, national series BMX racing!! Yes, it was time to hit the land of the dragons to race the much hyped and eagerly awaited track at Tredegar to give the unsuspecting Welsh public their first taste of our particular brand of fun. The unfortunate part was that the Welsh public stayed in and watched telly cos' it did nowt but rain!! Oh did it rain!! 
The World Cup is almost upon us, Chelsea won the Premiership and England and Sri Lanka are to do battle in yet another test series. You know what? I don't give a stuff cos' we're back racing BMX in what promises to be a storming season of thrills and spills on the track. Forget fat blokes dressed in white and overpaid posers chasing a bag of wind round a field, the real action starts here. Bring it on!!