hey guys, i will be on 60 minutes again this sunday night. hope ya gots wide tv screens!

Just wanted to let the old school guys know that Don Hire was seriously hurt today. He wrecked and the fall caused a laceration on his liver and kidney. We had to help him get home from the Heer part state qualifier. He has lots of internal bleeding. He is on his way to surgery. I am sure he and his familiy could use your prayers and support. I will keep you updated as I am.

Thats horrible news .
Thanks for being there to help him dave [i know what its like to be alone at the races].
Doni and i talked several times at the akron national -hes getting back up to speed fast i hope you get better soon i enjoyed talking with ya and meeting your kids doni.
Musta been hectic for the lil ones ,if you get to read this keep us posted dave/ doni if theres anything we can do.

On a side note. Any old schoolers remember Scott Zitchem or Tom the Goose Gosorn. I have been talking to those guys about them racing Ohio in the 80's.

On a side note. Any old schoolers remember Scott Zitchem or Tom the Goose Gosorn. I have been talking to those guys about them racing Ohio in the 80's.

ABA Superbowl of BMX Toledo, Ohio Dec. '83 ABA's trial race at a (NBL style) 3 moto qualifing system. Top 4 Results:
6 open: tapley holland, frank gregory, chris gibson, david roinnel
7-8 o: donny karr, rob o'brian, kurt deboer, ben smith
9-10o: brad moore, justin burdick, koby moody, shawn alpers,
11-12o: monte gray, jason johnson, damon smith, jd finney
13-14o: steve veltmen, rodney freeman, todd cress, trece meyer
15-160: cw stary, shan mason, kris moody, ed semo
17-o: shawn carmody, mark hardy, tom truski
7 g: kelly merryman, melanie cline, suzie whitaker
9g: missy fred, wendy winter,wendy fulton
11g: christy anderson, niki davishek, melanie keith
13g: deanna edwards, robin dj, barb higel, darcy ainsworth
15g: jenny zellner, kris miller, molly moody
12 cr: monty grey, jason johnson, mark franklin, david buckner
13cr: steve veltman, doni hier, bill couch, david hill
15cr: mike chapman, rich garcia, ken williams, wally baryczka
17cr: matt ling, kevin nowak, danny itzenthaler,mark varnes
31cr: paul neal, john hagedoorne, scott solesby, bob hendershott
5: danny hanion, shawn chidester, brad comment, chad baird
6n, scott riskey, chris connor, chris gibson, david cline,
6x: trapley halland, frank gregory, david roinnel, daniel beug,
7n: billy frigic, dan miller, shad richards, mike duncan
7x: ryan constance, matt mccullough, donny karr, josh owens
8n: todd morrissey, cid cunningham, jessie hardink, randy dunn
8x: drew vonderahe, kevin blackman, rob obrian, nathen windel
9n: david hudson, jesse duncan, justin hilgers, jack wampler
9x: jason burdick, scott powers, damion swigert, brian colgrove
10n: tony dakis, jamie hall, greg schats, brian messiner
10x: brad moore, koby moody, shawn alpers, mike carr
11n: david mitrovich, eric balaz, eric schultz, nic buchanon
11x: jason johnson, lawan cunningham, duane maddax, jd finney
12n: scott murry, brian fisher, jeff mielke, david irvine
12x:monte gray, david buckner, mark franklin, jimmy brown
13n: jerry rozen, donald jezioski, brian burchianti, jason seavolt
13x: jason griggs,kevin collins, rodney freeman, mark fairbanks
14n: tim robinson, charles marek, daryl tanski, doug henderson
14x: steve veltman, todd cress, trace meyer, marty yockel
15n: roger fisher, randy lofgren, scott whitman, mark flack
15x: jason white kris moody, brain noethen, kris gawthrop
16n: scott mayfield, jim brennen, harry smith, doug anteau
16x: shan mason, rich garcia, mike chapman, doug chapman
17n: doug finnem, boomer reynolds, tom baliff, jarrod porseglove
17x: shawn carmondy, matt ling, vern cheeseman, dugan neil
pro: brent walk, matt harris, toby henderson, jay hanby
bike team: Reggies
factory team: hutch

Does scott have a younger brotther named william or bill?I raced against william or bill and he rode for eddys bike shop from the akron area in the 80's.Theres a picture from the 86 akron national of bill a gazillion pages back on this thread.

