I wasn't a spoiled WBL brat like you probably were...

I actually never paid for one set of pants. GT had a good program.

[ September 06, 2007, 05:12 PM: Message edited by: Brrrrrrad A. ]

One of the only Summer of 83 pics of me in existance... Or so Jeff says. This is a pic that KOP took. Classic Brad vs Sean at some lame single point race... LOL!

[ September 06, 2007, 05:09 PM: Message edited by: Brrrrrrad A. ]

Which one is Sean??? #2 or the dude on the far left?

Or do you mean SHAN?

Sean is # 2, I'm #13.

That might be Rob Tracy in the other GT jersey w/ full face helmet. I think it is.

[ September 06, 2007, 05:16 PM: Message edited by: Brrrrrrad A. ]

Here are a couple more. Sean's Mom or Dad took these I think. This was Summer of 82. Sean was #5, Shan #4, Craig Anderson #29, I'm #28. I call 82 my come back year. The year before, not so good. I wasn't growing and guys like Sanberg were.. I finally started to catch up and things got better.

These pics are from Albert Lea and its hard to understand that double jump. Right after you land after a full throttle run to clear it you had to hard brake... in the first photo you can see there's no berm.... It was tough to be clean around it and also easy to over take if riders didn't hit the apex correctly.






[ September 06, 2007, 05:31 PM: Message edited by: Brrrrrrad A. ]

I remember that Albert Lea Double jump.. Look at the long first straight and the long second straight before double jump.. Most a track for the power riders.

But that double jump was fun back in day. I remember I had to give it everything I had to clear it. It was pretty scary.

You did have to be crank'n to clear it, however in mid-air you had to almost be in turn mod and you couldn't really get any style because of the no berm thing as I've demonstrated in the two pics..

Albert Lea bmx was designed by none other than the pride of Hayward-Mark "Steel Thigh" Conley. It looks like a downhill without a hill. Hey Brad-I am sure it made me faster to race against you. We didnt race each other that often really. Albert Lea and Austin is all. I had Jeff Ringenberg in Rochester to contend with. Like Shawn Noble, Jeff was 6ft at 13-I had alot of tall guys in my class locally at our double points etc.

Another tall 13 yr old was Ted Richards -he would make our scene occasionally I remember. I loved when metro guys came to Riverside in Austin-I felt like we were hosting a party. I still think Austin first jump//dropoff was a hoot.

[ September 06, 2007, 06:39 PM: Message edited by: Rydjors Dark Sider Black Sheep 1%'r ]

Sean, yes Ringenburg was tall and a good rider. Ted Richards was pure power. He ran 48-16 for gosh sake!

Lets not forget Bill-Fold...LOL!!! This guy was taller than Big Rig and riding a 20" Sting.... WT??? Anyway.

Sean, You also made me faster. Lets not forget you beat me too. If you had a good day, you were tough. The tracks you and I raced on were like bmx-paths compared to the National tracks, so of course going down the Austin drop off it was whoever stayed off the green... LOL!!!!! I wish we had video of some of those first corner crash and burns...haahahaaahaaa

I'm still a Austin triple jump fan. Now that jump you had to be full throttle. It was balls out. I think I nominated myself to be the first person to try and clear it.. I think it was one of those perfect-o landings too. I was closing my eyes the whole time... .

[ September 06, 2007, 07:54 PM: Message edited by: Brrrrrrad A. ]

Oh yeah, you mean this triple jump? Mark Conley on cruiser-one of his last races. I believe 1983 vintage Riverside in Austin. Rex Welch in 2nd. Im not sure but that might be me in 3rd?

Mark actually later in the year broke his collarbone trying to clear the triple jump in Austin. We need the King Of Pipeline Troy L. triple pic now-You there KOP?

more history

Good stuff boys, keep it coming....

Here is my contribution to the "triple" in Austin. Of course stupid me, no helmet. Man!! The five of us (and Boecker) never wore helmets though. I think by the time I quit racing I was doing "Grubb's" over the triple. I actually got my foot into the front spokes all crossed up over this jump, the spokes were "clank-clank" in mind air.. Pretty funny.

KOP, post that pic of Lembke clearing that jump. Troy "Powerhouse" Lembke could go from 0-60 quickly.

I'm sure most of these pics we've all seen before, but the "MN Thread" is gone, so lets re-build!



[ September 07, 2007, 07:58 AM: Message edited by: Brrrrrrad A. ]

Kinda nice seeing all this stuff start over. Good job people!

If anyone would like to post photos directly from my site feel free. As I don't have time right now.

HOW TO POST FROM MY SITE:

1. Open photo
2. Right click on image and go to propertites
3. Copy the URL link and paste the same way you post your own

This way you won't have to download them and put in your Bucket-O-Photos

Great photos & stories. Brad, you're starting to show some style. You know, for us spoiled city boys, it was all about looking good.

I wish I would have made it down to those southern tracks. Looks like some fun racing.

WBL, Chill out nerd city boy

WBL, I'm still not clear on when you raced. I know you have an 84 Redline, so I'd guess you raced when I did at some point. I should have raced until 85 (graduation), because I didn't do much except work for Dad and Austin Drug.

Sean, remember you and Mike Thompson going for a ride in the Austin Drug truck-bed??? Me and Jeff Reinhartz were driving and you and Mike were laying down tossing stuff at other cars.. LOL!!!

[ September 07, 2007, 09:36 AM: Message edited by: Brrrrrrad A. ]

You want style?? Here's me (age 9) with the 1975 Scrambler bike. I raced this bike until I was 10, then bought the CYC-ames. I was going so fast the "7" came of the number plate. LOL! I've always been a jumper guy. Preferably long distance. This is how I spent all my days before bmx was even around and once it came to MN I was in real heaven..




[ September 07, 2007, 09:46 AM: Message edited by: Brrrrrrad A. ]

My 2 fav pics from the BA collection:




Brad- could you give us a little background on these two pictures?

[ September 07, 2007, 09:54 AM: Message edited by: mikkopeters ]

That is one of my favorite pics, that is what it is all about!

Here is a lame picture of me on my 78 MAG Scrambler jumping at a place we called "The Pits" near Oakwood Elementary in Plymouth.

I started the spring of '83 at Richfield and raced until sometime in '86. My 84 Redline was my second race bike. I started on a Hutch which I think I got in '82.

Mr. Scott Daniels and myself. Scott and I raced one another allot. He was a cool guy and a great rider. Very tall for 12yrs old.

The photo of him in front, I remember "Dan" from Rydjor letting me use his DG goggles and they fogged up so bad I couldn't see a thing and I went down seconds after this picture. I hit a pot hole or something because my vision was gone!!! LOL! Notice the next photo it was back to the Jofa..

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My 2 fav pics from the BA collection:

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I did. The crossed up pic on the berm pic, I don't know what I was doing... Having fun. All those plack and white shots were taken the same day for my photography class at school.