finally.

i finally got around to this. i know its been a while, and alot has happened. mainly me working out my budget is very small when it comes to january. which really sucks. basically. my MOT and Insurance are both due around the 20th of jan. and after christmas, i know im gonna be skint, cause thats just what happens.

Talking about cars, today i did the worst thing a person can do, LOCK YOUR KEYS IN YOUR CAR, put them down in the boot, my dad gave me his set of keys for the van, put them in my pocket, just as i was closing boot, checking i had keys in the pocket, i did, but the wrong ones. SLAM. bang. closed. FUCKED! not a happy snazel or big DJ SNAZEL, we did manage to get them out, but i wont tell you how. AND then did my days work, came out to the car to go home, already nakered, FLAT TYRE, wasnt happy, spent 10 mins changing that bad boy over and then snailed it home, NIGHTMARE.


BMX'ing on sunday, was good to see oggy cheerful, he was snapping and pulling (so it seemed) until a yowth by the name of jack hall killed him off, then oggy disapeared. ;) seemed alot of people who came thought the track had potential. and it does, we need to change the pro straight to something that is actually jumpable and faster than the ryhthme/roller straight? im sure billy fieldhouse could take his beloved tractor and get the job done in a day ;) just like how bradfords old track was done in what? 3 days? haha and it just as good as the one now i rekon ;). calum didnt race, he begged to go to mine for xbox playing, but i was like. NO i wanna race. why? why even bother trying in motos if your just gonna get done over. THAT RULE HAS NEVER APPLIED TO ANY OTHER RACE IV BEEN TO.

anyways, some b-day wishes id like to catch up on, kirsty cummins, OJ (only joking OJ) and of course. EDDIE SWALES. the one. the only.

PIECE and LOVE. MERRY Christmas and happy new year and all that x

so yeah....

its been a while, and i know, i should have loads of time on my hands, but i dont, im a working man you know, too much work work work then train train train. i wish. i wish i could train hard enough to even contend with anyone who is remotely fast, im dredding 19+, properly, one of my all time favourite riders. my dan clifford is a regular A finalist, but even he doesnt win them, and he squats like 100kgs ;)



bmx news. what is a bmx? i havent riden in so long i think i might of forgotten, hopefully gonna get out this saturday morning as its been snowing for time, and i bet the track has half washed away. ace. quality build. the last time i rode was with the goldcoast crew, and oj. the legend that he is, i was feeling it from the night before, and wasnt really on it. kyle and the jacob crew popped down too, kyle was launching the first one on the pro set, first lap. mega impressed, if only anyone or anything could jump the second one and third one, sounds like a job for antony tuffs if you ask me.

Other news, christmas arround the corner, and i know i should be excited, but im not, 1st of january is when my car insurance, car tax and mot are all due. What was i thinking last year to get them all on the same week. WHY, and yeh, christmas dosent get cheaper the older you get. i remember when it was free, haha, oh wel, apart of becoming more self reliant for money i guess.

love and peace!!!!!!! 2009, cant wait. also happy birth to elise, shes old.

just for the fans.

"NEVER STOP FALLING. cause if you do, your not trying hard enough" wise words, from billy fieldhouse himself. i was aged 14, and you'd think i would of learnt by now, but nope, still falling like a idiot every other race, i didnt even really make it over first jump at manchester, not cool really. typical, i would come out the worst, i have a pimp limp, but no i havent fooked my knee thank god, its slowly getting better, i might even be able to drive tonight without pain.

lets move on, the weather, what an ace subject i have choosen, well it is actually, due to it been so cold, and today while at work doing nothing, i was thinking, who's upping there game this winter? wan? dc? cal? oggy? well whoever is doing sprints in this weather is mad and too dedicated, its all gym work baby, warmth, fit girls and oh yeh. WARMTH! oggy update, hes out for six months, and thats pretty lame for me, im now bradfords number 1, and as cool as i think i am, im no where near good enough for that title. wan update. he got a job, what more do you need?

