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Sondy132001 10/13/2011 10:19am
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mag23 wrote:
wasn't Jimmy Robertson the 'Kamikaze'? Not sure if John Leddy ever turned pro, but he was a fast kid
Sondy132001 wrote:
John Leddy raced pro yes !! did we add Lodermeier ??

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mag23 wrote:
yep, Lody's on the list... and speaking of the mx mex Lou Lopez, does being a Pro Beginner count?
hahah yeah !!

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andymoto 10/13/2011 10:52am
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Let me throw you some more.... Mark Green, Chalma Roberts, Arnold Plant, Pat Wilson, Jimmy Graham, Jim Fisk, Jimmy Robertson, Big guy on Huskys back in...
Let me throw you some more.... Mark Green, Chalma Roberts, Arnold Plant, Pat Wilson, Jimmy Graham, Jim Fisk, Jimmy Robertson, Big guy on Huskys back in helvetia days... Rogers and Tadpole
Mike Hersmans had Helvetia dialed on Huskies also.
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Clutchy 10/13/2011 11:00am
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I still somehow got one of Leddy's old jerseys. He ran #109.
Jeff Baldwin #224
Dennis Kritzer(?) #503
Jeff Brownlee
Robert Stone
Ty Gragg, Tim Nobles
Jeff Brownlee... from the 90's...?
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Sondy132001 10/13/2011 11:10am
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andymoto wrote:
I still somehow got one of Leddy's old jerseys. He ran #109.
Jeff Baldwin #224
Dennis Kritzer(?) #503
Jeff Brownlee
Robert Stone
Ty Gragg, Tim Nobles
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Jeff Brownlee... from the 90's...?
Oh wow yep we forgot him !!

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Clutchy 10/13/2011 11:17am
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Jeff Brownlee from sac...............
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ridge 10/13/2011 11:23am
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Jeff Brownlee from sac...............
That's who I was thinking of!
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Clutchy 10/13/2011 11:30am
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Jeff Brownlee from sac...............
ridge wrote:
That's who I was thinking of!
I raced against him in 88 to 90. Me, Jeff and our friend Jerry drove to a golden state race at Glen Helen one year. Wasn't sure what happened with him after that.. Nice guy.
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andymoto 10/13/2011 11:39am
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Brownlee was racing cross country say 4-5 yrs ago last I saw of him.
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RandyS 10/13/2011 12:10pm
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mag23 wrote:
yep, Lody's on the list... and speaking of the mx mex Lou Lopez, does being a Pro Beginner count?
Scott Myers mechanic makes the list but he doesn't(or did I miss it). Lou should make the list strictly for going from pro beginner to where he is.
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Sondy132001 10/13/2011 12:12pm
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mag23 wrote:
yep, Lody's on the list... and speaking of the mx mex Lou Lopez, does being a Pro Beginner count?
RandyS wrote:
Scott Myers mechanic makes the list but he doesn't(or did I miss it). Lou should make the list strictly for going from pro beginner to where...
Scott Myers mechanic makes the list but he doesn't(or did I miss it). Lou should make the list strictly for going from pro beginner to where he is.
nah someone up there poured love to Myers too !!

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jeffro503 10/13/2011 12:26pm
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fastener wrote:
Andy, that's amazing! You must have one heck of a memory.
andymoto wrote:
Forgot about Brad and Tony tho....sorry bout that Ron. Smile
Andy......you have an official PC computer for a brain! Holy crap that is a lot of names to remember. I can remember quite a few from my neck of the woods , but it would take me all day and I would probably forget 90% of them.
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andymoto 10/13/2011 12:33pm
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Lou Lopez worked at my bank when he was racing before the Sunstar job. Great guy. Gary Dunn was another that got a job in the industry not long after Lou got his.

Which one was Scott Myers mechanic? Thanks, can't remember.
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RandyS 10/13/2011 12:47pm
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Lou Lopez worked at my bank when he was racing before the Sunstar job. Great guy. Gary Dunn was another that got a job in the...
Lou Lopez worked at my bank when he was racing before the Sunstar job. Great guy. Gary Dunn was another that got a job in the industry not long after Lou got his.

