Boy Chris looks unhappy in that Jekyll Island picture...maybe because he just broke his arm...again! Remember that crash? LMAO!

Is that Yogi Berra in the yellow shirt posing in front of the trailer?

awesome!!!!

Jud,

Are you racing Rockford this year? You might remember me ,I am in IL now and hang out with Zizzo at most of the races. I have not raced in 8 months though.

Stanzbmx.

"Is that Yogi Berra in the yellow shirt posing in front of the trailer?" Yup! No, it was some old, rich guy we stopped to visit on our way to Florida one year. Mr. Silloway knows a lot of old, rich people. We camped at one end of an island for a week...just us kids! Not a good idea.....

Even more NY racing stuff.

Thanks Jud! My I was a charming lad....

Is that Trav Trav Travis Maghee playing catchup at Peachtree?? Awesome pics Jud.

Johnny - thanks for the kind words. That's a pretty big compliment coming from a legend........

i gave him 10bux white,but he still actually typed it.
hahahaa
mr johnson gimmie a heads up when your coming thru....and whitey was actually buttery smooth,all the younger experts we all over his steez...definatly the track pro...and could bump jump over anything you could possibly dig..or build..i got super fast chasing him all over the 250 laps of practice we did at every race..ahahahha

has anyone contacted any syracuse people about eba reunion?
mark,are you all over that? hitting up waynes crew?

are we gonna get free honeys pizza?

wing and mac snack.

woo

Yeah....Pacifico did you hear that? Honey's pizza should be the main course. I always wanted to ride for that team......

Andy - we did take like 100 laps of practice before the races....hahaha. I wonder how we would have done if we had a little rest. No wonder I was always so tired. Thanks for the props........I guess I had my moments, but DJ was like glass. He was so smooth he ironed his race gear....hahahahhahha

Man I can't wait........


P.S. I will send you the 10 bux you gave Johnny.

Yo ! Jud I gotta an old profile vintage 87 in NEAR perfect condition. TRICKED OUT with Flite cranks, Hutch pedals, Dk stem vector bars. etc... How'd ya like to or do you know anyone who'd be interested in her. If it's still around in August. I'lll bring it to the reunion in BUFFalo or where ever it is.??

DAVE JAMES
SOUTHTOWN RESULTS FOR FRIDAY MAY 25TH

CRUISER:
1ST OVERALL.

EXCELLENT WORK OLD MAN CRUTHERS.

(APPLAUSE)


TOM,you have a paypay account?
i'm interested in that profile.

Mr. Lee
No applause, Dave Marchal & Kevin L. are the MEN at that track. I was just happy I did not crash or cramp up..
Don't sleep on Southtowns cruiser races.
We are all waiting for Vic Wilson to show up, D.M. & K.L. have been putting in work
My money is on Dave Marchal to win the holeshot competition.
Kevin what was going on, on the gate before the last race?????
Andy where are my shirts? Can a brother get a sponsorship?

DJ looked good out there for not racing in the last year. Next time the BMX Pro from Canada thinks it's funny to give me a couple of shoves before the gate drops I'm going to drop him. I don't find it too amusing to have someone who I barely know play games like that on the gate especially being clipped in. Of course if Dave M. or DJ did it, it would be OK because we're all friends.

ice mannn wut up brother...how ya been...markdurg told me he saw some pics of me on here...i saw those that you posted at tri city in the day...that was back in 84 i think...still remember them day from 81 till 86..cool shots...i see ya ran a race on the cruiser...ya still got it...im racing cruiser also...started last year after and put the 20 away i just couldnt adjust back and forth and there are more guys my age to race now then on the 20 i was running with the 16 and 17 year olds...when ya coming down to ny again...alot of names i remember watching and racing...alot still around i see..memoriesss..

[ May 26, 2007, 09:15 PM: Message edited by: sparkyoldschoolpk ]

Mark Chase!
I didn't realize you were on here! Excellent!
Now it'll be a little easier to keep in touch with you.
I'm glad to see you're still racing.
It sure was cool running into you at the track a couple of years ago.
Hows the Wifie and daughter?

After I did those gate starts with you, I figured I'd give it a shot when I got back up here, at the Fairbanks track. I guess it worked out well, but I haven't been on a track since.
My brother Mike will be up for a visit this summer, and I think we'll try it again.
I have to watch my back, tho. Lower back, you know...

