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Such cool stories!! Love hearing about the old days. Wish I had been a bit older to be a part of it. Great stuff! Especially old friends making connections.

Yeah - I think I found that once, but that was it!

I do seem to remember something about a severe injury or even death. Would have had to been after about 78 or so to be cognizant in my memory. I grew up in Vienna but most of my family was in Mclean, se we were always running up and down 123. I was always glued to the window going by...

*montessa - I think I got spell checked...

Very cool updates - especially the reference to the Tyson's pits - there is very little info about them out there. I was not a rider, just a kid growing up in the 70's, but dreamed of having a dirt bike (finally got a three wheeler in 84). Anyone around me that rode did so at the Tyson's pits if...

Not Maryland, but I bet some maryland riders made it here a few times... Great vid that this guy did on the gravel pits in Springfield Va. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK-I-SB5Wfk Before my time by a bit. Man I wish I'd been ten years older back then...

You mentioned Tyson's corner.... I grew up in Vienna in the 70's/80's - a little before you I guess. But the older kids around me that had bikes always talked of the 'pits' in Tyson's - like it was mythical. Heard of a few serious injuries being attributed to it too. I presume it was just a local spot where...

Love these old vintage pics... Thanks for posting