Here are a few scans of some VBMX members before they were f &f:

Jud Ciancio & Ken Aman:

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c138/stinson33/judken.jpg

Justin Shepard:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c138/stinson33/70s2.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c138/stinson33/70s.jpg

Also, here's a scan of Jason Griggs & Tracer Finn before they were picked up by factories.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c138/stinson33/tracer.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c138/stinson33/jgriggs.jpg

Can anyone guess who #92T dicing with Mr. Stix's David Scruggs?

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c138/sti...3/scruggs92.jpg

...I knew my stack of BMX mags would come in handy one day...

Jim

Holy Cow...Mr Stix...my bud from BITD Dan Notte used to race for them before he got picked up by Jag.

I used to race Dan bitd. He was fast, no doubt about it. He quit too soon.

What mag was that shot of Scruggs in? I see a old pic in there,Thanks TJ

[ December 30, 2005, 02:34 PM: Message edited by: TJ-BMX ]

IN SEARCH OF MY ROOTS . jodie jackson - jim baum - buddie jones - cody smart ya out there ? 1T 1979

I think I was still racing a REdline MXII in those pics. I remember being really psyched to get a pic in a mag.

Thanks for calling me "famous" too.
Justin

Thanks for calling me "famous" too.

Justin, you always showed up!

Speaking of Dan Notte, here he is leading Chris Cawley, Jim Stinson and myself at Lawenceville, NJ.

TJ-BMX, That pix was taken out of Total BMX Sept. '81.

Here's the cover - I wonder how often races are run in the rain today. When you think about it, this may have been the only time that a race in the rain/mud made the cover of a magazine. (?)

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c138/sti...coversept81.jpg

B/t/w, That's Mat Harris and Bob Hunt on the cover.

[ December 30, 2005, 06:46 PM: Message edited by: Jim Stinson ]

Brad, When I saw that pix on your website I thought it was a pix of me in first place! You cropper you! LOL

My bad Jim...lol

Brad, Seeing as I was trying my darndest to throw you an elbow, we'll call it even! lol

All, I'm still waiting for an ID on the 92T rider - perhaps it's just too obvious to deserve a respone. I'll give you a hint, he rode with homemade DEVO flowerpot valve caps.

...Perhaps it's not too obvious who 92T is.

Would you believe 92T was John Tomac.

Since no one's really biting on this thread, I'm going to do one more and that's all for me...ok, guess who the tall guy is...

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c138/stinson33/viking.jpg

Man I saw some names I forgot all about but were dominate back then.
Matt Harris owned. Remember the old late 70s Wheels Unlimted wheel covers.

My biggest regret is not making Nationals back in the day. In 1980 I made one and got hurt bad at it and missed the rest of the summer and in 1981 made just 2 (One in St College, PA I led all three motos and crashed, the other in Texas it was between me and DD Leone for the final transfer spot and he got it). Then I moved 2 Cali and was so broke I made none.

Anyone else have that regret?

Jim, did you give it away by using viking in the photo title? Could it be none other than Roland Veight? Had to race him BITD all over Florida,along with Madden, Calia, the Panaciones(?), etc....

We all want to know what did Roland ride that he could fit on?

U got it bmxterry! And yes, I gave it way. Heck, after no one bit on the Tomac question, I figured I would make it a bit easier on everyone.

Jim,
Roland Veicht (spelling?).
C'mon man. Give us something a little harder!
Hahaha!

Johnny

nice ''pic'' took me back a few year's .

Jason, it was a Mongoose Supergoose.Can't remember the frame dimensions- DUH- I'm sure someone here does.

roland was riding a schwinn sting before going to mongoose....check the total bmx cover on previous page. at 6'5" that's still kinda small isn't it?
mike

Thanks for the picture.I was not sponsored untill I was 17x.That bike is an Patterson "Avalanche" with a small bottom bracket.I was a HUGE Richie Anderson fan and dreamed of being on Patterson.I landed on the kid that is screaming in the photo...ooops.Thanks again,Tracer

tracer, that parting shot is so cool! you look like you got some huge air.
mike

Hey Jim , are you still racing? I used to ride for wooden wheels bitd . I remember you raced for suburban then you got a schwinn ride I think . Yea I seem to recall John Tomac riding for Skyway at some point . Have you heard from Hendeson Cho?

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the tall guy is ROLAND VEIGHT