6. What was the old Lititz Rec Center (LRC) BMX track like? - not gated - you could get on it - dirt

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kzYaDHHd-Mo

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2025-12-16

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Public

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0:21

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John Mark Stancliff answers the question - “What was the old BMX track in Lititz like?”

He shares that the old BMX track in Lititz was not gated and you could actually get on the track. It was an “old school track” - no blacktop, just plain dirt and jumps and rollers. It did have a starting hill that was black top, but that’s it. There was also a huge set of doubles in the 2nd straight.

Good times. They don’t have to be over.

The two started the conversation to lead to a discussion about building a pump track in Lititz, PA. Their full length conversation is available at https://youtu.be/atlbARdt2q4?si=V0lTnyXNX0WbpBaP 

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Transcript

It was not a gated track, so you could actually get on the track.
actually get on the track. >> Oh, that's awesome.
>> Oh, that's awesome. >> It was kind of like It was an old school
>> It was kind of like It was an old school track. No black top. No, just plain dirt
track. No black top. No, just plain dirt jumps and rollers.
jumps and rollers. >> There you go. That's all you need
>> There you go. That's all you need >> with a black top starting hill and a
>> with a black top starting hill and a huge set of doubles in the second
huge set of doubles in the second straight.
straight. >> Nice. Do.

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