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B. Apold
Dec 19 2008, 08:09 PM
QUOTE (JohnnyJohnson OMAS DirtSlinger @ Dec 19 2008, 09:27 PM) *
Willie Hubener.........
I remember Diamond Back's team manager, the late Sandy Finkelman talling me
(a year before he passed away) that Willie had contacted him and was in college.
Think he may have said he was playing football. Sandy was very happy to hear from Willie.

Funny that Torker pic on page 81 (?) It could be a jab at Torker cause they were going bankrupt
at the time. And when you're going bankrupt...... you owe people money.... advertising, racers, cough cough.

Brad you mentioned Wayne Croasdale. Do you remember what team he was on in 81'?
He wore a black and yellow uniform. His teammate Mike Kitchen joined Vintage a few
years ago. Asked me if I remembered him.
I said "Who can forget that name? Just can't remember anything else though." LOL!


Ya, I saw Wayne, Tinker, Leary and Mike Kadroski all in the same day... only in So Cal would that happen. I lived real close to Mikes place/track off the 14... Man I haven't talked to him in 10 years. Last time I seen him I was at the Olive Garden in Palm-Caster and they called out "Kadroski, table for 2". I peek over the bar and there he was.... Great guy! Great moto rider.

Karman huh? She was the bomb back in the 90's. So did she graduate from the Jett club or was that a publicity stunt? LMAO! tongue.gif
MN2Z
Dec 19 2008, 08:21 PM
QUOTE (JohnnyJohnson OMAS DirtSlinger @ Dec 19 2008, 03:04 PM) *
Took a look a page 79 where you guys wer talkin about the 08' ABA Grands.
Great to see Dave Christensen racing! I heard he had been back racing again.
Did you see the clip of him in Joe Kid on a Stingray where he's beating
Schwinn's Donny Atherton into the first berm at Rancho in San Diego!!!!
Any day in 79' - 80' where you were beating Atherton was a good day!!!!
Plus if you hadn't heard, Rancho's first berm was legendary for it being TERRIFYING
and notorious for sending plenty of racers to the hospital. Way to go Dave!

I remember that pic of DC that he's using for his avatar.
I'm sure he was diggin' the power wheelie with the chain flexing
in front of Atherton AGAIN! Some just have it too good!!
That was a Nor Cal race. Maybe Fremont? Angelscamp?


J.J. Donny Atherton & I always had great racing. Donny had the edge! I had a ton of fun racing all the guys from the West! Many memories, I wish it came as easy as it did was when I was [email="16..!....#@$$^&!%^&"]16..!....#@$$^&!%^&[/email]! My son is 9 and daughter is 6, and I enjoy every second of seeing those two on the track. Here is a photo Donny Atherton BITD circa: 1982 while I was on ABA tour across USA.

MN2Z
Dec 19 2008, 09:00 PM
BITD: 1982 I took an opportunity to tour with the ABA on portion of the ABA™ National Tour circumnavigating a large portion of the US. One stop Galveston, TX in which there was always down time and we never got in trouble! As the photos go, tour truck with Gene Roden. Sitting in the hotel room, Mike Paulson – team Schwinn™, forgot the guys name sitting next to Mike his dad operated the Gold Line® products truck from ABA, and we are wondering what to do next? Next photo how about diving of 2nd floor balcony? No how about biking off the second level or the diving board? Every stop had a different story…………
Guest200901
Dec 19 2008, 09:09 PM
Niice! DC posting finally from the vault! BUT, post ur dammmmmmnnnn pics uder eachother, I had to go outside to see then whole post!
flyiniowan
Dec 20 2008, 12:57 AM
The 1982 winner Kevin McNeal




I still have his plate from this race 26 years later. sun_bespectacled.gif

Click to view attachment
B. Apold
Dec 20 2008, 06:54 AM
Nice pics DC... Looks like fun. I never met Mike Poulson.

