Hangtown MX

[Pat Oshaughnessy]

Cant wait for it. I wish it was at the old sand track at Plymouth. Those were the days![]

[Pat Oshaughnessy]

The smell Of race gas! The 50th Hangtown! It Was perfect weather! Cant get much better!

[wfopete]

After ET's little dirt nap he was putting 2-4 seconds a lap to MM's best effort. I don't blame MM if he is a little shell shocked. JB, KR, and JA are probably a little worried too. Glen Helen is next and riders are a little concered about maintaining 30+2 minute motos while dealing the mega jumps being built. Guys are just getting healed from SX and now the MX courses are getting ready to put them back in the hospital.

Pete Petrick
175 Jackpiner
Slow but Good

[jeff greenberg]

Pat, Pete ,    I actually raced that Plymouth track! April 8, 1974.   First AMA 125 national.
I was mildly shocked to find out that the Hangtown homepage was using an old Photo for their 50th anniversary showing me in a group of 125 riders in the staging area!!
Also shown prominently in this picture is Jim Hale on a Penton. Jim, who started several companies including , Mechanix Wear,  tragically passed away a week ago at the age of 64.   Dale has the photo. Maybe he can post it. I'm horrible at posting photos!
Jeff

[Pat Oshaughnessy]

I would love to see that photo. We used to go to Plymouth & practice on the track. no one cared! For free!:)

[wfopete]

The picture is on the POG facebook page at this link:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10214522899500344&set=a.3975589842267.156717.1656234057&type=3&theater&ifg=1

Unfortunatly getting the picture to this site is a bit of a pain.

Pete Petrick
175 Jackpiner
Slow but Good

[Pat Oshaughnessy]

Great picture im sure i wasthere as a spectator.  Pete et pass on mm in2nd moto was unreal! I thought he was gonna crash![:0]

[Dale Fisher]

And yes that is our Jeff Greenburg too.  "I had a new Penton 125 at home sitting in the garage.   Wish I would've raced "it" instead of the General Cycle TM"



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