Old national tracks,,,,

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techbob 3/26/2010 1:53pm
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Didn't they have a national at Keithsburg, Illinois back in the day?
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FreshTopEnd wrote:
That's Plymouth. I miss that track more than any.
Yeah that's Plymouth. Only shot of Buck Murphy I could find. Thanks Lee Sutton. In one of the above posts some one said they never ran a National at Plymouth, but I remember going to at least two there.

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I grew up near Pepperell, Ma. They held someearly GP's there
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techbob wrote:
Didn't they have a national at Keithsburg, Illinois back in the day?
Yes, Hannah raced the 125 class and said it was the F*****n' roughest sob, he'd ever raced!
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Pepperell, MA
Baldwin, KS
Herman, NE
Agency, MO
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Plymouth ran from like 71 or 72 until the last one there at 78. They had the first and maybe only triple header 125-250-500 races (74?) . Hangtown did run the first couple years at another location closer to Placerville before then. Awesome sand track
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I used to like the Gainsville track, remember seeing the guys ride it in the terrafirma videos back in the day, liked that downhill jump they had.
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Saddleback 2010

Road into pits - Suicide Mountain in the background (telephone pole)


Saddleback from a distance
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wreckitrandy wrote:
Start naming the tracks that used to have nationals. Close to home,,,,

Metrolina Fairgrounds
Lake Sugar Tree
Anderson, SC

How about 18 pictures and 5 videos? You can find anything on flicker.

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neverwasfastenuf 3/26/2010 3:53pm
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FreshTopEnd wrote:
That's right; didn't Schulz win his 500 title at that race.
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Yes, I remember hanging out in a corner adjacent to Devil's Drop with my BigTittied G/F with a cooler of beer. Ahhhhh those were good times...
Yes, I remember hanging out in a corner adjacent to Devil's Drop with my BigTittied G/F with a cooler of beer. Ahhhhh those were good times.... Woohoo
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1982 500 National
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dirtworldmx 3/26/2010 4:11pm
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Good Times MX....south of San Antonio...down by Natalia TX. 1988. Final round of the 250 class. RJ won the race and Ward won the title there.
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dirtworldmx wrote:
Good Times MX....south of San Antonio...down by Natalia TX. 1988. Final round of the 250 class. RJ won the race and Ward won the title there.
LaRocco won his first national moto there on a Yamaha 125, hot as ****
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Didn't Baja Acres (Millington, MI) have a national?
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Charlotte Motor Speedway, outside the track on the backstraight side.73 or 74, motocross race sat,flat track sat night at metolina fairgrounds with Gary Bailey wheelie and balance demo during intermission,road racing on sunday at the speedway. Not sure if it was an actual nat. but a lot of overseas and factory riders there.
Anderson SC
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RandyS wrote:
The original Hangtown track in Placerville, except there wasn't an AMA national series then. And Carnagie in Tracy,Ca. Not sure if those were ever Nationals or...
The original Hangtown track in Placerville, except there wasn't an AMA national series then. And Carnagie in Tracy,Ca. Not sure if those were ever Nationals or Trans races.
They had nationals at Placerville Hangtown track in the the 70"s They moved Hangtown races to Prairie City starting in 1979.

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Highsider wrote:
Pepperell, MA
Baldwin, KS
Herman, NE
Agency, MO
I think Peperell was only Inter Am's or Trans Am's - No nationals. My father raced some of them. Amazing track - for sure!
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RandyS wrote:
The original Hangtown track in Placerville, except there wasn't an AMA national series then. And Carnagie in Tracy,Ca. Not sure if those were ever Nationals or...
The original Hangtown track in Placerville, except there wasn't an AMA national series then. And Carnagie in Tracy,Ca. Not sure if those were ever Nationals or Trans races.
xnationalwrench wrote:
They had nationals at Placerville Hangtown track in the the 70"s They moved Hangtown races to Prairie City starting in 1979.
The Placerville track started in the 60's, then Plymouth for most of the 70's, then Prairie City.
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Did Carlsbad ever have a Nat? I always associate it with the GP. In was scratching the back of my cob webbed memory on Hollister in...
Did Carlsbad ever have a Nat? I always associate it with the GP. In was scratching the back of my cob webbed memory on Hollister in that regard as well.

I think most of the track in the One Chance To Win video from the 75 series are gone.
G-man wrote:
Yes one year they had a National in the early 80's. I went to every big event there. Not 100% sure but I think it was...
Yes one year they had a National in the early 80's. I went to every big event there. Not 100% sure but I think it was 125/500 National and it might have been the last round.
Rick Johnson won his first moto there after Barnett broke his collarbone after winning all the previous rounds.
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We had a close national at Lebanon TN and Jimmy Ellis won that after Tony D had a flat. It was a 250 nat with a 500 support class.
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Rabbit Run, in TX, outside of Dallas?
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How bout Pine Top, RI? They had 1 national, I think in 78'. We helped Shu change a flat on his "Shultz & Co" privateer trailer with the Maico inside.

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St. Petersburg, FL ?

Think OHIO had four (4) at various locales over the years....

Fogelsburg, PA ?



* Pine Top is an MX REFLEX track, too - one of my faves....
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Glen Helen/ Arroyo... site of the first 125 national ever, had a world cup race once... some guy named DeCoster had a 500gp there....


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Sunshine speedway mx/ St.Pete., Fla
Gatorback/ Gainesville,Fla

Orlando sports stadium, Orl.,Fla held Trans -am races?
and i think Diamond back , Cocoa beach, Fla held trans -am races also
Atlanta international Raceway, Atl., Ga.,,,had a national in 1979
Washington, In held trans-am and nationals during the 70s
Castle point, Ky Trans-am and nationals 70s
Motocross west,,, Waggaman, La,,, nationals in the 70s
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wreckitrandy wrote:
Start naming the tracks that used to have nationals. Close to home,,,,

Metrolina Fairgrounds
Lake Sugar Tree
Anderson, SC

What was the name of the track in Anderson SC?
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Highsider wrote:
Pepperell, MA
Baldwin, KS
Herman, NE
Agency, MO
I was at the national in Herman, i think they only had one sometime around 77 or so. # of my buddies and i drove there in an old MX van and got lots of chicks to flash us as we opened the side door while driving down the freeway and we flashed them right back! Stayed in a super ratty motel full of bugs and no working lights other than the bathroom!
I filmed the whole thing and it was epic racing with all the stars of the time like Smith, Hanna, Ellis etc etc. The film was super 8 and i may still have it someplaceSmile

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