That's a great idea MC>. I still say a Minnesota BMX history book would be stoke..

Don't forget the Faction BBQ is coming up on Saturday, Sept. 13th. Last year had a lot of OSer's show up with some very interesting MN BMX history.

Shawn - Thanks! I'm just slowly putting ideas together with this history thing right now

JT & Gary - You two know more about the whole North racing scene I think so any thoughts from you two would be helpful

The BBQ will rule!!!

Conley, you gonna get off the couch and make it to one of these? I'll be bringing #148 from the above picture, I work with the guy! He's digging for his old pics too, so I'll be bringing those too!

ditch,
is that mcCallister?
if it is tell him hi
he and i and 2 others went to the grands in 84

The only thing I have off that 134 bike is the Haro plate.. I just sold the gold Shimano DX pedals last week.. I'm decked out in Skyway... I was on the support team you know..I got discounts..

stoke
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haBHv5-zk6U&NR=1

What makes that stoke?

Chances are no, If I can this year I'll be there. It does sound like a good time, and I know you fellers are doing a lot of work with it again. MN State Finals last weekend South Dakota State Finals this weekend, so I may need to spend a weekend with the family and loved ones if they wanna spend it with me






Why does everones head look soooo....Um little?

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That Jeff Moe is one sneaky devil, he has after burners like no other. I think he still has a smile on his face after stompin all us young punks. I shake my head everytime I think about him being 50 years old.

You rock Jeff Moe, I want to see the video LeAnn Moe took of the main event. I believe she got 36-40 & 41-45 mains.

Someones is going to be 44 on Saturday, here's a clue................

"Could you, would you with a goat?"
"I would not, could not with a goat!"

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Let me take a guess...

Russ & Paul were walking through the woods and came upon a big, black, deep hole. Russ picked up a rock and tossed it into the hole and stood listening for the rock to hit bottom. Nothing.
He turned to Paul and said "that must be a deep hole...let's throw a bigger rock in there and listen for it to hit bottom."
The men found a bigger rock and both picked it up and lugged it to the hole and dropped it in. They listened for some time and....nothing.
Again, they agreed that this must be one deep hole and maybe they should throw something even bigger into it.
Russ spotted a big log nearby. They picked it up, grunting and groaning, and threw it to the hole, listening intently......nothing.
All of a sudden, a goat came flying out of the woods, running like the wind, and flew past the men and jumped straight into the hole. The men were astounded.

They walked on through the woods, and a little later met an old farmer who asked the men if they had seen a goat. Russ told the farmer of the incredible incident they had just witnessed...they had just seen this goat fly out of the woods, and run and leap into the big hole. He asked the farmer if this could have been his goat.

The old farmer said "Naw, that can't be my goat...he was chained to a big log."


b.

"Who is that good looking guy with a goat?"
Hmm I best start a goat farm?
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QUOTE (Paul Springer @ Aug 28 2008, 07:41 AM)

That Jeff Moe is one sneaky devil, he has after burners like no other. I think he still has a smile on his face after stompin all us young punks. I shake my head everytime I think about him being 50 years old.

You rock Jeff Moe, I want to see the video LeAnn Moe took of the main event. I believe she got 36-40 & 41-45 mains.

Click on link to view the MN State Finals "Fly'n Low Moe" smoke the young guns! Sprockets Off to the 50 year old guy who rides like greased moose poop! Wow!

Fly'n Low Moe Smokes Young Guns Video ~ 41+ Finals

Russ never did have a dog as a boy, just a goat.




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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency says BMX rider Michael Kapes has accepted a two-year suspension after testing positive for anabolic steroids.

USADA says a urine sample from the 20-year-old Florida rider tested positive March 15 at the National Bicycle League’s Gator Nationals.

It was Kapes’ first offense.

The sanction began July 7, when his provisional suspension was accepted.

Kapes is disqualified from all competitive results since March 15.

Back to the subject at hand..............

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we9_CdNPuJg


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"The talking Goat" by Adam Sandler.

(careful, there is alot of language on this, but it's funny a heck if youv'e never heard it!)

http://www.imeem.com/people/zOFSI/music/lI...e_talking_goat/


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Happy birthday Russ!


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A Big HB there Russtifier!!!

Bruce said he has a "package" for you. I'm not sure what he means by that. Eeeeew!

I'd bake you a cake, but I don't think the have water out here in South Dakota, well at least I haven't seen any yet

I just got off the phone with Russ and he was talking about changing professions to goat riding. With all that experience who can blame him.


Happy birthday
Russ

Happy Birthday old boy Russ!

Happy Birthday Russ! Are you 51 or 52?

http://webecoist.com/2008/08/19/the-incred...ats-of-morocco/

SD Old Guy Update...Old guy Jeffery Moe was the only known one here today..He REALLY had to wprk for his win today, but did pull it off! Of course with his usual.... "Oooo I knew I would do it, but didn't think I would have to work that hard though" You have to checkout this track! It is SMOOTH AS GLASS! ABERDEEN, SD PHOTOS HERE



DC and Cal arrived just in time for bed, so should 2 MN OSer's in the mix for tomorrow

Also on the bike front, I went to the State Fair yesterday. The bike deomonstration was off the shizzle.. These dudes were pulling alot of the latest moves like crazy....It's worth a trip out just to watch these guys....

