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i remember watching those guys when i was a kid racing 9-11 novice with ricky johnson back in '74 -'75 @ Escape Country during the "early" NMA days!
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Steve Rhyan on think Maicos another tough SoCal Open rider.
Sendelbach(think name spelled correct) seemed another good Open rider.
When he moved up to 250s and 500s I think he got faster. I used to ride with him and another guy from Tamm in 83 and 84. He is a cool guy. He get pretty hurt in 84 or 85 and quit racing. That dude straight up hauled ass on a 500.
I watched an epic race with him and Peter Snortland on 500s in 82 at the Shadow Glenn track at Indian Dunes.
Did you know Wes Sutton, Zap worked there too. Rick Maki raced for them for a spell as well.
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Yep Rick was crazy fast for sure. I remember one National at Saddleback with Johnny O on his trick Mugen Honda and Rick threw the whole kitchen sink at him for two desperate laps or so to keep him at bay. Maki was on a painfully stock Suzy and we were going nuts!
He races cars now, I spoke with him a yr or so ago and asked him if he still rode. "Naw after eight knee surgeries and multiple concussions--NO!!!!!"
I know Rick raced suzuki's but in 1980 I bought a new yz 125 let my friend race it at a Bosh CMC race at Saddleback in late 1980 in 125 Pro Johnny O was there also Chris Heisser on a Mugen kitted cr 125 Magoo on a stock 1980 cr 125 and Rick Maki was on a yz 125G he had gotten a yamaha support ride.
The cool thing was my buddy holeshot everybody up start hill from the far left start gate in the first moto that was no man's land.He ended up finishing mid-pack not bad for someone that stopped racing for 6 months.
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