you suck jon

Merritt College probably around 1976


Rheem Valley around 1977, I'm wearing the MX Fox jersey.


My Champion that is in the above picture, taken the same day.

Thanks Chris,

I know you still do and always knew you had a "thing" for me.

There was also Apache Land BMX in Sanger, Lemore BMX, and Morro Bay BMX.

in regards to norcal 80's tracks ; dont forget moffett field , stockton ,( though forgettable) morgan hill , sonol , aptos bmx ,and the best track i ever rode on was santa clara after the bells took over ......now you N.C.B. crew guess who.....

and last but not least...congrats to cecil "trick star" johns on his success....and the clinic at carnahans will always rule.....

ben, adam, names i havent heard in a long time. i used to race for moby dick bike shop too. i raced for em when gene damron took over the team.

john vendetti

fort ord had a downhill track too. and when i was in 7th grade at slv, we raced during lunch at the school. the school had a track behind it.

Hey there- I just found this site and am looking for those of you who were around Nor-Cal in the 70's. My name is Rob (Robby) Fischer. and am looking for pics and stories from then to show my kids...ages 20-25 My pics and trophies were tossed some years back, and any links to Hank and Frank team would be great. By the way did anyone mention the Modesto "Freeway"...And Stockton? Those were real gems, especially when the wind blew the wrong way.

Here a clipping from the local paper back in '77. I wrote the word "NOT" after several disappointing delays.

A great time and place. We make a mistake of looking forward or back when we should be enjoying now. Today has enough concerns of it's own. I turned expert at red bluff indoor bmx the in the winter of 1983. They gave a cool wall plaque. Mine was wood with blue anodized metal with engraving. My Mom still has it hanging on my childhood bedroom wall.
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These next few pictures were taken by Hans Thomsen (Stu's dad) in the Fall of 77.

This first one is at Vallejo.


#27 is Stu, #12 is Stanley Robinson, #36 is Scott Clark, I am behind Stanley.

First turn at the same track...

Iv'e got pics from Aptos from 1981 & 1984. I also remember going to the Scotts Valley BMX track in the mid-70's. I had a friend that lived down the street plus we would check it out whenever we would go to Wes's. I lived in Felton but don't remember any BMX tracks or races even though we used to go over to Henry Cowell State Park & have some downhill races on the asphalt.


b.

hey bnd, you say you lived in felton, when was that? i used to live in ben lomond in the late 70's. went to slv junior high. raced on the track we had in the back of the school.

I started racing in SoOre in 81 at Bear Creek BMX and the indoors track at the Jackson County Fairgrounds. Starting in 82 we raced the NorCal in Yreka (ABA) and Shingletown (ABA), then in 83 and later headed further south and raced Marysville and Yuba City at their Silver Cup races.

Both the Yreka and Shingletown tracks were downhill with Shingletown being my favorite at the time. I know some of my friends would have some pictures. I'll see if I can get them to dig them up.

GRIZZ

I raced the marysville "silver cup" also. I thought it was called silver cup but a fellow nor caler said it was the gold cup. I think the silver cup was sponsored by bandito. Does anyone know for sure that it was a silver cup? If it was the silver cup, what was the difference between the silver and gold cup?

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prolly when they took place. silver cup up until 82 i think, then gold cup? i did win 16x california gold cup champion in 84

I remember the 'Bandito' cup. Can't recall much about it, however I do remember there was a qualifier at Soledad BMX and the main event there was one of my most memorable, even though I ended up 2nd - I had hit the gate and come out dead last, made passes in every turn.

They had really nice trophies, that I do remember it was a nice big 4 post trophy that I kept for quite a long time.

ernie gallardo sr. he was the starter. his son ernie jr had that gate timed perfectly. used to happen at hill country too. soledad was a cool track.

Don't forget Watsonville downhill as well.

Broke my coller bone at Watsonville War of the Stars!