hey there.goin' to be visiting new orleans in a few days to help my family a lil' bit w/post katrina problems.wanted to know if any of you guys and gals out that way know if there are any cool places for some street riding or better yet any parks near by.i am originally from the city but i haven't really kept up w/the bmx scene down there.it has been over 20 years since i have ridden in new orleans.any help would be greatly appreciated.thanx alot!!!!!!

Hey man, I am like 45 minutes away in FEMA trailer and blue roof ridden Biloxi. I tell ya, there is NO scene anywhere around here. Biloxi has a pretty nice skatepark but bikes arent allowed. All the half way decent street rides along highway 90 on the beach are either destroyed or covered in debris.

Feel free to look me up anyways...

hey pk,i will definitely look u up.shoot me a PM w/your phone no.cheers!!!!!!!!!
p.s.sorry to hear you had to deal w/that hurricane.alot of my family lost everything.

alex, ive been in new orleans/gretna all my life n BEFORE katrina there were only a couple small spots to ride...now probably nothing....except one...i heard alot about it but havent been there just yet,,,,it is called the spillway...they say the jumps are huge...i will ask someone 2maro on phone as to the general directions..check post again..............what part of n.o were you from n did you race?

where were those 81' pics you posted of you guys jumping taken from? thats like deja'vue or something ...ive been there growing up, around that time ,,, im 38,,,but i cant tell which park it is...i grew up in no east... i quit riding in '87,let me know, peace,claude

Hey pk, hope all is working out for you bro and you too Alex C. and good luck.
You can always come to Dallas for a good roadtrip.

Hi Alex, Baton Rouge has a nice BMX track that is open most nights(BREC BMX Raceway). It is located on Perkins Rd. off of the Essen exit(I-10). There is also a velodrome next to it. If you want more street action try the downtown area...check out Louisianabmx.com for more details. Oh yeah, in my home town of Lafayette there is a skate/bike park by the name of Buck Nuttys. Not sure what their hours are for bikes though....I'm sure N.O. has plenty of riding....you just have to find it!

Brett, I'll be in Dallas for the Rush concert like I do every tour...at the Smirnoff. SHould be a show this summer.

la.bmx, I have raced at Brec (tore my ACL there) and been to a few Cajun Nationals there too.

I thought buck nuttys was closed down?

oh yea la.bmx.........hometown of lafayette........from da northside or from the southside

pk ripped....we had this discussion awhile back. I'm the one that also tore up my knee at the same track on the same jump if I remember correctly! vrobb3...southside!(but have a lot of buddies from the northside as well) Buck Nuttys was shut down for awhile but last I heard there was a bike jam over there not long ago...I didn't find out about it until after. From middle of the swamp where?

Oh yeah! The Cajun Nationals are back and will be held at the Lamar Dixon center in Gonzales, La. b/t BR and NO in late april(26-28?). Anyone going? I may bring a couple of old school rides to show and may even race! My nine yr old will be racing. pk ripped, your not far away...how bout it?

Gonzales? Really? If I am off that weekend, I am there. I'll bring an old school ride or two and hang out. My racing days are over though.

la.bmx......middle of the swamp.....in butte la rose..................but grew up on the northside behind volley beach...........ripped the rodes of the north and south on my 20 inch kuwi and my 10-speed fugi in the mid-80 to 90..........keep that date for cajun posted might show up with my geese

Cool! Both of yall come on out and brung what cha got! Maybe we can get some of our other fellow VBMX brothers to show as well....Who's coming?!?!

