Sumdood got me inspired to look for my XRays, instead I found a little treasure trove

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10/31/2021 1:34pm Edited Date/Time 11/2/2021 12:44pm
Tomorrow I'll unpack everything. I have so much shit that I had stashed and forgotten about.

Here is my Green Wrench Award from my time wreching for a young James Stewart. We won everything in 99.


I worked for FMF but was assigned to the Stewart family on big James' request.

Next year I'm gonna try and get even with James on the Golf course.












Ill post more pics and stuff as I pull it all out.
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Bitchin !! And way better than X-Rays..... Wink
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10/31/2021 8:19pm
Holy crap Boom!! That is awesome. I knew Danny a little bit back in the day , but knew Jason McCormick really well. I had no idea you were wrenching for that team. Also wrenched for James??.........How freakin' badass is that? Impressive my man......extremely impressive!
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Btw.....this should be in moto....100%.
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10/31/2021 9:29pm Edited Date/Time 10/31/2021 9:44pm
G'd evening Jefro, yes I was part of the FMF crew. Hylton Beattie brought me over from Africa but I did not wrench for any of the 125 team.

Was mostly on the road with James and when I wasnt, i was bounced inhouse between grinding cylinders, boring carbs, cutting heads and refreshing suspension for the race team. Spent hours with Raul, Donny and Varner running team engines, James' Ben Riddles and Andrew Shorts on the dyno.

An interesting titbit and I'm still convinced that James' supermini was a rocket...faster than the 125s. He easily had Vohland, Gosseler, Smith and Sellards covered one day at a private track. The boys were dejected that day and I guess they knew that once James moved up it was game over.

There were plenty of times that I'd jump in and help build race bikes. Also took one of Vohlands bikes and taylor built it to suit Bob Moore for his two appearances, Glen Helen and Mount Morris. (Gosseler was out with two broken ankles)

Got to help DV12's oldman build two bikes for David when he first came to hit SX. Strange dudes them frogs...i can recall that David's setup was effing weird but it worked for him.

Danny Smith was my side kick. We had a warehouse in (i think Cadiz, Ohio) a satellite race shop when we raced back East. Both semis would just drive straight in and we'd roll the doors shut. We had cubicle rooms to sleep in and each bike had its own work bay.

There were a few redneck hill billy dudes that knew about the race shop. No one ever let them know when we would be coming but somehow they'd always be waiting. Great guys and took us hunting sometimes.

I was under pressure back then. The boys loved my South African cuisine and I often had to cook for them all then get back to building motors late at night.

We had ropes hanging from the rafters which gave us much entertainment swinging off the
top of the semis and a basket ball hoop....i learnt to play cat there.

Those were the days...we had a CR500 and attached a shopping trolly to the 500 with a long rope. Brent was the victim and suffered the strangest road rash one has ever seen. When the 500 hit 3rd gear the trolly flipped, Brent locked himself inside the trolly. The road rash was lots of little square blocks..wish i could find pics of that incident

Danny and myself spent hours playing cards for dolla bills...man i took alot of cash off him. Everytime see him I always start off with, " loan me a buck mate"
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Great memories and today ill dig into my garage and look for long forgotten stuff.

The Shop

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10/31/2021 10:17pm
That’s a hell of an accomplishment Boom. I will say those 99 FMF Honda’s looked really good. I’d buy a 99 in a heartbeat if those graphics and seat covers were still available.
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Hey Damien, I'll reach out to Danny and ask if he can dig out a 1999 graphics set for me. The set included a seat cover.

Can't promise anything but I'm pretty sure Danny will dig up a set. I know they archive old product and there were literally 100's of those official team sets made.

Ill shoot for the the official race team graphics and seat cover.

Always felt intimidated by Danny but he really is a great guy...down to earth.



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A few pics from one of the boxes.











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Boomslang wrote:
Hey Damien, I'll reach out to Danny and ask if he can dig out a 1999 graphics set for me. The set included a seat cover...
Hey Damien, I'll reach out to Danny and ask if he can dig out a 1999 graphics set for me. The set included a seat cover.

Can't promise anything but I'm pretty sure Danny will dig up a set. I know they archive old product and there were literally 100's of those official team sets made.

Ill shoot for the the official race team graphics and seat cover.

Always felt intimidated by Danny but he really is a great guy...down to earth.



Well shit Boomslang. If you are able to get a set, I really do not have the words to express my gratitude. Let me know what I owe ya and, I pull the wife’s car out of the garage to start making plans. 😂
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Boomslang wrote:
Hey Damien, I'll reach out to Danny and ask if he can dig out a 1999 graphics set for me. The set included a seat cover...
Hey Damien, I'll reach out to Danny and ask if he can dig out a 1999 graphics set for me. The set included a seat cover.

Can't promise anything but I'm pretty sure Danny will dig up a set. I know they archive old product and there were literally 100's of those official team sets made.

Ill shoot for the the official race team graphics and seat cover.

Always felt intimidated by Danny but he really is a great guy...down to earth.



