Awe Galen, don't be Shy you know we were the shizzle .. The love of being 14, ... and 15 , 16 LOL haha

wow, what a cool site! I just found it tonight. My name is Bob Howard. I doubt if ya'll remember me, but I sure recognize alot of the names that have popped up in this thread. I raced early 80's in Casa Grande mostly. I rode for ....don't laugh, "Jills Chevron" (gas station) and later Moore & Moore cycle. It wasn't all that cool to ride for a gas station, but sometimes Jill would buy us beer if we won : ) Made it up to Chandler for a couple winter nationals and over to fountain hills a few times. I remember a track way up in north Phx (Deer valley I think) and somebody tipped the port-a-john over with some lady in it. I've often wondered what happened to some of the Casa Grande crew. The Moore brothers (Roger and Derek), Lara Brothers(Mike and Raymond), Chet Ross, Jeff Harrington, Debbie and Digger Kalsow, Kelly Ratliff, Doug Hall, Jason Wharton........... Remember any of those guys?

Funny someone would mention the canal across the Street form the Chandler track. I was just tellin my boys about that this weekend. Alot of bruises and road rash came out of that. Good Times........

I think you scared off Galen Tiffiny

LOL i guess so .. hahaha Like that was a billion years ago ... LOL

Hey Cheez, I use to race at the Union hills raceway in 75-76 and remeber all the guy's you are talking about, I have been out of the loop. I remember Meat webster ( bought a Stroker II from him ) and still have it. I raced against the Battle bro's, Stu Ulrich, I rode one of the first mongoose motomag bike's to come to Phoenix around early 75 my number was 440. I finished 2nd in the state fair race in 76 The guy that one my class was Jon Donalson Man he was fast, I could bairly keep up with him. Lots of good memories from those days. Was you or anyone there the day Gaylon Moiser from team Maico came and rode his 440 around the track and gave out stickers That was cool. We moved to Oklahoma in 1978 and I went into Motocross and raced the nationals for the several years, Traveled alot with Guy Cooper. I remember Chappy Blose very well and went to school with the Imbrielly Bro's Pat,John. I also remember A guy there in phoenix with the last name of Crawford that rode a maico That was a rocket. Good Memories!!!!!!!!!

Nope---------no one can get enough of me......hehehehehehe..............

The Crawford you are talking about was Dave Crawford one of the nuts from county cycle that rode a Maico 440. He was mx's answer to BMX's Dennis Dain. He had long red hair that flowed out from under his helmet, never saw him in pony tail tho. Tom Catchings is around here, his handle is PHXOS. I remember the Embrialli's too (I think that's how it spelled). Welcome, this is great place to hang out.



I can

Hmmmm Really now !! LOL So you say you still got it huh ...

Yep........LOL!!! Just ask this guy.................

So what's the deal with the bike place in Rye? I saw the comments in the first post, so I figured I'd ask. A few co-workers of mine have been there and said the guy is pretty weird and almost reluctant to sell anything - either his prices are insane, or just simply doesn't answer the question! Are there any good bikes left?

Hmmmm... LOL Thinking back in time .....

There are a crap load of good (grail) bikes hanging in the rafters of that thing I guess might pass as a barn. If you find anything that is worth anything (he knows) he will just say "that's not for sale" and hang it in the rafters. If he does sell anything plan on paying 2 to 3 times the retail price of it, if he will sell it. There are RL Square backs, prolines, Cooks Bros, R&R, Dan Gurney, Weinert, you name it's hanging in there. Most are completes, it is sickening. Some day that dude is gonna croak and I would expect his kids to sell sell sell. Too bad I probably won't know when that day is until all the stuff is gone.

Tiffiny, got any pic's from the old days? A BMXing, barrel racing Cowgirl should be on this thread

http://www.vintagebmx.com/community/index....wtopic=27014984

Maybe Galen has a few?

Yes i have lots of pic's most at mom and dad have to dig those babies out. .. Me in racing leathers rite to tight little wranglers..LOL Those were the good old days..

Forget the Victoria's Secret stuff. Nothin looks better on a girl than racing leathers or Rockies

Rocky butts drive me nuts

Hahahahaha Rockies LOL That's what i mostly wore , they had every color ... I just found my ol rodeo buddy "JD Finney's ex wife" and havent seen her in like 10 years we hooked up the oher night at the chandler Dos Gringos it was cool...

Yeah many many times I wish I still lived in the Valley, I miss my JC's and Commanchero buddies as well

PS thats mean Galen.. that poor little creature...

That poor little creature was pretty tasty though............

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LOL , what he ever do to you ..LOL Looks like you had some fun anyway ... Just went out shootin this weekend myself, but not at poor little cute Bambi's..LOL


Those are great ...

D&M too funny! Dad & Mom Racing, had them for sponsors in both MX and BMX when I first started out LOL

hay cheez
this is mike battles i'm sitting here with mike kase and rusty and billy battles talking about and reading about the olds days of BMX 1975 to 1978. both of us raced the 1976 state fair give me a call 602 466-4938 or e-mail phxpawnman@yahoo.com

hay bill
this is mike battles i'm sitting here with mike kase and rusty and billy battles we were also green machine rider we started around 1975 give me a call 602 466-4938 or e-mail phxpawnman@yahoo.com

here are some old pics i found in an old shoe box this might be the 1976 state fair and a few pictures of the green machine riders. enjoy..

