Motocross Fan

[jimabmw]

Are there any motocross fans out there, its about my favorite form of motorsports these days and with Ricky and Bubba gone its pretty exciting.

[Visian]

how about davy millsaps winning atlanta last saturday night! :clap

i first saw that kid as 12 year-old, going large in the loretta lynn's qualifiers my son was competing in.

ditto with james stewart. he lapped a field full of 250s *twice* riding an 80.

saw ricky when he was 9-10 on kawasaki 65s.

saw torsten hallman, sylvan goebbers, joel robert, torlief hansen, gary bailey, hakken andersen... during their first visit to the usa.

http://www.visian.nu/images/TorliefHansen.jpg

my son....
http://www.visian.nu/images/kurt_450sx.jpg

http://visian.nu/images/lorettagate1.jpg

motocross rulez.... it *is* a way of life.

ian

[PAULBACH]

A chip off the seasoned block! :thumb
Is this the sport of the sand whoops?

[jimabmw]

I grew up in the late 70's racing in PA, NJ, MD. I love vintage stuff, favorite bike was a 79 450 Maico Magnum.

[Visian]

A chip off the seasoned block! :thumb
Is this the sport of the sand whoops?

oh yeah... and clay/hardpack whoops, too.

sand whoops
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ian

[Visian]

I grew up in the late 70's racing in PA, NJ, MD. I love vintage stuff, favorite bike was a 79 450 Maico Magnum.

sweet!

http://www.joeabbatescycletherapy.com/images/examples/nPIC00002.jpg

i have to say that i liked the maicos, too.... especially the earlier ones with the aluminum coffin tanks. i always thought their front forks were so cool, and when i saw my first bmws with telescopic forks (the /5) their forks were almost exactly the same. it was the first thing i noticed.

ian

[PAULBACH]

oh yeah... and clay/hardpack whoops, too.

hardpack whoops
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ian

Sweet Mother of Pearl :jawdrop

[jimabmw]

Hey Visian, did you catch the supercross race yesterday ? And what do think of these riders designing the tracks and then running away with the race. I think they should have retired racers design the tracks.