Braintree Track Build - IIIIIIIIITTTSSSSSSS DONE!!!!!!!!!!!

[ozzietom]

yeah the track is looking pritty swith

[timsphotos]

26ft.
Can't wait for it all to be finished now.

[Bex]

any more pics jools

[ozzietom]

swish* woops

[BMXpert]

any more pics jools

Not at the minute Rich, Stan broke my camera. Ill try and sort something out this afternoon. Its starting to look quite RAD!!

[BMXpert]

3rd straight is coming on now. Just need to get the triple out of the 2nd berm done.
View into 1st berm (needs a bit more wet and another whacker)

View down 2nd straight

2nd straight small dubs

2nd straight big dubs (affectionately named JAWS . Thought it was about time some new school tracks had jump names)

2nd berm

start of 3rd straight

end of 3rd straight

[Copey]

Jools............................THIS ........ LOOKS .................. MENTAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! whens it gonna be finished? whats the lip on that big double like (looks quite mellow - CRANK IT UP!!!!) third straight looks like a minter!!!! classic stuff!! well done buddy. i spoke to stu allen at the weekend and he said you were working your nuts off, although he did add that you lived in a tree house near the track.

[BMXpert]

Jools............................THIS ........ LOOKS .................. MENTAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! whens it gonna be finished? whats the lip on that big double like (looks quite mellow - CRANK IT UP!!!!) third straight looks like a minter!!!! classic stuff!! well done buddy. i spoke to stu allen at the weekend and he said you were working your nuts off, although he did add that you lived in a tree house near the track.

We need a bit less wind, then we can send 1 of our fast yowths over it to see if it needs a bit more.
Could be ready next week, I'll keep ya posted

[cyclist]

Well done all. Should i put Jaws on my "to do list" or will it bite me?
1st turn looks mental good.

[DannyBoy1969]

Money well spent... wicked looking track.. Grand opening meeting planned I hope......

[AzusaKid]

Looks Rad so far Jools but go to say still not sure about the first berm, looks like it's somet that you would ride around single file at speed but is there enough width/height/steepness to pull moves? maybe the picture doesn't do it justice?
How long until you think the club can afford to tarmac it ? Remember the longer you leave it the more the berm is gonna mellow and shrink ( i reckon the berms at Norwich lost a good foot or possibly more in height and an awful lot of their original bowled shape before they were tarmaced) so build it high and steep now.
Not a critissicm just willing you to get it all perfect first go which is not an easy job (I should know!:-)

[BMXpert]

Looks Rad so far Jools but go to say still not sure about the first berm, looks like it's somet that you would ride around single file at speed but is there enough width/height/steepness to pull moves? maybe the picture doesn't do it justice?
How long until you think the club can afford to tarmac it ? Remember the longer you leave it the more the berm is gonna mellow and shrink ( i reckon the berms at Norwich lost a good foot or possibly more in height and an awful lot of their original bowled shape before they were tarmaced) so build it high and steep now.
Not a critissicm just willing you to get it all perfect first go which is not an easy job (I should know!:-)

I agree Tim, it is steeper and wider than it looks in the picture, we'll find out tomorrow about the funds for the tarmac
At this point Id really like to thank Linda Gaine from Essex County Council 2012 Legacy Fund, Carol Redgewell for getting the club the grant, EJ Taylor for working with us, and anybody else who has given us some quality input to making this happen. Weve still got a lot to do but its going in the right direstion

[davegodfrey]

WOW!! looks real good , better get my jumping head on for the regional there, nice one jools

[Uncle Buck]

looking good Jules..really lucked out with the recent good weather, but as u say I bet it needs plenty of rain.

agree with Tim re 1st berm, always hard to get a berm like that right, hope it all works out..

[BMXpert]

1st corner tarmac is gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cyclist]

1st corner tarmac is gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pretty white stones?

[Bex]

when do ya reckon the whole tracks gna be dne with the tarmac wana have a ride

[BMXpert]

when do ya reckon the whole tracks gna be dne with the tarmac wana have a ride

I believe you require the information "When will the track be completed, including tarmac?"
Its gonna be a week behind schedule, so it should be ready by next Saturday 23.05.09, but I'll confirm that as the week progresses.
Heres a couple more pics from the last couple of days.

[KGBMatt]

ROAD TRIPPPPPPPP

Looking good Jools.

Matt

[STD NOT SPD]

SICK ON ME DICK.

I AM THERE FOR A SHREDS ASAP