Mikey B!!!!! What's up Dude!

It's great to see ya finally find your way here. Tom Catchings is around here somewhere, maybe the Payne Bros will find their way here too. Darrin Beach used to be on but I haven't seen him on in a couple of years. Wright on, more AZ Old School Old farts finding their way to the party, too cool!

Gents, how goes it. Tom Catchings here. Names from the past, very cool.

Wow what a trip down memory lane this weekend, So iam here in the phx area from pa. and i go to coyote nationals
and sign up for the 46-50 cruiser class on sat. and went over to look at the pre registerd board and whos name did i see
on there non other then that fast kid we that we knew as (JIMBO) Jimmy Roberts. The same Jimmy Roberts from the green machines team where we used to race at the pxa track on union hills. Kinda cool to see some one after 30 yrs. and back racing. Now iam going to have to renew my aba lic. and start racing at chandler and black mtn. Maybe i'll run into some more old school RACERS like Alex Romero or Tony Bell Haaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Mike

Wow, It seems as thought this thread is all but dead. The thread is a bit confusing. Is the focus of the thread "Galen Starlin" or is it AZ racing? If it is AZ racing, I have very little to add, as I was there, raced, but did not do too much. If it is Galen, then I need to go scan the photos from the High School yearbook in and post them.

Not about me, but................everyone likes to pick on me for being such an easy target......
You need to check out the "Mullet" thread in the Mid-school forum----plenty of them in there........

Please don't encourage Galen, he likes to think everything is about him

Bump Hi everyone.....

wonder what tiffany kellner and holly dunn look like today? if any thing like the past....Amazing!!!

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FYI: Most of these photo's appear to be taken @ Reservation Raceway, one of the few tracks with a table top jump that large. I raced at that track many times during the late 70's, it was one of the best..! Greg Mathias

Yeah I picked those out as Reservation Raceway the first time they were posted moons ago in another thread. I raced there on Friday nights mostly.

Welcome to the site Greg

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Okay now!! Man are you guys going back a long ways. Cool thread, I have some fond memories of

alot of these topics. Tracks, Reservation Raceway(Mr. Jackson & Iggy). Union Hills (how many homes are there

now?) State Fair(took 3rd behind D. Christnsen and R. Adams) of course Chandler with its BONSAI!!

and giant pump house, half burried tires, grass infield and track ET records. Tucson BMX both Randolph(Reid)

Park-flattrack and downhill. Caliche' Park, Foothills BMX, Pantano Park, Old Manzanita. I know this is mainly

a Phx. thread so how about teams: Green Machine as posted earlier, Pedal World, Harbour Bikes, Landis

Schwinn, Az Huslters(school bus??) Riders, C."Meat"Webster,T.Bell,K. Flemming,J.Gersten,A.Schott,D.Castillo,

Tucsons own legend G."Doozer"Trevino. Well, time to into the garage and sit on my Rebel 24" and spin

my Hutch beartrap into my chin before I turn in, hopefully it will knock loose some more memories so

I can post some stories if anyone cares to read.

LP

That was Mike Hawbaker into the first turn at Black Mountain. I dated his sister back in my BMX days (1994-1995ish). They sued Kastan although I never found out what the settlement was. He was in coma for a week or so I believe but he was fine by the time I met him.

Lot of names in here that were still living on into the mid 90's. I was out at the Chandler track last night jumping the bonzai after a 10 year haitus. I'm working on a "reunion tour" to bring everyone back to the track by renting it out for a few hours sometime in the Fall. It would be cool to get anyone interested involved.

I've been at both tracks weekly as my son races now, so if anyone wants pics, just let me know.

Dallis Hughes

Some old school pics

Chandler BMX (94-95)



Black Mountain (out of the tunnel) 96-97

Hi everyone I am a long time Yuma Bmx local from back in the early 80's, just moved to Prescott last year. I was very good friends with the Nelson's who were also on Color Control. Tiffany, and Galin I remember you guys comming down for some of our races. Tiffany if I remember right you went out with Willie for a little while? We raced together, Willie, myself, Tommy Pulda, Dean Rana, Mike Ellis(when he was on CC and MCS) I pretty much lived at our track in those days. Its good reading some of the stories on here. Have a good one! James Baker

I could go on forever about racing in az,How about wild bills. Tiff and Galen Hello from saettle. I still race When it is not raining but go alot slower. I still love it. More now because i dont take it for granted like when we younger. but we all had a blast more away from the track.

Jacobs Park in Tucson, now thats an oldie. Flat track on grass, wooden jumps, flagman start, 2 lap motos.
We're talking '75, me on my Mark IV lwt,Redline forks,Rascal bars,Ashtabula cranks, Suzue/Araya 7b's.
What a great time!!

Nice pics anyone else have some photos from the mid 70's

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HEY! Where the hell did everybody go!

+1

I've ran to the hills and gone incognito.................

Lurking

Wow reading some of these stories tonight made me miss the days of old. I remember Jason Wharton, Justin Roose, Teal, and all the Racing parks. I started in Chandler, but moved on to all the other tracks. They use to call me Racin Jason Payne. Does anyone remember racing with me? I was so young and so many years have gone by. I would love to catch up and see what everyone has been up to all these years.

Jason Payne