Fly'n man from Iowa,

That plate is a diamond in the rough....I bet you'll have some PM's today. Wonder how Kevin is doing these days. sad.gif
Johnny, have you ever seen him around? just curious.
Paul Springer
Dec 20 2008, 08:22 AM
Great pics guys, keep them flowin...

Fun time riding last night, Keith Christesen, Gary Walton & Jeff Tollefson were in attendance.

Of course Gary was riding like he never stopped, solid.
Guest200901
Dec 20 2008, 10:15 AM
Figured I better bake the Springers a cake today!

Have a happy one!



Someone else do some posting here. DC's Destructive web behaivior has got to stop! Someone pull that guys membership status!
Guest200901
Dec 20 2008, 10:18 AM
QUOTE (B. Apold @ Dec 19 2008, 02:27 PM) *
Sorry..... 40-18

Vans Size 11

Mark was known for his rott'n feet.... Hardly ever raced with socks, but wore always red satin shorts under the leathers. tongue.gif


Just for the record....

Size 10 Vans

39-18

Short ankle socks with the fuzzy b all on the back
B. Apold
Dec 20 2008, 11:51 AM
QUOTE (Mark Conley @ Dec 20 2008, 04:18 PM) *
Just for the record....

Size 10 Vans

39-18

Short ankle socks with the fuzzy b all on the back


Your feet still rot though tongue.gif
B. Apold
Dec 20 2008, 12:43 PM
Happy Anniversary Paul and Nicole
flyiniowan
Dec 20 2008, 12:52 PM
QUOTE (B. Apold @ Dec 20 2008, 09:51 AM) *
Your feet still rot though tongue.gif


Not feet. Hooves.

That's what that smell is...
Paul Springer
Dec 20 2008, 01:13 PM
QUOTE (Mark Conley @ Dec 20 2008, 10:15 AM) *
Figured I better bake the Springers a cake today!

Have a happy one!


Awwww, thank you MC.
Paul Springer
Dec 20 2008, 01:18 PM
QUOTE (B. Apold @ Dec 20 2008, 12:43 PM) *
Happy Anniversary Paul and Nicole


Thank you, I appreciate it...

I just got back from Rehbeins, pretty quiet with the snowy weather. Subaru powah got me there without issue!

It was me and Terry Dingman. He is rollin on a beautiful new black & gold ONE 20 inch, very nice!

Subaru's Ken Block at the snowbaord park in New Zealand
B. Apold
Dec 20 2008, 02:25 PM
QUOTE (Paul Springer @ Dec 20 2008, 07:18 PM) *
Thank you, I appreciate it...

I just got back from Rehbeins, pretty quiet with the snowy weather. Subaru powah got me there without issue!

It was me and Terry Dingman. He is rollin on a beautiful new black & gold ONE 20 inch, very nice!

Subaru's Ken Block at the snowbaord park in New Zealand


Subaru! I'm a believer! Had it out today.
butterfield
Dec 20 2008, 04:16 PM
QUOTE (B. Apold @ Dec 20 2008, 02:25 PM) *
Subaru! I'm a believer! Had it out today.


Cool. A_POLD had it out today.
Jeff Manning
Dec 20 2008, 04:52 PM
Happy Anniversary Springloaded...

Say Hi to the Mrs. and the kiddies.. good2.gif
flyiniowan
Dec 20 2008, 05:11 PM
QUOTE (B. Apold @ Dec 19 2008, 06:09 PM) *
Ya, I saw Wayne, Tinker, Leary and Mike Kadroski all in the same day... only in So Cal would that happen. I lived real close to Mikes place/track off the 14... Man I haven't talked to him in 10 years. Last time I seen him I was at the Olive Garden in Palm-Caster and they called out "Kadroski, table for 2". I peek over the bar and there he was.... Great guy! Great moto rider.