Cool!!!! What a nut though.... man!

DC & Moe rocked the house in Aberdeen this weekend!

Nice job guys. That Aberdeen track looks super fast.

This is an awesome shot. Looks like a very fast track. Great job guys. I can't wait to hear the stories about how the track was to race on.

That looks like Joe Pazdernick (sp?) chasing down the boys in blue. Joe is a cool cat!

Great job boy's down there in South Dakota, I wish I could have been there!

A LITTLE DAJEVU 30 YEARS AGO, DONNY ATHERTON ONE WEEKEND, DAVE CHRISTENSEN THE NEXT. 30 YEARS LATER. JEFF MOE ONE WEEKEND, DAVE CHRISTENSEN THE NEXT. JEFF WINS MN, D.C. SD. MOE DIDN'T KNOW IT BUT I HAD THE WIND BEHIND MY BACK! CAL FINISHED 5th IN MAINS, HE CLAIMS HE HAD THE WIND IN HIS FACE? ALL THE RACING.COM®/MIKE'S BIKES UP FRONT!

How about John Sandberg listed as one of the top armature riders ever!
"Post some pics of possibly the greatest amateur BMX racer of all time, Richie "The Avalanche" Anderson, Patterson, Torker, Skyway 82' ABA Winternationals, Chandler Az. L-R. Sekai's Scott Campbell #6A, Patterson's Richie Anderson #7, and Tahoe's John Sandberg"

Congrats on the win Cushman!

And let's be VERY clear about something: I was mentioned in that thread only as "racing against the greatest amateur of all time." And that's all I deserved.

Richie was, IMO, the greatest amateur in BMX by a long, long way. I feel honored to have raced against him, though I never seriously challenged him.

Ted beat him when it counted the most, winning the Worlds. A huge, massive achievement.

Well said John, but you were up there baby, make no mistake when you were on the gas look out!!! Ted's WC win was pretty dam cool huh? Nice clean win IMO. I'd have to agree with ya on Richie though, he was basically un beatable in the 82-83 years for sure.

Whats with the no berm in the first corner at Aberdeen???? smoke'n cool!!!! It almost looks like and indoor corner...

Trust me, NO BERMS were needed! It was fast and just like concrete, with no need to hair spray. It has many layers of soil tac. Tires were squealing all day long

It was a great combination of old school and new school



This was the coolest section I thought. It was called the Candy Shop....You get your choice. It was about a 50/50 split, both sides were equal as to whatever your ability was.





It had six corners, 1100' long

Hey kiddies......Bought an old GT from a co=worker of mine about a montth ago, last week he texts me saying he has some old pics of his racing days in Austin, do I want em? I tell him, of course I do!!!

Enjoy!

First, A Team photo ( he's the angry lookin' dude on the left-LOL ) Anybody know who the other rats are?

The starting gate at Austin, I believe....

more of the track.....lame photo, I know...

and lastly, a sad day indeed.....


The Gt in the 2nd pic will be at the Faction BBQ, BTW....

God bless Aberdeen. Nifty track. It does look fast and that gradual first corner is something fresh again.

Ditchweed: those pics must have been 84-85ish? Way past my existance in bmx. I don't remember those uni's.

That is a great helmet that Q-tip is wearing.. A guy named Dave Klegin painted it..

I think Redelsberger has it on his kitchen table as a conversation item.

Awesome.

There was one point in the very early Tahoe days when I wore Manning's old helmet, pants, underwear and tube-socks. Definitely made me faster, but the rash took months to clear up.

Truth: last night I had a dream that I was somewhere, and daBerger AND Robin Housely showed up, wearing their old unis and riding old bikes. In the dream, I was embarassed because I assumed they'd both read all the jokes on this thread.

I'm going to Aberdeen to ride that track. Sweet.

John, that Aberdeen track does look fun to race on. Don't forget your stadium tires. (BTW, it's STOKE, not SWEET)

I was checking out the NBL Grands thread and came across the photos of Stu racing. The man is simply amazing. Here's the link: Grands Thread Post #60 at the bottom of the page

The racing looked intense. The 40-44 cruiser class had 41 riders. Six of the guys in the main went 1-1-1, the others went 1-2-2 & 2-1-1. You had to be on your game to make the main in that class.

ditch, the lame photo is albert lea.
in the team photo, the only ones i recognize are larry and phil felt
ask mark where the gamehaven pics are.

damn double post

Damn them double posts straight to hades.

See you in a couple weeks Kast!

Ahhh, yes I see Larry and Phil Felt now. The guy on the end looks familiar too ( w/ Pedalsburger cutoff T shirt).

Mark McCallister.

I got the pics and his old uni from him, and that GT I scored a month back is his too......

[quote name='John Sandberg' date='Sep 2 2008, 02:04 PM' post='601131']
Awesome.

There was one point in the very early Tahoe days when I wore Manning's old helmet, pants, underwear and tube-socks. Definitely made me faster, but the rash took months to clear up.

Those were DC's underwear, so that explains the rash..Ha Ha

Who's going to the faction?

I have to let you guy's know that the "Hammer' is having a boat outing on Sept. 6th (Saturday) on lake Minnetonka.. 60' footer. Anyone is invited. PM me or call me for his number.

Screw it, I'll just give you his number.. 621-718-5555.

Don't tell him where you got the number..