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Lake jump starts about 3:25
https://youtu.be/q1nqZ93e9bU
Pleso's jump
https://youtu.be/DL2qKhQWrXU
1979 Oakland Super X. My first live SX ever attended. Weinert wins with paddle tire and neck brace.
1991 Hangtown. Muddy mess. Wasn't just muddy, the track was flooded so bad that they ran only 1 moto in each class that day. John Dowd & Doug Henry, both privateers won their first nationals.
1979 AMA National Amateur Championship race at Plymouth, California. On the old Motodrive forum (I think) years ago, there was some doubt from a lot of the guys whether this race actually took place or not. Myself and one other poster claimed to have been there, everyone else said we were full of crap. Charlie Sexton, who was a former racer and race promoter called Eric McKenna and he verified that it did indeed happen. McKenna was the 500 cc champ that year. This was one of the best MX races I have ever been to IMO.
My dad got us killer seats at Oakland SX in 2014. Stew and Chad sized up a quad possibility during practice and I snapped a pic. They both started hitting the quad late in the main event. James used it to get the best of Chad. Podium for both. Awesome for me.
But the big one is one of the most important races ever RC beating MC San Diego 2001
-2003 was one for the ages. Ryan Hughes, Mike Brown and Eric Sorby knuckle busting with Ryno going 1-1 in his 30's. then the 250/450 class saw Kevin Windham blow everyones doors off in moto 1 to end RC's moto win streak.
-2004 was where RC came back from knee surgery to start his 2nd Perfect season, and JS7 vs Roncada rd 2 (las vegas was rd 1) these two went back and forth hard for 20+ minutes in both motos
-2008 i got front row seats to the Jlaw vs RV fist fight
-2011 was the 3 way fight between Reed, Dung and RV with Reed winning
-2015 Tomac put the hurt on everyone nearly lapping Dungey who was 2nd place. His pace was unreal
1973-4 USGP at Carlsbad.
1981 Saddleback National, Hannah and Kent Howerton ram each other
A1 every year last 5 years
Prior to final someone stole Ricky’s helmet in the pits, so mechanic Brian Lunniss sent RJ to start line whilst he raced back to the truck to get his spare helmet. Ricky scared he might get robbed again asked me to wear his really trick RS Tachi leather Bad Boy Leather jacket and keep his wallet safe.
Watched his incredible comeback from stadium floor.
Following morning we all went for breakfast in Seal Beach as RJ read Shav Flick’s LA times race report.👍💪
Pit Row
Who needs tattoo's and colored hair to get attention
2002 Glen Helen MX and 2007 Vegas SX.
Watching magoo on a 500.
They had put a jump at the bottom of what they still use as the finish line coming out of the pit. He swings wide in practice and uses it to step up onto finish line,
Did it a couple more times in that practice.
The 125s comes out. O'mara goes all the way out to the pond, nails his 125 and jumps it by pancaking his bike to get over it. He didn't do again.
Magoo comes out and the jump has got beaten down. he still hits it as fast yet he isnt clearing it. instead he bounces off the hill about 10 feet higher than any other rider.
Watching o'mara, ward, and barnett battle at their peak was awesome, but watching magoo that day on a 500 was truly an unforgettable experience.
Both of the races at six flags were good too.
1. Cheering Webb on with a group of buddies in the stands at the Charlotte MXGP as he started getting in the groove.
2. Standing in the infield in Daytona and seeing Stews wall jump first hand.
3. Being in the stadium in Atlanta and seeing Windham short a transfer big time during his practice tries before the races. He got very lucky that night.
He wore that logger looking jersey.
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