Too Good for Old School Forum: '73 FL Winter-AM series : Lackey, Grossi, Weinert, and more!

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Edited Date/Time 10/28/2016 3:06pm
Saw this on FB tonight.

Classic MX! Looks to be 1972 in FL.

Lackey, Higgins, Pomeroy (I think), Hart, Karsmakers, Grossi...

https://www.facebook.com/mark.maj/videos/1052869518181/
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MotoX85 10/26/2016 10:19pm
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I use to live there from 88 to 93 and I never knew they had a track

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newmann 10/27/2016 5:33am
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Great footage and no euro techno hip hop rap music! Two thumbs up.
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tp4 10/27/2016 7:49am
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I was there..
that was a great time in motox!
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gsxrcr28 10/27/2016 10:26am
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Excellent video!
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g0rd057 10/27/2016 5:32pm
10/27/2016 5:32pm
DavetheVintageGuy wrote:
That was at Amelia Earhart MX during the 1973 Winter AMA.
I think that's Ft. Pierce speedway.
I see the retaining walls from the oval asphalt track that shared the property at that time.
Kx125rider 10/27/2016 5:39pm
10/27/2016 5:39pm
Forum categories get switched around and all of a sudden people start going haywire! Haha great video, Team Kawi van=badass.
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magoo1982 10/27/2016 6:05pm
10/27/2016 6:05pm
Nice vid, I think during 73 winter am is when they had some good pics of Bad Brad , doing what kids now days call the scrub...
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mx317 10/27/2016 6:06pm
10/27/2016 6:06pm
Cool video! Thanks for posting!
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g0rd057 10/27/2016 6:26pm
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g0rd057 wrote:
I think that's Ft. Pierce speedway.
I see the retaining walls from the oval asphalt track that shared the property at that time.
Here's the google map view of the track..... it was called, "Treasure Coast Speedway"
I went there one time in 73' with my buddy who raced a Penton in 125 expert class. He took home 2nd place trophy.
Track closed in 1974.
All the land developement in Florida these past 4 decades and this spot is still relatively untouched.
You can still clearly see the remnants of the oval track.
Amazing!
DavetheVintageGuy 10/27/2016 9:56pm
10/27/2016 9:56pm
You're right, it was called Treasure Coast. Amelia Earhart was down in Hialeah. They had a National one year.

Must have killed off a few brain cells in the past 45 years of racing...
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hellion 10/28/2016 5:24am
10/28/2016 5:24am
Great vid. Moto is and always has been so cool, and I remember my days as a little kid in the mid seventies watching and absorbing all of it. This clip just brought me right back. Thanks.
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kzizok 10/28/2016 5:45pm
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That was before a lot of current riders' time (including me). Having that been said, it is so hard to understand how fast those guys really rode their bikes by watching videos and not seeing them live. But there is a solution. I rode some AHRMA races for a while, and was able to see former pros ride those in person (and obviously not even going as fast as they did in their prime). Adding to that, I rode on the same tracks, on the same era bikes and believe me, when you watch and try it, you will realize how amazingly fast those bikes are ridden. It gave me a whole new appreciation for guys like Tom Benolkin, Dave Coupe, etc. To me, the most amazing part is the totally different approach of maximum momentum. Those bikes' brakes just dont work (very well, anyway), so its all about sweeping, to a large degree. You dont just point and shoot or blip the throttle to clear jumps.

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