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Richard Vogt - bmxmountainbiker
Randy,

That pic of Bob Medrano and Frank Post (I believe) is hot... I recently saw a pic of Bob Medrano jumping a big new-school set of doubles and he still has it even today... but the real hotness you posted is Derek Garcia... I first saw him race at the 1983 ABA Grands and he was a crowd pleaser! Every time he was on the track that weekend everyone in the crowd stood up and cheered... and Kuwahara picked him up right after that. smile.gif

Richard Vogt
bmxmountainbiker
perfectnut
QUOTE (The Red Baron @ Feb 12 2008, 01:03 PM) *
Hey, I have one of those early/blury Kodak photos of me doin a tabletop! wink.gif

How 'bout this?



That is BAD action!


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this thread has style


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perfectnut
Good day Ladies and Gents-

Here is something I ressurected from a set of old black and white negatives.

Cannons Club big air, back in the late 70s.

PERFECTNUT:




Keep on truckin'..


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jones
Dont have any pics to add but does anyone have a barf bag im getting AIR SICK!!!!!!! LOL! And lovin it!
perfectnut
QUOTE (jones @ Feb 15 2008, 02:31 PM) *
Dont have any pics to add but does anyone have a barf bag im getting AIR SICK!!!!!!! LOL! And lovin it!




HAHA thats great!

This is my buddy Mark at Cannons Club. We were having a contest to see who could get more upside down.

MARK MIYASHIRO:




Sorry about that bad quality, but this is seriously stupid sick. I'll post my own effort another time.

Enjoy this big air.


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Tracer Finn
No fair putting a shot of Darryl Young...........Tooooo much style.
These pics were from the Cook Brother Classic at Irvine.There was a jump from a gully next to the track.We would jump between motos and drummed up a crowd.Tracer
Tracer Finn
This was the BMX Plus version of the session.I actually landed on that kid....look at the fear!!!!
I was jumping a Patterson "Anderson Avalanche" with euro BB and Campy cranks.The rear wheel was so bent I unhooked my brakes and stuffed the cable in my pad.I loved doing this stuff.No sponsor yet though.Was anybody at that race?.........Tracer
hotrod49
QUOTE (Tracer Finn @ Feb 19 2008, 02:35 PM) *
This was the BMX Plus version of the session.I actually landed on that kid....look at the fear!!!!
I was jumping a Patterson "Anderson Avalanche" with euro BB and Campy cranks.The rear wheel was so bent I unhooked my brakes and stuffed the cable in my pad.I loved doing this stuff.No sponsor yet though.Was anybody at that race?.........Tracer


Right on Tracer, had an Avalanche small BB Campy cranks (that was a hot set up) about the same time before racing Robinson, still kept it because it handle so good, great geometry and steep head angle...





perfectnut
Mr. Finn and hotrod, nice pics man -- thanks for posting up, great airs!

PAIEA PAUL NATTO:



Shot at Maikiki jump a long, long time ago. Steel front rim, how glamorous.

Please note the flapping brown courduroy pants with the menacing gusset, thus allowing boss flexing at the hip and torso area. A shapely spin on yesteryear fashion, then-modern wear did not not include seasonal considerations since Hawaiian fabric is not likely to suffer frostbite.

Suitable to wear to mommy's Tupperware party, however.


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Mike Rodrigues CRIT PLATE
Here is a shot of my factory rider Mike Savage.

As the never resting self promoter that I am... BITD when Crit Plates were starting to make its mark on the industry I would always bug Gork about getting a BMXA photo shoot for Mike Savage.

Well my pestering finally paid of and we set up a time to fly out to the west coast and meet up at the Jones Track with Gork and Wendy.

Mike suits up... Wendy is already shooting pics of some of the other factory guys from other teams...

Mike comes ripping around the track... with out hardly any warmup to get to know the layout...

Hey comes flying down this section (Finally a life long dream of jumping in front of the Mighty BMXA Cameras)

He hits this set of doubles that go into a super quick right turn and lays it all out! Wendy's camera is clicking like a machine gun in the background!

And what does Mike do... Goes ahead and crashes in a heap with his front wheel in half life a taco... One jump and he was done for... His dream deflated and his day over... It was going to be a long flight back to New England! angry.gif

Well... Since we were there for the week we stopped back at Wizard Publications to hang around and get in the way.

when Gork comes out with a big smile and says he has a surprise for us but he couldn't say, and he didn't! dry.gif

until we saw the next issue of Action we almost died!

Mike Savage doing what he does best... Geting Crit!

Gork and Wendy Thank You!

