To feed into Miland theory. Us metro suburban kids got everything we asked for. Truthfully, I have no idea.

in the gym? wow! and I had to risk riding down senior hall.

I was actually racing up and down the halls at school (black marks on the floor......yes!) and there's 3 of us, and I'm like at full throttle, and I hear running foot steps... and I turn around and there's the janitor running after me...
He wanted me, because the other two (Rob Tracy and someone else) split off and it was me and him.... Just when I think I've made it to the doors I hear another set of running sounds....GOD!! there's two of them, I pulled away came to the door, hit the door lever at full throttle still flying and I'm like yessssssssss!!!! then I hear, "Apold your yass is mine". Great, all that for nothing. Of course I get home and Mom's already got the phone call. Next day I'm in the Principals office and he's asking me to give up the other two names in exchange for a lighter sentence.... So I did. LMAO!!!!!
I had to clean windows for a month, and it lasted one day. The next week, I was back riding in there again, only this time my Dad saw me ride into the school... He waited for me to come out....OH MAN, your kidding me, DAD?. My Dad says "what the hell are you doing?" "you need to buy a car because this isn't working!!!! HAAAAHAAHAHAAA

i think everyone must have done that. (ride the halls). i too rode mine a few times. never got cought though.

When South MN got its own circuit of tracks it split the state up and that was part of the "end" for us- I know the metro area had its' onw race series battles between Jack and others like Shorewood too. Mankato was a good 1/2 spot for the Mn1/Mn2 guys to duke it out on Wednesday nights. I now know how much I missed feeling like I was racing bigtime hotshoes. One person can only dive under Brad Moonshot Apold so many times before the fun factor dims. And running a track can burn parents out as well. I wish we could have all hit the nationals together in a big SE racing type bus. Marv as bus chaperone....Ruben Kincaid with horns.

Ohhh here we go "Mr. Riverside"

Ruben Kincaid and Danny Partridge.....wait a minute!

You are right though about the spliting of the state kind hosed things for us "class wise" I rarely raced guys all my actual age locally. Keep in mind I would have only raced John 2 months out of the Summer, Ted a couple months in the Winter. I think Krone was close to me birthday wise. Having John, Ted and Tim as rivals, I only raced them 2-3 times a year at the most. Kinda sad when you think about that. Iowa was just closer. IMO, there was more guys like John, Ted and Tim in Iowa/WI so it wasn't like I had knowone to race, trust me. Iowa seem to draw allot of outta staters.

Hey Sean,

Is that you selling the Yamaha RD on Ebay? http://tinyurl.com/5nrwem

If so, I'm interested in the swingarm.

9 Hours later....Tulsa! Man, talk about non-stop talking and catching up on LIFE!!!

A few boring photos of the trip down....I'm sure once DC starts running the halls of the hotel and breaking into linen closets, better photos may surfice...

The transfer of cargo at the pickup zone



Calvin's living quarters



DC had the motivational shrine setup for the ride to OK




Good Times Good Times...

BTW, where the helllll is Troy at?

BTW---It's great to see this thread moving forward again with some history and stories being added with Rob coming on board and Kast posting more, as well as everyone else having memories jogged with the past stories some of us have not heard .

Today was a HUGE reminder of things I and Dave had forgotten about. I mean HUGE!

NOTE TO SANDBERG - We listened to that tape we had sent you from AZ 26 yrs ago, I kid you not, DC and I had tears in our eyes we were laughing so hard....

PLEASE NOTE----NO WAY IS THIS TAPE BEING MADE PUBLIC.

I'm realizing more and more everyday, that even though we all share the same passion for the stuff BITD, that there is still a generation gap in such a small time frame. My time ended like many of you around the same time, but there are MANY more who went beyond 82-83. That is awesome, because I personally left it behind at that point, and really have known nothing about it since.

There are so many people that have popped in, and said HEY!, and left. At one time I kept a list, and need to dig it up again. Since I started it, many more have stopped by said Hi, and never seen again.

