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...Drilling holes in my open-face helmet to install an "Iron Jaw."
...Riding an air-cooled, drum-braked bike when it was state of the art (1982 RM80)
...Truly understanding for the first time what it meant when the flag was flown at half-mast. It was flown that way over my local track the weekend after the space shuttle blew up.
...You could buy a Cagiva in the US
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Sidebar: I was a Yamaha man (boy) until that day. However, a week earlier my pop visited the local Yamaha (much closer to home than ProAction) to pick up a YZ80D. The owner was a crusty bastard, as was my old man, so a deal failed to be reached. My dad held that story until I was about 30 years old. Little did he know it would lead to a personal vendetta against Broc Glover for stealing the 125 title from Danny LaPorte in '77. Yes, I'm still bitter..
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I can't remember;but I still love it
One other day at sugartree Damon had just moved to A and Yamaha sent Mike Jones down to race him.
It was a slam fest ,an unbelievable slam fest.after a few motos Mike came to Damon's boxvan to get it on.
He was jumped by Damon's dad and uncle with tire irons.Mike told me he was done,didn't need a broke leg.
He packed and left.
Watched Stanton pull off while leading the nat on a 490 so he could go to Loretta.
Good times had at that track.
I remember stacked classes at every race.
I remember 15 dollar classes, 10 for the 2nd class.
I remember everyone hanging out without their smart phone.
When commercials and tv shows didn't reference texting terms and hashtag.
I remember when Ricky showed up at Lowes, KY in '94 or '95 in the back of a pickup for an area qualifer riding a kx80, and layed down completely flat whips over the finish line. He threw a nac-nac over a massive stepup in moto 2 while i was on the gate. Even back then, watching him ride made me want to ride.
I also remember, that same day, my dad going nose to nose with someone at the races with Ben Riddle that day because Riddle tried to run over our dog with a pitbike. The dog was fine, Riddles Z50 and watergun didnt make it.
I remember going to Cobra and getting one of the first 100 bikes made by Bud himself, and him showing up at COCR and Red Bud for my LLQ's that year. Later, I lined up next to Millsaps on the gate with bud talking to both our dads behind the gate. I believe RupertX was down there that year, after Joey demolished everyone in the 2nd moto at the RedBud regional.
I still have the VHS tape from that moto with Davi at LL, complete with my late grandpa saying "that damn kid wrecked him" after Millsaps caught my front wheel halfway through the moto as we were 3rd and 4th.
Good memories
I think gas was less than $1.00 per gallon back then - I was working part-time at a machine shop for 4 bucks an hour drilling and tapping holes in castings. It was a very dirty job, but I learned a lot about life and people. My parents and aunt & uncle were very helpful financially in my early days of MX racing.
I remember when reed was washed up
But in all seriousness, watching tp on 125's
Add in Tommy Clowers, and before them, it was Bader Manneh.
I remember being able to fill the tank on my '82 RM 80, ride out of my garage and be at Marty Smith's freeway track in Sorrento Valley in 20 minutes.
Now after having many 250 & 450f's, I can't imagine ever riding a 2stroke again.
Pit Row
I remember when I stretched out a chain, I simply took a hammer & chisel and took a few links out it to make shorter.
I remember when the Klotz 2 stroke oil I used came in a red and white oil can and had to opened with a bottle/can opener.
I remember when I actually use to patch inner tubes.
I remember the first time I laid eyes on a new 79 Maico Magnum 450 GS E at Karson's Suzuki in Baltimore, MD.
I remember how my friends used to make fun of me from 77 to 79 for riding an old ratty 69 Maico 360 (never broke down!)
I remember the first time my buddy invited me to race my 78 Honda CR 250 at Big Berm -- I chickened out.
I remember riding with Lumpy (he had 79 or 80 HUS CR 250) & Ben Schaefer at the Texaco industrial park in Hanover, MD.
I remember the day I sold that Honda in 1980 ( for LAX & chicks) I didn't own or ride another motorcycle until 2003.
I remember RC on a PC 125 at MY Morris 1999, his corner speed and his throttle that seemed to be stuck WFO. The race that day was for 2nd.
I remember Lyle Dutoit of Mission Honda flying in the first XR75 in the country to Jacksonville so Jeff Ward and Brad Dutoit could destroy us at the very first, very muddy Mini O's. And it was called the Winternationals back then.
I remember later in the day having a girl! (Renee Payen) win my class at the flat track.
I remember a month later finding an XR75 under the Christmas tree. Best. Christmas. EVER!
I remember running around Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery, AL with a very young David Bailey and then spending the night in the motorhome with Gary and Darleen.
I remember going to pick up my 1974 CR125 as soon as it hit the dealer's dock in late 1974.
I remember "moving the shocks forward" on that bike a few months later.
I remember racing that bike at Blue Ribbon Raceway in Montgomery, AL on a really cold February day in 1975 for my first pro licensed race in the upstart NML. Some short, blonde headed guy who was visiting his Grandma in Selma won. They said his name was Barnett.....turned out to be a pretty good rider.
I remember.........God, I love this sport.
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