Designs & Constructions

Nhulunbuy was 5th track to be BALKANIZED this year for those that dont know Nhulunbuy is small mining based town in East Arnhem land in the N.T to say the least its a very isolated place and is shut off from the rest of Australia nearly half the year so in BMX terms they only have half a race season when compared to other states....

After shoe whipping a few crocs and dropping a few buffalo DUNDEE style to get them off the track the job of inspecting the site arrived ....to the Balkans dismay  there where 2 big cables holding up there lighting tower for support wich kinda threw a spanner in the works adding too that the bobcat was on a late start as the owners where doing there best too fullfill there work commitments before they could donate its use ...

When it finally showed we had sorted the cable issue and all but had the track sitting in stock piles ready to be rebuilt.

The next day went without a hitch with the rebuild in full swing and the usual questions of will the sprockets make it over the jumps on the first straight ....After a lenghty consultation with the club members it was decided the sprockets will now adopt the Balkan sprocket 'SPEED STICK' training program ( patent pending! ) .

With many lunch and afternoon sit downs... any problem pending was solved .

After 6 days we where looking at a new track layout  which allowed for Nhulunbuys BMX season to get under  way with their first gate/training night of the season ....It was awesome too see all the kids enjoying the hard work put in buy everyone who was involved...And lets not forget the younger riders who also picked up rakes and shovels too help with the build. There work ethic is awesome ...so awesome in fact they also have a PUMP track which they practically built themselves to train on and teach the littlys some skills..GOOD STUFF GUYS. I believe they are actually forming there own commitee to run there pump track.

I would like too thank every one involved in getting Dirtz up there for the build and the appreciation shown for the track ...Just because your club may be in the middle of nowhere doesnt mean you cant have a 'pimpin' track and these guys have proved it .

Again thanks for the experience and I will definetly be back ....

BALKAN.