Karman huh? She was the bomb back in the 90's. So did she graduate from the Jett club or was that a publicity stunt? LMAO! tongue.gif


What years were you in Landscatter/Palmdale? That's were I moved to when I left IA.

BTW- Last time I saw Poulsen he was packing bowls in his motel room after 87 Grands wacko.gif
He sent me a Holiday card that year or the next.
B. Apold
Dec 20 2008, 08:36 PM
QUOTE (flyiniowan @ Dec 20 2008, 11:11 PM) *
What years were you in Landscatter/Palmdale? That's were I moved to when I left IA.

BTW- Last time I saw Poulsen he was packing bowls in his motel room after 87 Grands wacko.gif
He sent me a Holiday card that year or the next.


91-92... Came back early 92. It was a tough year with the Gulf war, if I remember the econo wasn't the best then either.

Poulson into gief? Interesting. Was he pro in 87? I'd hope so. Pro bowler tongue.gif
B. Apold
Dec 20 2008, 08:38 PM
QUOTE (butterfield @ Dec 20 2008, 10:16 PM) *
Cool. A_POLD had it out today.


The car. No underscore in the last name.....get it right
B. Apold
Dec 20 2008, 08:40 PM
Jeff,
Nice avatar. I never liked Loverboy unti you forced me to listen to them during countless hours of driving.. tongue.gif I liked the first LP and Get Lucky wasn't to bad.
flyiniowan
Dec 20 2008, 09:25 PM
QUOTE (B. Apold @ Dec 20 2008, 06:36 PM) *
91-92... Came back early 92. It was a tough year with the Gulf war, if I remember the econo wasn't the best then either.

Poulson into gief? Interesting. Was he pro in 87? I'd hope so. Pro bowler tongue.gif


small world. I took off from there April-92 for Nor Cal where I still live. The U was a blast BITD. Were you in the service, or just recollecting? Bartlett & The Avalanche still reside there.

I believe he had turned pro by then, on & off the bike wink.gif The Holiday card was about some of his clothes being lifted from his motel room. I find out later that it was indeed the friends I had been with. I regret not getting his stuff back for him. Such is life...
Guest200901
Dec 20 2008, 11:06 PM
QUOTE (flyiniowan @ Dec 20 2008, 05:11 PM) *
BTW- Last time I saw Poulsen he was packing bowls in his motel room after 87 Grands


Now, you are talking about Tupperware Bowls correct?
Guest200901
Dec 20 2008, 11:13 PM
QUOTE (butterfield @ Dec 20 2008, 04:16 PM) *
Cool. I'm_HOLDING_ON_TO_IT_POLD had it out today.


Yes, you are correct. with "A_HOLDING_ON_TO_IT_POLD"

Just saying, and keeping it real here.
flyiniowan
Dec 20 2008, 11:37 PM
QUOTE (Mark Conley @ Dec 20 2008, 09:06 PM) *
Now, you are talking about Tupperware Bowls correct?


correct. packing. "it".
with his. "stuff". wacko.gif
JohnnyJohnson OMAS DirtSlinger
Dec 20 2008, 11:47 PM
QUOTE (B. Apold @ Dec 20 2008, 12:54 PM) *
Nice pics DC... Looks like fun. I never met Mike Poulson.

Fly'n man from Iowa,

That plate is a diamond in the rough....I bet you'll have some PM's today. Wonder how Kevin is doing these days. sad.gif
Johnny, have you ever seen him around? just curious.


Have I seen Mike Poulson? No. But some guy from Utah about 4 years ago saw him at a local Utah race
and posted a pic or two of him with Poulson. Man, he was REAALLLYYY a strong rider.

Unless you were speaking of Kevin??? Who's Kevin?
B. Apold
Dec 21 2008, 07:50 AM
QUOTE (JohnnyJohnson OMAS DirtSlinger @ Dec 21 2008, 05:47 AM) *
Have I seen Mike Poulson? No. But some guy from Utah about 4 years ago saw him at a local Utah race
and posted a pic or two of him with Poulson. Man, he was REAALLLYYY a strong rider.

