Classic CMC Golden State Nationals start pic

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I only have a few of my good buddy Tom Cosley legendary pictures.

Have not been able to get ahold of him. :-(

but check this one out how many stars can you name there's a bunch.

Sorry for the poor quality it was a hand-me-down that my other buddy just gave me.



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Most awesome pic I've seen in a while!

Saddleback?
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8/19/2016 4:11pm Edited Date/Time 8/19/2016 4:12pm
#1,Glover
#24 Barnett? (no sure,hair looks like him but not so much the body)
spill it its killin me.
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Barnett, Glover, Ward, Jeff Jennings, #37 ?, Honda rider Mickey Boone or Rich Coon ? I cant make out number 80??

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Those were the days. Good stuff!
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#24 - Barnett. #1 - Glover, #336 - Ward, #51 - Myerscough, #37 - Danny Turner. Positive on all those. Looks like there's a #80 or 86. 80 - Roger Brown, 86 - Dave Taylor.

This looks more like a 125 National from 1978 rather than a GSS race. I think Barnett always did the Florida Winter Series instead of GSS.
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langhammx wrote:
Cool pic.
It might be easier to get ahold of him if you spelled his name correctly though ... Tongue

Here's his Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/tom.corley.18
So you're telling me my neighbor Tom Cosley who took Moto photos did not take that picture?

Well you are wrong and you can ask Tom Corley he knew who Tom Cosley was. Grinning
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TG130 wrote:
#24 - Barnett. #1 - Glover, #336 - Ward, #51 - Myerscough, #37 - Danny Turner. Positive on all those. Looks like there's a #80 or...
#24 - Barnett. #1 - Glover, #336 - Ward, #51 - Myerscough, #37 - Danny Turner. Positive on all those. Looks like there's a #80 or 86. 80 - Roger Brown, 86 - Dave Taylor.

This looks more like a 125 National from 1978 rather than a GSS race. I think Barnett always did the Florida Winter Series instead of GSS.
Good job, I forget who 21 is on the CR....
( Warren Reed) ?
But yes it was a CMC Golden State national race.

I raced it as well and Tom Cosley took this picture as he went to the races with me. Smile
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TeamGreen wrote:
Most awesome pic I've seen in a while!

Saddleback?
Thanks Manny, yes Saddleback. Smile
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langhammx wrote:
Cool pic.
It might be easier to get ahold of him if you spelled his name correctly though ... Tongue

Here's his Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/tom.corley.18
G-man wrote:
So you're telling me my neighbor Tom Cosley who took Moto photos did not take that picture? Well you are wrong and you can ask Tom...
So you're telling me my neighbor Tom Cosley who took Moto photos did not take that picture?

Well you are wrong and you can ask Tom Corley he knew who Tom Cosley was. Grinning
Lol my bad,
Tom Corley was a pretty popular photographer back then and shot pics at most of those races. I don't have a Facebook to ask him, but I bet he could help you find him. Smile Sorry, I was just trying to help. Pretty coincidental with the similarities in their names.
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G-man wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2016/08/19/147889/s1200_Saddleback_77_turn.jpg[/img]


Digging the old school pics, I was just starting to race in '77. Sure wish I still had pics from back then.
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Are most of those tracks gone?
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TG130 wrote:
#24 - Barnett. #1 - Glover, #336 - Ward, #51 - Myerscough, #37 - Danny Turner. Positive on all those. Looks like there's a #80 or...
#24 - Barnett. #1 - Glover, #336 - Ward, #51 - Myerscough, #37 - Danny Turner. Positive on all those. Looks like there's a #80 or 86. 80 - Roger Brown, 86 - Dave Taylor.

This looks more like a 125 National from 1978 rather than a GSS race. I think Barnett always did the Florida Winter Series instead of GSS.
G-man wrote:
Good job, I forget who 21 is on the CR.... ( Warren Reed) ? But yes it was a CMC Golden State national race. I raced...
Good job, I forget who 21 is on the CR....
( Warren Reed) ?
But yes it was a CMC Golden State national race.

I raced it as well and Tom Cosley took this picture as he went to the races with me. Smile
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TR72Moto wrote:
Barnett, Glover, Ward, Jeff Jennings, #37 ?, Honda rider Mickey Boone or Rich Coon ? I cant make out number 80??
# 37 Danny Turner
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I'm not 100% sure but I believe that's a National based on their numbers, CMC made everyone run their CMC numbers for Golden State but don't hold me to it as I remember bringing out a pair of Pawtectors to Barnett at Sandhill one year and he was running #1
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G-man wrote:
I only have a few of my good buddy Tom Cosley legendary pictures. Have not been able to get ahold of him. :-( but check this...
I only have a few of my good buddy Tom Cosley legendary pictures.

Have not been able to get ahold of him. :-(

but check this one out how many stars can you name there's a bunch.

Sorry for the poor quality it was a hand-me-down that my other buddy just gave me.



