Great interview Jeff !!!!!!!!!!!! I don't need to tell you what I thought about your abilities.... geeeeez.
Jeff helped me sort out my riding at a very crucial time , and I'm forever greatful . I always knew Jeff through the years, but never really got to know him until Howie and Jeff rescued me down in Iowa, when a certain person left me ( no joke ). Jeff and his Dad took me in that day and we continued the next 2 days down in Iowa.... and the rest is history.... Thanks Jeff, your a true inspriation to me.
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Jeff you cranked so hard, great style to boot, and deserved a factory ride! Awesome interview and see you up in Brainerd July 7 & 8th.
Great interview!
Some of you have heard my "Jeff Manning was the first BMXer I ever heard of" story. But I'll repeat if for those who haven't. Ha!
My cousins lived down the block from Jeff and had a collection of stories about what Manning could do on a BMX bike. They'd come up to northern MN for the summer and we'd build jumps and doubles and talk about how "if Manning were here, he'd just jump the whole %&#&$#%^ ditch instead of riding through it" or "I bet he'd just bunnyhop this" We were about 9 or 10 or something like that.
After 26 years of wondering if the stories were true, and if there really was a Jeff Manning, I got to meet Jeff at the Conley Classic last winter. He confirmed that my cousins were partially full of crap.
Manning rocks!
Some of you have heard my "Jeff Manning was the first BMXer I ever heard of" story. But I'll repeat if for those who haven't. Ha!
My cousins lived down the block from Jeff and had a collection of stories about what Manning could do on a BMX bike. They'd come up to northern MN for the summer and we'd build jumps and doubles and talk about how "if Manning were here, he'd just jump the whole %&#&$#%^ ditch instead of riding through it" or "I bet he'd just bunnyhop this" We were about 9 or 10 or something like that.
After 26 years of wondering if the stories were true, and if there really was a Jeff Manning, I got to meet Jeff at the Conley Classic last winter. He confirmed that my cousins were partially full of crap.
Manning rocks!
Manning, you were one of my hero's as a kid! I look forward to getting together with you this Summer to shovel the BS and swing the clubs. Great interview... Bill & Jean Cecil were awesome people, does anyone know where they are now?
another great interview. that second pic is something. 7 bikes and no wheels touching the ground. and check out all that chrome.
What is this chrome you speak of?
That #13 is none other than our own Ted Carl, and #7 is Shawn Sheely! That #9 guy (Troy Lembke) just found my site tonight and gave me a call a little while ago...
That #13 is none other than our own Ted Carl, and #7 is Shawn Sheely! That #9 guy (Troy Lembke) just found my site tonight and gave me a call a little while ago...
Awesome interviews....
You need to devise an interview for the New Schoolers and insert them here for us....Hand em a pencil and paper, and tell them they will miss thier next moto if they don't comply....resistance is futile...
What do you want to be when you grow up? Why do you race? Best part about racing? Best part about the tracks? Who'w your hero, mentor, competition? Are they going to be as fat as us when they are 40? Etc... Then paste em with a pic here, and steer them here (And the MC site of course) with a sticker with the web addresses so they can see it posted amongst us....Afterall it is about melding our universes, is it not?
BTW, "13 is not me....dunno who it is, but it does look like me...but it taint..appears to be a GT...
You need to devise an interview for the New Schoolers and insert them here for us....Hand em a pencil and paper, and tell them they will miss thier next moto if they don't comply....resistance is futile...
What do you want to be when you grow up? Why do you race? Best part about racing? Best part about the tracks? Who'w your hero, mentor, competition? Are they going to be as fat as us when they are 40? Etc... Then paste em with a pic here, and steer them here (And the MC site of course) with a sticker with the web addresses so they can see it posted amongst us....Afterall it is about melding our universes, is it not?
BTW, "13 is not me....dunno who it is, but it does look like me...but it taint..appears to be a GT...