Was just woundering if anybody knows where Jared Pine is????

Timmy ,i might be able to find out .
Billy normans cousin races locals in dayton and still lives in springfield as well.Im kinda shocked wildman hasnt heard from him over the years . Todd said he bumped into billy jones a month or so ago in japan ..Funny how small the world is.Ive talked a few times with billy at dayton indoor -hopefully he brings his son back again this winter [cant remember if they were there at all last winter or if it was the winter before . Im sure alot of the east columbus /springfield riders will come outta the woodwork when they open the new sprigfiels track.
What about Brian eversole ?Chuck davis ,and his lil brother that raced for brock hareys team remember them?

Tony Ooten , can anyone tell me a little bit about this OHIO racer. I kinda know the basics but that's about it. I was told he raced for Factory Schwinn etc. I think he held some state plates etc. Did he ever race pro ? Was he factory Schwinn etc. I purchased his old red Sting and some other misc apparel from another collector who had some pretty good stories but just digging for info.

Thanks , daggett43

Hey steve i will take a copy of the dvd and anypics you have from BITD> any pedler shop pics. Does anyone have any indoor pics from the sprinfield indoor races. or any pics of the pedlar shop jerseys.? Or Ultra BmX It was a team put together of only a few riders Kevin Fancher Roger wiLLiams ultra bmx was a mail order company started by dick cross. Didnt last long.
here is a pic of the ultra bmx jersy. hard to see but its on the right.

I remember the davis ' moving .I think thier last race was at springfield i raced against scotty alot at locals [they were both getting fast when they quit]
Is that Todd Hido in the gate behind ,with the facemask and the wizard #plate?

We need to start a search for riders from the mid '80s from Ohio, and get the talks going about a reunion for early 2010. I have a few riders that I would like to see from my age group that I havent seen since '87. here are a few names, Billy Zehe, Bernard Leigh, Chad Eaton, Ryan Wuerderman, Robbie Case, Willy Croucher. I hpoe this will get the ball rolling...

http://www.bmxhosting.com/is.php?i=1564&am...my_picks000.jpg Hope you guys don't mind a guy from the Burgh on here.I used to do a lot of racing in Ohio in the 80's I have a lot of picks from then from Ohio.I belive this Kettering Ohio maybe 82ish,I know alot of us would race their in the winter time remember alot of the names.

hey hows it going not been on here in a few yrs since i cant ride bmx anymore but been on the mtb the last yr or so me and my brother . shawn williams

Cant ride BMX ??? but can still ride MTN bikes ??? You need to get on a newer 26" dirt jumper/BMX.......

its a rerun with updates. they wanted to know what has happened to me after the last one. and the AP came and did a story on me for this week. so lots going on. got at least 2 years of work ahead of me right now. and more time to get back in shape and ride my bmx bike. i often wonder what became of frank henrys cyc pikes peak bike? like to have that one.

Hey everybody, I just ran across this thread so here is another old-school 80's Ohio BMX'er checking in. I don't know if any of you remember me but I am Ray Conn. I raced 11-13N and 13-17X. My Sister Dawn Conn (#1 Ohio, #2 Nat' - early - Whitmans, K.C. Racing,,, later - Factory ELF) raced too.

I had a lot of fun with a few of you guys in here. I was part of the previously mentioned DELCO lake jump episode too. Which I think was after the first NBL National Race there. I/we had some serious fun at all the Ohio tracks though. Who can forget the War of the Stars races, Hilliard indoors for the winter, Marietta, Springfield, Ft. Hamilton, Brookville, DELCO, Jeffersonville, London, and the rest.

And what about those National Races. The Columbus Nationals (held in the Marriot?) was awesome. Memphis, Bradenton FL, Fort Lauderdale, Homestead, Louisville, Pittsburg, Fort Wayne, the Cool-Tool Nats in upstate NY, and St. Louis.

And speaking of St. Louis, I recall getting DQ'ed by the officials there because I had my KX 80 with me and we were getting crazy between motos. And one of you guys was riding it with me. I am wanting to say it was Todd Lyons but I can't recall exactly.

