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That is the way I wanted to look back in high school.
JJ did.
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Jeff Jennings piloting a Norm Reeves sponsored Bultaco on display in the service department of Mid-Cities Motorsports in Paramount, Calif, formerly known as Norm Reeves Honda BSA.
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Hangtown 1979, sporting the # 666


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[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/05/08/345401/s1200_56EA5FFD_7503_49AE_9D18_84A64778080A.jpg[/img] Jeff Jennings piloting a Norm Reeves sponsored Bultaco on display in the service department of Mid-Cities Motorsports in Paramount, Calif, formerly known as Norm Reeves...


Jeff Jennings piloting a Norm Reeves sponsored Bultaco on display in the service department of Mid-Cities Motorsports in Paramount, Calif, formerly known as Norm Reeves Honda BSA.


That would have been 1975. Here's one of my pics from that same jump around that same time. He'd had a battle with Steve Wise. A fraction of a second before I snapped this they'd bumped hips in the air -- both reacted instantly and continued with their duel.
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My JJ54 tribute gear for vmx.

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My JJ54 tribute gear for vmx. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/05/09/345595/s1200_20190321_121926.jpg[/img]
My JJ54 tribute gear for vmx.


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RM Mike wrote:
I remember a race I attended long ago and Jeff Jennings had gear that looked great. The old red/yellow/red combination. My favorite. Electro helmet if I'm...
I remember a race I attended long ago and Jeff Jennings had gear that looked great. The old red/yellow/red combination. My favorite. Electro helmet if I'm right. I wanna say he was riding for Moto X Fox Suzuki or FMF maybe but I cant remember. But his gear matched the bike. It was '77 or '78.
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[img]https://dirtbikemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/MarkKielsTopTen_11.jpg[/img] JJ wore JT gear during his 1976-77 stint with Suzuki. He wore Bell helmets, usually painted up in red/yellow/with a bit of blue, though in...


JJ wore JT gear during his 1976-77 stint with Suzuki. He wore Bell helmets, usually painted up in red/yellow/with a bit of blue, though in this 1976 Saddleback TransAm 250cc support class shot (#364), he's wearing a plain-wrap white Bell.
leading the pack #518 Jeff Vidic with his trademark white Bell helmet. He used to win all the time at Irwindale.
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Didn't he race a 4 stroke 250 in SX in the early 80s ?
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Didn't he race a 4 stroke 250 in SX in the early 80s ?
No. You're probably thinking of Danny Turner.
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Didn't he race a 4 stroke 250 in SX in the early 80s ?
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No. You're probably thinking of Danny Turner.
Ah , yeah you're right.
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ATKpilot99 wrote:
Didn't he race a 4 stroke 250 in SX in the early 80s ?
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No. You're probably thinking of Danny Turner.
ATKpilot99 wrote:
Ah , yeah you're right.
This is the 4-stroke that JJ was known for.



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I remember Jeff. Back in the early 80s I was working for Hughes Aircraft Craft in Fullerton and one of my coworkers said that we have a new mechanic in our department. That's what we were called, basically we assembled ground to air defense systems for the government. My friend told me his name was Jeff Jennings. Now I thought no way this could be the same Jeff Jennings that raced for team Suzuki.
Now I have been a big Jeff Jennings fan for a long time so when my friend took me over to introduce him to me I couldn't believe it, it was the one and only Jeff Jennings.
I've been racing Suzuki's for a long time so I've always rooted for the hole team. But Jeff was my favorite. So when I shook his hand I said “you're Jeff Jennings former team Suzuki racer" He smiled and said yep that's me.
Now Jeff is one of those racers I always tried to get autograph from him but now were working together. When he started working with us I loving to coming to work!

I saw Jeff win the long distance competition LA Superbowl of Motocross. I also saw him at the SCORE off road race at Riverside Raceway where Jeff and Terri Clark from team Kawasaki we're kicking butt over all the off-road racers. Unfortunately Jeff came in second.
I also saw him at a Dirt Diggers Grand Prix race at Racing World motorcycle park. Dirt Diggers were giving out BIG money for there pros race that he was in. I think at that time he was racing a Maico?

I'm glad to hear Jeff is doing good. He's a nice guy to talk to. It was fun talking to him about being a factory racer. That is something that he could be very proud of. Living the dream of every kid wishing that they could be a factory racer.
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He was a regular Friday nights at Irwindale in 74-75. Very fast and smooth.
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Jeff Jennings during the 1982 250 National - Saddleback Park




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Hangtown 1979. JJ rode to 4th overall in the 250cc AMA National.
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Jeff Jennings was one of the most stylish Motocross racers I've ever seen.

At Saddleback he was buttery smooth like the Dogger Ronnie and his gear was always spot on 

Thought for sure he would have made the big time. 

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Chasing Radical Ron Turner another So Cal legend. 😎

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G-man wrote:
Jeff Jennings was one of the most stylish Motocross racers I've ever seen. At Saddleback he was buttery smooth like the Dogger Ronnie and his gear...

Jeff Jennings was one of the most stylish Motocross racers I've ever seen.

At Saddleback he was buttery smooth like the Dogger Ronnie and his gear was always spot on 

Thought for sure he would have made the big time. 

Screenshot 20240226-200639 Facebook

FB IMG 1709001851054

Chasing Radical Ron Turner another So Cal legend. 😎

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The shot with Turner isn't JJ. I think it may be Jeff Ward.

 

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