Anyone have any pics of this place from bitd? I will send out a big Ol sticker pack to anyone that can email me some pics of this track or grounds. Pics of inside the shop are a BIG plus.

lucky13bmx@gmail.com

I have 2 or 3 of them but they are from the last turn. Not very good either. I'll scan them tonight and post them up.

Old-skull


PS: Remember the way the rink used to smell? Always got a kick out of that.

That place was so friggin cool. I would love to contact the old owner and hit him up for some photos and details of that place. The rink was cool. The Pizza joint inside. All great memories.

Would love to see any photos you have.

I have a ton of pictures from Rt. 5, but they are all at my parent's house. I don't think I'll get there until May. I think I have one of Steve behind the counter. The pizza shop had the best meatball grinders, along with the Mr. Do machine which I flipped one day. I also liked Bower and Tack, the guard dogs. One of them used to eat rocks, I forget which one.

Damn dude if you could post em that would be rad. Ive explored all avenues looking for pictures and come up empty handed. Pics of the shop are a big plus. Hope you can remember to grab em next time your home.

Wasn`t the dude that ran it named Jim Parrot? There was a skatepark there if I remember right...Cool place.

I`ve been looking for pics of Connecticut BMX from BITD and apparently no one took any pictures back then. Falcon BMX was a legend and I have yet to see a picture that does the track justice.

*sigh*

Hey Just Jeff,

I believe you are thinking of Bristol BMX that Jim was involved with along with his indoor skate park...

My Crit Plate Factory rider Mike Savage worked for Jim for about a thousand years and I remember when they opened Bristol.

I am not sure of the track operators name who owned the track, ice rink and dual pro shops...

But I do remember going up to the RT 5 track at the '84 CT state championships to drop of the Crit Plate State Plates
and also going into the shop to restock plates on the wall.

I may have the info in storage somewhere if nobody can come up with it.

Mike

According to an old article I found (1987) the owner of Route 5 BMX was a guy named Steven Grigorian. Route 5 had a track and a ramp section outside the building. They had atleast one big vert ramp, maybe more but I cant recall.

The one thing I do remember about the track was the gate. That was the steepest gate I have ever started on!!!.

Have to scan the photos tonight

Old-skull

I wish I could remember the name of the big dude who ran the gate by hand. He had that pole which he'd put into the gate and then pull it up by hand. Crazy. I'd thank him for all that work he did running gates for us. I'd also remind him of the time he left the lock on the gate and flipped all eight of us on the first gate of practice. Ouch.

AHHH yes RTE.5 i remeber fondly i should have some pics from the 80's up soon im still lookin at my silver city pics i must have over a thousand from every track in Ct

Heres a few shots of the old Bristol Track that Jim Parrot Started, Who can forget Savage Mountain?

http://www.foothillsbmx.com/Photos/Bristolbmx/BristolBMX.htm

Rt 5 on Wednesday nights was a gas! How about the sound of that big compressor outside the ice rink? Talk about a flat track. Dick Montgomery was the announcer there most of the time will fill-in provided by the great Jim Johnson.

Still not 1 pic of Route 5?

Cmon guys dig em out the sticker pack offer still stands for anyone who can post some good ones up.

Lenny Parracino holding a flag for some reason. Mr. Toce watching and Scott Martin running gates?



The doubles going into the last turn.


Mrs. Shepard!


The rebuild.



Scott Martin


Me


Greg off the turn.


Brian Shepard off the turn.

When were these taken do ya think? That patch is so boss dude! Post some more!

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That place was so friggin cool. I would love to contact the old owner and hit him up for some photos and details of that place. The rink was cool. The Pizza joint inside. All great memories.

Would love to see any photos you have.

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The old owner still owns the place. They just do hockey now as they did long before BMX and skateboarding.

Still some cool memories there. Saw the bones brigade skate there in 1987 in a gravel parking lot.
Raced bmx bikes in 1984 when I was 11.

If your ever in ct take a trip the place hasnt changed much. The BMX track is gone along with the vert ramp.

But still good pizza inside