SADDLEBACK PARK: Closed for 34 Years
It's hard to believe, but 34 years ago today, Saddleback Park, the motocross and riding park in Irvine, California, closed its gates for good.
The B&W shot is one that I shot of Steve Wise and Jeff Jennings in a CMC race in 1975. They had fierce battles in both motos, with the win going to JJ. A moment before I shot this they'd bumped hips in mid-air!
The other is from 1984, that's Jeff Ward jumping up Suicide Mountain in the AMA National. He and Johnny O'Mara were the only 125cc racers to consistently clear it that day.