Carlsbad USGP: Mother Nature is winning.

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jmc2 10/14/2009 9:12am
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Wow, we took the kids to San Diego this past weekend and to LegoLand Monday. We stopped by the track and took some photos...

We went by there about two years ago and wanted to see any changes this year...


I will post them asap...
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vetarider 10/14/2009 9:24am
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ESPN Classic has been showing old Wide World of Sports shows. Unfortunately, the cable preview guide doesn't include the details of what they're airing, and what's the likelihood that it's a USGP broadcast?? I suppose you could DVR it and check later.
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anniebertmojo wrote:
Carlsbad was mega... as much as you hated the place, you loved it. It is where legends were made. Muddy down below, dusty on top of...
Carlsbad was mega... as much as you hated the place, you loved it. It is where legends were made. Muddy down below, dusty on top of the Carlsbad Freeway. The bumps never changed and you were riding on cement in the afternoon. God I loved the place...

I know this photo is not 1980, it's 79... Heikki Mikkola being chased by Bad Brad on the Kawasaki at the USGP. They both missed me by inches as they went by...

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Cant even tell you how badass that pic is .Gonna go c/k out that link.
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ninety3 10/14/2009 10:29am
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anniebertmojo wrote:
Yep...#17 Myerscough
Myerscough was always one of my favorites to watch, dude had a smooth style.

My friends got me interested in moto from the Carlsbad GP's, attended from 77' till the end.

Easily the best track I ever raced, I love hills, the current flat, smooth, jump, man-made tracks just don't quite get it.

No comments on the original GOAT eh?


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project racer 10/14/2009 10:37am
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Breker used those Norstar boots for a long time. I had a new pair in '74 . I thought they were pretty neat at the time.
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anniebertmojo wrote:
Carlsbad was mega... as much as you hated the place, you loved it. It is where legends were made. Muddy down below, dusty on top of...
Carlsbad was mega... as much as you hated the place, you loved it. It is where legends were made. Muddy down below, dusty on top of the Carlsbad Freeway. The bumps never changed and you were riding on cement in the afternoon. God I loved the place...

I know this photo is not 1980, it's 79... Heikki Mikkola being chased by Bad Brad on the Kawasaki at the USGP. They both missed me by inches as they went by...

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I think that's 77 or 78. I beleive Noyce would have been running the 1 in 79.

I wrenched for a friend riding support class at the 77 USGP. On practice Saturday I missed one of the shots I'd have liked to have. Mikkola running the 1 and DeCoster running the 2 came over the drop off before the finish line side by side.
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anniebertmojo wrote:
Carlsbad was mega... as much as you hated the place, you loved it. It is where legends were made. Muddy down below, dusty on top of...
Carlsbad was mega... as much as you hated the place, you loved it. It is where legends were made. Muddy down below, dusty on top of the Carlsbad Freeway. The bumps never changed and you were riding on cement in the afternoon. God I loved the place...

I know this photo is not 1980, it's 79... Heikki Mikkola being chased by Bad Brad on the Kawasaki at the USGP. They both missed me by inches as they went by...

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anniebertmojo,

I like you're style, we probably bumped into each other at those races & didn't even know it! Woohoo
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ocscottie wrote:
I know i have posted these a bunch of times, but they never get old; [url=http://www.vitalmx.com/videos/member/84-Carlsbad-USGP,717/ocscottie,405]'84 Carlsbad USGP[/url] [url=http://www.vitalmx.com/videos/member/85-USGP-Carlsbad-Part-1,569/ocscottie,405]'85 Carlsbad USGP (Part 1)[/url] [url=http://www.vitalmx.com/videos/member/85-USGP-at-Carlsbad-part-2,568/ocscottie,405](Part 2)[/url]
I know i have posted these a bunch of times, but they never get old;

'84 Carlsbad USGP

'85 Carlsbad USGP (Part 1)

(Part 2)

You're right those never get old. The video of the 85 GP brings back a lot of memories for me as it was my first time ever to Carlsbad. Some things that pop into my about that day. We stood at the bottom of the big down hill all day and the speed that they would carry down the hill was crazy. I can still hear the sound of the factory Hondas in my head. Lechien was amazingly fast & I became an instant fan when I watched him in practice. The hills were a lot steeper than they looked on tv which was something I came to appreciate when I started racing there. Also the 250 support class was pretty entertaining as well. O'Mara, Ward, Brooks on a pre-production 86 CR 250 and Micky Dymond on a Husky. Man I miss that track.
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motogeezer 10/14/2009 11:19am
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Cool stuff!

