Lake Sugartree 1990

KAWI642
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Edited Date/Time 7/27/2017 3:53am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjrKswdj1wA Was the racing 100% better in those days or am I just an old geezer going down memory lane?
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7/26/2017 4:57am
Maybe both! 1990 was probably my best year of racing, and TV coverage really picked up about then too. And there were literally 10 guys that could win on any given day/night. It was a good time!
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7/26/2017 5:23am
I fall asleep every night dreaming about motocross in the nineties. Words can't do it justice.
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7/26/2017 5:59am Edited Date/Time 7/26/2017 6:00am
125 are music aren't they?

As far as LST, I was there for that race...... easy to be nostalgic..... but man that place looks like a dump........ when were weedeaters invented?..... and if pro riders today had to race on that kind of track they would go on strike.....

Ps. wonder how long it will be before somebody complains about the flaggers
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7/26/2017 6:01am
The 90s were good at Lake Sugar Tree But but I preferred the mid-to-late 70s and 80s with the Trans USA's and Etc back when men were men and sheep were scared

The Shop

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7/26/2017 6:02am
pfffft ... dust and 'no flow'. where are all the great ruts that make mx exciting?
KAWI642
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7/26/2017 6:19am Edited Date/Time 7/26/2017 6:20am
damn sure does look dumpy . Maybe that's why I always sucked at ruts... never had to ride much! Bradshaw moved up to quick that was one of his problems... he wasn't but 17 pushing to win in the premier class vs. vets
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7/26/2017 6:26am
The rutted section to Lake Sugar Tree was right after the drop off then there was a ski jump that would always get rutted out
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7/26/2017 6:34am Edited Date/Time 7/26/2017 6:37am
Love it!!! So many great memories from that place and the bailey family has always been first class IMO. They could still hold a national the facility is second to none!!! Not sure what was the problem that year but I remember it being primo back in those days and stil pretty durn good
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7/26/2017 6:53am
You know, I'm beginning to think that every era of motocross is the golden era to different people, and it all depends on what era do you most fondly remember. For some it's when they peaked in their racing career, or when they were most into the sport.

For instance, I LOVE gear from the late 90s. Not because it really looked any better, because that's all subjective. But seeing that gear brings back memories of wearing it while walking up to the start line of some of the biggest races I ever competed in. That's when I was at the track every weekend, and consumed every word of every magazine. It brings back those emotions just from looking at an ad, so to me, the late 90s were the golden era.

But it's different for everyone and thats great. There's some kid right now living out his golden era who will remember these years as the best ever for motocross.
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7/26/2017 7:00am
Jeez, GNCC's are wider then that track now a days. lol
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7/26/2017 7:42am
ehr400 wrote:
Jeez, GNCC's are wider then that track now a days. lol
GNCC tracks have more in common with early mx tracks than current tracks do.
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7/26/2017 4:06pm
I was at that race too! Those whoops always freaked me out no matter how many years I raced there. I think they are gone now, but they really did separate the men from the boys.
That is definitely my personal golden era of moto, as it was a time when there was a bit of a generation shift from the old guard to Bradshaw and Stanton and Bayle. But the older generation was still fast.
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7/26/2017 4:13pm Edited Date/Time 7/26/2017 4:15pm
hard to believe Bradshaw never won a major title.... he was one of a kind but whomever was handling him didn't do a good job.... too ,uch too soon when he came out of that first retirement MC had burst on the scene and took it to a level those boys couldn't match
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7/26/2017 6:19pm
My 1st national ..
KAWI642
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7/26/2017 6:41pm
nc97 wrote:
My 1st national ..
what's your name bro ? you from Carolina?
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7/27/2017 12:38am
We are still here [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2017/07/26/206592/s1200_IMG_5355.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2017/07/26/206593/s1200_IMG_5311.jpg[/img]
We are still here



right on hope you doing well.... congrats on the baby!!!
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7/27/2017 3:50am
Thanks for sharing that, loved seeing Denny ride up front and to view the original "crafty Frenchman" JMB do his thang.
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Rupert X wrote:
Thanks for sharing that, loved seeing Denny ride up front and to view the original "crafty Frenchman" JMB do his thang.
right on!!
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7/27/2017 7:48pm
I was at that race also. Lived in Raleigh NC at the time.
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Spent a lot of time there back in the '70s and '80s. Would love to see the old DeCoster Sweeper, Triple Rollercoaster and the original right hand turn down by the lake before you head back up the hill towards the finish line added back to the lay out. Smile

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