the story behind the picture today is, stuart hasnt stopped working at costa for ages, and hes ace at it, im converted, starbucks is whack. ALSO, good news, terry is coming up, im excited, WAX:ON this saturday, which is gonna be good, everyone should come.

hopefully will ride sometime in the future too, iv been thinking about bohehills lately, no idea why, probally cause its the best track iv been to ever. ;)

love and piece and all that shiz x

ok so its been a while.

im sorry okay, but iv had a busy week. finishing work late, seeing friends, which is fine by me, its what iv needed lately, and then theres bonfire night. what a rubish year, nothing good went down, after 18 years of fireworks, there somehow boring, only good ones are now entertaining to watch, you get me? but i did go to coppul bonfire, and it was fun

bike news, should of had my new parts by now, but alans lovingly didnt tell me they didnt have anything in stock. so off to customriders i went!!!!! and they hooked me straight up. should have parts monday or tuesday, then build it back up, might even ride it if its nice one day.

training news, since iv been ill with my stomach bug thing, which seems to have calmed down so doc gave me ok to start training, back to the gym to pay my £30 a month and try and go as much as i can, which should be easy, as iv got nothing really planned for time. only work. which is LAME!!!!

dont know what else to moan about really, i wrote like 3 draft blogs, but i cant post them, i was very annoid when writing them. piece and love. someone buy me a new helmet x

next year. 19+

I dont really have owt to say about derby, its a good track, fun, long, fitness and smoothness is the key, i dont have any of either, sadly there was wind, and i hate wind, wind and me just dont agree. so i wasnt in the jumping mood. i was gating pretty good for me, and spinning alright, i just couldnt get first jump, after gates i tried to pick up manuel it, ended up touching the top of the lip, which sent my body weight foward, and me over the bars onto my lovely back lovely big bruise and lots of pain, which has cost me a week off walk and a pimp limp around the house, haha good times.

NEXT YEAR, been thinking with all my time off of a been a plumbob and ligging around the house, i need to really pick things up, this year was a waste, no track, no gate practice, lost all will to train and just generally gave up, just went out and rode my bike, no matter what condition i was in. NEXT year though, gonna be different, im a new man, well in the bmx sense, getting back on it in the gym, going riding more, and riding more stuff than just lame bmx tracks, altho, we have 3 newish tracks, yeadon which looks the shizzle, leeds fernville for the pro start hill and last straight manuel competitions, and bradford for just going HUGE! which you will need to.

Good thing about bradford is, we have oggy, who has the best gates iv ever seen, he isnt fit at the minute with his messed up knee, but when hes on it, hes fun to chase down for sure!

NEXT YEAR, is defently gonna be weird without a good friend of mine, WAN so hes back on his rock on the isle of man, and he was half the reason i went and did gates, he always shouted me out for gate seshions! see you soon buddy! dont be a stranger!

So yeah, next year looks good, iv been thinking too much, time to watch some more the OC, yeh im addicted, its really bad. pictures are some guy falling off, and of cal and myself, supplied by the lovely abi.

piece and love until next time! x

Press-ton.

Todays picture is of me and elise, shes 16 now and ready for the big wide world. or so she thinks. but this wont stop her from been terrified of me or calling me a loser, bullying me or stropping about chips. either way. happy 16th!!!!sorry its a week late.........

