Going big at the Olympic Training Center
Our man Chris Powell got a chance to ride the new BMX SX track at the Olympic training center in Chula Vista, CA. The track is a close copy of the Bejing track, and it’s HUGE!!! Chris sent a couple photos:
 The tallest start ramp in the United States … |
|
… feeds this monster double. This is the second jump on the first straight. Imagine how fast Chris must be going. Braaap! |
SICK111
holy guacamole…
The Olympic BMX track is Savage!! What is impressive is watching the women race. I expect a dude like Donny Robinson to nail all the huge jumps, but I watch a video on U-Tube and the women jumped everything too.
Seriously … can you imagine coming up short … on a 20?
BTW:
Lopes rode his new Ibis hardtail here …
http://www.brianlopes.com/archives/000252.html
Awesome – Now that’s a set of doubles!!! My home track DHS BMX CA21 (now ancient history) had what I thought were the longest doubles ever on an ABA track at 32′ at the end of the first straight – very fun! Does anyone know how long this set is?
Hey Lance…I’m Vance. That double is 32 to 35. I don’t remember the exact length but the fact that its 9 feet tall makes it really intimidating to the untrained eye. Especially at 40mph.