I'm still riding!

Yep. I remember that. They hung out with us at The Pines for a day. Then we were in, Cool-Tool, South Park, etc. Ken and the Rupe brothers were always super cool. Too bad Chipres didn't hang with us too....Rupe said he was to busy doing sprints at the hotel. hahahaha That was a great time!! Inspired the heck out of me, always tried to do the same when I had the chance.

I saw Ken this summer at Trumbull. Looks like with a little practice he could still lay the skills and horses down. I was trying to convince him to come back and represent NY and beat Farside and the boys. Can't see him selling out and clipping in though..........hahahaha.

Tim, nice pic....but your nuts bro! Too cold for that.

I always liked the way Kakouris rode too. Maybe Ken has some stories about him, I'm sure they rubbed many an elbow....

I actually got to race Kakouris in Memphis probably 1990. Snapped him from lane 8 and cut him off....hahaha. Hung out with him most of the weekend. It was way cool hanging with someone I used to look up to....

Me and Timmy became sorta close...as close as you can with your competition anyway. He was good people. I just finished watching "Joe Kid On A Stingray" and have to say it was really well done. I really liked seeing some of those guys 20 some odd years later! Highly recommend it.

Me and Whitey....25 years ago!

Eric Rupe had to be the nicest pro ever!
Here he is on the cover of the BMX Plus! that has one of the Cool-Tool Nationals in it:

anyone remember Marty Yockel?...i think dude was on sundance...
man i swear EVERY national for 2 years dude was in my moto...or maybe that was open...i cant believe i raced 3 classes,3motos each at those..
i rode sheep hills today..just out for a 10am cruise before i sit down at this glowing box,and dosent Javier,Cristian Becerine amongst others show up? man....dudes are so good..enjoy........and oh yeah,its 85 outside.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6fFXq4_2QE

Who??......hahahaha

Yockel (sp?) was way fast. He rode for Sundance up until he beat Mikey King at South Park. Then he blew up big time. That's a tough draw having him in your motos at every national.

I remember one summer having Jicha in every moto. No perfect for you....hahaha. In open I would always get Craig Reynolds....fast and smooth. Wasn't fair.

I raced 3 classes at the nationals too. Plus 80 laps of practice....

Balmy 45 today.

mikey is olympic bmx team captain.i remember watching his gates at southpark...he was on huffy and that dude was bonkers,and i think still 15...or maybe 14...and was ruining peoples day...
http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=2739

i wish you guys were out here..its rainy season i guess,so sheep is digable and moldable now..im nursing my arm still..not straining it..but man its so hard to resist..haha

i went back and looked at the crap we were posting like starting page 6...holy shasta...i was in tears...

Hey I'm in that issue of BMX Plus!!! cool

Hey Crehan...I have an extra copy...wanna buy it?!

do a auction for that BMXPLUS! right here...dont worry mike,i'll sell it back to you for a reasonable price..hhahaha
but dave james on the otherhand is a shark,so lets hope he don't bid...and vic will win it,and throw it away cause he WASN'T in it http://www.ilovewavs.com/Effects/Music/Loser3.wav so watch out him too...

readers: go back to page 1 and skim your way up to speed.

oh man.....

ok,everyone has to post CURRENT pics of themselves...on bike,off bike,at work,mowing the lawn,at ALL DAY SUNDAY...shovelling snow,eating at country sweet....Whitey get EXTRA POINTS if he gets a flick of Himself driving on the willy B bridge...actually riding a bmx will score extra points...we were ugly as sin back in the day,i can only imagine....i bet elvis locks the thread after this..ahhhahhahaha

This was today. Wind chill was a toasty 0 degrees.

HOLY CRAP!

are u manualling that set?

..I manual everything!

I thought about dropping the face...

Whitey,
Almost looped out bigtime over that jump. Not sure what happened to Kakouris after that pic was snapped, but after I landed with the binders on, Richie came out of the first turn with the lead. I'm just thankful he was far enough back in the points standings. Tim was a cool guy that always rode me clean.