I live about 15 minutes from Saddleback, and have been thinking about doing a track walk there, too.

You can still see most of the track.

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anniebertmojo 10/14/2009 11:35am
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G-man wrote:
anniebertmojo,

I like you're style, we probably bumped into each other at those races & didn't even know it! Woohoo
Most likely we did... thanks for the props.


I took that pic as a 15 year old. Borrowed my fathers Minolta SLR and bought a roll of b/w Kodak Tri-X 400 film. He got so pissed off at me because I brought the camera back so dirty... the chores I had after that was endless LOL.

Had no idea what I was doing, but I raced there many times from the ripe ol' age of 14 (and as an adult), so I kinda knew where too stand that might be a cool photo...


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anniebertmojo wrote:
Yep...#17 Myerscough
ninety3 wrote:
Myerscough was always one of my favorites to watch, dude had a smooth style. My friends got me interested in moto from the Carlsbad GP's, attended...
Myerscough was always one of my favorites to watch, dude had a smooth style.

My friends got me interested in moto from the Carlsbad GP's, attended from 77' till the end.

Easily the best track I ever raced, I love hills, the current flat, smooth, jump, man-made tracks just don't quite get it.

No comments on the original GOAT eh?


A young Todd "Goat" Breker at the Pro Circuit - Tony D bachelor party at the shop circa 1983 - don't even ask what went on that night LOL.... I do know Mrs. Payton (Mitch's mom) was not too pleased the next morning regarding the condition of the shop



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FreshTopEnd 10/14/2009 12:14pm
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Pretty good chance I'm wrong on teh years.

Mikkola was just bad ass.
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I used to play foosball with Goat at Family Billiards in Anaheim, in the '70s.

Had no idea who he was until he showed up one night in a Suzuki box van.
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i use to ride my bike to carlsbad thru the back hills form oceanside
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Arkmx 10/14/2009 7:17pm
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Here are some of mine from that famous day..... Taken with a Kodak 110 Instamatic of all things by this 18 year old kid....

Ticket and the day...


Bryan...


Broc...


Roger's Luck at Carlsbad...


Racer & Friend Carlos...


See all that I have scanned in so far. I have others but no time... Jim's Carlsbad photos...
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ninety3 10/14/2009 7:58pm
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classic pic mojo
thanks ark, great shots!
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anniebertmojo wrote:
Yep...#17 Myerscough
ninety3 wrote:
Myerscough was always one of my favorites to watch, dude had a smooth style. My friends got me interested in moto from the Carlsbad GP's, attended...
Myerscough was always one of my favorites to watch, dude had a smooth style.

My friends got me interested in moto from the Carlsbad GP's, attended from 77' till the end.

Easily the best track I ever raced, I love hills, the current flat, smooth, jump, man-made tracks just don't quite get it.

No comments on the original GOAT eh?


"I love hills, the current flat, smooth, jump, man-made tracks just don't quite get it. "


Supercross has fucked moto since its inception.


I, first of all, remember seeing Decoster, on TV with a blown shock at an early Carlsbad GP...I'm guessing 75 or 76. I was at my best friends house and was a whooping 11 yrs old and already, dirt bikes ruled my life even though I didn't quite own one yet.


Fast forward to the mid 90's when at a flat supercross inspired track in Keno Oregon, (where I thought it would be good to get back into moto on a YZ-490) I longingly looked over at the Four-Wheel Drive track that threaded up and down nicely through the ponderosa's, and wished like hell that I was lapping that relatively safe while gnarly outdoor inspired track.

