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I thought I had lost this picture. This is at a Trans Am qualifier in Livermore, California 1976. I stepped out onto the track and held my camera up. Billy Grossi at the bottom of the hill gave me a nod. This was the result. It was during practice hence the green jersey. One of my all time favorites.
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Lightning78 9/12/2015 12:10pm
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Ahhhh the old carnegie Trans Am track that was back in the park.....I remember as a kid amybe around 1990 or 91 the track wa still somewhat still there with hay bales. It had since disappeared over the years but there were some GNARLY hillclimbs to the side of it we used to do
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Pauliemon, you should have titled this thread "Sugarbear!". Wink
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billy is supercool, I wonder if he can still ride? I never hear too much about him racing vintage stuff.
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Pauliemon 9/12/2015 1:17pm
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olds cool wrote:
Pauliemon, you should have titled this thread "Sugarbear!". Wink
Oh man! I forgot about that nickname. Yes I should have.

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I took the liberty of doing a little color correction and sharpening for you.



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Rooster wrote:
I took the liberty of doing a little color correction and sharpening for you. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2015/09/12/104806/s1200_BillyG.jpg[/img]
I took the liberty of doing a little color correction and sharpening for you.



Sugarbears cool but the real nickname was "Artemus"
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That's motocross, awesome
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BobbyM wrote:
billy is supercool, I wonder if he can still ride? I never hear too much about him racing vintage stuff.
Didn't he have a bad getoff a few years back in a vintage race? Wanna say it was at Sears Point but not sure.

Great pic there, Paulie.
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Pauliemon 9/12/2015 4:41pm
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Rooster wrote:
I took the liberty of doing a little color correction and sharpening for you. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2015/09/12/104806/s1200_BillyG.jpg[/img]
I took the liberty of doing a little color correction and sharpening for you.



Coyote wrote:
Sugarbears cool but the real nickname was "Artemus"
Thank you Coyote. Very nice.
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BobbyM wrote:
billy is supercool, I wonder if he can still ride? I never hear too much about him racing vintage stuff.
mfowler wrote:
Didn't he have a bad getoff a few years back in a vintage race? Wanna say it was at Sears Point but not sure. Great pic...
Didn't he have a bad getoff a few years back in a vintage race? Wanna say it was at Sears Point but not sure.

Great pic there, Paulie.
just saw him couple of days ago, he's doing good after what I believe was a recent hip replacement. Setting tile and raising 3 girls
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Badass pic
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BobbyM wrote:
billy is supercool, I wonder if he can still ride? I never hear too much about him racing vintage stuff.
mfowler wrote:
Didn't he have a bad getoff a few years back in a vintage race? Wanna say it was at Sears Point but not sure. Great pic...
Didn't he have a bad getoff a few years back in a vintage race? Wanna say it was at Sears Point but not sure.

Great pic there, Paulie.
Coyote wrote:
just saw him couple of days ago, he's doing good after what I believe was a recent hip replacement. Setting tile and raising 3 girls
Still living in the Santa Cruz area?
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mfowler wrote:
Didn't he have a bad getoff a few years back in a vintage race? Wanna say it was at Sears Point but not sure. Great pic...
Didn't he have a bad getoff a few years back in a vintage race? Wanna say it was at Sears Point but not sure.

Great pic there, Paulie.
Coyote wrote:
just saw him couple of days ago, he's doing good after what I believe was a recent hip replacement. Setting tile and raising 3 girls
Pauliemon wrote:
Still living in the Santa Cruz area?
Yep
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Still kinda of a smart ass though
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BobbyM wrote:
billy is supercool, I wonder if he can still ride? I never hear too much about him racing vintage stuff.
mfowler wrote:
Didn't he have a bad getoff a few years back in a vintage race? Wanna say it was at Sears Point but not sure. Great pic...
Didn't he have a bad getoff a few years back in a vintage race? Wanna say it was at Sears Point but not sure.

Great pic there, Paulie.
Coyote wrote:
just saw him couple of days ago, he's doing good after what I believe was a recent hip replacement. Setting tile and raising 3 girls
Setting tile is not an easy job... Setting tile for 25 years is crazy hard on the body. Glad he is doing fine and say hello to him please.
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Pauliemon 9/13/2015 10:32pm
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Here he is at Hangtown. He got the holeshot and lead for a while. This was the first lap off a 6 foot drop-away. When he chopped the throttle shut you could've heard a pin drop. When he touched back down and grabbed a handful the crowd went crazy. Really bad shot. Kodak Instamatic I think.
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mfowler wrote:
Didn't he have a bad getoff a few years back in a vintage race? Wanna say it was at Sears Point but not sure. Great pic...
Didn't he have a bad getoff a few years back in a vintage race? Wanna say it was at Sears Point but not sure.

Great pic there, Paulie.
Coyote wrote:
just saw him couple of days ago, he's doing good after what I believe was a recent hip replacement. Setting tile and raising 3 girls
BobbyM wrote:
Setting tile is not an easy job... Setting tile for 25 years is crazy hard on the body. Glad he is doing fine and say hello...
Setting tile is not an easy job... Setting tile for 25 years is crazy hard on the body. Glad he is doing fine and say hello to him please.
YCool o Bob will doWink

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