Yer good friends name is Tom Corley... Legendary photographer of socal motocross racing He's on FB .

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TR72Moto wrote:
I'm not 100% sure but I believe that's a National based on their numbers, CMC made everyone run their CMC numbers for Golden State but don't...
I'm not 100% sure but I believe that's a National based on their numbers, CMC made everyone run their CMC numbers for Golden State but don't hold me to it as I remember bringing out a pair of Pawtectors to Barnett at Sandhill one year and he was running #1
I remember running a GSS mudder in Brentwood there in maybe 80 or 81. It was the first time I experienced my feet getting blown off the pegs when hitting deep puddles at speed, after a couple laps I learned to just pin it with my belly on the tank and feet flailing.

At one point in the middle of my moto they just started flagging us around an uphill downhill horseshoe. Finally a couple motos later I think it was Stu who just unrolled a section of chained link fence down the uphill, so we could get traction!

I remember sitting in the cab of a mini truck between motos just soaked in the pouring rain, parked right behind a factory Honda box van with either O'Mara, Bailey, Magoo or one of the factory guys all toasty dry and warm with a friken propane heater - that was factory equipment as far as I was concerned.

Wait....Pawtectors are just regular gloves, I was thinking about the old JT gardening gloves with all the latex dots on them for mud. That's what got me started on a Sandhill mud race - never mind posting anyway LOL
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BobbyM wrote:
Yer good friends name is Tom Corley... Legendary photographer of socal motocross racing He's on FB .

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LOL, I was going to correct him too - but then I read a few more posts. What are the odds? One letter.
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G-man wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2016/08/19/147889/s1200_Saddleback_77_turn.jpg[/img]


Man, there is so much right with this pic.

The TonyD Mudder, The DG, JT and MotoXFox stickers.

The 5 snap visor.

The Hallman gloves

The Andre' bars.

The only thing missing is the Gunner Gasser, cause you know those are Scott goggles with a face mask.
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BobbyM wrote:
Yer good friends name is Tom Corley... Legendary photographer of socal motocross racing He's on FB .

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I tried that.... Tongue
When he said "legendary" I figured he meant Corley for sure.

After he corrected me, I googled the legendary Cosley guy, but came up with nothing....
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G-man wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2016/08/19/147889/s1200_Saddleback_77_turn.jpg[/img]


langhammx wrote:
Digging the old school pics, I was just starting to race in '77. Sure wish I still had pics from back then.
Thanks
I did a few races on my 75 RM125, but did not start racing on a regular basis until 77.

And thanks to my good buddy Tom Cosley I had my own personal photographer a lot of times.

I was very lucky to have such a good friend and riding bud that lived in our cul-de-sac. I really need to try to find him.

His photo stash would be incredible! Woohoo

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kkawboy14 wrote:
Are most of those tracks gone?
Yes legendary tracks such as Saddleback, Carlsbad, Escape Country, Valley Cycle Park, Indian Dunes all gone it will never be the same. Sad

I feel so lucky to have growing up in the Golden Age of Motocross I think about it a lot.....
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Zoom wrote:
#21 Steve Wise
Nailed it! Smile
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Lol my bad, Tom Corley was a pretty popular photographer back then and shot pics at most of those races. I don't have a Facebook to...
Lol my bad,
Tom Corley was a pretty popular photographer back then and shot pics at most of those races. I don't have a Facebook to ask him, but I bet he could help you find him. Smile Sorry, I was just trying to help. Pretty coincidental with the similarities in their names.
Haha, no worries and you are correct the coincidences are surreal.Woohoo
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Yer good friends name is Tom Corley... Legendary photographer of socal motocross racing He's on FB .

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Ha!
Another guy telling me who my good childhood friend was, sorry Bob it was Tom Cosley. Smile

Here's one from the Escape Country National that Tom took.

That track was freaking incredible I don't think there was a flat piece of turf anywhere on the track!

Real frickin Motocross as far as I'm concerned I'm not even sure if it had a big jump. Woohoo




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BobbyM wrote:
Yer good friends name is Tom Corley... Legendary photographer of socal motocross racing He's on FB .

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G-man wrote:
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PFitzG38 wrote:
Man, there is so much right with this pic. The TonyD Mudder, The DG, JT and MotoXFox stickers. The 5 snap visor. The Hallman gloves The...
Man, there is so much right with this pic.

The TonyD Mudder, The DG, JT and MotoXFox stickers.

The 5 snap visor.

The Hallman gloves

The Andre' bars.

The only thing missing is the Gunner Gasser, cause you know those are Scott goggles with a face mask.
Thanks man you didn't miss a thing! Smile
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good days gone by..

raced all those tracks..plus Deanza..
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One of my favorite pictures. Seeing the scoring tower and the jump just hits me in the gut in a bitter sweet way. There was not a better time to race MX.

Did Corley ever do any thing with the SoCal MX news website ? Last I looked its the same 8 or 10 issues. I enjoyed looking thru those and remember the races I did and seeing my name in results and some articles.

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