Unless you were speaking of Kevin??? Who's Kevin?


Kevin M.

He's had a rough go huh?
JohnnyJohnson OMAS DirtSlinger
Dec 21 2008, 09:43 AM
Brad,
Yeah Kevin M did have it rough. I knew two of his old teammates.
Rumor was it was a jump where he hit his head really hard that made him odd.
They said he was already a strange guy to begin with.
Stu said something like his friend at a bike shop saw Kevin
a while back and said he looks like a run of the mill tansient. Sad.....
That's all I've heard.
B. Apold
Dec 21 2008, 09:45 AM
QUOTE (JohnnyJohnson OMAS DirtSlinger @ Dec 21 2008, 03:43 PM) *
Brad,
Yeah Kevin M did have it rough. I knew two of his old teammates.
Rumor was it was a jump where he hit his head really hard that made him odd.
They said he was already a strange guy to begin with.
Stu said something like his friend at a bike shop saw Kevin
a while back and said he looks like a run of the mill tansient. Sad.....
That's all I've heard.


Ya I heard the samething. I know there's more, but I have respect and this is where I leave it alone.

Its -25deg F in Minne right now.....Oh how I wish I were there
Paul Springer
Dec 21 2008, 01:05 PM
QUOTE (B. Apold @ Dec 21 2008, 09:45 AM) *
Its -25deg F in Minne right now.....Oh how I wish I were there


Shawn Sheely MN-1
Dec 21 2008, 03:24 PM
I was digging around for a piece of film last weekend and it got me going on a couple of little projects. One of the cool things I re-found was a stack of number plates I must have stashed away years ago, pretty much every plate I've ever had (a couple are missing).

As I was going through them I had a couple of realizations - when we switched to ABA in 1981 I pulled my NBA numbers off in haste, so there is an #810 on the plate that I used for most of the 1980 season as 7z- as documented on many photos on this site. The #7z was much cooler, oh well. The other is that I seemed to be pretty taken with a certain girl for a couple of years, she was sweet and then some.

I'm hoping some of you other guys will do the same. They're mostly in order.

Wheel's Picasa Account

B. Apold
Dec 21 2008, 04:06 PM
QUOTE (Shawn Sheely MN-1 @ Dec 21 2008, 09:24 PM) *
I was digging around for a piece of film last weekend and it got me going on a couple of little projects. One of the cool things I re-found was a stack of number plates I must have stashed away years ago, pretty much every plate I've ever had (a couple are missing).

As I was going through them I had a couple of realizations - when we switched to ABA in 1981 I pulled my NBA numbers off in haste, so there is an #810 on the plate that I used for most of the 1980 season as 7z- as documented on many photos on this site. The #7z was much cooler, oh well. The other is that I seemed to be pretty taken with a certain girl for a couple of years, she was sweet and then some.

I'm hoping some of you other guys will do the same. They're mostly in order.

Wheel's Picasa Account



That's a stack of cash ya got sit'n there....Nice collection. I haven't seen a personal plate collection like that on this site, like ever!!!!
Guest200901
Dec 21 2008, 04:26 PM
SHokopee Nat. 1987



















Guest200901
Dec 21 2008, 04:28 PM






scott Boecker
Dec 21 2008, 05:40 PM
WoW !!! I don't remember racing with tuff wheel, and where is my NUMBER PLATE ??? and WHY I'm I jumping so high and everyone else is speed jumping ???
Guest200901
Dec 21 2008, 05:48 PM
Champlin 1987











Shawn Sheely MN-1
Dec 21 2008, 05:52 PM
I mentioned this guy earlier, it's Jim Klienehans(sp?) with his stepson Dusty - Does anyone know him now? He took a ton of photos BITD.


Randy Herget (Tigre) with his daughter.


