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Just stumbled across the 1980 USGP at Carlsbad. I remember watching this race live as a kid. It’s amazing how rough the tracks were back then. Constant braking and acceleration bumps. Dry, hardpacked and slick. And on 500’s to boot. I used to love riding rough track like this. I can post the link, but for some reason, I can’t embed on my iPad anymore. Don’t know why. Maybe someone and embed this for me as it’s worth the watch.
https://youtu.be/pywBDBd-plE
https://youtu.be/pywBDBd-plE
Spent the last couple dollars we had on donuts and ice for the beer.
They had sherrif on horseback patrolling the hills for fence jumpers. We went full camando through the brush with the ice chest. Just when we thought we were gonna make it we got spotted so we had to make a run for it with two sherrif on horses chasing us. Jumped the fence and got lost in a crow of a couple hundred people.
One of the few foolish decisions I don't regret.
I've been to about 35 or more Nationals and USGPS going back to the 70s. 1980 Carlsbad is the best motocross race I ever went to. The race, the crowd, the atmosphere, Marty beating the best in the world on a production bike. It was the motocross version of Rocky in real life.
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Back when fans participated and track prep was flooding the track with the water truck once or twice a day. But it worked out because every practice track we had up in the local hills looked exactly like that picture. Good times.
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Well shit pictures don't work ?
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