HBBB ready for pre90

[VMX247]

Your happy to have Post classic titles but your not happy if HBBB, I call that sitting on the fence.

Ones full on comp the others a social non trophy day 

[albrid-3]

 

[JohnnyO]

Ali I came over to watch the 91 dargle meeting,just looked up the programme.
under 30
over 30
over 40 over 50     (we were younger then)
14 races saturday
14 races Sunday
Oh the memorys

cheers where riders on pre85 bikes ??

VMX was all pre 75 and earlier back then.. Evo came in the late 90's then pre 78 followed some time later.

[bazza]

ali no just to 75

[Nathan S]

I thought I heard that HBBB was going witha rolling 25-year cut-off?
I did also hear that there was an outcry over this, which IMHO is insane.

For as long as I live, I will never understand how someone else riding a slightly newer old bike can possibly detract from your enjoyment, particularly at a non-competitive event.

[Hoony]

I thought I heard that HBBB was going witha rolling 25-year cut-off?
I did also hear that there was an outcry over this, which IMHO is insane.

For as long as I live, I will never understand how someone else riding a slightly newer old bike can possibly detract from your enjoyment, particularly at a non-competitive event.

Totally Agree with this. i heard about the 25 rolling cutoff too but did not know of the backlash?

[Tex]

I thought I heard that HBBB was going witha rolling 25-year cut-off?
I did also hear that there was an outcry over this, which IMHO is insane

i heard about the 25 rolling cutoff too but did not know of the backlash?

It's true. As far as I know, the rolling cut off was put forward for this year, but was met with an overwhelming negative response. Not just one or two die-hards, but a lot of emails, letters and phone calls as I understand it.

I believe that the format will remain as pre 85 with 'special interest' bikes from later years included by prior arrangement, for the foreseeable future.

Tex

[the stig]

I thought I heard that HBBB was going witha rolling 25-year cut-off?
I did also hear that there was an outcry over this, which IMHO is insane

i heard about the 25 rolling cutoff too but did not know of the backlash?

It's true. As far as I know, the rolling cut off was put forward for this year, but was met with an overwhelming negative response. Not just one or two die-hards, but a lot of emails, letters and phone calls as I understand it.

I believe that the format will remain as pre 85 with 'special interest' bikes from later years included by prior arrangement, for the foreseeable future.

Tex

               Well put Tex as its said in another post on this Forum by Firco
               the main thing with Pre 85 or Vintage events is Air cooled motors
               Drum Brakes and Short travel Suspension .
               Especial at event's where there is no separate classes like MX or
               Road Racing  .

               The stig.

                The Stig
               

[Nathan S]

I thought I heard that HBBB was going witha rolling 25-year cut-off?
I did also hear that there was an outcry over this, which IMHO is insane

i heard about the 25 rolling cutoff too but did not know of the backlash?

It's true. As far as I know, the rolling cut off was put forward for this year, but was met with an overwhelming negative response. Not just one or two die-hards, but a lot of emails, letters and phone calls as I understand it.

I believe that the format will remain as pre 85 with 'special interest' bikes from later years included by prior arrangement, for the foreseeable future.

Tex

               Well put Tex as its said in another post on this Forum by Firco
               the main thing with Pre 85 or Vintage events is Air cooled motors
               Drum Brakes and Short travel Suspension .
               Especial at event's where there is no separate classes like MX or
               Road Racing  .

               The stig.

                The Stig
               

So pre-75 only?
Those bikes will always have a special place in the VMX/Vinduro world - their place in the dirt bike boom of the early-70s, and as the first building blocks of VMX.

They do not need to be jealously guarded, at the expense of later eras.

When HBBB already freely accepts bikes up to pre-85, objecting to pre-87 because of their supposed effect on pre-75 bikes makes no sense to me.

[Nathan S]

Tex, what was the outcry?

"Don't let other people ride their old bikes, or I'll have a tantrum"?!

[Tex]

Tex, what was the outcry?

"Don't let other people ride their old bikes, or I'll have a tantrum"?!

Well that's one way of looking at it I suppose. Another is that quite a few people expressed their preference that it stay as a pre 85 event.

In fairness to Drakie, he thought he was responding to the will of the people by adopting a rolling cut off, but it became clear that the majority of punters preferred otherwise.

Tex

[Nathan S]

Yeah, but what were they objecting to? Other people having fun?! The bastards!

[GMC]

Drakie's going to hate me when I eventually roll out my 86 200

[Rossvickicampbell]

Geoff - sorry - was that roll out or roll off 

[steve7406]

Not bastards get a pre85 bike and ride it.Why do people want to change things the event is for pr85.