I remember when Unadilla was completely grass covered until the bikes hit the track and only had trackside banners to show the way,the bikes groomed the track back then 🇺🇸🏁😎
I sure miss the 80's national scene, I could hang over the fence trackside and get roosted by R.J. Or Wardy as they battled at Red Bud. A national was like a homecoming for all the locals, you'd run into all the familiar faces you see at the big money amateur events. And the crowds and parking were much easier to deal with, and the track was not covered up in banners blocking views. That year of all 3 classes- 45 minute moto's- We never realized how good we had it.
I liked that interview, my dad lived in El Cajon from the mid-60s to the late 70s off Pepper Dr, on Wenatchee. There was a small hill they called Rattlesnake Mountain. He lived halfway up. We used to ride flexing fliers down that pothole old blacktop Road amazed we're not dead. I lived in Oceanside and my friends and I had old dirt bikes we would ride, went to a lot of CMC races at Carlsbad and saddleback and Arroyo Cycle Park, which is now a Glen Helen. First time I went to Carlsbad was back in 1971, my friend had a steel tank Penton that he raced in the 125 class, my single parent mom had no money so I just went and watched. first time I saw Marty Smith was when he was on the starting line on a monarch. Gary Jones came down one Sunday and all the kids were following him all around the track I was wondering how the heck can you take that. good memories.
I remember when I was 14 yrs old watching RJ win both nights in Seattle at the Kingdome. My buddy and I managed to sneak onto floor and hung out by the tunnel. Saw RJ there with his team personnel just a few feet away after the race. What an awesome experience to watch Hannah, Lechien, Ward, Holland, and others race that weekend. RJ and Lechien were the only 2 riders to do the triple. Awesome times!
Tracks back then where more difficult and they where all on two strokes they spend a lot of time in the air today instead of pure racing that’s how they design tracks today motocross and supercross especially was way more technical.the longer motocross 40 minute motos would change a lot you had to be in great shape.
Great ideas. Of course, it’s RJ for gods sake!! They should just bring back the traditional classes, 125, 250, Open. No handicap for two strokes, let them choose. Drop the big bikes from supercross, as RJ suggested, and run the 250’s with 125’s as the support class. Believe me, the factories will start building some very trick four stroke 125’s as a result. Or you could choose to run a two stroke, in any class. The top guys will still prefer the 250 four stroke over a two stroke, but let the choice remain, just as it always was traditionally. This is the way.
I’m not really a 350cc 4T dude, but it’d be cool to have three classes: 250 (MX), 350 (MX and SX), and 450 (MX) like we used to in the ‘80s with 2Ts. I’m not sure l agree with the mid-race yellow flag, but like RJ says, one of them things AMA could try. Finally, yes, leave them racetracks alone! Especially, in MX. Like Wardy says “groom it the Monday prior to the Pro race and leave alone for the rest of the weekend.” And, when it comes to SX, yeah maybe groom as need it, like Ricky says. One thing’s for sure. Until our clueless AMA start making these changes them euros are gonna still be kicking our asses in our own backyard…Embarrassing!
The mighty rj!!!! I remember when he had too hip stitched on the back of his jt moto pants and also that unemployed hat in between rides. Seems the riders back then had a lot more personality than they do today to be honest i find motocross today kinda boring and generic. Glad i grew up with the 2 stoke era.
@jamespatterson2002 70s mx was 3 45min motos. When worked hard and pulled 10 seconds on the field that was up to rest of the pack to run you down. Not for some Nascar yellow flag to come out. For the fans close finish. I'm ashamed of Rick Johnson for even suggesting it
LA Coliseum RJ Yamaha days bagged all factory riders for sandbagging deliberately losing for better start on gate 🤷♂️ he wore surfing shorts over race pants cool he won his heats factory riders never liked what he said but he didn't care
