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Early '75 Norm Reeves: Bultaco
late 75: US Suzuki: Started as an RM test rider
76-77 US Suzuki: full factory. He raced the 76 125s on RM based bikes, got a few rides on RA125s (Grossi's when Billy was out and a hand-me-down Gaston Rahier bike in 77) had an RH250 for Supercross.
78 Started the season on a Bultaco that hardly finished a moto throughout the pre-season and Golden State races, blew up big time at the first AMA National at Hangtown, then he picked up a ride with Wheelsmith Maico.
79 US Suzuk:i: a support ride, he pulled a 4th at Hangtown and had some more top ten rides throughout the AMA 250 series and some top ten Supercross rides too.
80 Race Ready / Honda: Race Ready was a Texas-based clothing line, Honda supplied the bike and parts. JJ ripped some great results in the Golden State Series, including a battle royal with Donnie Hansen.
81 Pro Circuit / Anaheim Husqvarna: It started as a shop ride, then US Husky pitched in some $$ and parts and even some factory mechanics at some Golden State rounds and at ABC Superbikers. Some real battles took place in the GSS series in the open class against Broc Glover. JJ stacked hard at Hollister, knocking himself silly. At the LA Coleseum JJ was the last rider to put a dual-shock/air-cooled bike into a Supercross main.
82 US Yamaha: A factory ride on production bikes. JJ tweaked his knee early on and put in only a few rides that year. The bikes were overweight, the rear suspension was dismal, the handling was freaky (radiators on the upper triple clamp!) and JJ never came to terms with the bike or the team. It was really his last real chance.
83 Mid Cities Honda: JJ prepped a Honda CR250 (Pro Circuit motor, Ohlins shock) that was worlds better than his 82 YZs. He was running very well at local races, but two days before the season opener at Anaheim, he blew out his right knee while practicing at Mockingbird Canyon, Riverside. He had surgery and did a few local things later than season, using one of the then new CTI braces, but never got back up to speed.
87 After being away for four years, pounding nails and such, JJ got the itch and bought a YZ and was doing real well in the So Cal Yamaha Series. Consistent rides had him leading the series, despite him getting zero support. As he said then, he was racing on tires that he wouldn't have used for practice back when! Sadly a work accident in which a nail went through his knee cap ended his hopes of getting back to speed.
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Shawn Clark - Fast Indiana kid, but injuries have set him back. Three years in a row had shoulder problems, surgeries, etc...
He's back racing now aboard Yamaha's. Hopes to challenge for a +25 LL title here in a few years!
Scott Davis- Did lots with the little backing he had compared to most.
Terry Bostard-poss fastest mini riders in NorCal ever.
Eric McKenna
Scott Myers
Kelly Andris
Phil Crane
Dana Waxham
Don Ferraro
Randy Losh
Brian Jodry
Tyler Evans
#160(or was it #140) forgot.
Dave Coupe
Spud Walters
Slippy Brian Roth
Rodney Harriger(Tim Aston bud)
Justin Tierney(Nev rider rode NorCal lots), Evan Laughridge, Steve Mertens
waxham was a badass...had a great style too. can't forget timmy aston either.
bostard was fast too....forgot about him.
Ryan Huffman, McCormack, Ryan Terlecki represented the northwest well in the mid/late 90s.
Ryans dad Ron was really fast in his day around the mid 70s.
Cory Bauder was really fast until he went Pro and he never seemed the same after.
they traveled with felicia from colorado i think too.
hall used to get some good starts on basically a stock motor....so did rodney. must have been my mechanic billy....hehehe.
And yes One ball Juan was a factory Can Am rider
billy keese
mark gambetta
sherman schneller
nathan woods
Pit Row
Keith Watson, houma louisiana by way of tallahassee florida. the original tallahassee flash. Keith was james stewart fast and i thought he had some yamaha support back in the early 80's.
Keith was tragically killed at Hattiesburg Mx park in mississippi in 1981
Mark Lawrence was pretty good too with Gambetta.
DG Dave Taylor thought would be top 125 guy. Eropkin was real good too.
Wayne Boyer. Can't remember if he was full fac. Suz. or a support rider. Another good one.
A new kid I thought might be good was that Jesse Masterpool....dunno if still racing, but use to see name in World Mini or Ponca/LL results. Know he should be 11 or 12 now.
I knew Doug from back when he was on 80's like 1979ish.
He was also buddies with Currier back in the day.
I put him next to his pal Harrigers name anyways...CYA.....
Hehehe.
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