Over the bars "old school"

BM255
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4/18/2010 2:32pm Edited Date/Time 1/27/2012 4:17pm
Jason Upshaw crashes big at the 1985 LA Supercross
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Motodork
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4/18/2010 2:42pm
that was brutal
DownSouth
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4/18/2010 3:10pm
Wow, that brings back memories.

Back when that first aired in 1985 my buddy Bryan was the only kid in the neighborhood who had ESPN and he mangaed to tape that race. It was the only race we ever found on TV back then and we watched the tape over and over until it wore out. Some time in 1987 he taped a European SX that Jon van Den Berk won and we wore that out as well.

We don't know how good we have it these days.
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4/18/2010 3:17pm
That crash made Upshaw famous, sort of.
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4/18/2010 3:30pm
Hey Cam is that the Taco Casa Upshaw? I cant remember that kids first name.

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4/18/2010 3:33pm
was that a seatbounce superman?!?!?!?
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4/18/2010 4:06pm
that was some sweet vintage FMX!
BM255
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4/18/2010 4:16pm Edited Date/Time 4/17/2016 10:13pm
DownSouth wrote:
Wow, that brings back memories. Back when that first aired in 1985 my buddy Bryan was the only kid in the neighborhood who had ESPN and...
Wow, that brings back memories.

Back when that first aired in 1985 my buddy Bryan was the only kid in the neighborhood who had ESPN and he mangaed to tape that race. It was the only race we ever found on TV back then and we watched the tape over and over until it wore out. Some time in 1987 he taped a European SX that Jon van Den Berk won and we wore that out as well.

We don't know how good we have it these days.
Funny you should say that, In NZ this was the first SX race I can remember being on TV, I recorded it and watched it over and over.
This was the same event where RJ did his famous speech to the crowd
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4/18/2010 6:00pm
Hmmm, I think he needs some more rebound damping... Smile

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