Inside Story: Josh Hill tells MotoXaddicts the whole story!

Rizzo wrote:

Dude, I remember Josh White(the rookie) and Eddie Fiola(sp)the vet, that were tops in the freestyle world at the time. I had a blue GT with...

Dude, I remember Josh White(the rookie) and Eddie Fiola(sp)the vet, that were tops in the freestyle world at the time. I had a blue GT with white mag wheels, fork stands and rear frame stands(not pegs), all the standart GT equipment. I had their posters on my wall and the GT freestyle tour was only an 8 ft quarter pipe, holy shit, how did they hit that thing?

500guy wrote:

Look guy's all Dan is guilty of is not knowing exactly how to break in to the "Industrie" Okay so he lied but fuck who wouldn't...

Look guy's all Dan is guilty of is not knowing exactly how to break in to the "Industrie"

Okay so he lied but fuck who wouldn't people on here jump on like a pack of dogs on a 3 legged cat.

I wish I had a dollar for every News Paper article that was different then what the person thought it would be and whats the big deal he isn't changing it to any tabloid shit.

Only advise I have for Dan is don't turn this into a Job because it's the best way to learn to hate it.

jeffro503 wrote:

Boy.....I sure would like to see a couple of you big mouths in this thread pony up all the money Dan has had to do what...

Boy.....I sure would like to see a couple of you big mouths in this thread pony up all the money Dan has had to do what he loves.....interviews.

Easy to talk shit behind a screen I guess? The guy makes one mistake and you can't let him live it down.......which makes you an even bigger douche'.

Either way Dan.....great read man! And thanks! And thanks GuyB for posting up that picture of Monte and Josh. I had many races against Monte in the 250 Int and 30A classes. He's a class act for sure , and so is his boy!

jeffro503 wrote:

Boy.....I sure would like to see a couple of you big mouths in this thread pony up all the money Dan has had to do what...

Boy.....I sure would like to see a couple of you big mouths in this thread pony up all the money Dan has had to do what he loves.....interviews.

Easy to talk shit behind a screen I guess? The guy makes one mistake and you can't let him live it down.......which makes you an even bigger douche'.

Either way Dan.....great read man! And thanks! And thanks GuyB for posting up that picture of Monte and Josh. I had many races against Monte in the 250 Int and 30A classes. He's a class act for sure , and so is his boy!

FastEddy wrote:

You know whats funny....is back when Monte was racing MX ,I never knew that was the same Monte Hill that was into freestyle. Til one day...

You know whats funny....is back when Monte was racing MX ,I never knew that was the same Monte Hill that was into freestyle.
Til one day Jack Lowery filled me in....
Jack was also a pretty good freestyle guy,he also raced 125jr against Jim & myself back in the day.
I don't know if you remember Jack or not,he always rode a Kawi and ran the #33,had long hair....real nice guy.
He lived right on Lacamas Lake and was the one who had the half pipe next to the water.

wildbill wrote:

no, it's the tunnel jump ,bridge, (over-n-under). Leaches put a hit out about 80 feet from the landing on the north side... If I remember right...

no, it's the tunnel jump ,bridge, (over-n-under).

Leaches put a hit out about 80 feet from the landing on the north side... If I remember right, it was only half track wide so the table was still doable for the normal folk.

jeffro503 wrote:

Boy.....I sure would like to see a couple of you big mouths in this thread pony up all the money Dan has had to do what...

Boy.....I sure would like to see a couple of you big mouths in this thread pony up all the money Dan has had to do what he loves.....interviews.

Easy to talk shit behind a screen I guess? The guy makes one mistake and you can't let him live it down.......which makes you an even bigger douche'.

Either way Dan.....great read man! And thanks! And thanks GuyB for posting up that picture of Monte and Josh. I had many races against Monte in the 250 Int and 30A classes. He's a class act for sure , and so is his boy!

FastEddy wrote:

You know whats funny....is back when Monte was racing MX ,I never knew that was the same Monte Hill that was into freestyle. Til one day...

You know whats funny....is back when Monte was racing MX ,I never knew that was the same Monte Hill that was into freestyle.
Til one day Jack Lowery filled me in....
Jack was also a pretty good freestyle guy,he also raced 125jr against Jim & myself back in the day.
I don't know if you remember Jack or not,he always rode a Kawi and ran the #33,had long hair....real nice guy.
He lived right on Lacamas Lake and was the one who had the half pipe next to the water.

jeffro503 wrote:

Boy.....I sure would like to see a couple of you big mouths in this thread pony up all the money Dan has had to do what...

Boy.....I sure would like to see a couple of you big mouths in this thread pony up all the money Dan has had to do what he loves.....interviews.

Easy to talk shit behind a screen I guess? The guy makes one mistake and you can't let him live it down.......which makes you an even bigger douche'.

Either way Dan.....great read man! And thanks! And thanks GuyB for posting up that picture of Monte and Josh. I had many races against Monte in the 250 Int and 30A classes. He's a class act for sure , and so is his boy!