Come back please. Rob chiming in really has made me think about this. It's like it almost needs to be passed on from the really OLD schoolers to the "Beyond 82 Olds Schoolers"

This is about Minnesota BMX from day one, until NOW. There are soooo many years of stories and photos missing in action yet. It seems that stories and photos are still missing from 1983 and on.

I'm just saying, after a day like today, that even if life was great while we were racing BITD, and life was good or bad in between then and now, we all share a common interest. Minnesota BMX.

Peace out...DC now snores at age 45 I guess (not as bad as Springer though), and is disrupting my awake-late night Me time

Just wanted to say Happy Thanksgiving to you all.

Happy TG to all....

Have a great weekend dudes, good luck to you DC and kids.... hope to see you sunday on ... Spingers HDTV.... See you soon MC


I snore too.... Must be a BMX thing

I've never been to the Grands.. Hope all is well down there. MC, you'll appreciate the old school BMX bike setup they have down there... Wish I was down there with you guys.. That is extremely cool you guys are down there. Keep the updates kickin.....

Still?

YES, keep the updates coming Captain Conley. I wish I could have made the trip with you but I am there in spirit. Pop lots of pictures and send them our way.

DC & Cal, be safe and go hard and good luck! You will probably hear us screaming at the computer from Minnesota!

I dig the photo shrine, DC did you bring your lucky paper you wrapped your pineapple in from Hawaii?

Everyone have a safe and relaxing Thanksgiving and take care!

900 miles away, and it's still the same old track officials, only without the musty-mold smell and yes the shortest one on the left is who you think it is

Happy Thanksgiving to all.

Good luck to the BMXer's in Tulsa. What a blast that looks like. Let's see some big trophies.

My Avatar is for Troy. I still have some hair up there and I did a quick pose for you.

Look at those eyebrows. Abe Vigoda has nothing on me.

Grrrrrrrrrr, just seeing lights the fire man!!! I knew I was going to feel this way.

Have fun! (crying sound)


Mark, I spoke to Troy, call him he's having vbmx sign on issues...

BTW, check out the picture on MIke Carruth's profile.....Awesome shot!

DC looking good in the morning sunrise. Had some good gates starts.....ummmm except for the cartwheel down the start hill




Long day, and only 3 longer days to go! Brad that pro section would have made you oooop ur drawers

Awesome shot Mark. ATR blue never looked better.

Thanks for keeping us informed of what's happening down there. Happy Thanksgiving.

I can only imagine.... Last year the pro section connected in the last corner, so you saw allot of guys flying sideways into the berm....It was real cool!

DC took 4th in the first round of motos in the Race of Champions. GO211.com

DC's second moto was unreal! He was haulin' the mail...and took the 1st spot hands down! BUT, during the 1/4's the mail truck slid out in the 2nd corner and missed moving on.

Great job though Dave!

DC, you looked really fast in both motos. Great job making it to the 1/4's. Good luck during the grands this weekend.

Lookin good DC, keep your chin up.

Did you hear me screamin at my computer from Minnesota?

Cush and Cal: Moto fast and hard, you two, and smile nice for Mark's Nikon. I'm putting in a good word for you all with the Big Guy.

....Some red accents, and we can clear up this whole mail man mis-understanding thing for you Dave....



Still rootin' for you all here as well.

Good job Dave!!! Its gotta be a tough class no doubt.

Does anyone know Daves moto number? I can do video capture btw... If anyone has a schedule I can make sure to capture his races.

ALLTHE RACING @ Grands
Dave Christensen in moto 221
Calvin Christensen in moto 312
Katie Juvland in moto's 44, 139, 240
Josh Juvland in moto's 98, 194, 428

Was an off day for DC, didn't qualify today, but has another shot in the morning with the 3rd motos. Calvin had a great second moto! He got 2nd, but they only took one. So both DC & CC have tomorrow to pull it off.

DC had a PACKED class out of all six 41-45 motos



I did get to meet our VBMX Fearless leader though. Fantastic guy with a HUGE drive and big heart to unite all BMXer's!



THis had an UGLY Outcome! Walked away though.....



Brad - These I took for you...Was sizing up your comp for you








THE REST OF THE GALLERY HERE




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Man, that dude doing that endo.. Finally some freestylin at the Grands.. Looks like everything is going well... Enjoy sunday....

