HBBB ready for pre90

[Tex]

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.

Of course, I could always be wrong... 

Tex

[albrid-3]

I don't think so, pre 90 is here to stay.

[Viper65]

I like the HBBB the way it is.  I have a Suzuki RM250 1989 and I think it is not much different to most modern bikes out there on the track.  The beauty of pre85 is that it gives us an excuse to ride and look at other pre85 bikes that are interesting to look at from an era and from technologies so much different to today

Perhaps in another 10 years there will be stronger support for pre90 as they become a part of nostalgia

Keep up the good work Drakie!

[Nathan S]

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

The rest of the VMX world has moved on, and will continue to move on. Why the non-competitive events listen to the whingers, is beyond me.
If allowing pre-90 actually had a negative impact on anyone (ie: if there was actually a rational argument against allowing pre-90), then I'd be much less vocal...

[Ted]

Don't worry Nath, it's just the old alloy arm syndrome associated with Pre 90

[Nathan S]

Don't worry Nath, it's just the old alloy arm syndrome associated with Pre 90

Yeah, righto - point taken! 

[Tex]

Why the non-competitive events listen to the whingers, is beyond me

Beyond me too. You mean the whingers who keep trying to change an existing format to suit the bikes they have in their shed, right? 

Tex

[Shaun G]

At the risk of alienating some of my friends in the Pre '90 movement I believe HBBB and Classic Dirt should not include Pre '90 at his point in time. In fact I think Evo and Pre '85 are too young as well.

Vintage MX needs marquee events like these to showcase the roots of the sport and anything that encourages the older bikes to participate should be the goal. There are plenty of race meetings all over the country for you to ride your later bikes and if your looking for non-competitive events there are plenty of Vinduro's to attend.

Even though I have only a slight interest in the older bikes I enjoy going to Classic Dirt each year not for the riding but more for spectating and socialising.

Cheers
Shaun

 

[Nathan S]

....if your looking for non-competitive events there are plenty of Vinduro's to attend.

Not for pre-90, there isn't...

Based on the numbers we see, both CD and HBBB would be dead in the water if they limited themselves to pre-78 and older.

[John Orchard]

Having younger bikes does not take anything away from the older machines, Man if my little brother took his '92 CR250 he would still love to check-out a pre 75 machine!

If the years do not roll-on we lose new enthusiasts.  How is the post-classic champs ever going to succeed if we don't start planting the seeds for them?

Or do you force the newer generation to start their own events (as per Viper) and let the older generation fade away.

I don't know about you guys but I love to be around MX enthusiasts, whether they be owners of a CCM500, RM370 or 300EXC.

[Slider29]

HBBB isn't just for VMX . The dirt track and speedway was well attended BUT.,,,, I was blown away with the road race turn out.
It  is up to the organisers to determine what the cut off date is but going by the turn up this year I don't think the older
generation will  ''fade away''. As for pre '90,  to young IMO. at the moment. sorry blokes.
Regards  Mark

[09.0]

HBBB isn't just for VMX . The dirt track and speedway was well attended BUT.,,,, I was blown away with the road race turn out.
It  is up to the organisers to determine what the cut off date is but going by the turn up this year I don't think the older
generation will  ''fade away''. As for pre '90,  to young IMO. at the moment. sorry blokes.
Regards  Mark

There are people that think both ways. But there is never a real (good) argument as to why they can't be ( as Nathan had said).
You say too young. Well for the affirmative (in general) vmx was created in 1988 in Oz. Pre 75 was the only class. So a '74 bike was 14 years old. An '89 model bike is now 24 years old. That's plenty old enough.
Also I'm an 80's guy. I had an '85 cr500 when I was 18. Why can't I ride and reminisce about the good old days. Why do the good old days stop in 1984? Again this is in general but includes HBBB in my 'argument'.

[holeshot buddy]

yeah what he said 

[suzuki59]

+2

[albrid-3]

pre 90 bikes are here to stay either you like it or not, next year pre 90 bikes will be catered for at HBBB, and it want make a crap of difference to the easter weekend, so suck it up and be part of it and enjoy the atmosphere.