FastEddy wrote:

You know whats funny....is back when Monte was racing MX ,I never knew that was the same Monte Hill that was into freestyle. Til one day...

You know whats funny....is back when Monte was racing MX ,I never knew that was the same Monte Hill that was into freestyle.
Til one day Jack Lowery filled me in....
Jack was also a pretty good freestyle guy,he also raced 125jr against Jim & myself back in the day.
I don't know if you remember Jack or not,he always rode a Kawi and ran the #33,had long hair....real nice guy.
He lived right on Lacamas Lake and was the one who had the half pipe next to the water.

steve_97060 wrote:

Eddy, when was it you were racing back in the day?

wildbill wrote:

no, it's the tunnel jump ,bridge, (over-n-under). Leaches put a hit out about 80 feet from the landing on the north side... If I remember right...

no, it's the tunnel jump ,bridge, (over-n-under).

Leaches put a hit out about 80 feet from the landing on the north side... If I remember right, it was only half track wide so the table was still doable for the normal folk.

mcleoud151 wrote:

Cycle Country is the over/under. The step down that made the landing for the Gap was the "Buddy Jump". Man I miss that section! It's now...

Cycle Country is the over/under. The step down that made the landing for the Gap was the "Buddy Jump". Man I miss that section! It's now just a straight as the whoops are gone.

wildbill wrote:

no, it's the tunnel jump ,bridge, (over-n-under). Leaches put a hit out about 80 feet from the landing on the north side... If I remember right...

no, it's the tunnel jump ,bridge, (over-n-under).

Leaches put a hit out about 80 feet from the landing on the north side... If I remember right, it was only half track wide so the table was still doable for the normal folk.

mcleoud151 wrote:

Cycle Country is the over/under. The step down that made the landing for the Gap was the "Buddy Jump". Man I miss that section! It's now...

Cycle Country is the over/under. The step down that made the landing for the Gap was the "Buddy Jump". Man I miss that section! It's now just a straight as the whoops are gone.

wildbill wrote:

no, it's the tunnel jump ,bridge, (over-n-under). Leaches put a hit out about 80 feet from the landing on the north side... If I remember right...

no, it's the tunnel jump ,bridge, (over-n-under).

Leaches put a hit out about 80 feet from the landing on the north side... If I remember right, it was only half track wide so the table was still doable for the normal folk.

mcleoud151 wrote:

Cycle Country is the over/under. The step down that made the landing for the Gap was the "Buddy Jump". Man I miss that section! It's now...

Cycle Country is the over/under. The step down that made the landing for the Gap was the "Buddy Jump". Man I miss that section! It's now just a straight as the whoops are gone.

wildbill wrote:

that sucks for all the buddy fans. I dislocated my left knee off that fucker on a WR-400. Didn't Leach have a jump named after him...

that sucks for all the buddy fans. I dislocated my left knee off that fucker on a WR-400.

Didn't Leach have a jump named after him after that there also? Something about hitting the tower??

FastEddy wrote:

You know whats funny....is back when Monte was racing MX ,I never knew that was the same Monte Hill that was into freestyle. Til one day...

You know whats funny....is back when Monte was racing MX ,I never knew that was the same Monte Hill that was into freestyle.
Til one day Jack Lowery filled me in....
Jack was also a pretty good freestyle guy,he also raced 125jr against Jim & myself back in the day.
I don't know if you remember Jack or not,he always rode a Kawi and ran the #33,had long hair....real nice guy.
He lived right on Lacamas Lake and was the one who had the half pipe next to the water.

steve_97060 wrote:

Eddy, when was it you were racing back in the day?

FastEddy wrote:

1989ish was when I was speaking of the 125jr class. But I started racing in about 1978 til around 1992 in the Northwest... Raced P.I.R,Clark County...

1989ish was when I was speaking of the 125jr class.
But I started racing in about 1978 til around 1992 in the Northwest...
Raced P.I.R,Clark County AX,Salem AX,Albany,Washougal,Woodland,Mtn. View,SIR a few times & even the old track in McMinnville that closed in the early 80's (Maulkie Park I think it was called).

steve_97060 wrote:

Ok, cool. First raced Dover in 74, raced Mulkey, Washougal, Mt View, and mainly PIR from 81 thru 86. Rode Albany a couple times when it...

Ok, cool. First raced Dover in 74, raced Mulkey, Washougal, Mt View, and mainly PIR from 81 thru 86. Rode Albany a couple times when it first opened early 80's but it seemed a little too supercrossy at the time..

steve_97060 wrote:

Ok, cool. First raced Dover in 74, raced Mulkey, Washougal, Mt View, and mainly PIR from 81 thru 86. Rode Albany a couple times when it...

Ok, cool. First raced Dover in 74, raced Mulkey, Washougal, Mt View, and mainly PIR from 81 thru 86. Rode Albany a couple times when it first opened early 80's but it seemed a little too supercrossy at the time..

FastEddy wrote:

That is cool... That Mulkey park track was cool....I never got a chance to ride it on a big bike (was on minis back then). Remember...