Oh, and regarding the Memphis Nationals. Does anybody remember that horrible crash and very visible compound fracture? I can still remember hearing the bone snap and that kid screaming over all the noise at that indoor track. At the time it really spooked me because I watched it happen a few moto's before me.

And what about Waterford Oaks MI? That race was always a riot. I recall getting my behind kicked by my Dad for getting sun burnt, and barely being able to race, at that wave pool that was beside the track. *lol*

And then there was Asheville NC. Man that track was fast! And what about the Nationals inside Charlotte Motor Speedway? Awesome!

As for the people mentioned in this thread, I recall most of you/the names mentioned. And when I can dig some more of the "memories" out of the back of my brain, I'll post them up. Especially the stories from the National races. I recall some wild times hanging out with the Ohio Crew at those races...

Ray Conn

ETA: As for a "where are they now". As a young adult I got bored with making cars in Dayton and joined the U.S. Army. My last assignment was to Fort Lewis Washington. And I liked the area so much that when I got out I decided to stay here. So I am out in the boonies close to Mount Rainier National Park these days.

As for my Sister Dawn, she is doing really well. She is married, has a Daughter, and lives in Beavercreek.

If Jay V is your brother than this must be Drew. I wondered if you would show up on this site. My little brother Jeff used to race you all the time at Burbank and all over Ohio.

We need to start a search for riders from the mid '80s from Ohio, and get the talks going about a reunion for early 2010. I have a few riders that I would like to see from my age group that I havent seen since '87. here are a few names, Billy Zehe, Bernard Leigh, Chad Eaton, Ryan Wuerderman, Robbie Case, Willy Croucher. I hpoe this will get the ball rolling...

I've got some late 70's/early 80's super 8 video from some northern ohio local races.
Jim Kavalec

A few riders I would like to see is Matt Ling, Todd and Aaron Hido, Steve and Dave Bender, Billy Au, Tom Ritz, Cindy Wallace, Chris Hedges, Jason Thompson, Tom and Mike Kinylocts, J-Rad Raflik, Billy and Nikki (Raflik)Danishek, Mike and Mike and Tiffany Reddy, Todd and Brenda and Bob Lyons, Doni Hier, Dean Reynolds, Leslie Lynch, Tim and Tom Janes, Mark Hardy, Jim Kavelec, Jim Hill, Tommy Riggle, Billy Morris, Jim and Becky Wahl, Ken Spring, Danny and Lori Kunkle, Jim Porter, Brian Chambers, Todd and Tony and Troy Hines, The Hemburys, Tom and Kelli Merryman, and a bunch of people who I can't remember their names right now

Nice list of names you got there Lisa. Hows the racing in Fla. these days? Would be nice to catch up at a race sometime. Kelly says hi also. Tommy

I have so many stories i would bore everyone to death...
I do remember the springfield track well they was the only ohio track with a tunnel from what i remember.I drove around the silloette of it a while back in my car on the way home from columbus
West jeff ,marietta,stow ,brookfield...Was telling the guy at columus last weekend about racin in madison[columbus]in 82 they used 5 fire trucks to water track!
Bob said marietta just got plowed several years ago bummer...Didnt hear about dj bummer!
I talked to mike and toms dad a few weeks ago they are doing well with kids -tom jr had some kind of tumor or something and lost hearing or vision from what i heard but is doing ok now?

The # of nat'l champions and quality riders from 80-90 in ohio is staggering even from dayton area too even today per riders out here theres a handfull of up and coming superstars -must be something in the ohio water..Hilliard indoor was like a small national nowdays as far as motos and comp.
This outta be fun to hear others talk about what i witnessed first hand in ohio...

ok, you guys got me on and registered. my father Joe Deem built and operated marietta bmx track (not pioneer trails) this one was across the creek from that track. he started this track probably around 1975, im going to get the exact dates. we ran nba, then later switched to nbl. my race age in 1975 was 7yrs. im going to get some history from my mom from these days. we had them all at our track.ill post it later, for now i'll say we had lynn kastan and his bmx "crew" come to our track with some fast guy named Stu Thomsen. and Jason Mcnutt and i wore out many bmx bikes. theres alot more for those of you may be interested. Brian Deem.