I'm gonna try to make it down next summer, so I hope to run into you when I get there.

The pic on pg 14 of you and I on the first straight is in 85, and the other one with you is in 86.

This is a great thread, isn't it? I just wish I had more race pics to share.

Great to see you on here, Sparky!

Iceman

Oh, Hey! I forgot to ask you how your dad is doing? Tell him I said 'Hi'!

Iceman

tiffanie is having fun racing..got her a new expert ripper..toni and my other 2 girls are doing well also..dad has asbestus <-- not sure on that spelling..he got that from the welding rods he used all them years at general electric so he has a hard time breathing..has had some heart trouble to..hard for him to get around at times but he cant sit still anyway lol..other then that racing every week..make sure you let me know when you come down..

ATTENTION COUNTRY SWEET CREW: your sponsorship packages will be sent to High Riders Crib @ the beginning of next week.

Sweet.........

TGIF!!!

There's an old school pic of Whitey with some other people in the newest Bicycles Today.

I have to get my scanner back from my brother and get scanning.

Have been riding cruiser a lot lately and learning some new school skills like manualing a rhythm section. It's not very pretty now but it's coming along!

the Dave James profile replica**..all you gotta do is slap on some panda stickers,and your entry fee's are PAID!!!
and yes whitey,that IS a bio-pace chairing....lol


**will work on any frame

Andy,
That bike is HOT. Are you packing it up to bring to the reunion???
Me and Whitey want to take it out for a hot lap..

Oh yeah! Those grips and seat are just waiting for me to take a digger on them!
DJ and I are building up the famed Predator for the reunion. Of course we need to build up something else for the mains cause the Pred is for motos only.......hahaha

Sweet build. Billy R is probably dying to ride that.
The bio-pace is sweet, I rode with one of them for awhile....

Mark Chase...I know that name...welcome to the family!

Iceman, Invisibleman1, You guys knew Bobby Iovinella??
Did anyone post any racing pics of him?? I went to college with him and we were great friends. We called him "BMX Bobby" and he used to ride his bike on campus 24/7. I attended his wake and there was his bike leaned right up against his casket. He was definitely taken too soon and I miss him. I'm just glad I had a chance to speak to him about a week before he passed. He was a great guy. I would love to see pics of him racing.

I have a video of me and him blazing the 2nd jump at cool tool during our main...just wrecking everyone...my dad sent me some dvd's but he didnt put that day on there for some reason,anyways he's sending me the VHS's he shot of all of us and ill do my best to post them!!
we all knew him and loved that dude alot..even tho he beat me in that main..bah! lol
one heluva guy.

One heluva guy is right!!!!!!!
I'd love to see that footage.

Yeah, Bobby was a great guy. Lots of fun to be with.
I know he is missed by many.

Last time I saw him was in '87, right before I moved back up here. He had just moved up to my age group. (18 and over expert).


Iceman

whitey+DJ

i just found another vhs...onandoga race...we are all there..dj has billy robbins,dave bauer in your moto..pat gattafoni was fast that day...then theres a can-am..the year they moved gate to the other side...whitey i THINK doug jicha and you in the main i really dont recall you taking a 3rd at a canam......and dj you eat shnaps in your main in the first turn.(on orange bike),but you take a few cats down with you..(not the prior year when me and you eat it) i of course win my motos and semi and tie myself for last in the main...typical....theres 2 nationals on there too...but the bully of the crib had to watch HIS show....hahahhaaill hit some motos and such in the same ghetto way i did before.gimme a day or so.

oh yeah sorry i slacked on your sponsorme pack...i swear its coming.

There is a pic of Bobby racing a few pages back on this thread. I will post some more....
Bobby was a heluva guy. One of the best people you will ever meet. His funeral is one of the worst days of my life. I know he used to tear up the Brockport campus in his red Mustang too........

You got to bring those tapes. I wanna see those Can-Am races. Jicha was on fire that weekend, I think he won all three classes. DJ on that day-glo orange bike was flying too. Too bad Pat G kept cutting the inside of turn 1 and wiped him out.

I remember we used to make sure our bikes were spotless for those races.........