Mike Rodrigues
Mike'Ultimate Sin of Bmx'Crehan
Mike what kind of bike was he riding? Very cool picture.
Mike Rodrigues CRIT PLATE
QUOTE (Mike Rodrigues CRIT PLATE @ Feb 28 2008, 11:18 PM) *
Here is a shot of my factory rider Mike Savage.

As the never resting self promoter that I am... BITD when Crit Plates were starting to make its mark on the industry I would always bug Gork about getting a BMXA photo shoot for Mike Savage.

Well my pestering finally paid of and we set up a time to fly out to the west coast and meet up at the Jones Track with Gork and Wendy.

Mike suits up... Wendy is already shooting pics of some of the other factory guys from other teams...

Mike comes ripping around the track... with out hardly any warmup to get to know the layout...

Hey comes flying down this section (Finally a life long dream of jumping in front of the Mighty BMXA Cameras)

He hits this set of doubles that go into a super quick right turn and lays it all out! Wendy's camera is clicking like a machine gun in the background!

And what does Mike do... Goes ahead and crashes in a heap with his front wheel in half life a taco... One jump and he was done for... His dream deflated and his day over... It was going to be a long flight back to New England! angry.gif

Well... Since we were there for the week we stopped back at Wizard Publications to hang around and get in the way.

when Gork comes out with a big smile and says he has a surprise for us but he couldn't say, and he didn't! dry.gif

until we saw the next issue of Action we almost died!

Mike Savage doing what he does best... Geting Crit!

Gork and Wendy Thank You!

Mike Rodrigues



Mike was riding a Hutch Pro XL or maybe a Hollywood I believe. (Hey Mike Savage I know your reading all of this stuff... find your password and get the heck in here!)

Mike
Mike'Ultimate Sin of Bmx'Crehan
That's right Mr. Savage, get your butt on here!
perfectnut
QUOTE (Mike'Ultimate Sin of Bmx' @ Feb 29 2008, 07:26 AM) *
That's right Mr. Savage, get your butt on here!




Great pic and great name, he is totally and savagely tweaked!



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Mike Rodrigues CRIT PLATE
Well then if you liked that one you will definitely like this one...

Making me proud once again... cool.gif

Mike Savage

Factory Crit Plate

In the woods of CT

The West Coast may have had The Leary but here in New England we had the Savage Snap! (Beat That Harry!)

Shot by Spike!

BMXA Cover Shot

August 1988 Issue

This cover also can be seen in the background in the convenience store scene in the Terminator 2 movie.

Mike
Mike Rodrigues CRIT PLATE
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Mike'Ultimate Sin of Bmx'Crehan
Love the cover shot
MoshB
Mikes been lurking on here for yrs. He won't post, just not into it?
Fred Garvin
QUOTE (John McNiel @ Feb 4 2008, 01:45 PM) *
I think this is one reason my back is so f'ed up now rolleyes.gif





Remember the super jump? That's what's on top of the fence, with another board leaning against the fence under it. That was an uuuugly landing...


Dude, those pics are sick! You can't be more than 12 years old in them laugh.gif
I thought that was a slant board for crunches propped up against a fence. It's almost vertical. If that was me, I think I would have broken the ramp and there'd be a picture of bloody body parts slammed into the fence.
Fred Garvin
This picture is amazing. Professional shot, perfect form, and nothing says "80s" like a 911 whale tail. This must have been published in one of the BMX mags because I'm positive I've seen it before.
QUOTE (Stu Thomsen @ Jan 31 2008, 09:32 PM) *




You, are insane laugh.gif !!!
I'd have ruined a good pair of shorts, to say the least!
QUOTE (Kelly B @ Dec 16 2007, 07:49 PM) *
Richard Vogt, That is exactly what I'm shooting for. I think that the older I get the smarter I get about riding (I might be a idiot though).



I'm simply trying to add to this tread. Thanks so so much for the great words everyone.

84profile
Not exactly, big air but a couple of photo's that I was re introduced to after 23 years..I was 12 years old on my Cook Bros in the first and 17 on my Profile in the second ...good times!

Cook Bros.



A buddy of mine and me crossed up:

koenning
QUOTE (John McNiel @ Feb 4 2008, 12:45 PM) *
I think this is one reason my back is so f'ed up now rolleyes.gif





Remember the super jump? That's what's on top of the fence, with another board leaning against the fence under it. That was an uuuugly landing...



that is just what bmx means to me. i have so many good memories of doing this kind of stuff on sketchy jumps like that. such a good picture. i am going to ride my bike to day at lunch. great thread.
John McNiel
Yeah, that was what it was all about when we were young and, well, kinda nutz!

I think I was about 11 when that picture was taken. 25 years later the thought of that landing just gives me the willies...
perfectnut
QUOTE (John McNiel @ Mar 5 2008, 11:16 AM) *
Yeah, that was what it was all about when we were young and, well, kinda nutz!

