First race you ever attended or raced

EC101 wrote:

Lawton Motocross Park in Oklahoma (1980) . My first race was on a 1980 YZ50.

AZ35 wrote:

Spectator was Canyon Raceway in Phoenix, fall of 1980. My only memory was how fast the winning 80 expert rider was, just incredible to watch. He...

Spectator was Canyon Raceway in Phoenix, fall of 1980.

My only memory was how fast the winning 80 expert rider was, just incredible to watch. He seemed faster than the big bike pros. I did not know who anyone was (I was just a kid), but I recall thinking it was odd he had his "first" name on the back of his jersey. That Blake guy was fast....
It wasn't until about a year later when I started going more regularly that I realized who it was- Troy Blake (RIP).

My first race (80 beginner) was 1982 at Deer Valley Cycle Park, in practice Bryan Bruner passed me going so fast it scared the shit of me. My race ended in the first turn of 1st moto, guy in front of me crashes. I didn't crash but put my foot down to not fall and another rider ran over my ankle and caused a slight fracture.

Next race was 2 months later at Canyon, first turn of 1st moto I had a good start but this little tiny asshole on a CR80 came inside of me and took my front wheel out. It was Jimmy Button's first race on an 80 (he was still racing the 60cc class too). I think he was 9 or 10 at the time. So my first 2 races did not go well from the start...

EC101 wrote:

Lawton Motocross Park in Oklahoma (1980) . My first race was on a 1980 YZ50.

wwdiii wrote:

I wonder if that was the same track I raced at in Lawton Oklahoma 1973 or 74. I got a second amd should have won but...

I wonder if that was the same track I raced at in Lawton Oklahoma 1973 or 74.

I got a second amd should have won but I got hung up in turn one and lost some time. My throttle hung crossing the finish line on my CZ and I ran through the crowd. I ran through the plastic flags that marked the track and I balled up 20-30 feet of it around my rear sprocket and was able stall. It it haven’t been for the flagging I was headed the parking lot. It all happened pretty quick.

dadofagun wrote:

Possum Hollow, Miller MO 1977, on my shiny new JR 50. Rode both moto's hardly ever sitting down.... All the pics I had of Lackey, Hannah...

Possum Hollow, Miller MO 1977, on my shiny new JR 50. Rode both moto's hardly ever sitting down.... All the pics I had of Lackey, Hannah, Smith, etc, were of them standing. So, I thought that was what you were supposed to do, and I hauled serious ass to a smooth 2nd place. Got a trophy, a kiss from a hot blonde in heels, and pizza on the way home after a hard days work. Topped the whole day off by having a root beer float at home with my trophy sitting beside me just before bed. Not a bad day for a 4 year old........

My parents are the best. One of my best days ever........

dadofagun wrote:

Possum Hollow, Miller MO 1977, on my shiny new JR 50. Rode both moto's hardly ever sitting down.... All the pics I had of Lackey, Hannah...

Possum Hollow, Miller MO 1977, on my shiny new JR 50. Rode both moto's hardly ever sitting down.... All the pics I had of Lackey, Hannah, Smith, etc, were of them standing. So, I thought that was what you were supposed to do, and I hauled serious ass to a smooth 2nd place. Got a trophy, a kiss from a hot blonde in heels, and pizza on the way home after a hard days work. Topped the whole day off by having a root beer float at home with my trophy sitting beside me just before bed. Not a bad day for a 4 year old........

My parents are the best. One of my best days ever........

EC101 wrote:

I remember racing 60s and 80s at Possum Hollow a couple of times. If I remember correctly it had a huge up hill section. Actually, it...

I remember racing 60s and 80s at Possum Hollow a couple of times. If I remember correctly it had a huge up hill section. Actually, it probably wasnt "huge", but that's the way I remember it.

dadofagun wrote:

Possum Hollow, Miller MO 1977, on my shiny new JR 50. Rode both moto's hardly ever sitting down.... All the pics I had of Lackey, Hannah...

Possum Hollow, Miller MO 1977, on my shiny new JR 50. Rode both moto's hardly ever sitting down.... All the pics I had of Lackey, Hannah, Smith, etc, were of them standing. So, I thought that was what you were supposed to do, and I hauled serious ass to a smooth 2nd place. Got a trophy, a kiss from a hot blonde in heels, and pizza on the way home after a hard days work. Topped the whole day off by having a root beer float at home with my trophy sitting beside me just before bed. Not a bad day for a 4 year old........

My parents are the best. One of my best days ever........

EC101 wrote:

I remember racing 60s and 80s at Possum Hollow a couple of times. If I remember correctly it had a huge up hill section. Actually, it...

I remember racing 60s and 80s at Possum Hollow a couple of times. If I remember correctly it had a huge up hill section. Actually, it probably wasnt "huge", but that's the way I remember it.

dadofagun wrote:

Actually, it was (still is), a pretty good climb for SW MO. Back then, there were actually 2, one being longer than the other. The longest...

Actually, it was (still is), a pretty good climb for SW MO. Back then, there were actually 2, one being longer than the other. The longest one ran right along side the county road that led one into the track itself. Whooped out all the way up and down, rocks the size of large baked potatoes littered everywhere on top of the dirt. Took one of those bastards direct-hit to a collarbone a few years later with a scar still to prove it. Raced there a ton from 77-90, place is still going today. Gotta love the creek there as well!

crowe176 wrote:

I was 16 when I started racing. For context, I didn’t know about districts and much of anything about racing. My first race was early 90’s...

I was 16 when I started racing. For context, I didn’t know about districts and much of anything about racing. My first race was early 90’s. I opened an MXA and the only races I found were an ad for a LLQ and the closest race was Daniel Boone Mx. So that was my first race.

Me and 3 of my friends hopped in my moms blazer and pulled a 3 rail down to Kentucky from MI. I raced the C class, finished 3rd overall in some epic mud conditions. Side note: We had used my moms credit card to reserve our room at the Budget Host. A month later, the Budget Host charged my mom $300 because they said we trashed the room with mud. Mom was pissed.

That was the only time I’ve regional qualified for Loretta’s and I didn’t even know it until about a 5 years later.

BAMX wrote:

Mine would be Barona Oaks in late 83. A couple weeks later, I was on the line in 80 beginner. It was a great place to...

Mine would be Barona Oaks in late 83. A couple weeks later, I was on the line in 80 beginner. It was a great place to race during the mid to late 80's with tons of guys who were fast being there regularly.