In a nutshell, what happened was that the good track operators and volunteers left, and the people that came after had terrible attitudes that ran everyone off. Then they switched to ABA which didnt exactly help the cause any.

Jason who is there now is a great dude, but is fighting the whole negative vibe issues that the past people left behind. Plus he really has no help......and its ABA in the heart of NBL land.

But, yes, low attendance is hurting everyone everywhere. I went to Warsaw yesterday for the year end extravaganza he has every year, and it was down too. And he has the best ran NBL program in northern Indiana. The Indiana State series was actually up this year and we had 150 racers at our final. I remember Ft Wayne's Rock Hill having almost 150 riders in one class!!!

Most of the problem with Indiana is that everyone has been fighting with each other on here the past 4 or 5 years and it has really soured a bunch of people. Now there is a bunch of splitting of the troops so to speak, and some wont go to other peoples tracks because they have an issue with someone there, or worse they just quit all together. Its all pretty stupid if ya ask me, but that is the way it is. You really missed all the good Indiana drama if you just recently logged into Vintage BMX.

Do a search of Indiana threads and I am sure you can find some remnants of a good Indiana pissing match somewhere. There was a pretty good one this summer if you count the people getting their panties in a bunch because I cancelled a couple state races due to rain.

RC

Nah, I want to live in the future. Don`t care about the past. It really sucks for the kids. The kids are who everyone should be involved FOR. The kids should be involved in maintaining the track also. It`s theirs. It`s not just one persons. If they don`t respect the track, If they don`t support the track, And if they don`t have the support of the business community then there should not be a track. Volunters are great to have. They are a nesessity. However if your local TRACK can`t or won`t get business supporters. Close the damn thing down. You never respect what you had untill it`s gone. Let it go.........Then bring it back later... Sometimes thing get old. For example. The 3 Rivers Festival. Same thing every year. or just about. The parade sucks and getting worse if it can get worse. The business community as a whole, does not support the festival. I`ve been saying for years that the festival should be closed for three years then revamped. All new people. Plus younger adults included to give a different perspective. The local bike tracks don`t give back to the community. the community is not spending money at the business. It`s a disaster waiting to implode. Just like the mortgage mess right now. Just my take or my opinion from the outside looking in. Roger C........

I remember this squid at Foster park. Blue Quad Angle. Had the words "Cya" on the back of his lid. I recall spanking him in our Open Class races. Nicknamed him "Lucky". Me and my brilliant white red line pro line with red Arai rims and the first gen flights cranks (with bent spindles).

Quadangles where built during the Rockhill days...

umm..wrong.....I got pics of me on my Quad at Foster.



RC

RAD ROGER, how is it going? I believe it was a couple of years ago that we ran into each other.

Talking about all the old skool stuf makes me want to run into Huntington and ride down "The Hill" for old times sake.

Do not believe RC, he still has the skills to put it down on the track. And is one of the best State Commissioners we have had in years!!!

Make a favorite to www.hireparkbmx.com and after the first of the year we will have the new schedule up. And you can come and hang out. You have an open invite to come to Warsaw anytime.

Jason is really working on putting the Fort back on the map. He has a really positive attitude and wants to work with the other track in the area. We really do not care about the first 3 letters of the sanction, ABA or NBL, it is all about the BMX. Jason sees this and we will get Northern Indiana ROCKING again. Keep the faith it is growing. Ask Jason what you can do to help, I know that he can use it.

Ride On,
Dan