Chance1216 wrote:
Well shit Boomslang. If you are able to get a set, I really do not have the words to express my gratitude. Let me know what...
Well shit Boomslang. If you are able to get a set, I really do not have the words to express my gratitude. Let me know what I owe ya and, I pull the wife’s car out of the garage to start making plans. 😂
Tried calling ya but I guess you are grinding away at work.

You won't owe me anything. If Danny has a set he will give it to me and then it becomes a gift from him to me then to you.

Fingers crossed.
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11/1/2021 9:00am
Hey Boomer! How ya be? GREAT pictures and stories! You've had quite a moto life. When ya gonna be in my area again?
I dont recall shaking that severed hand....Whistling Which area is that?
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Hey Boomer! How ya be? GREAT pictures and stories! You've had quite a moto life. When ya gonna be in my area again?
Ill be in your neck of the woods early next year.
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11/1/2021 9:56am
Prettyyyy fuckin rad boom. Thanks for sharing
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11/1/2021 12:38pm Edited Date/Time 11/1/2021 12:41pm
jeffro503 wrote:
Btw.....this should be in moto....100%.
Mav sorted the move from Non-moto to here. Much appreciated.

Been a rough week for me but a chinwag with Sumdood about body parts, hardware and XRays sent me to my garage to look for my piles of XRays, instead i found boxes that havent been opened for 15 plus years.

We had regional Voting today so ill dig in the garage tomorrow and see what pops up.

I gifted my very first RacerX mag with McGrath on the cover to a member here named Colonel. If he see this maybe he can post a pic of the unicorn.

Addition #1


The white rectangle on the cover actually had writing which if i recall correctly said Industry Copy. DC can varify that.
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The Louch, the Floppy, the GL and the Tennant....back in the day

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This stuff is way better than X-rays with funky metal work in it! Can always make money but cant make these memories and good times if you missed them. I had opportunity to wrench on Planet Honda back then and travel MX circus but went a traditional path for after racing life.
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11/1/2021 2:11pm Edited Date/Time 11/1/2021 2:13pm
Heggo wrote:
This stuff is way better than X-rays with funky metal work in it! Can always make money but cant make these memories and good times if...
This stuff is way better than X-rays with funky metal work in it! Can always make money but cant make these memories and good times if you missed them. I had opportunity to wrench on Planet Honda back then and travel MX circus but went a traditional path for after racing life.
Wasn't Rodrig Thain on your team in 99. I have one of his Jeseys from anaheim sx.

Also know his son Sed Zember and Catharina. Wrenched for him.on amature day two years ago at Washougal.

Edit. For some reason im thinking Plano Honda or was he with Planet? Old age...memory loss...
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Boom-

You're a legend, so much awesome in these posts. I appreciate you and your posts. Keep your chin up!
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Very cool Boomslang, some great pics
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Boom-

You're a legend, so much awesome in these posts. I appreciate you and your posts. Keep your chin up!
I certainly ain't no legend, just been fortunate to have worked in the industry and met great people along the way.

I was also fortunate to find Vital years ago but due to uncalled for and disrespectful behavior, Gibby took his big stick out...or a Mod or two and gave me a well deserved hiding....sent me to the sinbin.

Since then I've learnt to treat people how I'd like them to treat me.

I've made some awesome friends here on Vital and have still to meet most in person. It happens, just not fast enough.

Great community here with a few dudes with bent noses but remember, it is never too late to change.

We share much of the same interests with the exception of the dude who wishes to wash stinking boots and gear...for free.

Thank you all.....

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11/2/2021 3:53am Edited Date/Time 11/2/2021 3:53am
Sumdood, here's the rod that was in my femur. The screws and plates are missing as well as my RacerX addition #1.



Ol Emig turned up though....I'm convinced i have all the single digit RacerX Illustrated rags....gotta keep diggin man.
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11/2/2021 4:33am
Good stuff Boom! Why did FMF assign an employee to James Stewart, weren't his bikes full Pro Circuit builds? Were you a spy? lol
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11/2/2021 5:21am Edited Date/Time 11/2/2021 5:24am
GrapeApe wrote:
Good stuff Boom! Why did FMF assign an employee to James Stewart, weren't his bikes full Pro Circuit builds? Were you a spy? lol
No, James was a FMF rider until the end of 99. He signed with PC in 2000.

FMF wanted to keep him until he turned Pro and then he would have been a Honda rider.

I admit he had special treatment. Team Green would haul his 85s around whilst my babies where his super minis. At events id have say over both the 85s and the Super Minis

Id take him to test at various tracks out West in our box van. Same in the East. Big James was meticulous which made me up my game. I could have gone with him to PC and then into Pro. The idea of an South African Caucasian working for a African American was a great idea...a type of reconciliation thing. I adore the Stewart family and just spoke to Big James the other day.

I left MX to persue a career in aviation. In hindsite i should have stuck with James.
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11/2/2021 5:28am
Hands down the best era of moto. Thanks for sharing!
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11/2/2021 12:22pm
Can’t wait to see more of your pics. This is becoming one of my favorite threads. Very cool history in those boxes of yours. Thanks for providing us some therapy with your pics and stories. keep up the good work Boom.
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11/2/2021 12:44pm
Thanks for sharing! I enjoy this type of history so much.
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Agreed - what a cool thread. Keep it coming, if you've got more!
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