Which one was Scott Myers mechanic? Thanks, can't remember.
Lou was Myers mechanic, Gary worked at Roseville before Oakley.
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Sondy132001 10/13/2011 12:53pm
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Lou Lopez worked at my bank when he was racing before the Sunstar job. Great guy. Gary Dunn was another that got a job in the...
Lou Lopez worked at my bank when he was racing before the Sunstar job. Great guy. Gary Dunn was another that got a job in the industry not long after Lou got his.

Which one was Scott Myers mechanic? Thanks, can't remember.
Lou left the bank cause it got robbed and they held a gun to his head ! 2nd time he had been robbed !

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Uncleof2 10/13/2011 1:05pm
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Yep, was thinking the same thing, I was born in the same hospital! Think he moved before he ever got on a motorcycle though. But really...
Yep, was thinking the same thing, I was born in the same hospital! Think he moved before he ever got on a motorcycle though.

But really Nor-Cal still has lots of fast people it is just that most of them seem to be in that barely qualify and run 20th-40th at a national speed.

Last year Cory Pennington did pretty good in the nationals and this year Preston Mull seems to have done the best of the newer kids coming up.

But really Lance Burgess was the man RIP!
Prozach, where did you go to high school and what year did you graduate. Lance was the man, but he and Danny V. had some good races. Is Cory Pennington any relation to Jesse.
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andymoto 10/13/2011 1:16pm
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fastener wrote:
Andy, that's amazing! You must have one heck of a memory.
andymoto wrote:
Forgot about Brad and Tony tho....sorry bout that Ron. Smile
jeffro503 wrote:
Andy......you have an official PC computer for a brain! Holy crap that is a lot of names to remember. I can remember quite a few from...
Andy......you have an official PC computer for a brain! Holy crap that is a lot of names to remember. I can remember quite a few from my neck of the woods , but it would take me all day and I would probably forget 90% of them.
Was a shitty racer, but a good fan...lol

Too bad old memories don't turn into $$$...lol.

Willie and Lee Miller. Willie and Beetle Murphy battled in 125s. Our pal Rick Evans raced Leon Ellis in Am before both went expert when '78 came around. Dan Sawyer, Danny Williams and Dennis Canevari think made expert then quit right after.

Randy Richardson was another early '70s oldie. Irv Achinger late '80s was pretty good.

Mark Myers(RetiredCAPro), Darrin Channel(think another Fairfield Kawi/Team Green rider) late '80/early '90s. JJ Taylor.
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RandyS 10/13/2011 1:31pm
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I've seen the name Jimmy Olson pop up a couple times, did this Jimmy Olson have red hair? Would be 48 or 49 now.
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andymoto 10/13/2011 1:44pm
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Lou Lopez worked at my bank when he was racing before the Sunstar job. Great guy. Gary Dunn was another that got a job in the...
Lou Lopez worked at my bank when he was racing before the Sunstar job. Great guy. Gary Dunn was another that got a job in the industry not long after Lou got his.

Which one was Scott Myers mechanic? Thanks, can't remember.
Sondy132001 wrote:
Lou left the bank cause it got robbed and they held a gun to his head ! 2nd time he had been robbed !

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Oh yeah, that's right and also seemed his other half had family down south(unless thinking of someone else). If you wouldn't mind, tell Lou I said hello next time you talk to him. Thanks a bunch!

