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kids that started racing on the mini track at indian dunes?
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kids that started racing on the mini track at indian dunes?
DID YOU START RACING AT THE MINI TRACK AT INDIAN DUNESIN THE LATE 70S OR EARLY 8OS?? IF YOU DID WE MIGHT KNOW EACH OTHER. WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW????
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I started racing on the mini track at the Dunes. My first race was on a Sunday in 1976. I raced the 80 Beg class. It was the day they were filming for the Mickey Mouse Club and I finished 3rd. I was so proud and that started my life in the Motocross world.

After that race, I didn't race again for almost a year. My sister had a really bad crash that same day and my parents were kind of tripped out. When I started racing again I raced the mini track almost every Friday night and on some Sundays too, but mostly Friday nights. Dam there some cold ass night races I remember.

After a bunch of years I moved to the International track and started racing there on Friday nights too, but then started racing on Sunday a lot.

I raced at Indian Dunes from 1976 to something like 1984ish.

Man those were the days!
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I started racing on the mini track at the Dunes. My first race was on a Sunday in 1976. I raced the 80 Beg class. It...
I started racing on the mini track at the Dunes. My first race was on a Sunday in 1976. I raced the 80 Beg class. It was the day they were filming for the Mickey Mouse Club and I finished 3rd. I was so proud and that started my life in the Motocross world.

After that race, I didn't race again for almost a year. My sister had a really bad crash that same day and my parents were kind of tripped out. When I started racing again I raced the mini track almost every Friday night and on some Sundays too, but mostly Friday nights. Dam there some cold ass night races I remember.

After a bunch of years I moved to the International track and started racing there on Friday nights too, but then started racing on Sunday a lot.

I raced at Indian Dunes from 1976 to something like 1984ish.

Man those were the days!
HEY LOOPED OUT! ME AND U BANGED BARS MENY TIMES IM SURE!! I RACED THE MINI TRACK EVERY FRIDAYNIGHT AND EVERY SUNDAY FROM 77TO 81 . THEN MOVED ON TO BIG TRACKS INT AND GLEN. MADE ALOT OF FRIENDS ON THAT TRACK THAT I STILL TALK TO MOUSE MCOY KYLE LEWIS RON DENSFORD JOHN RODREGUIS. YOUR RIGHT THER WER SOM COLD ASS FRIDAY NIGHT RACES!!!!!!!!!! IALLSO TALK TO DANNY LAMB ALL THE TIME ON THIS WEB SITE HE IS A COOL GUY. THER IS A PICTURE ON MY PROFILE OF ME ON THE INT TRACK IN FRONT OF TROY WELTY MY # IS 23 IT MIGHT RING A BELL! NO ONE CALLED ME TOBY BACK THEN I HAD A NICK NAME EVERY CALLED ME SNAKE, TALK TO U LATER !!
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HuskyEd 12/10/2009 5:03pm
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Does anyone remember a kid that raced minis around that time (79-82 - I can't remember his last name) but he was known as "King Richard"? I think he was from the Vegas area.

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boybuc 12/10/2009 5:04pm
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I raced there in 78 and 79
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HuskyEd wrote:
Does anyone remember a kid that raced minis around that time (79-82 - I can't remember his last name) but he was known as "King Richard"...
Does anyone remember a kid that raced minis around that time (79-82 - I can't remember his last name) but he was known as "King Richard"? I think he was from the Vegas area.
King richard saxton is a professional R/C car racer full factory driver he drives mostly 1/8 scale offroad, funny when the announcer said his name i'm goin i know that little kid from his italijet days, dude is pretty big now size that is.
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LONG LIVE THE KING!
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LONG LIVE THE KING!