I think I was about 11 when that picture was taken. 25 years later the thought of that landing just gives me the willies...




No doubt!



Keep the Big Air alive:)

Cannons Club action, late 70s.


Good day Ladies and Gents..


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Jet Black
I need to repost this old photo of Matt @ age 11 getting some credible air to compare it with a photo I recently found of myself same jump same day.

Big



Bigger.




I know Coasty has the 3rd photo to complete the series of the infamous big air jump we built in front of our house Hopefully he'll repost it.


Sometimes things just don't go quite as I had planned , lost the plot on this dirt jump



This was going to be the greatest skatepark photo ever !!! , but I lost the plot again....




Other times you just get to enjoy some quality "stadium air" time , to test a newly built jump.




And other times it all comes together & make the cover of a magazine clearing well known Buildings in a single bound. No ph34r.gif




I'm putting together a river jump bike (& portable jump) for this coming summer here in Oz. Face plants , upside down landings , bailing at 12+ feet out of a skate bowl etc etc is a pastime for todays youth , who were like me all those years ago , an incredibly fit , indestructible adrenalin junky always on the chase for a fix.


JB
Jeremy K.
Not the biggest air but I'm happy to be on the dirt again. Still trying to ride my Team Jag.



jk
Jet Black
Damm what happened to all my pictures ?

They were there last night when I posted them....
84profile
Iwantotbuyahutch, I totally remember that jump! Those photo's are totally rad! I'm pretty sure I was there that day, I was pretty young and scared to hit it up! As great as those photo's are, I don't think they convey the height that you guys were getting!! Although it might just be the amplification of an 11 year olds' memory!! Thanks for posting, it takes me back to a very exciting day!!!

JeremyK that is totally classic shot! It could have been taken 20+ years ago, your style is exactly as we tried to do all day...

Here is one of my on Cook Bros circa 1981



Jet Black
I'll try again , photobucket is making a right pain of itself , photos need to be posted one by one
Take 2.

Big



Jet Black
Bigger



JB
Jet Black
Triple funk , I'm going Amish for a while , until I can sort out wtf is wrong.....

The pix are worth looking at , honestly

Damm computers.........get me a pitchfork


JB






http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c230/J1B...homejumpyes.jpg

anything ?
perfectnut
QUOTE (Iwantotbuyahutch @ Jun 9 2008, 11:58 PM) *




Those pics are very RAD, wish I was there to try out that jump!

Never did experience a woodchip landing, must be fun



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perfectnut
QUOTE (Jeremy K. @ Jun 10 2008, 09:27 AM) *
Not the biggest air but I'm happy to be on the dirt again. Still trying to ride my Team Jag.



jk





yo JK-

Nice shot, greatly styled.. love the Jag look, nice remake up job!

Got the numberplate, gold rims, Jag logo and shoes to gather air and get rad...


well done:)




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perfectnut
QUOTE (Jet Black @ Jun 10 2008, 03:17 PM) *
Bigger



JB





JetBlack-

Big time air, thanks for posting those.. love jumping pics.

Here is a sample from long, long ago, a spot at Hickam air base I used to like..






Keep the big air going!




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Jet Black
Hope these turn out unlike the last SNAFU post




I got into fights , heated verbal arguements anyway, with one teacher at skool ,
for telling me that the picture on my maths book was fake.




End result , a few months after the verbal sparring , My Maths teacher ended up with all
4 schrauder valves cut out from her car tires one hot summer Friday afternoon &
had matchsticks jammed into all the cars doorlocks , great way to start a weekend for
her & her hubby as they scratched their heads looking/waiting for someone to come
& fix their crippled car.


My Science teacher was somewhat dubious of this one.





Fortunately she , was an educator & not a teacher , she would discus the difference between
pyrotechnics & explosives + how to make them safely , burn rates colours etc. Any advanced applied physics/chemistry & electrical questions I had , she would explain the entire process
behind it. That was the early 1980's , I think if a teacher was giving out info like that today
they would get locked up.


A sequence from The Cook Bros Classic , seems this guy had a similar jump mentality to me

Visualize the most awesome jump ever.



Ok it's not looking too good atm but I can save it.



No this just aint going to happen.


I found that by around the 3rd picture both my feet would be ready to land upright & one hand would be holding onto a handgrip , it saved breaking collar bones, wrists etc & expensive bike parts.


Not to mention having your bike fall on top of you , everyone had their own style I suppose.




JB
Jet Black
I think Jeff Watson holds the title for THE BIGGEST MOST INSANE AIR for the decade of 1980.
























No commentary needed


JB


Jeremy K.
09 Bump!

Anyone got pics of Mike Savage?

jk
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