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Clutchy 10/13/2011 2:03pm
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I've seen the name Jimmy Olson pop up a couple times, did this Jimmy Olson have red hair? Would be 48 or 49 now.
The Jimmy Olson I know had blonde hair is 47, from Danville. Jim is also a surfer and board shaper, start to finish. BobbyM, Bob Majors, Whalen ( walnut creek ).. sandhill guys
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RandyS 10/13/2011 2:16pm
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I've seen the name Jimmy Olson pop up a couple times, did this Jimmy Olson have red hair? Would be 48 or 49 now.
Clutchy wrote:
The Jimmy Olson I know had blonde hair is 47, from Danville. Jim is also a surfer and board shaper, start to finish. BobbyM, Bob Majors...
The Jimmy Olson I know had blonde hair is 47, from Danville. Jim is also a surfer and board shaper, start to finish. BobbyM, Bob Majors, Whalen ( walnut creek ).. sandhill guys
The Jimmy Olson I'm thinking of had a younger brother named Randy and lived somewhere around Concord.
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IceMan446 10/13/2011 3:02pm
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Clutchy wrote:
Jeff Brownlee from sac...............
ridge wrote:
That's who I was thinking of!
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I raced against him in 88 to 90. Me, Jeff and our friend Jerry drove to a golden state race at Glen Helen one year. Wasn't...
I raced against him in 88 to 90. Me, Jeff and our friend Jerry drove to a golden state race at Glen Helen one year. Wasn't sure what happened with him after that.. Nice guy.
Jeff Brownlee was also good friends with Eric DuCray who was a pro from Sac, who now owns a KTM shop. I remember going with Brownlee and DuCray to Glen Helen when Brownlee was trying to qualify for the Glen Helen national. Got to walk the track with them and thats when I realized the hills at hangtown are nothing even close to what they were riding on at Glen Helen. Flat out scary, good fun and got to see the whole true privateer side first hand.
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Clutchy 10/13/2011 3:31pm
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Ya... Eric DuCray, As a matter of fact it might of been Eric that we went to glen Helen with and not jeff...lol I think Jerry's last name was Cowley. We all rode 125's. I need to find those pictures. maybe 39 on a honda was eric.
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I'm just glad I made Andymoto's list of Norcal pros! Good post. Amazing how many names you remember but I forgot a lot more! Norcal had some fast guys and some very cool tracks. You could pick and choose where and who you wanted to race on any given weekend. Lenny Macarella is one I didn't see. Ron Self is another. Paul Turner, Jim's little brother. He made a big splash in bicycle suspension as we all know. Duane Joice, Greg Hebbard. The list might be endless.
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andymoto 10/13/2011 7:17pm
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Mike Beier, Brian n Brent(?) Coulson, Marty Sawin. Gotta be another couple names missing for everyone mentioned. Wanna say Self raced either Husky or KTMs. Vasco DeMello, Duane Scott, Doug Kohler think made expert. DeMello promoted races for a little bit at Mammoth Bar, Prarie..
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mag23 10/13/2011 7:21pm
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Mike Beier, Brian n Brent(?) Coulson, Marty Sawin. Gotta be another couple names missing for everyone mentioned. Wanna say Self raced either Husky or KTMs. Vasco...
Mike Beier, Brian n Brent(?) Coulson, Marty Sawin. Gotta be another couple names missing for everyone mentioned. Wanna say Self raced either Husky or KTMs. Vasco DeMello, Duane Scott, Doug Kohler think made expert. DeMello promoted races for a little bit at Mammoth Bar, Prarie..
Brian n Brent (Waters)?
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mag23 10/13/2011 7:24pm
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Isn't Lowell Moral the Chico Cycleland legend?
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IceMan446 10/13/2011 7:44pm
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Ya... Eric DuCray, As a matter of fact it might of been Eric that we went to glen Helen with and not jeff...lol I think Jerry's...
Ya... Eric DuCray, As a matter of fact it might of been Eric that we went to glen Helen with and not jeff...lol I think Jerry's last name was Cowley. We all rode 125's. I need to find those pictures. maybe 39 on a honda was eric.
Yup. DuCray was a fast dude back in the day. Shit he still hauls. Cool dude and likes to support the cross country guys.
RexBackman 10/13/2011 9:09pm
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Lowell Moral Sr is the Cycleland flat track legeng. Jr, his son, I believe was a motocrosser. I watched Sr many a Sat night covering Cycleland for Cycle News way back in the day.
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ecavaliere 10/13/2011 9:11pm
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Yup. DuCray was a fast dude back in the day. Shit he still hauls. Cool dude and likes to support the cross country guys.
Saw Eric today at his KTM dealership - he is heading to Taft tonight to race the WORCS series race, where he is leading the points in his class. SUPER nice guy and a heck of a suspension guru!
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Coyote 10/13/2011 9:45pm
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andymoto wrote:
Mike Beier, Brian n Brent(?) Coulson, Marty Sawin. Gotta be another couple names missing for everyone mentioned. Wanna say Self raced either Husky or KTMs. Vasco...
Mike Beier, Brian n Brent(?) Coulson, Marty Sawin. Gotta be another couple names missing for everyone mentioned. Wanna say Self raced either Husky or KTMs. Vasco DeMello, Duane Scott, Doug Kohler think made expert. DeMello promoted races for a little bit at Mammoth Bar, Prarie..
Wow, brain fade all the way. Remember Dennis Brand, hauled from the Central Valley...great times. THE Gary Murphy I remember was from Santa Cruz and rode out of Moores like myself. Greg and Tim Hebard also..

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