Let's see if we can stir something up. Maybe other states can join in. Old school era (up to '87), who were the best Florida riders.

My candidates:

Greg Esser
Timmy Judge
Shelby James
Nelson Chanady

Others?

Ken

ron walker
johnny turner
vince asbury

Seth Bucceri (sp?). He was a cool guy.

eric and robby rupe when they lived here.
roland veight

Johnny "Iceman" Turner STILL rips things up here in Florida. He's awesome, and he's still stinkin' FASTer than "greased owl poop"......!

Shelby lived around the corner from me. I remember his dad built a track in the back yard.

Definitely Eric Rupe. I got to practice with him at Rockford and it was like. "Wow, that's Eric Rupe!"

Seth and Roland were both awesome.

If we're going to include transplants, how about Ed Ferri?

TRANSPLANT HERE...ME lol

todd corbit, fred carney. david argil (sp)

Maybe a little under the radar, but Randy Street was the fastest guy I ever saw in person.

Definitely Mike Crehan. Argyle, Canary, and Street are going really old school.

What about younger (at the time) kids? Mike Brandt? Girls? Michelle Cairns?

Ken

I'm a transplant , but for girls I hear shelley goudey was the one to beat. eric rupe,jamie burrows,robbie rupe,donny atherton.Big john turner and my all time fav. "da judge"

didnt shelley have a sister named kim that was fast also

Cory Demberger BJ & Andre Gant Termite Hudson

about any one on Eagle snacks. Shelby dominated !!
Bob Strandsberg Percy owens

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dang nobody ever mentions me.......




although a transplant to florida...from KY.. i ws stil danged fast!!!!!!!

anybody remeber stoney green

yup,little kid...long hair...fast.

Roy Reboucas.... he did get a #1 NPSA pro title here in Florida!
Awesome guy too!
Ken Robison, Roy and I had some great battles back in the day at Coral Springs!

[ July 06, 2007, 01:52 PM: Message edited by: ColoredTuffs.com ]

Corbett and Millham

that's right ed,roy and i were teammates from like 81-83. i got npsa #1 16x over johnny turner in '81 and i think roy got his two years later. if you raced roy you probably raced me also.
mike

Hi Mike!
Not sure...... hmmmmm

Greg Esser
Roland Veight
Bobby Stranberg
Tim Judge
Randy Street
Brian Pannicione
Franz Keefer
Roy Robucus
David Moser (untouchable at his home track Brandon)

1.) Eric Rupe
2.) Michelle Cairns
3.) Shelby James
4.) David Milham
5.) Percy Owens
6.) Michael Crehan
7.) Todd Corbit
8.) Timmy Judge
9.) Michael Brandt
10.) Nelson Chanady

ERIC RUPE
ROBBY RUPE
TIMMY JUDGE
VINCE ASBURY
BRIAN PANNACIONE
ROLAND VEICT
JAMIE BURROWS
REANDY STREET
SETH BUCCERI
MY FAVORITE= GREG ESSER

See! I mention his name, and he shows up....! What's up Roy!!?!?!!
-Ed Ferri

yo Ed,

your mailbox is full

Dont forget Percy "Spiderman" Owens, Ronny "sky" Walker and David Milham. (did he have a nickname?) Oh yeah, and didnt Todd Lyons live here for a while. Brian Foster lived with Shag and worked at Cycle Craft painting bike and rode Datytona every day when he first turned pro. Do you remember Kevin Daughrty and Jacguel Gonzalez? Then again Mikey Brandt was national number one seven years in a row and Mike Crehan won EVERYTHING no matter where he lived.

remember when shelby and milham would race at the x-mas classic.

I think you guys are talkin about a different country???

i am pretty sure in the first few x-mas races in ohio shelby james raced david milham. what about the vince asbury and david argyle races.

Are'nt you forgetting our own Pete Bruno!!!

And Doug Shader!! The Inaugural and reigning "King of the Wheels" champion!!

Hi Doug!

Ken

hey ken. I still have the trophy in the garage. rememer when we had semi's at local boystown/homestead.

that was the big .. back then... david and shelbys birfdays crossin over.... that was the only time i could remember ..watch or hear about them racing

Rich Zagars wasnt he from S.FL

I'm pretty sure Rich Zagars was from Cali. Factory Scorpion, right?

I should know this, but what about Maria McGilvray? I think she was more midschool. When did she start winning everything?

Ken

Thanks HK, but I don't think I deserve to be on this list. My "glory days", such as they were, didn't start till the mid/later '80's.
Marie was indeed a mid school bloomer- she started kicking butt in '88 or so.

Here's some more names from back then- Dave Mountain, the Pirkle Bros., Dianna Mauro, Kirt Carlock, Andy and Kevin Pare, John and Bonnie Hutelin, Laurie Plant, Kim Groener- now Mrs. Johnny Turner, Doug Hinkle, John Infinger, Doug "Chickenman" Ware...

I'm pretty sure Rich Zagars was from Cali. Factory Scorpion, right?

I should know this, but what about Maria McGilvray? I think she was more midschool. When did she start winning everything?

Ken


I thought he was from sfla,he was on profile for a while also

mine is definately rlowride .....

you might have never heard of him ... but that pics a classic !!

"what you looking behind for , theres noone there"

all good mate LOL

yeah.... I have to say Doug Shader is in there. He held a State #1 for freakin forever in my class BITD.
I'm glad he moved!
LOL!!!!!!
Good guy...!

Chris Miller....add him to the list as well.

More names I have forgetten.
Chris Miller is FAST!

Doug Shader is the Man !!!!!

#1 Florida for many times over !!!!

And a national conteneder at every race !!

Now he is collecting #1 plate in other states !!!

Lucky Ed

Great rider and an embassador to the sport

You guys remember Vince Asbury always wearing the candy apple red helmet,I could pick him out anywhere.I think it was an old motorcycle helmet.

what about the time he started backwards at the state race and got second in the main.

pm I almost forgot about that it was going around the tracks for a while

i remember that race cuz i was the next moto...16x.

I was telling that story about Vince at the track the other day. The first comment was, "Why do you start backwards?" Then was, "How do you start backwards?" Followed by, "How long have you been racing?"

Ken

if you look on the "florida old school" thread, you'll see the results i posted from the '80 schwinn sunshine special...they spelled vince's name "ashbury"...probably cuz he was burning everyone in his class. k robison, did you tell them in npsa you couldn't pull back off or over the gate. i think you got three chances.

how about the run-offs for transfer in npsa