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Voyager Added a reply to Abandoned or forgotten tracks

1/30/2017 10:38am
Used to ride at Laguna Seca in the mid ‘90s. What was really cool was to put my CR250R in the back of my truck and tell them at the gate I was going to ride MX, only to turn right at the top of the hill and go down into the paddock to watch whoever had rented the track...

Voyager Added a reply to Hanging up the boots...

8/24/2016 11:40am
I quit MX after a back injury (fractures) at 35. Returned to the sport 10 years later to “trail” ride. Found it hard to go slow. 3 years later, gave it up again after another back injury (herniated disks). After a year of no running, mountain biking, or lifting (doctor’s orders), I returned to road and mountain biking only. It’s...

Voyager Added a reply to Vital MX Forum QNA: David Bailey

8/16/2016 9:57am
No question…just reminiscing…I was at your track in Axton in ’86 (?) when you wrapped up the 500cc title. Think you battled Wardy all day? Anyway…I was diagnosed with cancer shortly afterwards and I remember, like it was yesterday, sitting in quarantine in the cancer ward, writing you a “get well soon“ note. Your courage helped me battle on...pushing me...

Voyager Added a reply to Texas Motocross Scene

5/5/2016 5:13am
Geez – didn’t even know it was closed now. I remember one weekend Hannah was teaching a riding school there. I was out riding laps when he came out to loosen up before the school started. I remember hearing him coming and seeing him going. He was gone in a blink of an eye.

Voyager Added a reply to Texas Motocross Scene

5/4/2016 11:28am
Going back a ways, but I remember watching all the up and coming amateurs racing Lake Whitney in the late 80s on their way to making the pros ranks. When prepped, the Lake Whitney dirt was spectacular! I can still see the early morning mist mixing with the premix as they waited for the gate to drop for the first...