Ya Mark, that can't be Ted, unless he borrowed my GT that day (when I wasn't looking), I was even
# 13 during the 82 season....
TED!, come back here with my bike!!!
# 13 during the 82 season....
TED!, come back here with my bike!!!
quote:Ted, how about we get a return interview from you to?
You need to devise an interview for the New Schoolers and insert them here for us....Hand em a pencil and paper, and tell them they will miss thier next moto if they don't comply....resistance is futile...
Mark, nice avatar.... C-L-A-S-S-I-C !!!
Man-o-man, thanks for all the kind words guys! You know how to make a guy blush. You make me feel like its my Birthday or something! HaHa
Yeah that picture is pretty cool of everybody suspended in the air. I think I asked before, but know one responded. Who took that picture? Sandberg? In that picture, all the bikes are GT's except mine, Hutch.. Actually the only picture Howie took of them is the B&W.
The #13 guy is Rick Kubat. I saw him a couple of years ago at the Barn, he was racing Cruiser. I'm really suprised that he hasn't been racing lately, you guys would have a good size moto count. Maybe someone can rope him in to show up again!
I'm doing my marathon march of sleepless hours, 32 to be exact, so its off to Beddy-Bye!!
Yeah that picture is pretty cool of everybody suspended in the air. I think I asked before, but know one responded. Who took that picture? Sandberg? In that picture, all the bikes are GT's except mine, Hutch.. Actually the only picture Howie took of them is the B&W.
The #13 guy is Rick Kubat. I saw him a couple of years ago at the Barn, he was racing Cruiser. I'm really suprised that he hasn't been racing lately, you guys would have a good size moto count. Maybe someone can rope him in to show up again!
I'm doing my marathon march of sleepless hours, 32 to be exact, so its off to Beddy-Bye!!
quote:I agree!!
Mark, nice avatar.... C-L-A-S-S-I-C !!!
Nice interview, Jeff.
Jeff was the first guy I saw (besides Harry Leary in BMXA) do a front wheel skid.
He was also, in my opinion, one of the most stylish racers in Minnesota, ever.
And whoever said it above had it absolutely right: Jeff deserved a factory ride.
Oh, yeah...another thing...Jeff always reminded me of the lead singer of Loverboy.
BTW, I have the original photo you ask of Jeff, and I'm sure that your dad took it. No clue why I have it, so I will surely mail it to its rightful owner. Maybe I should send it to Redelsperger, so he can give it to you?
Jeff was the first guy I saw (besides Harry Leary in BMXA) do a front wheel skid.
He was also, in my opinion, one of the most stylish racers in Minnesota, ever.
And whoever said it above had it absolutely right: Jeff deserved a factory ride.
Oh, yeah...another thing...Jeff always reminded me of the lead singer of Loverboy.
BTW, I have the original photo you ask of Jeff, and I'm sure that your dad took it. No clue why I have it, so I will surely mail it to its rightful owner. Maybe I should send it to Redelsperger, so he can give it to you?
I tried to steer Kubat to vintage a couple of months ago but have not seen him post. I think I will rattle his cage again.
Lo-Moe - Get me Kubat's email and send me, we need to get him to show his face at some OSNS events.
JOHNbob - rescan that pic of Loverboy at 300 dpi and send me and I'll sketch a print out for manhole-front-wheel-skidder
O' yeah...Lembke called me last night.... I think if he gets back on a bike again, Moe and the other elders may have a little comp rolling their way.
[ May 03, 2007, 10:42 PM: Message edited by: Mark Conley ]
JOHNbob - rescan that pic of Loverboy at 300 dpi and send me and I'll sketch a print out for manhole-front-wheel-skidder
O' yeah...Lembke called me last night.... I think if he gets back on a bike again, Moe and the other elders may have a little comp rolling their way.
[ May 03, 2007, 10:42 PM: Message edited by: Mark Conley ]
Is that the guy in the diaper you were telling me about Conley? He MUST have got a hold of some bad beer.
PS- What is this diaper you are speaking of?