LONG LIVE THE KING!
hey tom?? snake here . nice picture of richard now i remember him wow! i didnt think i would get one responce from this topic i started . when u get done with my super cross picture could u post it on this topic?? thanks (snake)....
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toby lawes 12/11/2009 3:00pm
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HuskyEd wrote:
Does anyone remember a kid that raced minis around that time (79-82 - I can't remember his last name) but he was known as "King Richard"...
Does anyone remember a kid that raced minis around that time (79-82 - I can't remember his last name) but he was known as "King Richard"? I think he was from the Vegas area.
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King richard saxton is a professional R/C car racer full factory driver he drives mostly 1/8 scale offroad, funny when the announcer said his name i'm...
King richard saxton is a professional R/C car racer full factory driver he drives mostly 1/8 scale offroad, funny when the announcer said his name i'm goin i know that little kid from his italijet days, dude is pretty big now size that is.
HEY WOWMD OUT? MY 80 YEAR OLD FATHER REMEMBERS RICHERD MORE THEN I DO!!! BUT I DO REMEMBER HIM>>. IM A LUCKY MAN TO STILL HAVE MY FATHER WITH ME !!!! HE HELPS ME TRAIN MY 12 YEAR OLD SON ON THE MX TRACK. AND STILL TEACHES ME ALOT!!!!!!! SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR DAD!!!! I LOVE MY SON & MY WIFE BUT MY DAD IS MY BEST BEST FRIEND!!!!!!!
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wownd out 12/11/2009 5:59pm
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You got that right! enjoy every day with your dad! and tell him you love him.
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toby lawes 12/11/2009 8:46pm
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You got that right! enjoy every day with your dad! and tell him you love him.
I WILL THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (SNAKE) BY THE WAY THE PICTURE IS OF MY SON AGE 9 65 CC BEG CLASS HE IS NOW 12 AND ON 80S AND GETTING FAST . HE SCARES THE HELL OUT OF ME !!! NOW I KNOW WHAT MY DAD WENT THROUGH!!! PAY BACK IS A BITCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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HuskyEd 12/12/2009 10:44am
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HuskyEd wrote:
Does anyone remember a kid that raced minis around that time (79-82 - I can't remember his last name) but he was known as "King Richard"...
Does anyone remember a kid that raced minis around that time (79-82 - I can't remember his last name) but he was known as "King Richard"? I think he was from the Vegas area.
wownd out wrote:
King richard saxton is a professional R/C car racer full factory driver he drives mostly 1/8 scale offroad, funny when the announcer said his name i'm...
King richard saxton is a professional R/C car racer full factory driver he drives mostly 1/8 scale offroad, funny when the announcer said his name i'm goin i know that little kid from his italijet days, dude is pretty big now size that is.
Thanks wownd and nice picture Tom!!
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THERE WAS A KID THAT LIVED DOWN THE STREET FROM ME HIS NAME WAS JOHN RODREGES. HE IS THE REASON I STARTED RACING AT THE DUNES. 1977 HE OWNED THE MINI TRACK!!!! NO ONE COULD TOUCH HIM!!! I WATCHED HIM RACE ONE WEEKEND. THATS ALL IT TOOK!!!!!!! I WAS HOOKED!!!! I WAS RACING THAT NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT!! SOME HOW WE LOST TOUCH AS CHILD HOOD FRIENDS DO. BUT TOM PROBABLY HAS A OLD PICTURE OF HIM . HIS # WAS 19R HE ROAD RM 80S IN 77 AND AND WENT TO KAW IN 78AND 79 . WE BOTH ROAD FOR ED SHAVERS WEST CYCLE IN NEWHALL.. IF HIS NAME RINGS A BELL TO ANY ONE PLEASE LET ME KNOW !!!
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does any one remember the pji rep that used to give oil sponser ships to the faster 80 ccriders?? he drove a real nice ford bronco?? i was in the starting gate on a sunday race on int track he came up to me and my dad and put pji sticker on my back fender. he said( COME SEE ME IF U WIN THIS MOTO) I WON THE MOTO AND HE GAVE MY DAD CASES OF OIL fork oil two stroke oil air filter oil chain lube every week after that. very cool!! wader what happend to him?? i dont even remember his name!
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i raced with king richard saxton and dustin evens anyone remember yorba 50cc suzuki
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toby lawes wrote:
kids that started racing on the mini track at indian dunes?
That's were I started. My first race was on a Sunday a long time ago. Had some really fun memories racing at the Dunes.
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Here's a article about the Santa Claus Mini Grand Prix held at Indian Dunes. The article is from the April 1976 Dirt Bike Magazine.

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Toby.. Not only did I start on a Indian 50 in 1975 at the mini bike track but my claim to fame was filming an episode of chips on that track. I did all the riding for the main kid in that episode of chips. A kid named Charlie Brown (believe it or not,lol) and I diced it out and the big scene was Charlie kicking me over in the S turns before the finish.. My only acting role..lol. I'm sure allot of you Indian Dunes regulars remember that episode of chips.

