bounty69
Dirt Disciple
Hi Guys,
I have recently started to ride over on the Chase again, after nearly 10 years of biking anywhere but there. I used to be a regular rider on the Chase, every Sunday from around '90 to '95.
So i thought that i new the area pretty well. The other day i went for a ride over the Style Cop side and it suddenly dawned on me that the old Cannock Chase Classic used to be run over that way, so i set off to try and find the old course and bring the memories flooding back!!
I have very fond memories of the races there in the early '90's.
Well I started well by finding the arena area which used to be where the start and all the stands were and then i just got stuck!! I know that the race used to head off towards the back of the arena and end up coming in up the long drag from the Style Cop end but i just couldn't find it. I know that there are loads of trees around now but surely the old course must still be rideable.
Can any one help me with this. there must be people out there that still know the course?
The only other things that i remember are the 'roller coaster' section through the woods and i also remember huge amounts of people standing at the bottom of a downhill section with a 90 degree right hander at the bottom. Memories of big cheers and laughs as riders spilled out all over the place.
Any help that you can give me would be great, i would love to trace it back if i could.
Cheers,
Bounty 69
I have recently started to ride over on the Chase again, after nearly 10 years of biking anywhere but there. I used to be a regular rider on the Chase, every Sunday from around '90 to '95.
So i thought that i new the area pretty well. The other day i went for a ride over the Style Cop side and it suddenly dawned on me that the old Cannock Chase Classic used to be run over that way, so i set off to try and find the old course and bring the memories flooding back!!
I have very fond memories of the races there in the early '90's.
Well I started well by finding the arena area which used to be where the start and all the stands were and then i just got stuck!! I know that the race used to head off towards the back of the arena and end up coming in up the long drag from the Style Cop end but i just couldn't find it. I know that there are loads of trees around now but surely the old course must still be rideable.
Can any one help me with this. there must be people out there that still know the course?
The only other things that i remember are the 'roller coaster' section through the woods and i also remember huge amounts of people standing at the bottom of a downhill section with a 90 degree right hander at the bottom. Memories of big cheers and laughs as riders spilled out all over the place.
Any help that you can give me would be great, i would love to trace it back if i could.
Cheers,
Bounty 69