Jason Lindsay looking good.

Great pics MC! I like the pic of DUG the best..

Good job to all the MN riders... I watched most of the races Sunday and it was tough. I heard one rider from MN in the semi's and I think he made the main (not sure who), but the announcer was making fun of Minne-soooooota... I don't know anyone that talks that way.

Anyway, that 36-40 cruiser class was really fun to watch. Archi almost had it man. The 41-45 class also very stacked.

Mark, I think with air like that on those guys above were pro's. I didn't see any ame's getting that kind of air.

It was very exciting and extremely competitive, the Minnesota racers represented very well. In the big kids group Dan Wenisch got secong in 28-35 Inter, great job! Some other stand outs:

Jackson Newbauer 1st in 11 Inter
Tommy Glidden 1st in 10 Inter
Jamie Glarner 7th in 12 Inter
Calvin Christensen made the 1/4 Semi's
Katie Juvland made the 1/4 semi's on cruiser

Yes! Great job to all and I appoligize for not knowing all the names. I didn't know Wenisch was there.....that was a tough class too, wow!!!

Jackson Newbauer looked really good in his race. Aubrey Freeman placed 4th in a very tough 13 girls class. It seemed like all the MN riders had to come from outside gates like Jackson & Aubrey. Way to go guys.

I was pulling for Dave Archibald to win so an old guy would hold the National #1 cruiser title. He had the lead until Shawn DePrete blew by him on the second straight. 36-40 & 41-45 cruiser mains should be vet pro cruiser.

Ya, Archi had it going in and coming out of the first corner, but lost his momentum a little holding that line. It looked like he had to dive down and then suffered a tad. DeP had that momentum and made it look easy. That was the best race to watch IMO. Doesn't Archi turn 41 this year or soon? He's had a great run the past 5 years.

Who else went down but didn't main it? DUG's kids? Strehlo? Rixen?? Moe/momma??? Kinda out of it on the barn gossip.

On a side not, did you see those killer FMF duds? Those are (IMO) the only uniforms that really stand out and say "hey, I race for FMF" and there's no questioning who the riders are. All the other uni's, all the riders look the same. I hate todays uni's. GHP's are pretty cool. I like watching the pro's and I can't tell one from the other (just Mike Day).

I checked into Archi's age and he should be 40 at next years ABA Grands so still in the 36-40 Cruiser Class.

Great job to the Minnesota riders at this year's ABA Grands. I hope to be there next year in the new 41 Expert class and cruiser.

The ABA is doing a 41 expert class?? 41 over?? No kidding?

I would say that Minnesota has a lot to be proud of! Just getting to the mains at the grands is a huge deal



GIRLS PRO Total Riders = 19 Groups = 3
7 KRYSTAL HIME, , MINNEAPOLIS, MN

13-14 MIXED OPEN Total Riders = 32 Groups = 6
6 AUBREY FREEMAN, ************************, RAMSEY, MN

17 & OVER OPEN Total Riders = 62 Groups = 11
4 BEN (SMOKIN) KUBALAK, OFR/CYAA, HAM LAKE, MN

13 GIRLS Total Riders = 18 Groups = 3
4 AUBREY FREEMAN, ************************, RAMSEY, MN

16 GIRLS Total Riders = 11 Groups = 2
5 "SASSY" SAMANTHA BRETHEIM, FACTORY CRUPI, LINDSTROM, MN

26-30 CRUISER Total Riders = 16 Groups = 3
2 ADAM WELTER, MIDWEST MILITA, EAGAN, MN

5 & UNDER NOVICE Total Riders = 29 Groups = 5
3 KELLER (KILLER) CROTTY, MIKES BIKES, CENTERVILLE, MN