Invisibleman1,
Thanks for the kind words. I raced back in 2000/2001. Won a few Nationals, broke a few bones..LOL. I am pretty content watching my boys race and chillin in the pits. Last time I tried a gate start I threw my back out. Getting old sucks.

"Last time I tried a gate start I threw my back out."

LMAO!

"Me and Whitey....25 years ago!"

That picture is too funny. Man was I small....nice elbow gaurds huh? hahahaha

zz zz zzzzzzzz

we cant let this thread die!!!!!

spring is coming in upstate NY!

I talked to Goracy a few weeks ago and he will be getting back into racing with his kid. I should probably call him again to make sure he gets a bike.

I'll probably be racing a lot of locals, probably the state series and a few regionals.

I've been running so I'm in somewhat decent shape, but biking is soooo much harder... I can feel the leg burn already when I think about riding the rhythm sections. I've got another year + before my class gets a little easier - 40 & over. Remember the dads that used to race back in the day? haha it was a laugh... it's not like that anymore!

I guess Goracy has one of our friends photo albums which I've been trying to get my hands on since last fall. There's got to be some good pics of old EBA races in there.

Dawn Robbins set a date for the EBA reunion, it's August 19th. Not sure what the activities are yet.

That's the Utica update.

ok,so my elbow is mashed potatos,MRI monday,to check the lig...tennis elbow progressed into bowlingballs-swellbow..i did however let it heal 5 weeks...then i did gates for 2 hours. dumb.
lets hope i dont have to go under the knife,either way,i'm out for a while....mark sounds like your training for something? mmmhmmmmm. i know you still have your Gators...
billy robbins still has the can-am gate,i dont think he's been sleepin' on it..
in other news sheep hills is what is used to be,all over again....and i get to sit and watch.
rackin frackin frickin.....august 19th?
hmmm....dj & whitey better be buying me loads drinks,since i have to fly from california.,,ahahahhaha

and you know we have to leave early to make sure county sweet is still open. "haha yeah great seeing you guys ahhaa bye"...'ooooooh i wonder if they still got them tshirts......' hahahaha

Too bad about the tennis swell-bow....maybe next time you won't do a thousand gates. We aren't young anymore. I remember practicing at Cool-Tool to the point of exhaustion....hahahaha.

If you make it back to Roch cha cha, the country sweet is on me. We have to hit up Nicky T's while were there too.

Sounds like Mark has got some secret training going on. Mark and Ray are going to be bringing it from Syracuse. Gotta start training DJ for the big event. Gotta pull Jimmy out of retirement to flash the manualing skills. Believe me he still has it after all these years. I am going to be the TM of "The Pines Crew" hahahaha

Just watch out for a Blue Falcon or a Red Huffy!!

Oh yeah I heard about this "spring rumor", but I don't believe it.

Mark-not so sure the 40 & over class will be any easier. But good luck! Things definately aren't the same in the OM class like bitd....

dude you sure? i havent sat in country sweet since mad years,....im gonna EAT...aahahaa team pines...wow...ok..you have a logo? i'm making one if you dont..i think a offical shirt...i ate dirt there,im down....haha......maybe said shirts could be ready by summer...hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

You guys crack me up with all your Country Sweet talk! I have a bottle of their sauce in the fridge at all times...
Here is a vid (mtb) of a local park in Rochester, before the chainsaw massacre. (Me and my friend Ted in Tryon)

http://s31.photobucket.com/albums/c367/fre...nt=MVI_0040.flv

Maybe?

i think you guys should build that all the way to 515 Monroe avenue,Rochester,NY..then i'll come ride it.

do they still have those way to small wet wipes?....BIGMAN was crazy stingy with the wetwipes..."choo aint gots nakkin's at home?" psshh

Gotta have the Country Sweet. I always have at least 2 bottles. 1 in the fridge and 1 waiting on deck.

Tim-that ewok thing is cool. I can only imagine what the chainsaw massacre was. Probably like a bulldozer flattening 10 years worth of digging in 2 hours. I wonder if Ken Aman could ride THAT with his handlebars sideways.....hahahaha Only way I could stay on that thing would be to hit it at full speed....

