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Malvern, OH - Great natural track. Had an AMA qualifier there back in 1980. Fun! Price, UT - Another great natural track. Had a dropoff that felt like 100' back on an 80 (probably only 30 or 40'). Springfield, MO - The famous wood chip track. Well, I liked it... Lake Whitney, TX - First track I raced my YZ-80C...

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It's definitely an AMA list and not NMA. Mark Courtney didn't run NMA. Pittsburgh KS national???

I'm going with the "original", "Flyin'" Mike Brown. NMA championship in Springfield, MO in 1976 - Mike made a very "aggressive" move on some kid named Jim Holley. Jim tried to catch Mike but didn't make it before the end of the moto. On the front straight where you exited the track, Jim ghost-rode his YZ-80 over a jump and...

Let's also not forget if you jumped the start, in addition to getting zapped by the ring on the band, after everybody lined up again you would most likely start the race lined up backwards for your sins. Seems to me we only did the hand on helmet thing for Hare Scrambles... Cheers.

I still have a scar on my ribcage from getting whacked at Agency, MO back in '74. At least the scar reminds me of winning the mini class!

A lot of the mini Elsinores used them as well. I remember seeing many in '77 and '78. FWIW...

Scott Burnworth won several classes in '79, Kehoe took those classes in '78. Not sure if George was there in '78 but I remember starting next to him in the 83cc Stock Expert Final on Sunday in '79. Pretty sure George didn't win a championship in '79 but he did very well. I need to get the old programs from...

Cooper's dad and my dad put new rings in my YZ-80E in '78 about 10 min prior to the final moto, so he was at least there in '78. I can't tell you what classes he ran without that old program. My dad kept copious amounts of notes and results. '79 was my last year in mini's then I moved...

Ward and Myerscough were already done by '78 and running the 125 pro classes. Let's add: Chris Heisser Scott Burnworth Larry Ward Guy Cooper I'm sure there are more. HORNETDRIVER

Although, that might have been Kehoe... I was waxed by both and the trauma of it still has me confused between '78 and '79... heh

Same, same, here. My beloved XR was stolen in Dec '76 and I've never really recovered... They tried to steal my YZ-80C, but were probably startled by something and left it. We took the insurance money and bought an RM-80. Put a DG head, pipe and swingarm on it...and promptly broke the frame at a MX in Utah.... That turned...

RH, Aaaah, those were the days. I remember when we decided to punch out the old XR to run the 105 class (against Billy, I might add back in '76). Powroll stroker crank Hacienda Honda pipe and head (later a Bassini) Powroll cam new cam chain new valves and "lighter" springs CDI button mag Boge shocks laid down Stiffer fork...

I'll tag on here and add: Whatever happened to Rich Hardesty?

NMA qualifiers that were in 5 different states Moving up to the 100cc class thinking it was the "big time" Qualifying for the final race during the NMA nationals Triangle banners marking the course Meeting all the other riders and learning their "strange" accents (Gene McKay, Ben Theriot, etc...) Carrera goggles

Old school is: A rubber band start Having a scar on your ribcage from the rubber band start Full Bore boots A full face helmet for MX Scott goggles and a JOFA after getting rid of the full face Buying a Scott face guard and trimming it around your JOFA Lancer leathers Griffs Powroll cams for your XR-75 Laying down...