The 3D design drawing, note it doesn't include the Pro-line as we hadn't thought of it yet!
Bryn Bach Park BMX Track, Tredegar, South Wales
Built by Dragon Downhill, 2005, scroll down for the story.
The
3D design drawing, note it doesn't include the Pro-line as we hadn't thought of
it yet!
DAY
1 - The mulching machine starts chewing up the trees
Yes,
the BMX track used to look like this
Then
it looked like this....
Because
of this 550bhp fella
Zoe
after a hard day building the BMX track
After
the topsoil strip, in go the drainage channels, pipes and clean stone
Berms,
straights and the start hill being built up
You
can see the container at the top of the first straight ready to be buried.
Our
mould for casting the concrete channel for the safety gate.
We
made four of the castings, you can see the first two in the foreground.
The
four castings all lined up on top of the start hill
Another
view of the castings in position.
Importing
material for the jumps and shaping them.
Work
progresses
The tarmac goes down..
Shaun
watering down the first berm
The
dust surface goes down
And
Marco turns up to check out the Pro line, which he duly rode on his next visit.
Railings
go up on the side of the start hill
Another
view, and Marco too!
The
whole thing so far....
James
painting the gate and the safety covers
One
side of the gate
Miles,
an early customer on his Freeagent Jnr.
Jules
welding up the air ram hinge
The
gate in place
And
from above
Uh
oh, widening the third and fourth straights on the recommendation of The Fed
Our
next project.........can you see it???, get rid of those posts, a few berms, jumps
and a bit o tarmac.
The
Safety Gate in the upright position
Rider
Staging area on the back of the Start Hill
The
car park and the spectator/anti wind (it must help a bit!) bund. Gate in the foreground
and you can also see the lights on the lamp post.
View
from the bund to the finish. Landscaping greening up nicely.
View
from the second pro landing to the finish, you can see the path through the woods
after the finish that takes you back to the Start Hill.
The
first jump. Expert final at the first race at Bryn Bach Park
Lewis
Lacey in the lead over the step up double at the end of the first straight.
Diving
into the first corner.
On
the gas for the first double of the second straight.
Want to see more, get up there yourself