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Everyone knows bob Hannah was a badass, but quit the stupid comparisons, our best humans skill set is adaptability, because guys perform in a different set of criteria on a dirtbike compared to 40 yrs ago, doesn't mean they couldn't do what Hannah was doing.
One of the best things was how laid back and personable it was.
We went to the opening outdoor national of 1983 at gatorback. A buddy had booked a room at the holiday Inn where most of the factory riders were staying.
The Saturday night before the race was just awesome.
It was all box vans. The mechanics were finishing up the bikes. Some were working at the trucks, others were working in the ground floor rooms. You could catch glimpses of pieces of plywood on the beds and bike parts and tools all spread out.
The cool part was that the top riders in the sport at the time we're just hanging out and talking amongst themselves, friends, and fans.
What made me remember this is hearing Johnny 'o talk about what an animal Magoo was when testing.
He was talking with several fans about how chandler had been testing in the previous days and had broken a foot peg off, and how he paced around waiting for it to be repaired. He and bailey talked about most mechanics simply had to do basic bike maintainence on practice bikes, but Magoo's had to strip it down daily to repair cracks. There was never anything but awe in their tone the entire time they were talking about him and his riding antics.
It is a cool memory. I wish smart phones and youtube had been around then about the same as I feel badly that young fans now don't get to experience some of the stuff we did.
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