When I was younger, we had two hidden BMX tracks we used almost on a daily basis.
The first track was in the woods next to Bon Air. I remember an old abandoned car off the bike trail. If I remember right, it was a VW Bug. The BMX track itself was a one-way track. It had a couple moguls on the top part of the track, right before a big drop off that led you down to the next jump. The next jump was actually the only jump and it was pretty big for 10 and 11 year olds. The track finished with a little burm to slow you down. Had a blast there. I drove up Bon Air a while back and it looked like they made an urban trail there.
The second track we had was in the woods at the bottom of Jefferson, near Beach Drive. We called this track, "Circle 8". We spent most of our time here. We modified the track constantly. There was also a big rope swing up the trail from the track that we'd spend countless hours horsing around on. Good times.
I have to say though, my friends and I didn't make either one of these tracks. We just found out about them through other BMXers.
Whenever we'd travel between Bon Air and Circle 8, we'd always stop at the little corner market on Beach Drive that's now a little park. Summers back then sure did seem endless.
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