ok, so last saturday and sunday was press-ton national, il start off, over two days? seemed odd, but since i didnt get much sleep friday night, and wasnt in the best shape, this was actually an advantage to me. race two motos and have a good night and be fresh for sunday, did it work out this way? noooooooooooooooooooooooo never does haha. il start off with cruiser, cause i did alright in that for once, moto one, 3rd, i like it already, moto 2, toughy, 5th after josh decided that going left off the track into the fence near a hot chick was the best idea, cheers josh. and moto 3, errrrr anyone say, pressure? me and twarn on 8 points each, whoever won out of us two gets to final, boommmmmmmmm snazel with the snap, in about 3rd, watching more athletic people cruise past him, then twarn, and wan-king, then 3rd straight caught up, last turn, BOOMMMMwide and undercut, cutting twarn off and drag race with wan and popey to finish 4th or something and squeeze into the final. final was shocking, i had a good gate but due to my sqeeze into the final, i had lane 8, which sucks, couldnt move over on ryan and that was that, wan didnt finish the lap, he actually bairly started it, unlucky wan, next year? neither did issit (hope your alright bud) he went down hard on that triple double step up thing at end of second straight. i finished 6th. BMX, juniour men, im totally outta shape and yeh, i did shit, i got a good gate in a moto, then was shut down by "pull em all" farran, cheers bud. Semi final, something happened into the first berm, including a very pissed off greg holloway, he makes me laugh does that lad, and daniel thorne, couple of lads seemed to fall aswell, i thought i was in 4th following popey and shipley into the final, turns out, i was 5th hahaha. oh wel. B-Best for me and with it, a 4th or 5th, either way, i wasnt arsed, my legs were killing.

MANY THANK YOU's this year, il start off with my cruiser buddy mr 2024 himself, johnathon hearn, he has a sweet s&m cruiser which i saw alot of 30-39 guys eyeing up, "sweet ride ey?" and i havent squared his wheels, but i might try and be abit smoother in the future, haha. 2nd, this is from preston, mr luckhurst himself, cheers for putting up with me, cheers for just about everything, cheers for including me in the nice family meal, and for some reason letting me stay with your lads. MUCH APPRIATED. 3rd - to anyone who helped me in difficult point, charley for putting up with me at coppul.... errr anyone really. ;)

ok, no photos of me riding, as someone hasnt send me any! http://www.abitaylorphotos.com/ ;) for all your needs.

one for the ladies, billy luckhurst, eat your heart out, and love his single digit finish in juniour men. oh and thats my top.

ok this one as its pretty good, from right, charley "im ace" checking out the pimp himself russ hanlon, next is poor victim emily, next is the big daddy pimp himself russ hanlon, who has become my favourite rider to watch, 360 anyone? next his son, josh, who i get the pleasure of racing, anyone say podium in your first year in cruiser? and national wins? anyone? can you? big things in his future.

yehhhhhhhh, i look foward to getting down and dirty in the gym this winter, maybe even riding my bike when its sunny and leeds track is calling, i dont think bradford will be calling my name anytime soon, but thats another story. and coming back to 19+ and cruiser to finally beat wan on it, hes good on a safety cycle you know.

piece and love x

ok, so you like been ill and....

been called a lier? errr i dont think i do, but sure, the sign on ladies in the north can do as they please, im sorry if iv been ill all week isnt a excuse, oh wait actually im not. i had to take myself away before i started getting annoid with them and said something i would regret, and yeh the paramedic people do need paying, but oh wait, how many times have i raced before? so i think the money made from that would cover if i fell, which i didnt, also a rule that i had to sign up to ride the track? thats a stupid bollox rule, thats for stupid people just like alot of bc's rules.

other things which i was told after been ill is, "hes been on a massive bender" "hes hungover" "he's putting it on" "he dosent even look ill" "but youv been riding, you must be fine" the last one really pissed me off, i rode the first straight, then rolled the second cause i was out of breath, then didnt really ride that, today actually killed me, but you know, THEY ARE RIGHT!

HEY IM 18 SO THAT MUST MEAN IM NOT ILL AND IM LIEING! AND HUNGOVER. actually bollox to you, iv been ill past 3 days and hated it, f-U.

The picture is from http://www.abitalorphoto.com/ and it sums up today, sun, bmx, looking really cool, me and ethan bonding over dirty stuff and oh yeh, prestons fun track. thats a line i thought i wouldnt ever say, but i like it, good to watch, good to ride.

