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BMX Abubacca from Wath-upon-Dearne 1989 style

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I wish we had run more pictures full page, but space was always a problem. Although I hated big competions, I loved events like this.
Caption: Clive Gosling, Abubacca on a BMX. Imaginary boundaries crumble

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