Any Wisconsin - Illinois racers from back in the early mid 80's going to be at Rockford this weekend? If these names ring a bell...Boll, Blazer, Kubler, White, Carmody, Semo, Mason, Lynch, Mauer, Amedio, Woods, etc.etc... I know a few going... I'm shooting down probably Thursday for a little then with my pops and daughter on Saturday. Would be cool to see a few after all these years

Mike Howard
bmx80sracer@yahoo.com

PS. On the look out for Darrell Young bars to finish building my last race bike back up...

I won't be there this year, but there will probably be a good amount of people you will recognize. John Maurer still races.

Damm, my name's not on that list.

Hey Mike...Jason Leikam here. I think I raced you a few times at The Ranch. Is that you behind me in this picture? (stupid look on my mug I know...should have been wearing a mouth guard.) I'll be down at the Rock beginning Thursday afternoon.

Mine either but I was a rouge nobody knew

ill be there jason parratt

Yeah that looks like me!! sweet, would have been better if I was in front haha...I thought your name looked familiar when I saw it on facebook...

Koehler got me too. This is at Sheboygan. I raced the Ranch a lot too, but no pics from there. Also Oshkosh, GB, Manty in and out, and Nekoosa.

Mike, I will be there, will be great to meet you since we had common friends yet didn't race each other BITD. Look for the Patterson Mini Nickle frame.

Jim,

I will swing by for sure...ya know... I had a nickel Patterson that might have been a mini from way back before I switched to JMC's...did you score that in Sconnie by chance?

Dont feel bad... unfortunately my late teenage years wiped out a lot of my memory!

I'd love to see Jason Kick race at Rockford. The guy is blazing fast.

Jason Kick! I remember meeting/riding around with him at I think there was an indoor dirt Nationals in Rockford and maybe even at Elkorn at the Sterlingworth Hotel? Didnt he ride for Mongoose for awhile?

I'm not to sure who Jason rode for. You can find him at Steel Wheels on practice nights.

Sconnie? Wisconsin? No, Ebay our from out east, NOS baby. Mike, Do you need a ticked to teh Dinner Satruday Night? LMK, Jim

Jim,

would love to go to the dinner, throw a few back and go for a late night rip around town but this year my daughter and dad are coming along and don tthink we are going to make the dinner. Maybe next year I will grab a room and bring a bike to rip around on to enjoy the festivities a little more haha...

I appreciate you asking though!

Im going.The Wi /IL Tracks I raced at were Whitewater Delavan Mukwonago Elkhorn Madison Sun prairie South beloit Janesville Plover Wisconsin rapids Itasca Wisconsin State fair park. Almost alpine valley thank god that never happened.

Glad to meet you Mike, keep in touch.

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Hey Jim,

Was a pleasure! Nice Patterson collection! Here's my progress so far on my survivor JMC (the blue chainring bolts are going to be replaced with a black chainring and gold bolts) JMC frame fork post, esp stem, suede kash seat, 401's, hutch peds. phil spider, graphites from Jax 20 yrs ago...wish I had my co-factory JMC jersey and helmet but those are long gone...and a few select trophies left over, even a MHR team trophy win haha...Rockford was pretty damn cool with the old bikes and also seeing how mint that track is now, smooth and fast!!