Waves and choppers in Eire

Action sports coaching gets places!!

Hi all,

iam back from the Emerald Isle and what a cracking trip it was, the surf was happening. Not perfect but (for those of you that surf)thats the way it goes and you make the best of it!! As Billabong says only a surfer knows the feeling..

I spent many years surfing around Donegal and it was great to hit Tullaghan right and the peak again with old mates. Wont be long and iam there again. Thanks to Powersource surfboards www.powersourcesurfboards.com and Neil Britton at www.donegalsurfing.com for there help during my stay..If you need a board or lessons while in Ireland these are the people to talk to..

I also met my old friend Ciaran Ferguson, i worked with the "BUCK" on Bundoran and Rossnowlagh beaches, lifeguarding in 1994/95.

Ciaran now flys the Irish rescue chopper!! Not bad for someone that used to tell me he wanted to be a pilot 10 years ago!!
He gave me a look around, check pics.

Myself and the Alansbmx.com/shimano dxr team will be in Bournemouth this weekend racing the next round of the british championship series. its a double header so the racing is Sunday and Monday with practice on Saturday. If your about call into the team set up and say hello.

speak soon Mike

in the emerald Isle

Hiya well just a quick report iam in Ireland doing some training (surfing.) The weather has turned distinctly wintery here. The surf was a nice 3-4ft on the Thursday, its now blowing a gale westerely force 10 with sea conditions in the 10ft plus mark..I may go to Co- Sligo and check the Easky area which can be sheltered in these sea/wind conditions.

I met up with my old sponsor www.powersourcesurfboards.com
Mark Mc Guire the owner and surfboard shaper supreme has moved premises and has a vast selection of boards. Check pics. If you ever need a board, advice,or a chat with someone who knows the area give Mark a call or email him through the website.

Keep checking back for more reports from ASC in Ireland.

Surfing in Deepest Donegal

I will be away surfing for a week in Co-Donegal Ireland, keep checking back for footage and reports.

Preston Regional Sunday

Heres a few pics from the Preston Regional held today..

pic from Peterborough 2006

I had to stick this picture of me racing last years Peterborough national,top shot Billy.

2 wins and a 2nd for ASC

Well myself and the team i help to manage Alansbmx/shimanodxr rode @ the Cheddar national at the weekend. it was a double header race. I was racing two classes tiring enough but then i had to do it all again the next day. Thanks to Dave and Louise for the offer of a bed on Sunday night sweet sleep was appreciated.
I won the cruiser class on both days and came 6th and 2nd in the highly competitive masters 20" class.
The team did great taking 3 wins on the Sunday and 5 wins on Monday. We left Cheddar with a lead in the overall team points in the BCF national rankings.
Most of all one of my younger ASC pupils Jacob Roberts won his 2nd ever national race after coming back from injury. Well done Jake! believe me theres more to come This is the first of many.

Thanks for checking the blog its going to change appearance very soon with training tips advice etc.Iam on it..

Also look at for the joint Action sports coaching / Warren Bancroft bmx training days coming up in June if your looking for race skills advice or learning from the best then this is for you.
talk soon Mike

ASC goes to Cheddar bmx national series

i was at the first National bmx series this weekend in Cheddar, full report and more pics to follow. The team did great as did action sports coaching riders Jacob Roberts. I bowed out of the cruiser class with a double win and iam now concentrating on the master 30+.
heres a team pic...later Mike

Cheddar pictures

getting ready for battle

Well i travelled down to Cheddar bmx track on Sunday acompanied by Warren Bancroft (alans elite rider) Jacob Roberts (redlines hot shoe 12 year old) and the legendary Gav Foster (www.bikevideos.co.uk) I went down to attend to some team stuff and get some practice before this coming weekends double national race.

I raced 17+ and ended up racing some of the young fellas ive been coaching with the BCF Talent team program.
The track was good fast and technical. Andy Par old time rider just returned and looking hot unfortunately broke his collar bone on the notorious 3rd straight. get well soon mate.

Monday was taken up at Preston Bmx track working with Phil Dixon (BCF mountain bike coach and national cyclo cross champion) and 4 of his academy riders. Phil has the vision to see that learning bmx skills helps pretty much every other aspect of cycling. if you can handle a bmx over a tricky course it has to help when you get back onto a bigger 26" wheeled mountainbike. The guys and girls where fantastic and really improved throughout the days session. I wish them every luck in there future mountainbike careers. (sorry ive no pics) Heres some random Cheddar pictures.
talk soon Mike