I'm not sure what is better the wet wipes at CS or the shake down you get on the way out.....hahahahaha I gave a guy $5.00 once and he started to cry..........

I'm not sure what is better the wet wipes at CS or the shake down you get on the way out.....

My friends used to think I was crazy for leaving Hilton to go downtown for wings....
Mmmm 20 pc. HOT, w/an 8oz. blue cheese!

country sweet blue cheese was some unearthly shaz wasnt it?
10 piece mixed & the 'tub' i called it..haha that big giant blucheese...which turned grey before you were even done sopping up the sauce with the bread on the bottom of the pile....omg my mouth is effing watering.

ok im in physical therapy...so far so good....and i went to the gym and signed up cause Dj made me mad as helllo telling me he weighs 180lbs....MORE OK? I WEIGH MORE AHAHHAHHAHAHAH.

whitey youre gonna kill me when you see the jmc andy patterson im building....prepare yourself....and theres a nat pro on ebay.......but i'd rather appropriate yours....

im slowly coming back to life.

The only picture I can find with Danny Cavallaro:
loadin' up after a race...

Tim,
Any idea what Danny is up to these days?

Cavvy? No idea.....

Same with Chris Mueller.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkJwcR21VLk

Here's a photo from Eagle BMX BITD:

And I remember feeling special when all this Kuwahara stuff starting showing up for free...

i'd feel special too if you'd box it all up and send it to me...for free too...that would be mucho bueno.

It's all gone. BTW, who are you? Little help?

That's pretty sick! You still have some mad style for an old man......hahaha.

You got to do some digging for your jumps. Nothing is worse than hitting a log at full speed when the board moves. The key is getting the little kids all pumped up about the jump and have them dig for you....

Anymore stuff??

Dave there is a friend of mine that owns land south of Canandaigua Lake that is in the process of building a freeride park (MTB) and the stunts are huge...I may need a new bike! In fact Dave at The Bike Zone is trying to get me this bike, and a little sponsorship from TREK. The guy with the park is from Fairport: Dave Royka.

That's nasty looking!!
Keep us posted when that thing is complete. I will bring the Blue Falcon up and my STP and see how bad I can hurt myself......

HEELLOOOOO HEEELLOOO HELLOOOOOOOOO
HHAHHA

billy robbins and dave james are setting up a gate and the 2nd straight tabletop at EBA reunion!?!???!?!?

awww schucks...bumpjumpin for days.

wheres that stank pump track dj? you been there 2 weeks already...

Yeah, how is that backyard pump track coming? Mr. Marchal and I are looking to drive up to the Roc for some training and barbecue at Dinosaurs.

Cool Tool ad from the 83' NBL Rule Book



[ May 06, 2007, 10:16 PM: Message edited by: JohnnyJohnson OMAS DirtSlinger ]

AHHAHAAHH

MR JOHNSON dude u kill me.

i heard u went by the store.......im moving my office right over there this week....

ill get at you.

Dave and whitey-post something

durg's i saw that flick of you hitting them dubs...nice.....i remember you nailing full corssups over onandogas....its all coming back to me.....

Thanks Johnny Johnson!
I've NEVER seen that photo, nor do I have any recollection of it ever being taken...and I'm in it!
That's not even my bike! Somethin' weird here.
Guess this proves I never read the rule book huh?
On a side note: I've been riding every day again..on my mountain bike!

Rode all weekend, most of the day at TriCity open house on Sat, and raced at Bridgewater yesterday. 38 going on 39 novice bumped down to 17X doesn't work for me... I didn't do good in that class when I was 17! I feel like I got hit by a bus today. I think I'm going to switch over to cruiser so I can be competitive, at least at locals.

Anyhoo here's my EBA reunion rider:



I'm STILL trying to get old Onondaga pics from Pavlot and Goracy. Goracy was supposed to start racing again, but didn't see him over the weekend. Meanwhile I'm trying to learn to jump again too. Here's a pic from Binghamton a few weeks ago where I was finally able to clear some triples.