I got the go ahead to start reviving the track back from the dead at East Macon Park today. Does anyone have any connections or information? I really need to get a lot of help from the community.

The Riddler Al-F is from Warner Robins. The Beachy family is from Macon. I sent you a PM as well.

Hey Larry! Whatchya need bro? How can I help you? Also I "may" Have a friend who can would be willing to help.

Sending PM Now.

Jeff Dein lives in Macon!

It's time for "Deinabolic" to dust off the 20" !!!!!

Thomas Harper
www.ClaybornBMX.com

I miss Georgia......Allen Godfrey

Im trying to get one going in savannah right now also. im down for the macon drive.

I need a network of volunteers, people who are committed to being in leadership positions and also a lot of kids/ adults who have the PASSION TO RIDE!!!!

The track is already there it just needs to be groomed. So if we can start having dirt being moved and regular track work days it could be ready in a months worth of work. If anyone is willing to get out the lawn tools and help out please don't hesitate to call.

Anyone who wants to discuss anything PM me or call me at 404 630 3125!

Good luck to you over in Macon. If we can help from down in Southeast Alabama( Dothan Area) lets know and we will try our best to do so.

Name a work day. Also what equipment can you/we get? Ant possiilty of getting dirt for top layer?

It would definitely be a Saturday. I don't really know what kind of support the community wants to give. I should probably get the track sanctioned and get some of the paper work out of the way. OR should we get it rideable and get the community excited about it before everything is finished?

I would love some more dirt. If you can find a way to get more dirt the Rec Dept said they would start sending community service people out there more often to pull weeds and mow the grass. A lot of weed killer and fresh layer of dirt would do wonders.

Hey guys got a lot going on apparently in Macon. So watch out for the track to be ready in March. Apparently there is going to be some digging this weekend maybe so if anyone wants to come out sat or sunday give me a call. They are supposed to be signing a contract with the city today!

Larry
404 630 3125.

Dein, tune up your TWENTY !

Does anyone know how I can get in contact with him? Or does anyone else have some other contacts they know of in Middle GA?

Send him a PM and he'll probably get in contact with you.

I know he is a legend in the community so I am scared to contact him!

Wow that is awesome! Now I just need to move back.

Go and talk to LHThomson

check the sormba site here http://www.sorbaomba.org/

http://forum.sorba.org/index.php?sid=dedee...56d14a33d20d5fe

If you could turn that around, having the pool right there is money for summer races. That is definately a hot area for shady people, but hopefully you can turn it around man.

Larry,

What exactly do you have lined up for this weekend? Dirt, Equipment, Folks to run it? Tools? And what all do you need?

Are you under a sanction agreement yet? If not where are you with one?

Warren

there use to be a track in savannah a few yrs back in a park near pooler It is most likely still there just under brush, I'm sure you may have already heard about it, The park was out in the middle of no where but not to far from sav & richmond hill.
Richmond Hill had a track for about a yr then got dozed with the quickness that was sad nice guy got it up but no participation then the park built some building on the land.
let me know if you need directions to the old track

Thanks. I will definitely give them a call! I put something up on the SORBA forum and am just waiting on the OMBA forums to get me registered to post something there as well. I hope that this project turns out well so we can get some racing in the Middle GA area!

From what Donna at E. Macon told me she has a guy with heavy equipment lined up. A guy to run it. And some tree removal and dirt coming in. So we are just waiting to get the go ahead to start from the city. I will give you more info as soon as I get it.

We are going to go with the NBL to hopefully be apart of the GA state series in 2010. The date we are shooting for is end of March to have it up and running.

Who is the "they" signing a contract with the city? What are you needing besides bodies this weekend? Read 2 or 3 posts up. Sorta want to know what I'd be getting into before driving 3 hours LOL

East Macon Parks and Rec Dept. The park has to get approval from the city to start modifying the city land before we can all get started. I wouldn't get your shoes tied just yet. I am waiting to hear back from Donna today or tomorrow to see how it went. I am in class all day today so I could not make the meeting.

I got back into the sport there in '98. Some really good memory's and some funny stories from that place. I believe that was the second track on that land. I think Harper had said he had ridden there maybe a couple years back just passing thru.
Petey the Pirate was/is working on a new track in town somewhere but I think he's slowed on it due to other commitments.

I had been away from BMX since 1985 and in 1998 I discovered Savannah BMX while at GSU. Went home the next weekend to get my Schwinn Predator Black Shadow and my ECHO helmet. And was at the track the next weekend!

Chad Eaton was the track director. He used to race at an old track at the same location BITD and wanted to get this one going again.

Met my riding buddy, Mark Mitchell, and his family late Fall 1998....Been kicking the BMX scene with him ever since!

Points of Interest at Savannah BMX 1998-2000!

1)Announcing Tower - 1978 Ford Ranger
2)PA - two big tall home speakers - the huge old school kind; sitting atop the cab of the Ford Ranger!
3)Registration - picnic table
4)Track Maintenance equipment - 1980 riding lawnmower with the blades removed; yep, we flipped it a few times.
5)track layout (1985 type jumps and layout) in 1998
6)Concession Stand - Hibatchi grill on a picnic table with your favorite chicken, turkey, burger, dog covered in lighter fluid and charcoal ash.

Classic Grass Roots BMX at it's finest!

Mark Mitchell....feel free to chime in on the memories! Can't beat that concession stand selection!

Thomas Harper
www.claybornbmx.com

Wish I had a scanner, I've got some classic pictures from that place. duct taped pants legs and mtn bike helmets. Yep, nothing like a good 'ole charcoal ash chicken sandwich, ummm-um.

Mr Force,I can understand why you are trying to find some allies,Taking on a bmx track along with your school work is major deal!!!!I must say underlined,DO NOT SACRIFICE YOUR COLLEGE EDUCATION FOR THIS BMX TRACK!!!!

