BMX cover

my nan gave me this book back about 4 months ago. it is me on the cover doing a cross up at the north ryde bmx track i would have been about 11yrs old in this shot. i am riding a mongoose - my first BMX bike. i eventually upgraded to a QLD made Super Light Allow bike or SLA constructed by Graeme Stevenson. I actually made it to the states on that bike. i wasn't as good a sprinter as a long distance rider. i remember distinctly always coming in around 3rd-4th in the local meets at north ryde. when the qualifiers for the states were held at north ryde, they would extend the track by 2 lengths at the finish. this is were i would always overtake everyone with ease and it was enough to make it to newcastle for the states.

my main memory of the states was i felt really lonely . i didn't know anyone what so ever and i remember just riding around the outside of the track by myself, pretty envious of the "crews" of people. the kind of set-ups that would have say 5 riders together either a family or extended family. i also remember i had had an arguement with my step father for some reason. i came 4th in the heats - which wasn't enough to put me in the finals.

looking back now it really makes me realise i wasn't riding in my best discipline. i should have been either on road or track. such is life