The regional itself, seems alot have jumped up into payback, cant wait to race it, jack hall, made the final but was left on the outside and couldnt do owt but still rode great. Cal just won, no questions, no one near him, too fast too young. LEVI, my favourite juniour male, comes after practice, hungover, feeling it from shinazes b-day celebrations in blackpool, and still races, true dedication, and killed it shockingly, made the final, riding quite well, but i think paris put him off in the final ;) haha. err ian sharpe in two and flemdog in 3, fast as. my favourite race has to be boota taking out oj, or nearly doing, haha break check!!!!!!! funny stuff, boota smile after made it even better. O"only joking"J is my new the new target in cruiser? wan and boota now, wouldnt like to be you. kinda like this oldschool picture, reppin 2004> kyle chesters fully killed me on the berm and i was left for last place, ace haha. kyle chesters weighed twice me and towered over me. i loved racing him.

Few bradfordians did well, arron "never rides" skow won today, as did "im really big" dean, will from the 8's did well as did george, who thinks he can manuel and jump, i wish he would pump and take advice!

errrr yeh thats it, apart from been ill and been pretty bed ridden iv done nowt this week. oh yeh, sarahs mum and dads 50th, that was mega fun, cheers for the invite! and the dj was old school HOT!

piece and love. x

ok so you like blogspot.

Then read this if you like bmx and funny stuff, i actually read most of it, and i dont really do reading unless its from something to do with;

1-hot girls.

2-bmx

3-forced to by college on a wensday for 10 hours.

http://sprfls.blogspot.com/

check it out!

todays picture is of phillip, he broke his arm at coppul, and since this is the picture were we look like brothers from different milkmen, i thought he deserved a big shout out, hes been riding mint this year. and he lives next to a certain pro, is he the next certain pro? who knows. keep on it phil and dont disapear like last winter!

also i was gonna put a picture of wan up, after he'd fallen 3 out of 3 times of riding, good record wan, but thought nahhhhh, he dosent shout me out EVER! get better buddie. see you preston

id like to add, preston this weekend, actually looking foward to it for once, the track was riding good when i went up after coppul national, i was riding whack after tiring myself at coppul but who knows.

catch you guys later x sprints are calling.

I cant snap.

This is photgraphic proof that i cannot snap, and as much as i want to say, its bradfords fault, it basically is, no practice shows. i think peebz snapped everyone. hes ace!

I want to moan right now, i F'in hate side plates, scratched the side of my bike, and i take pride in the shiny new paint work, so you know, annoying when rest of your frame is new but the side. ANNOYING! and what happens if your knee hapens to cover the plate when you finish? WTF happens then?dosent make sense in my head, i dont see any advantage, but maybe thats just me?

yehh, this week i decided that i wouldnt ride, i got some new cranks, and waiting for my new gearing, new bb, and just to get around to putting them on. also not having a track dosent help, so you know

A big shout out to BILLY LUCKHURST, on it this weekend, and since he changed his funny looking pedals, started training, hes been pretty on it, 5th at brits, Bfinal hero at coppul and Afinal on second day, did i mention he isnt scared to go big? who, also decided that desperation is the best way to pass someone who gets past you. DESPERATE, thats uncool.

Apart from that, pretty good week, back to college, building blokey college. fun. NOT! 10 hours of the most blokey talking ever, pretty fun. not been paid again, i cant wait to get my hands on that cash, although, i have to save it for lame car insurance.

