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(Insert any major motocross / supercross / rider accomplishment / injury / event that you witnessed)
Examples:
I was at the Collisium in 92 when Bradshaw choked and couldn't pass Cooper for fourth allowing Stanton to take the title that year.
I was in the Staples Center the year Pastrana pulled the Double Backflip. There was so much excitement in that place and it was so cool and amazing to witness it in person like that.
Examples:
I was at the Collisium in 92 when Bradshaw choked and couldn't pass Cooper for fourth allowing Stanton to take the title that year.
I was in the Staples Center the year Pastrana pulled the Double Backflip. There was so much excitement in that place and it was so cool and amazing to witness it in person like that.
As I'm sure many on this forum have too
Was at the World Mini when Tommy Clowers and Buddy Antunez got in a fight mid moto!
Also saw David Bailey crash at Huron... (sad face)
Also witnessed the "Massacre at Saddleback" battle between Hannah and Howerton.
DVD promo:
https://youtu.be/EQskCHzVZXM
Which was the beginning of the end of RJ's career.
The Shop
Watched Brock Sellards beat RC straight up in 2 moto's at Kenworthy's (year?)
Watched Josh Hansen win in 04 on a YOT YZ250F in Indy, even though he was a west coast rider.
Watched RC's first supercross.. as ugly as it was
Was front row at LL in '95 (I think) when the guys from Pro Circuit and Team Green rolled out a KX125 while saying "Congratulations Ricky, here is your first 125!" Also that year, I saw for the first, and only to my knowledge, KX80 run at Loretta's with chrome backgrounds and a black number 1. They were even strict on the color scheme back then, it was cool to see at the time.
Watched Bradshaw win at High Point on the Manchester Honda ('97 maybe?)
Watched Kelly Smith win KTM its first race int he US at High Point
Watched Grant Langstons wheel fall apart as he came up the hill to the finish at Steel City, causing him the 125 title to Brown that year.
Watched RC race his final Supercross race at Orlando, him and Stewart put on an incredible show.
Watched Doug Domokos wheelie the entire Supercross track in Daytona 1977.
also watched Lechien and Keith Bowen in some of the best races down there that same year.
in 87' went into final motos at Ponca with the lowest point totals in 125 novice...only to crash out in first turn. I think Mike Brown got the overall and Jeremy McGrath was top 5.
Had Bradshaw won the C/Ship, his contract would have renewed automatically for no more money. Instead, he was free to renegotiate for what was probably the largest contract ever at the time. It all went to shit anyway, but from what I've been told there was no choke to it. And, I was cursing at the TV when that race was going on.
Please note all the rider safety equipment! Nice 3 1/2" rear suspension travel too.
This was at the super-funky substitute track in East St Louis at a drag strip, with a totally man-made track on hard, flat ground.
Was there when Bubba let Reed past so he could pass him back at 'Dilla.
Saw Lance Smail chase Mike Healey around the van with Healey's works marzocci forks till he agreed to pay his share of the gas money.
I was at the Coliseum in 91 (I think that sounds right) when Bradshaw pushed Bayle wide up in the parastyles and was hanging off the bike when he crossed the finish line. I hated Bayle back then.
Oh and Hannah is just a bad ass. There is still nobody like him.
Pit Row
And i was at Glen Helen the next year, when Tortelli used his new factory Honda to spank EVERYBODY for the 250 win.
That's just two of many... I've been fortunate!
The filming of Winners Take All at the Dallas supercross.
Guy Cooper famously crashing on the quad in Houston.
Langston throwing away his first supercross win in Houston right in front of me.
Preston passing Langston for his first win ever at Houston, and Husqvarna's only win.
Stewart's first supercross in Dallas 2002, where he crashed a thousand times.
Langston jumping the berm at Dallas, I think, on the KTM 250.
Carmichael clinching the 2005 supercross championship in Houston.
James Stewart's first ever 250cc win at Houston in 2005.
Andrew Short's first ever 125cc win at Houston in 2005.
Carmichael's up close and personal meeting with a boat in Dallas.
Attending the first ever national at Freestone and first ever supercross at Reliant Stadium.
USA wins MXDN 2010 at Lakewood.
Malcom Stewart's first race ever in Houston.
Canard's first ever 450 win ever in Houston.
That is all I can think of right now. Seems like crazy stuff always happens at the Texas rounds.
Go big or go back to Arkansas.
Good thread.
https://youtu.be/HfnCE_dTmVA
I was also there when Ryan Hughes won the 125 race the day after his dad died.
- '72 Indian Dunes when Brad Lackey raced the Kawi 450 for one of the first times (it was painted black)...
- '77 Keithsburg, IL National when Magoo holeshot and led for a short while...
- 73,74,75 Plymouth Hangtown races - epic, epic motocross!...
- Livermore Carnegie Trans Am when DeCoster's bike split in two...
- Carlsbad USGPs in 74 & 75 - Wolsink, Staten, etc...
- Richmond Ramblers Mini MX prior to Sears Point Trans Am 75? 76? Marty Tripes on a 250cc Bultaco mini...
I was there too.
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