Here we have El Mikko's sweet Azusa ride!
Mikko, you sure have some sweet chariots... You roll pretty hard for an old dude!
Conley, who is that dude that was wearing a diaper at that birthday party?
Conley, who is that dude that was wearing a diaper at that birthday party?
This was one of them. O' there's more
[img]http://markconley.com/rod[/img]
[img]http://markconley.com/rod[/img]
awesome bike Mikko... I don't know much about those Azuza's. Are they JMC's after life? explain baby!
WTH. I may be old, but not that old!! Bring on the cold ones baby.
ooooo shiny pretty mikko
If Lemke's back,i'm out. I'm still scared of him
Hey!
Thanks for the comments on the AZ! I love that bike, it hung in the rafters of my garage for 2 years before I had it chromed in 2005. I have to thank Paul Smith for helping me out with all the parts and the special seat (note the Ace of Spades) he had stitched for me. This frame was serial number 13. BA, here is some more info on the project.
Man, people keep coming out of the woodwork, this is great!
Thanks for the comments on the AZ! I love that bike, it hung in the rafters of my garage for 2 years before I had it chromed in 2005. I have to thank Paul Smith for helping me out with all the parts and the special seat (note the Ace of Spades) he had stitched for me. This frame was serial number 13. BA, here is some more info on the project.
Man, people keep coming out of the woodwork, this is great!
In the 7th picture down.. of the JMC,, there is something in red, that is sweet...
KOP, stop being a weenie. Troy's fine. We are a family remember that (yes you) . Anyone that doesn't want to be in there is the door.
[ May 05, 2007, 09:42 AM: Message edited by: Brad Apold ]
[ May 05, 2007, 09:42 AM: Message edited by: Brad Apold ]
quote:Hey KOP, you better watch it because that is my daughter. You want a fat lip?
In the 7th picture down.. of the JMC,, there is something in red, that is sweet...
Here are some scans that Brad Apold gave me, sorry it took so long to get them loaded.
Will somebody please give that kid their old scanner...
Thanks Pauli, Those newspaper clips were getting crumblie....
In the pic above Rob Tracy #79 (left), me #28 (center) and Mike Swank (#62?) on the right going down the drop at one of Austin's last track locations. Not sure who is behind. I think the pic was during practice though.
[ May 06, 2007, 09:19 AM: Message edited by: Brad Apold ]
In the pic above Rob Tracy #79 (left), me #28 (center) and Mike Swank (#62?) on the right going down the drop at one of Austin's last track locations. Not sure who is behind. I think the pic was during practice though.
[ May 06, 2007, 09:19 AM: Message edited by: Brad Apold ]
Mikko, nice Azuza. Man, I wish I could have been at the barn all three days. I missed a lot.
Not trying to put this on anyone, but we need to plan another ride soon. It's been two weeks without riding the bike. Maple Plain would have been a great location, but that's not going to happen now. Ideas?
Not trying to put this on anyone, but we need to plan another ride soon. It's been two weeks without riding the bike. Maple Plain would have been a great location, but that's not going to happen now. Ideas?
No ideas at all. I'm holding out for the new indoor dirt track in Eden Prairie coming in June. Sounds like neat deal. I'm sure it'll be a "jump busy" track, but that's the way is dooooooooodes!
quote:What is this track you speak of, Brad?
I'm holding out for the new indoor dirt track in Eden Prairie coming in June.
[ May 06, 2007, 11:10 PM: Message edited by: John Sandberg ]
All right, mark the calendars...
JUNE 2ND we'll ride in uptown 12n and we'll wrap up with dinner and drinks somewhere. Rain or shine, mucho stops, joking around. Look in Gatherings tomorrow! This one is an open ride, run what you brung!
JUNE 2ND we'll ride in uptown 12n and we'll wrap up with dinner and drinks somewhere. Rain or shine, mucho stops, joking around. Look in Gatherings tomorrow! This one is an open ride, run what you brung!