8 INTER Total Riders = 29 Groups = 5
7 CARSON (ICE MAN) HAUGRUD, PERFORMANCE SOFTWARE, FERGUS FALLS, MN

9 INTER Total Riders = 44 Groups = 8
4 LOGAN SENDLE, LAKE SHORE POTENTIAL/BOM, WATERVILLE, MN

10 INTER Total Riders = 33 Groups = 6
1 TOMMY GLIDDEN, , CIRCLE PINES, MN

11 INTER Total Riders = 42 Groups = 8
1 (JAMMIN) JACKSON NEWBAUER, SE RACING, FOREST LAKE, MN

11 EXPERT Total Riders = 44 Groups = 8
5 "ACTION" JACKSON SCHNABL, MIDWEST MILITIA, BIG LAKE, MN

12 INTER Total Riders = 33 Groups = 6
7 JAMIE (THUNDER) GLARNER, TEAM STORM, MAPLETON, MN

13 INTER Total Riders = 37 Groups = 7
8 DARRYL FREEBERG, , CIRCLE PINES, MN

15 INTER Total Riders = 30 Groups = 5
4 BRADY SCHMIDT, RIVER VALLEY BMX, NEW ULM, MN

16 INTER Total Riders = 21 Groups = 4
4 DANIEL HENNING, RIVER VALLEY BMX, NEW ULM, MN
6 DANIEL SCHWARTZ, REHBEINS/MIKES BIKES/FLY, HARRIS, MN

17-18 INTER Total Riders = 23 Groups = 4
6 TRAVIS (CRASH TEST) ZERWAS, ACTIONBMX.NET, BRAINERD, MN

17-18 EXPERT Total Riders = 65 Groups = 11
5 BEN (SMOKIN) KUBALAK, OFR/CYAA, HAM LAKE, MN

28-35 INTER Total Riders = 16 Groups = 3
2 DAN WENISCH, LOOKING, BELLE PLAINE, MN

Yup. They will have 41 and over Novice, Intermediate, and Expert. I am updating my 20" already and racing a few more ABA Races so I don't have a huge number. I was MI-01#34 last season. I recommend that all you Old Schoolers build up a 20" for the Nationals next season! Should be fun. I love racing cruiser but I still feel better on a 20".

Minnesota should be proud of those riders that made the mains. Some of these riders are well known in the NBL too.

Ohh, I'm way ahead of you on racing 20". Heeeheeheee... Actually I bought an Ultrabox 20" last April for my daughter to ride around. She didn't like it and I brought it to Rehbein's and haven't touched my 24" since. Love it! Cool, on the 41 over classes. I think that was over due. Those 36yr old riders are still crazy fast.

I may be able to make it up to Isanti for the ABA National this summer. I hope to see all you guys up there. When's the next Minnesota Faction gathering?

Not sure about the Faction gathering, but Mr. Mikko can answer that one. I do know the Condo Classic is coming up, but no wooded jumps I'm afraid

I raced the Isanti National on the 20". GREAT track man! I can't think of a better place to have it in MN.

Check here: Secret Session

Wow what a trip! Mark Conley, Calvin & I had a wonderful time! M.C. jogged my memory on so so many fun times we had as kids running around the country to different BMX races. Sand we were laughing so hard we both had tears running from the circa: 1982 “John Sandberg Phat” interview cassette tape. As for the 2z camp racing results ~ null and void. Young Cal made quarters, but didn’t transfer. Dad didn’t even get out of the motos! Until next year, back to the underground training facility. TNX for all support from cheering crowed in MN!

That is extremely cool you guys went down there. I wish I could have went.. I didn't have shizz going on.... But there is no way i'll be getting on a 20 bikes again.. I actually thought about it awhile ago, but it's like riding a pit bike for me.. Even my cruiser seems small these days.. I may switch to the 26 inch pretty soon..

Congrats DC, Cal, Mark and the rest who went. Did you see the US Olympic Ski Team upside down in the ditch during the drive home?

Mark...is the "Killer" Crotty from Minn. from the same family that used to race BITD?

LOL, secret session... This post also has a secret message embedded in it...
drink more ovaltine
Nothing on the Faction calendar for the winter yet other than the arrival of our little boy in Feb! There are some rumblings of a skatepark session soon at Showcase and some other stuff in the works, nothing too serious. I'll be @ the Condo if all goes well with mumma and baby.

CONGRATS TO ALL THE MN RACERS AND ATR!!!!!