I don't think theres too many other vbmxers from this area...at least not in driving distance. I think it will be fun though.

yeah PK, we need to try and get together this year for the Rush concert. I'll take a night off from the club and come hangout with you guys.

if i finish my cook bros build, i will be there,,, gonna be tight though, still dealing with the house n insurance ,etc...should definitely be done two pattersons by then...could be a blast, will let yall know shortly

I ride at the track in Baton Rouge, its open every night except for WED. nights...The velodrome is cool for racing road bikes, and inside the ring of the velodrome a bunch of freestylers ride there...But, BMX is my passion, so I will see ya out there in Baton Rouge, look for me at the track...BIG race this weekend!! Fri Sat. and Sunday...Lata...Jason

hey there masterstint.wow,i posted this topic almost a year ago.and its weird that its come back around.um,the photo that you are speaking of,if you were speaking of the "photos of us jumping" thread were taken in a park in the area of gentilly where i played baseball as a kid.there was a random mound in the middle of the field that we worked on a bit and it was great.the park was called milne playground.i grew up not too far from there in lower gentilly,down franklin ave. a ways if you are familiar w/that area.we actually lived in n.o. east in my mid teens,where we built this great track where there was a suberb built later until katrina came along.from what i hear it ravaged n.o. east.i haven't been out to the east since i moved here to s.f. 15 years ago.keep in touch.

masterstint, what part of louisiana?

pk, i live in gretna now, been here about ten years,,,where are you? alex, i know all the spots you spoke of ,well.....i currently own a business a block off of gentilly n elysian fields/ tint shop....i grew up in the east- off of gawain dr- moved to hayne blvd around '83...... i know you said you were coming to visit, n if you havnt seen it yet, be prepared to cry, cause its rough...nothing but devastation...people driving but not living to much in the east or gentilly---good 90% vacant down every street CRAZY...im sure we know alot of the same people, you know how n.o. east is---i was a skate country /schaumburg/bro.martin kid, holla back

hey masterstint.yes,i rememmber skate country very well,also went to bro martin.small world.yeah, i did cry when i was there,it was a few months,maybe 4/5 after the storm.i could not believe my eyes.i have been back a couple times since then and it dosen't seem like any real progress has been made.i will be coming back to n.o. for a while to help out w/my family.we should k.i.t.do you still ride at all?hit me back.take care,alex!!!

dont currently do any riding cause the redline cruiser is in the pod storage in my driveway...almost finished my house in gretna, gotta lay carpet n its done, selling it but staying here on the westbank, just need more bedrooms, got 3 kids now n this one is way too small...cool man we can go do the lunch thing or whatever, i dont get out much any more, but once the house is straight i may start cruisin all the time, vintage has got me with the bmx fever again,,,this site is the nutz!!!! hey you mustve graduated in '86?

master...I'm in Biloxi.

pk, how is biloxi coming along?...used to love going to my grandfathers in pass christian, on the bayou style place in the woods n to the beach too...are the beaches straight for visitors? places to stay or go eat? gotta get away---there or pensacola

Ha!...the Pass is GONE!!! In fact, they still don't let people go down to Henderson Point. I havent even been past Long Beach to see whats left in the Pass.

Biloxi on the other hand is growning, and building by leaps and bounds. Bush was just here to survey the progress...I'll bet he wishes New Orleams was just as productive.

Yes the beaches are cleaned up and there are plenty of good places to eat again. Hit me up if you pass through.

Biloxi!! I need to come over there and visit too...That was one of my favorite places...Only two hours away from the beach...I am in Baton Rouge, I hope yall are doing well over on the coast!! GOD it was Beautiful over there before the hurricane, I know they say they are going to build it up better than before, but you can never get all of those old 1800 houses back that lined the beachfront!!! That really sucks...But good luck, if I am ever in the area I will hit you up!! Jason

yes, gwb was just here couple days ago...im on the interstate and i noticed ALL the interstate is blocked off on one side for miles...waiting in metarie traffic i see the police motorcycles leading, 50 of them, then miltary,then more police, then this really armored looking suburban with 3 huge thick antennas on the roof,gwb? then more millitary, etc etc, etc...i wish when i was trying to get somewhere i could have it all to myself!!! fringe benefit of the job!! pk, i will look you up if we come through

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I know they say they are going to build it up better than before, but you can never get all of those old 1800 houses back that lined the beachfront!!

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THATS IT!!! You hit the nail on the head. I am tired of hearing local leaders say how much better its going to be. Their idea of better is shoulder to shoulder condos like Florida has. The victorian mansions and ancient moss draped oaks will never be replaced. If I think about it too hard, I seriously bum myself out.

You guys...my door is always open.