Bobby tore up Brockport in every way!!!! Back when ESPN2 used to show BMX racing, I saw him in one of the races. Not sure which one and it's a shame I didn't have DVR at the time!!! It's been over 7 years that he's been gone. RIP Bobby

GT who are you??

That ESPN race might have been Orlando. I was probably on there with him. It was very rare that the two of us weren't in the main together.

I spent a few summers traveling with him to the NBL nationals. Too many funny stories and great memories. The East Coast nationals were the best because Mr Iovinella would find these great Italian restaurants to eat at. It would be Rog, Dan and me, Mr. I, Bobby, Gina, & Maria and we would eat and laugh till they would kick us out. I'm surprised we could race the next day.

GT, did you know him from Brockport or from back home?

my wife went to school with bob..seen him race when he was young..i never raced him he was a couple years younger then me..never a dull moment for sure with bobby around..and yes the funeral was a very sad day..his accident was right in front of my mother inlaws house..rip brother..

I went to Brockport with Bobby. My best friend and roommate Rich Wall introduced me to him BITD and we all became very tight. He wrestled there (he was a sick wrestler) and I knew all the wrestlers too, so we all hung out together with a bunch of my frat brothers. We got into PLENTY of trouble trust me!!!! Bobby was wild child!!!! I remember the day I met him in his dorm room I saw his bike...I thought it was odd because BMX had kind of "died off" and everybody was into Mountain bikes. That is why we always called him "BMX BOBBY"
About two weeks before he died we spoke on the phone and were going to get together and go out up in Saratoga....and that was the last time I talked to him. I am thankful I stayed in touch after college.

Invis...Did you know him from home or just through BMX?

My name is Don Wilson, but he called me what everyone else called me at Brockport "Duck"

Would I know you?

na,i knew him from bmx..same class.

That's a great shot of Bobby. Thanx, Duck.

I wonder how Mr I is Doing?
Been a long time since I've spoken with him.

Iceman

Duck - Im sure we probably met while you were at Brockport. I used to come up and hang with Bobby and his roomates. Those wrestlers were crazy. I remember they would all wait around for bed check and then climb out their windows to go drink.

Remember when Bobby had that cast on his wrist for almost a year?? He had to plug into the wall at night to help the bones heal. We took the mustang out one night and pretty much burned all the tread off the tires. Like 3-4 months after he got it the tires were shot......

Alot of good stuff....

this was cool tool..state qualifier..1985 i think
sorry its ghetto,i just wanted to get it on here asap (ok thats a lie,im lazy as hell-)and the ending got cut off...juesberry(3rd) slipped his pedals on last roller,and me and bobby dug it out to the line....he got me.
hope this makes a few people sit back and think of all the good times and laughs with Bobby.Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0G_xxCFITDU

k,this one some of you are familiar with,Dj and Whitey on the gate,and uhhhhhhhhh whitey loses a contact lense and goes looking for it...dave sweeps up while club pro Mike 'tiger woods' stevens catches them vapors.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XewPUZmjJxQ

greeko grecko gaico,dont matter none,i just saved a bunch of damn money on my car insc...

[ June 17, 2007, 09:06 PM: Message edited by: invisibleman1 ]

AWESOME videos Invis!!!!!!!!!

And Whitey, I am sure we must have met up there in Brockport. Those wrestlers snuck out all the time!!! Coach Murray was one SOB for sure. And I remember the mustang AND the cast...Good times.

check: http://www.c16mag.com/
a interview about the scion car i did.
lots of swears & slayer.
i think you have to register...

Good stuff....I'm an engineer at Honda R+D and did some work on the drift Element that was at SEMA. Def the nicest XB I've seen....Wanna do up my Ridgeline???

thanks man,
ridgeline is the pickup?
that truck is pretty burly looking..
honda r&d?
i'm always down for a good project...my actual 'work' is images/artwork/graphics/concept...the actual builders need the applause.

Burly is one way to put it!!!
Yup Honda R+D in Ohio. I spend a lot of time in the offices in Torrance and at our Test Track near Palmdale.

BTW: Lived in Tarrytown NY BITD and would run the Cool Tool Nats....

if honda wants a car done by i'm down. we can make it the bmx dad truck..bikes in the back,tools...band-aids for friends..
those cool tool races were so great..silloway had his s#!+ together!
the track was super wide and had lots of room for dave james to sit down thru all the corners. hahaha.