That is cool...
That Mulkey park track was cool....I never got a chance to ride it on a big bike (was on minis back then).
Remember the big Shakeys Pizza ski jump,that thing was cool.

Yeah, Albany wasn't natural at all compared to MT. VIEW.
I always liked Mt. View & Washougal just as long as it wasn't muddy.
Making it up the hills on a 50 or an 80 was a task on that clay in the mud.

Do you remember Brett Woodring (he was from Estacada ,he was fast )?
Here is an old photo I found of him & I back in the 50 expert class,circa 1981 maybe at PIR...
I also got some old ones of Eric Hall & myself I have to dig up (I'm sure you remember Eric).

That's Brett in the Honda jersey & me in the Yamaha jersey.

steve_97060 wrote:

Mulkey was really fun, really liked that ski jump, it was fun the other way also, before it closed we went out for a practice day...

Mulkey was really fun, really liked that ski jump, it was fun the other way also, before it closed we went out for a practice day and rode the track backwards until some people complained and we had to switch back, good times..

I don't remember the name of Brett Woodring, definitely remember Erich Hall, that dude could fly. I hear he is involved with Washougal now.

There was a place I grew up riding at and a lot of people rode there, we called it Wilson hill, others Powell Butte, or Meadowland dairy in southeast Portland, that place was big and we had several cool tracks up there. After Erich got a pro ride and I can't remember who it was with in 85 I think, he was up there on his CR125, I rode a CR125 also, and he asked if I wanted to switch bikes for a few laps because he wanted to ride a stock one, of course I said yes and got to ride his set up bike, I still remember how plush his suspension was, and smooth and wide the power was compared to my stock bike.

Still ride at Mt View, it is my favorite track around here, plus the owners Jenny and Keith are tremendous people.

If you have any other pics from back then would love to see them..

Moose Knuckle wrote:

I would also love to see the pics. I am just about the same age as you guys, and those 60cc bikes were my dream bikes...

I would also love to see the pics. I am just about the same age as you guys, and those 60cc bikes were my dream bikes. My first bike ended up being a '79 RM60, but I only rode it twice because I crashed the hell out of it the first time I rode it (in '82).

wildbill wrote:

no, it's the tunnel jump ,bridge, (over-n-under). Leaches put a hit out about 80 feet from the landing on the north side... If I remember right...

no, it's the tunnel jump ,bridge, (over-n-under).

Leaches put a hit out about 80 feet from the landing on the north side... If I remember right, it was only half track wide so the table was still doable for the normal folk.

mcleoud151 wrote:

Cycle Country is the over/under. The step down that made the landing for the Gap was the "Buddy Jump". Man I miss that section! It's now...

Cycle Country is the over/under. The step down that made the landing for the Gap was the "Buddy Jump". Man I miss that section! It's now just a straight as the whoops are gone.

Cody24 wrote:

Stil wish the track was the same as it used to be. It used to be one of the best tracks in the NW. Since they...

Stil wish the track was the same as it used to be. It used to be one of the best tracks in the NW. Since they took out that section though, it is far to tamed down. But I remember back in the day when there was only a select few people hitting the gap to the buddy jump. By far one of the biggest jumps I've seen. Cliff don't you have pictures of Josh or Matt Wilson hitting it?

mcleoud151 wrote:

Cycle Country is the over/under. The step down that made the landing for the Gap was the "Buddy Jump". Man I miss that section! It's now...

Cycle Country is the over/under. The step down that made the landing for the Gap was the "Buddy Jump". Man I miss that section! It's now just a straight as the whoops are gone.

wildbill wrote:

that sucks for all the buddy fans. I dislocated my left knee off that fucker on a WR-400. Didn't Leach have a jump named after him...

that sucks for all the buddy fans. I dislocated my left knee off that fucker on a WR-400.

Didn't Leach have a jump named after him after that there also? Something about hitting the tower??

jeffro503 wrote:

Well , Washougal had Leech's lump. But at Albany , "I think" they named that big single ( finish line jump ) right after the landing...

Well , Washougal had Leech's lump. But at Albany , "I think" they named that big single ( finish line jump ) right after the landing on the buddy jump , something after my friend Jason Parks. He stuck his bike all the way through the announcers tower wall. And a few years later.....damn near did it again. BTW.....the buddy jump was a pretty cool jump.....perfect "Lofter". That big cycle country jump was really fun to if you did it clean. But man.....it sucked over jumping that thing a hair. Was a pretty small landing to aim for , and completely BLIND........just cross your fingers nobody was down on the other side.

mcleoud151 wrote:

Fast Eddy, it looks like the eruption helped Woodland's dirt!!!!!!!!

mcleoud151 wrote:

Fast Eddy, it looks like the eruption helped Woodland's dirt!!!!!!!!

FastEddy wrote:

Yep,it got more of a loam after the eruption....even some powdered berms at times also. Haven't seen the track for years now....but I assume it is...

Yep,it got more of a loam after the eruption....even some powdered berms at times also.
Haven't seen the track for years now....but I assume it is still loamy.