I was trying to find info on an Eden Prarrie BMX track and ran into this.
quote:That's from the Bloomington PARC meeting. Damn neighbors.
Dennis Porter presented a packet of information that he had received from the American BMX Association. Randy Quale stated that unfortunately the widely held perception of users of BMX tracks as ne’er-do-wells is the same as that of users of skateboard parks. It probably would not be feasible to put a BMX track in one of the City’s smaller neighborhood parks due to neighborhood opposition.
quote:I have a grad party that I have to attend on that day! So aleast I'll be in the cities that weekend.
All right, mark the calendars...
JUNE 2ND we'll ride in uptown 12n and we'll wrap up with dinner and drinks somewhere. Rain or shine, mucho stops, joking around. Look in Gatherings tomorrow! This one is an open ride, run what you brung!
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Tell us where this "grad party" is. I promise we won't show up. Really. We won't.
Yeah right! You better not let us know otherwise me and snakebite and about 5 other hooligans will be there around 12 midnight.
Yeah right! You better not let us know otherwise me and snakebite and about 5 other hooligans will be there around 12 midnight.
mikko, are folks as old as you guys able to stay up that late? maybe you could arrange for one of the stops to be a nap stop.
I see I got 3rd place in 13 novice in that paper clipping.. I rocked it..oh, and I also noticed a 2nd place.. I was pretty good.
[ May 08, 2007, 05:07 AM: Message edited by: King of Pipeline ]
[ May 08, 2007, 05:07 AM: Message edited by: King of Pipeline ]
KOP, the newspaper has alot of old names on it.
MC or anyone, who was Rich Abarhanson??? 13expert
John Sandberg, There is a new indoor dirt track going up in Eden Prairie and it sounds like early June it'll be ready to race 'n' ride. I spoke to the track operator and they are racing Tues night and Sunday's all year. Not sure on practice times though.. Sounds like the ABA is building it, so we'll see. Great news for you and Cal.. WOW, thats like 25 miles from your place vs 100miles... LOL!
[ May 08, 2007, 09:51 AM: Message edited by: Brad Apold ]
MC or anyone, who was Rich Abarhanson??? 13expert
John Sandberg, There is a new indoor dirt track going up in Eden Prairie and it sounds like early June it'll be ready to race 'n' ride. I spoke to the track operator and they are racing Tues night and Sunday's all year. Not sure on practice times though.. Sounds like the ABA is building it, so we'll see. Great news for you and Cal.. WOW, thats like 25 miles from your place vs 100miles... LOL!
[ May 08, 2007, 09:51 AM: Message edited by: Brad Apold ]
Brad, can you pass along a name and number. An EP track sounds too good to be true. How awesome to have a track in the south metro area.
Rich Abarh...... sounds very familar.
Rich Abarh...... sounds very familar.
Here's the old Eden Prairie track in 1982
Liked the first straight but it was so dusty.
Liked the first straight but it was so dusty.
Pauli posted pics of the building on one of the MN threads. This is no BS guys.
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You beat me to it Brad! Guess I'll have to up your weeks pay!
mom- we will have a support van following the group with refreshments and oxygen.
I heard Nitrous makes old guys faster.
Thanks Brad. Great news.
I was just checking the track schedules and was wondering who is planning on racing where & when.
I know it's early, but maybe the guys racing can all get a plan together so we have a class to race when we get there.
I was just checking the track schedules and was wondering who is planning on racing where & when.
I know it's early, but maybe the guys racing can all get a plan together so we have a class to race when we get there.
Myabe we should all meet at the old Richfield track location. I will bring the surgical tube rubber band for the OS start. We'll just mark off where the course used to be and have at it. Whn the cops come and try to bust up the party we'll just pull a old flyer out from 1982 and suddenly realize we were off 25 yrs. Or go with it and have a 25 year anniversary.
by the way my phot host is gone (myspace photo) and all my photos are off the grid now. Oh well, so much for anyone coming to the party late.
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