B. Apold
Dec 21 2008, 06:55 PM
QUOTE (scott Boecker @ Dec 21 2008, 11:40 PM) *
WoW !!! I don't remember racing with tuff wheel, and where is my NUMBER PLATE ??? and WHY I'm I jumping so high and everyone else is speed jumping ???


What class are you running then?
scott Boecker
Dec 21 2008, 07:09 PM
PRO I think scratch_one-s_head.gif
King of Pipeline
Dec 21 2008, 07:29 PM
Boecker was Pro??? What's this world coming to? No wonder he smokes everybody.. My muscles are all flab now. I haven't left the house in days..

Type in this symbol for stocks.. IFC I made a few thousand on friday....in 15 minutes.. wow..

but yeah, those pics.. 1987

I wish I had all my plates. I remember I just reused them, and still got some, but no numbers on them. ...
B. Apold
Dec 21 2008, 07:31 PM
QUOTE (scott Boecker @ Dec 22 2008, 01:09 AM) *
PRO I think scratch_one-s_head.gif


Just asking
B. Apold
Dec 21 2008, 07:36 PM
QUOTE (King of Pipeline @ Dec 22 2008, 01:29 AM) *
Boecker was Pro??? ]

I wish I had all the plates in my head back. I remember I just reused them, and still got some, but no numbers on them. ...


laugh.gif
flyiniowan
Dec 21 2008, 08:45 PM
QUOTE (scott Boecker @ Dec 21 2008, 03:40 PM) *
WoW !!! I don't remember racing with tuff wheel, and where is my NUMBER PLATE ??? and WHY I'm I jumping so high and everyone else is speed jumping ???


Is that you next to Hans Nissen? Man that contraption on his body was a mess.

Look at the kid in the background getting all WWF with the chair laugh.gif
Bryan Franklin
Dec 21 2008, 08:53 PM
QUOTE (flyiniowan @ Dec 21 2008, 08:45 PM) *
Look at the kid in the background getting all WWF with the chair laugh.gif


Now that there is funny...I don't care who you are. laugh.gif laugh.gif laugh.gif
Bryan Franklin
Dec 21 2008, 08:58 PM
QUOTE
Look at the kid in the background getting all WWF with the chair



QUOTE (Mark Conley @ Dec 21 2008, 04:26 PM) *
SHokopee Nat. 1987



scott Boecker
Dec 21 2008, 10:02 PM
Ya that's Hans Nissen , I had to race him alot BITD.
flyiniowan
Dec 21 2008, 10:25 PM
QUOTE (scott Boecker @ Dec 21 2008, 08:02 PM) *
Ya that's Hans Nissen , I had to race him alot BITD.


Oh yeah. I know who he is. Bringing on all that VDC Changa dump truck of a bike with all sorts of harnesses holding himself together like "Fred Garvin male prostitute".

...he was fast.
B. Apold
Dec 22 2008, 08:12 AM
QUOTE (flyiniowan @ Dec 22 2008, 04:25 AM) *
Oh yeah. I know who he is. Bringing on all that VDC Changa dump truck of a bike with all sorts of harnesses holding himself together like "Fred Garvin male prostitute".

...he was fast.


Fast, Indeed! I raced him few times in various open class or combined expert classes. Nice kid too!
Mercado
Dec 22 2008, 09:00 AM
QUOTE (scott Boecker @ Dec 21 2008, 05:40 PM) *
WoW !!! I don't remember racing with tuff wheel, and where is my NUMBER PLATE ??? and WHY I'm I jumping so high and everyone else is speed jumping ???


That was in practice and you never were a very graceful racer but always very strong!
Mercado
Dec 22 2008, 09:04 AM
QUOTE (flyiniowan @ Dec 21 2008, 08:45 PM) *
Is that you next to Hans Nissen? Man that contraption on his body was a mess.

Look at the kid in the background getting all WWF with the chair laugh.gif


You are correct... that is Hans Nissen!
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