Lane 8 BMX Podcast
Robert Raymonde, a BMX lifer
Robert Raymonde is originally from Queens, New York. His family eventually moved out west to Colorado. His cousin and George Goodall were racing at the time and it peaked Raymonde's interest and he jumped in the car with them. His first race was in Aurora, Colorado.
He says the scene in Colorado in the 80's was hot. At a local race he said they'd regularly have 70 motor. Raymonde says state wide at the time there were close to 10 tracks. He raced mainly in the Denver area racing mostly on the weekends. Raymonde says he wasn't a natural at the sport. He was fast but struggled with skill and crashed a lot.
Once he finished high school Raymonde packed up his van and drove out to California. His first stop was Sacramento. He stayed there for a bit but eventually moved to Southern California. The pro bug bit him and he raced mainly in the A-pro class. He said he knew how to work the system to not have to move up with the big boys. In 1987 Raymonde left BMX. He'd gotten married and those responsibilities took charge. 7 years he was away from racing but in 1994 he was back on a track. Ever since then he hasn't stopped and he's not planning on it.
Welcome to the Fit, Healthy and Happy Podcast hosted by Josh and Kyle from Colossus...
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Robert Raymonde is originally from Queens, New York. His family eventually moved out west to Colorado. His cousin and George Goodall were racing at the time and it peaked Raymonde's interest and he jumped in the car with them. His first race was in Aurora, Colorado.
He says the scene in Colorado in the 80's was hot. At a local race he said they'd regularly have 70 motor. Raymonde says state wide at the time there were close to 10 tracks. He raced mainly in the Denver area racing mostly on the weekends. Raymonde says he wasn't a natural at the sport. He was fast but struggled with skill and crashed a lot.
Once he finished high school Raymonde packed up his van and drove out to California. His first stop was Sacramento. He stayed there for a bit but eventually moved to Southern California. The pro bug bit him and he raced mainly in the A-pro class. He said he knew how to work the system to not have to move up with the big boys. In 1987 Raymonde left BMX. He'd gotten married and those responsibilities took charge. 7 years he was away from racing but in 1994 he was back on a track. Ever since then he hasn't stopped and he's not planning on it.
Welcome to the Fit, Healthy and Happy Podcast hosted by Josh and Kyle from Colossus...
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify