JOEY GOUGH - BMX Girl

Mansfield had a re-vamp not so long ago, I've always liked the track but I like it a bit more now. The second straight is a bit trails like, so really good fun. They have also recently got a random chip for their gate, so I got the MTB out for a bit of practice for the worlds.

After Mansfield I went to Rotherham for a quick spin with Tuffy and Bailey, though it was a bit windy so we quickly headed over to some trails I'd been invited to check out by hardcore northerner turned norwich farmer, Jonny! Gotta say he's still pretty damn hardcore, his trails are nuts and he had a crazy stack missing the landing of a set. Rad! Tuffy was going HUGE off these too. Stupid high.

Sunday headed to Chezzy to meet up with DC, Lauren and Pro Al. It soon started to rain though and it looked like our day would be over before it started. We still trekked over to the play track in Brampton in the hope that it wouldn't be so wet there, and luckily it wasn't, though it was pretty windy. We got a good hour or so of fun, riding every line in every direction... I had a nice flat landing after jumping the triple and not slowing down for the following small double, oops! We were even privelaged to have the presence of Paddy the Daddy...and on a BMX to boot!

So after another fun day, I made the next stage of my journey and headed North. Monday Lunchtime I headed over to Hamsterley forest to get a little bit of MTBing in. The guys are so friendly over there! The 4X was the same as last time I rode it looks like they have some big changes planned, there are markings for the new jumps and lines and the diggers are due in this week, so it'll be ready for the NPS at the end of September.

Later on in the day I made another bike swap and headed to Hartlepool BMX track with my cousin Gary. It was pretty windy up there but it's always good fun, it's downhill and you don't have to pedal much. It reminds me a lot of the old High Wycombe track. I loved that track. It was pretty cold and when my fingers felt like they were gonna drop off I called it a day.
Tomorrow I make the final leg of my journey up to Fort William, and the rain!