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wildbill 10/14/2009 8:20pm
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oops.
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dirtbikemike wrote:
could this be bobby m at sears point? [IMG]http://www.dirtbikemike.com/140.jpg[/IMG]
could this be bobby m at sears point?

cool...yup.
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BobbyM wrote:
17 is myerscough i think, a year later than this pic #13...i think. getting ready to whoop up on him right here...:) [img]http://bobbymx.com/OLDSCHOOL/bobcarlsbad%2011.jpg[/img] [img]http://bobbymx.com/OLDSCHOOL/bob%20carlsbad%20gp.jpg[/img]
17 is myerscough i think, a year later than this pic #13...i think. getting ready to whoop up on him right here...Smile





CamP wrote:
I wish I could see the digits on the LOP rider because it looks like he may be one of my racing mentors from the late...
I wish I could see the digits on the LOP rider because it looks like he may be one of my racing mentors from the late 70's and early 80's., Cole Knight.
not greg thieis?
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BobbyM 10/14/2009 8:36pm
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Arkmx wrote:
Here are some of mine from that famous day..... Taken with a Kodak 110 Instamatic of all things by this 18 year old kid.... Ticket and...
Here are some of mine from that famous day..... Taken with a Kodak 110 Instamatic of all things by this 18 year old kid....

Ticket and the day...


Bryan...


Broc...


Roger's Luck at Carlsbad...


Racer & Friend Carlos...


See all that I have scanned in so far. I have others but no time... Jim's Carlsbad photos...
damn great pics...memories are what's left at the end of the day and that is damn cool.
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BobbyM wrote:
17 is myerscough i think, a year later than this pic #13...i think. getting ready to whoop up on him right here...:) [img]http://bobbymx.com/OLDSCHOOL/bobcarlsbad%2011.jpg[/img] [img]http://bobbymx.com/OLDSCHOOL/bob%20carlsbad%20gp.jpg[/img]
17 is myerscough i think, a year later than this pic #13...i think. getting ready to whoop up on him right here...Smile





CamP wrote:
I wish I could see the digits on the LOP rider because it looks like he may be one of my racing mentors from the late...
I wish I could see the digits on the LOP rider because it looks like he may be one of my racing mentors from the late 70's and early 80's., Cole Knight.
BobbyM wrote:
not greg thieis?
Not sure. The guy in the pic is tall and Cole is about 6'-1". He rode for LOP on a Yamaha during that period and wore that same gear. I know he traveled out to CA for a number of races and that looks alot like him.
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jmc2 10/14/2009 8:53pm
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Took the kids to San Diego and Legoland again this year and stopped by the track again this weekend...

I must have just missed Todd by a few days....it would have been neat to see another person taking photos there...

My mom, dad and I made the summer vacation from Az to 5 USGPs back in the 70's and 80's and they are both gone now, so it was cool to have my 4 y/o boy with me this trip....10/12















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ninety3 10/14/2009 9:03pm
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The Christmas GP's there were EPIC !
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love it.. this is literally a 10 minute walk from my parents house.. I miss hearing the two stroked on the weekend!!!
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Wow. What a blast of memories those pictures bring. All the people, the bean oil, the Wide World of Sports helicopter circling over head, you could stand at the edge of the track. I can almost taste the dirt.

Thanks for the post.
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drummer dude 10/16/2009 4:27pm
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Thanx to all you guys for putting up the pics. i was a kid watching carlsbad races on tv. i always wanted to go there. sure brings a tear to your eye...
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easywriter 10/16/2009 10:36pm
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Gosh, I am almost into tears right now looking at this stuff. I remember reading about Marty Moates from his days on Ossa to winning the USGP. I miss that era of motocross, I miss when the sport was still young and new, I miss when I was still young and new. It is still bad ass but it just isn't the same. These whipper snappers know DeCoster as the team Suzuki guy. Well, I SAW him and Hannah beat the living snot out of each other at Unadilla in 1978 or 79 Trans-AMA. They hammered the exhaust pipes flat they rammed each other so much. That wasnt a race, IT WAS A WAR!!!!

How cum only 2 guys, maybe 3 to my knowledge (and 1 of them is retired) have that kind of fire in the belly, the attitude that "I came her to chew gum and kick asses, and since you got no gum I guess you're gonna get yer ass kicked today" mentality.

How cum I don't hear the ring ding no more? Nothing on God's earth sounded like a pack of ravenous 125cc Pros hauling ass towards the first turn... like killer bees from hell I tell ya. I miss privateers hanging it all out like Steve Wise did in 1976 to beat the top riders on way better bikes than he had.

Time waits for no man, but I still have my memories, and they can't take that away from me.

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