Time for a little off road fun. The 1990 Blackwater 100 is up for your viewing pleasure.

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Edited Date/Time 1/27/2012 2:39pm
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toddh 8/19/2011 12:43pm
8/19/2011 12:43pm
I was there!
kevingraehl 8/19/2011 2:21pm
8/19/2011 2:21pm
wish that was still in action
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hartebreak 8/19/2011 4:16pm
8/19/2011 4:16pm
haha, my 1st KTm was a 1989 125 just like the one Norton won on. What a piece of crap that bike was. Everything was allen head.
tiddlermx23 8/19/2011 4:27pm
8/19/2011 4:27pm
I was there as well...I was only 6 but I believe that was the first time I saw my grandfather drink a beer while listening to that atrocious boot scoot boogy song or whatever it was! lol!

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Hman144 8/20/2011 10:47am
8/20/2011 10:47am
That Norton was a kook. I wonder what ever became of him?

Those were the days- still have a couple old dusty trophies on the shelf from that mayhem, and some great memories.

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Pete_Clark 6/14/2016 8:58am
6/14/2016 8:58am Edited Date/Time 6/14/2016 8:59am
Hey guys. I'm looking for race results for 1989 and 1990. Specifically Senoir B. Any help, info or leads would be greatly appreciated. Maybe pics and race flyer would be great too!!
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Shiftfaced 6/14/2016 9:30am
6/14/2016 9:30am
What was the deal with that race?

I think that I heard somewhere that the owner/leasee of the property had a certain land use permit that was a couple of years from expiring. They went in to amend the permit, and the permitting agency was not going to permit the new use.

With that, they said "Fine, we are going to do everything we can to cause as much damage to the property until our current permit expires", and that is how we got the Blackwater 100.

Is there ANY truth to that?
GalagaOnMYArm 6/14/2016 9:30am
6/14/2016 9:30am
Norton was legendary on that 125. You guys should have seen him at the NETRA events back then!
stupidnslow 6/14/2016 9:52am
6/14/2016 9:52am
Shiftfaced wrote:
What was the deal with that race? I think that I heard somewhere that the owner/leasee of the property had a certain land use permit that...
What was the deal with that race?

I think that I heard somewhere that the owner/leasee of the property had a certain land use permit that was a couple of years from expiring. They went in to amend the permit, and the permitting agency was not going to permit the new use.

With that, they said "Fine, we are going to do everything we can to cause as much damage to the property until our current permit expires", and that is how we got the Blackwater 100.

Is there ANY truth to that?
Blackwater was around for 19 years, so that's not the case. Essentially, a preacher from Davis, WV wanted to do something special for his town to help the economy. He got in contact with Dave Coombs, and the two saw On Any Sunday together. After watching the movie they thought that a GP style race through and around town would be a good fit, would help bring people to the area, and that was it!
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TailSoHard 6/14/2016 10:13am
6/14/2016 10:13am
I remember having one of the Blackwater races on VHS as a kid. I must have watched that thing about a thousand times... Now I gotta go home and see if I can find it! lol
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Sidecar 6/14/2016 10:51am
6/14/2016 10:51am
Link to the video not working?
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gt80rider 6/14/2016 12:09pm
6/14/2016 12:09pm
5 yr old thread... but ya, I would like to see more vid on that race as well
One Last Comeback 6/14/2016 12:49pm
6/14/2016 12:49pm
Tim Coombs won that race in 1988 I think.
I have raced Tim Coombs in the mud at High Point.

Never race Tim Coombs in the mud, especially at High Point.

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