Way to go Larry!! Sorry I had to cut the conversation short at work today, It's been busy... ButI am excited about it and willing to help as long as I'm here. You just have to put up with aguy who goes from regular pace at work to warp speed.

I'ts time to get a plan for recruiting a program. Hopefully guys like Elvis, Kamakziekid, rcain, etc wil chime in with their advice.

Way to go Larry! You da man!

the old track in macon used to aba need to look at that sactoin before signing look at dave miller gets screwed forum at this site.

BigBOB I appreciate your words of advice. But NBL is the driving force on the southside of Atlanta. And the NBL family down south is great and has made me feel very welcome so I am not worried about the choice to go with the NBL. Anybody else got any good advice?

talk to the beachey's they also race ABA and i to loved the nbl i ran albany for 3yrs. call ricky lawrence, chehaw track dir. find phone # online gabmx web site.

Exactly. Albany 1hr south and McDonough 1hr North of Macon sounds like decent residual ridership feeding off of each other. Now we just have to recruit local ridership.

I will leave the decision on affiliation to you but point out that the ABA is a joy to work with has been for me anyway. Talk with Margie at Cobb Co BMX up in Marrietta too.

There are two bike shops to in the local area. One right off of Watson; west of the mall and one in Macon right off of I-75. Both have good rider contacts....mostly MTB, but many of those guys would like to ride as well.

There is one up on 41 just north of town too I think, up by the college.

There is definitely a lot of potential here for sure! I just can't wait to see this thing come together and blow up! Thanks for all the support guys.

I love the enthusiasm.... Larry you are not going to believe the amount of work and total frustration you are signing on for. That said, IT WILL BE worth the effort if you make it through the trial by fire bud. Not trying to scare ya off but just have been there LOL. Good luck..... ya got mad heart son!

I understand that it is quite a bit of effort. And trust me I am already scared.

I will keep posting up info as it comes.

As of right now East Macon will be signing a contract Friday with the city. There has already been work orders sent out to remove the trees, Round-Up for the weeds, and for the fence to be repaired. I am really glad that we are going with the NBL. It has been tough to make a choice but I think it will really grow with it being a part of the state series next year.

Hopefully if the track is ready by the time the Ga State Championship MTB series comes around, it would be awesome to maybe have a BMX race in coordination with the MTB festivities!

The plan is to run sunday races and have gate practice as much as possible. If anyone else wants to donate or lend a hand just let me know!

Also, I need to create a website to chronicle the progress of the track and help spread the word. Does anyone know where to go/ or start? I have not the slightest clue.

https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/registrar/se...hdr=&ci=574

MaconBMX.com is available.

I can help you with a bare bones website that you can maintain pretty easy. There are freebie hosting services but in order to have a clean domain address like MaconBMX.com you really need to pay for one. Not to expensive really though, so don't let that scare ya. We use doteasy for our host they have freebie and pay for service. Another is Bravehost. Google them both.

I would check to see if the City/Rec Dept. won't do it for you first. I am sure they have a site you can piggy back on with maybe a BB forum for quick and easy updates?

Yea I found savannah in a funny way myself, at work one day in HHI I ran into a bike shop "Bike Doctors" bunch of dudes about my age watching a recent video of them racing. I jump in the conversation stating I use to race yada yada yada next thing i know I'm having my bike delivered after a 15 yr rest to me at the track day of the race. I take 5 or 10 practice laps and boom I'm back baby!!
I got beat by at least two straights by what were most likely 17 + rookies. But I remember looking at the track thinking yea not much has changed in 15 years that is until I went to summerville a few months later.
that was 99 after a number of years on and off i find myself still racing. Funny thing is if i did not go into the shop that day I would have never started BMX again. it was just by chance I went there that day.

Awesome! Similar stories: I had gone into Eagle Creek Cyclery in Statesboro, looking for a mtn bike; saw the prices and then said, you have any BMX bikes. There was a HARO Group 1 cruiser. Bought it that day and they said a track was being built in Savannah. Went out there the next day and the rest is history!

Hi Larry,
I am the PTCBMX track director, and GA state commissioner Shayne's hubcap.

Once you have all the contracts (sanction, city, permits) signed and it's for real, I expect that people will step forward to help. Try to get as many Macon locals on your committee and build your "To Do" list and get names assigned to tasks.

Send me news/updates and photos and I will post them on the www.GeorgiaBMX.org website.
When you get your own website, send me the URL to me and I will link to it so that Google visits you.
Ant

DUDE! I was probably one of those guys. The owner of the shop, James Bradford, was/is a really good friend. We put together a little shop team and he and I actually built the platform for the gate when the track was being built. Wow, small world.

LOL... Yea James Bradford was his name. I moved from Beaufort about 2004 and have not been back to the HHI area in a while. I did go to a car race years later 2001 or 2002 and there was James racing a car.
Guy was a trip use to like dropping in to his shop.........

It's funny you're in Lexington, I have family there and grew up in Irmo over by Lake Murray.

Man the Savannah track....now those were the days. I remember being out there with double D measuring the track and staking off the straights. I loved the way that double at the end of the first straight dropped down into the first turn. Good luck with the Macon track I remember Shawn had that thing in great shape for awhile. Hey Mark, hows the new bike ride?

Once everything is done on friday hopefully, I will definitely give you as much info as I can. Thanks for getting in touch with me! It was great watching you and your wife racing at Sandy Ridge the other weekend. If you are going to be at SR this next weekend or the national I would love to meet up with you and chat! I know you and your wife will be my greatest assets so I will be in touch as much as possible.

Best bike I've ever had. "Double D", I've got some funny stories around that guy.