BRADFORD and YEADON track are also so close to been finish, next season is gonna be good for riding in these parts, i can already tell. anyone want something you cant jump, head to bradford, youl love the airplane take off we have for a final pro jump. il leave you with a lovely picture of bradford, i did go check it out today, soon to be producing pros from all directions!!!!

quickie......

this is funny. basically, i won cruiser, without even knowing it.

http://www.bikevideos.co.uk/joomla/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=386&Itemid=26

yehhh. proper update to come tomorrow. cba tonight. long weekend! x

some people can.......

really annoy you, and i really hope she enjoys this time before it takes hold and shes managed to realise that she is the douche and dosent deserve what she seems to have on her feet. silly. whatever really.

looking back at pictures of london, and i miss it, i miss how busy it was, and how quiet the tube was, and how the old lady kept giving me funny looks for been a yowth with a bag. haha. AND terry of course! cant wait to go back someday, i can hope. also the girl obviously taking pills at chemical brothers and not knowing really where she was. and the two dicks she was with. haha funny.

other news, i got a raise, still a crap wage but it does make things easier, my car loves my money i think, and so does my bike.

AND coppul this weekend. cant wait. bmx bmx bmx bmx bmx bmx bmx and fun.

anyways. rant over. piece and love x

when i say FRAYED you say KNOT.

yeh, saw my friends live hip hop band this weekend called FREYED knot. at the beehive, yeh it was cramed and would say, probally one of the best nights iv had there in a while. easily a good band, you should check them out! http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=76529061

more news, i rode sunday, and it wasnt the best, i did manage to do some pick ups but it was windy as ken, i also love the locals from leeds track, "how much is your bike" "your well good, do a trick" annnoyinggggg.

COPPUL this weekend, ace, wind, wet, some racing, some riding, some booze, lots of driving. did i also mention my car is not in the best condition. i like it. lifes good.

LDN!

ok so this weekend i went the big cheese. LONDON baby.

Basically, it didnt start off very well, i had no idea it was the rugby cup final or something like that, and the guy behind me on the coach decided to talk all the way down, thanks! dick. so after been pretty "fresh" friday night and waking up after 3 hours kip, i wasnt in the best of moods for a half 6 wake up call. haha. got there though. and it was so worth it. i even made friends on the coach, england aint that bad. eyyyyyyy.

CHEMICAL BROTHERS! was the whole reason i went to london, terrys hook up so you know, its hot. think thats the best gig iv ever been to, easily, so much dancing and everyone was just feeling it, was mental! two djs before, first dj was mental and proper going for it.

SUNDAY rolled round, and the rain decided to come and ruin any chance of riding, but i wasnt really bothered, i got the chance to see london, and a load of cool stuff you dont see up north. check the of the big bmx wheel, that thing was tall and london is so cool to look at, went around london just chilled and had a massive laugh.

BIG shout out to terry, i know he hates blogspot. but it was defently worth the 6 and half hour bus journey back. defently.

Looking foward to riding this weekend, and just laying around and doing anything that comes up.more to come!

Tired, aching, and bmx'd out.

This weekend was the brits, which were in peterborough. YES, one of my favourite tracks in uk for sure. mint weather, good riding, good company. good times, for sure.


im aching, im tired, im actually bmx'd out. i rode pretty well for me i think, i havent had much track time, and it really showed, my gates felt good and my pull was pretty much alright, i was even jumping! just wasnt really my day on sunday, i was gating and pulling well, just felt bullied really. semi's rolled round and gate 8. mint, i snapped well and was about 4th with brad watts, i knew i wasnt getting past him no way, he was on a mission, so had to settle for 5th. not bad for a unfit, bairly riding yowth i say.


Other racing, it was probally the best brits iv been to for a while watching racing wise, Big shout out for arron skow, he always impresses me, but today, he took it that bit further, made the main and was 2nd to first jump, gutted he slipped his pedal, always next time, he finished 4th. juan watney, 4th in semi in stacked 16-29 crowser to be taken on the line, gutted for you wan, brits just arent your thing. jack hall, hold old? 12? haha how tall? he got unlucky after racing mint all day, good defending by adam really, next time jack, get the major title mate, you can do it. big shout to cal, pulling like a proper pro yowth. how? its his mums cooking i say, im jumping on that secret plan for sure.

props to the noisy north, was there any other regions there? i couldnt here any.

im looking foward to riding some more at windy fernville and getting back on it for sure.