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I was there that night I was on 80s then so I was just a extra on the fence
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I was there that night I was on 80s then so I was just a extra on the fence
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I was there that night I was on 80s then so I was just a extra on the fence
Good Times. My names Danny Lamb. I was one of the luckiest kids in the world to have a dad that ran Indian Dunes. Not only did I have a 600 acre park to play at 7 days a week but I got to watch them film all the best TV shows of the 70's and 80's and got to be in Chips..lol
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Toby.. Not only did I start on a Indian 50 in 1975 at the mini bike track but my claim to fame was filming an episode...
Toby.. Not only did I start on a Indian 50 in 1975 at the mini bike track but my claim to fame was filming an episode of chips on that track. I did all the riding for the main kid in that episode of chips. A kid named Charlie Brown (believe it or not,lol) and I diced it out and the big scene was Charlie kicking me over in the S turns before the finish.. My only acting role..lol. I'm sure allot of you Indian Dunes regulars remember that episode of chips.
yes i do remember that episode!!! AND GOOD FOR U CHARLIE BROWN!! !! he must of got tired of missing all those foot balls!!!!!!!!lol.. you know im just kidding!!!! tell your dad i said hey!!!!!!!!!!!!! SNAKE# 23
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Lmao.. Well we shot the scene like ten times because I kept falling over before his foot ever hit me. I was anticipating the kick a little early I guess. Even in the scene they finally used you can tell his foot never touches me. lol I hadn't seen it in like 15-20 years (because I lost the old copy I had a while back) but my girl bought me a copy of the episode for me last Christmas from netflix. The flashbacks I have while watching it are awesome and you never see my face because I'm always in my helmet but you can see my dad very well. His foot long side burns and slicked back rock a billy hair is priceless. What is also cool is the quality of the film. All the video I have of me riding back then at the dunes is that really grainy reel to reel 8 mm stuff. The copy I got from netflix is all digitally re-mastered and looks beautiful. Like it was taken yesterday. So just having a video that quality of me riding at the dunes on pee wees is awesome in itself. It was cool seeing any video of my Indian 50 my dad had painted up to look just like a husky (chrome on the tank and all) which was my first bike.
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i used to go to the dunes all the time back in the early 70's and i participated in one of the first bmx races ever. The track was on the infield of the mini track.. like 73 or 74...
The guy who worked for pj1 and drove the bronco was steve schaffer....wonder what happened to that guy..
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DANIELINS wrote:
i used to go to the dunes all the time back in the early 70's and i participated in one of the first bmx races ever...
i used to go to the dunes all the time back in the early 70's and i participated in one of the first bmx races ever. The track was on the infield of the mini track.. like 73 or 74...
The guy who worked for pj1 and drove the bronco was steve schaffer....wonder what happened to that guy..
NICE danielins!! nice to talk to an old dunes man like your self!! yes steve supported me fot 2 or 3 years all the pji oil me and my dad could carry every week!!!! it worked me and my son still use the PJI oil to this day!!! to me ther is no other OIL!!!!
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I raced the mini track in late '81 to early '82 before moving on to the big tracks. I remember my first win on a Friday night .... I picked up my trophy and started to walk away and they stopped me and then gave me an arms full of swag .... Oil, stickers and a new wallet! Damn I felt like a factory rider. I forgot who used to work the tower those nights on the Mini track, but he would have me hold up all the flags as he told what they ment. Danny, that is my favorite episode of CHIPS! that's so Kool that it's you doing the riding haha! I found it on YouTube one time, but lost it.
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Dean35 9/4/2010 1:10pm
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Danny I found the 'CHiPs' Episode "Disaster Squad" you were in! Classic Riding! Your part is right in the middle of the show & the end.

http://www.fancast.com/...isaster-Squad/videos

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love that track! picked up my R&D ride at that track.
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And flashbacks I have while I see it incredible and you do not see my face because I am always in my helmets but you can see my father very well. Her long foot burns and combs rock back Billy's hair is priceless. What is also great is the film quality. All the video I have for me riding in the sand dunes is that the granular roll rolls the 8 mm things.

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