dboivin
Posts: 1231
Joined: 5/19/2010
Location: Saginaw, MI USA
We (PolkaDots MC) found this in our safe deposit box last week. One of the members took and had it converted to DVD from 8mm. We hosted a 125 national back in 75'/76'. Some pretty cool old vintage footage, probably never seen before. Theres some big names in there if you recognize them. If anyone can ID some of the guys please list them here with their numbers so i can help our club ID some of the riders in the footage. Obviously #1 is Marty but some of the 2 and 3 digits are tougher (before my time).
http://youtu.be/oGao1qeQBCY
track is polkadots motorcycle club - Midland, Michigan
MiSledder
Posts: 161
Joined: 3/7/2011
Location: USA
Is the starting line the same as it is now?
SCIENCE
Posts: 237
Joined: 11/13/2006
Location: Chester Springs, PA USA
dboivin wrote: We (PolkaDots MC) found this in our safe deposit box last week. One of the members took and had it converted to DVD from 8mm. We hosted a 125 national back in 75'/76'. Some pretty cool old vintage footage, probably never seen before. Theres some big names in there if you recognize them. If anyone can ID some of the guys please list them here with their numbers so i can help our club ID some of the riders in the footage. Obviously #1 is Marty but some of the 2 and 3 digits are tougher (before my time).
http://youtu.be/oGao1qeQBCY
track is polkadots motorcycle club - Midland, Michigan
Check out this link from the RX Vault for results from that day. Thank you for sharing!
http://vault.racerxonline.com/1975-06-29/125mx/midland-motocross-park
dboivin
Posts: 1231
Joined: 5/19/2010
Location: Saginaw, MI USA
MiSledder wrote: Is the starting line the same as it is now?
the starting line back then was where our current dirt track infield is now.
dboivin
Posts: 1231
Joined: 5/19/2010
Location: Saginaw, MI USA
dboivin wrote: We (PolkaDots MC) found this in our safe deposit box last week. One of the members took and had it converted to DVD from 8mm. We hosted a 125 national back in 75'/76'. Some pretty cool old vintage footage, probably never seen before. Theres some big names in there if you recognize them. If anyone can ID some of the guys please list them here with their numbers so i can help our club ID some of the riders in the footage. Obviously #1 is Marty but some of the 2 and 3 digits are tougher (before my time).
http://youtu.be/oGao1qeQBCY
track is polkadots motorcycle club - Midland, Michigan
SCIENCE wrote: Check out this link from the RX Vault for results from that day. Thank you for sharing!
http://vault.racerxonline.com/1975-06-29/125mx/midland-motocross-park
ah thank you...totally forgot about the vault. such a great thing!
motoBRD
Posts: 85
Joined: 6/7/2012
Location: Orem, UT USA
At the 4:15 mark in the video I think I see an original GoPro camera. Some girl is carrying it around. Vintage.
Gotta love those tall and wide bars!
davistld01
Posts: 352
Joined: 4/1/2008
Location: Springfield, MO USA
Damn...I feel prehistoric.
Great stuff. A reminder of how the lack of long-travel suspension really gave the body a pounding.
yota
Posts: 550
Joined: 6/23/2008
Location: Winter Park, FL USA
the YZ monoshock was so radical. My best racing bud got a 75 YZ250 and I got a new 76 YZ125 the next season. smooth.
12 KTM 250SX
09 CR500AF
08 Ducati Hypermotard
03 CR125
95 CR250
83 Husqvarna 125XC
GILLETT
Posts: 336
Joined: 7/31/2010
Location: Birch Run, MI USA
My Dad took pictures at that race Dan. Hannah, Smith, and Magoo are some of the riders in the pics.
Michigan District 14 Motocross / Vintage Motocross
The first mx race I ever saw was there. I don't think it was a national but I do remember two CAN-AM factory trucks showing up and their riders (Ellis & ?) gaping the field into the first turn. The track in the video looks just as I remember it. Great stuff!
mxrose3
Posts: 1108
Joined: 8/17/2006
Location: Delmar, DE USA
damn, New Jersey's own Mickey Kessler got 3rd in that race on a Husky 125
dboivin
Posts: 1231
Joined: 5/19/2010
Location: Saginaw, MI USA
GILLETT wrote: My Dad took pictures at that race Dan. Hannah, Smith, and Magoo are some of the riders in the pics.
yep. very cool stuff.
also recognize Mark Stapleton. he was from my hometown. later on after this race he and a few buddies went to florida for the winter series. I believe he died there sleeping in his van from asphyxiation (heater in the van) or something like that. Was a fast kid and up and comer. Can remember the story when i was a kid 6-7yr old and then later when i started racing they had a memorial races for him.
