Hi Taz, We likely raced the same tracks. I raced during 1979 and 80 a few times each year. I always raced beginner class and was never a serious racer for sure. A buddy of mine raced expert and took home lots of trophies. What about you? Doug
On Tue, Jun 2, 2020 at 4:40 PM Taz Taylor <taztay...@gmail.com> wrote: > Doug - what class did you race and how long? > > I raced in Griffin, Powder Springs and Peachtree City in 1980 and '81. 16 > and up beginner, then 16/over novice for me. Mostly rode a Mongoose but > had a Redline towards the latter days. > > - Taz > > On Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at 3:12:45 PM UTC-4, Doug Hansford wrote: >> >> I remember my first BMX race in 1979 I used a paper plate (the wax coated >> kind of course) as my number plate although I really wanted a Haro plate. >> It was in Griffin Ga I think. And I wore my motorcycle helmet. Times were >> tough! Haha. But, I had a nice Mongoose bike and placed for a really small >> trophy. >> Doug >> >> On Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at 10:47:37 AM UTC-4, greenteadrinkers wrote: >>> >>> BMX Plus, so awesome, or should I say, radical, totally forgot about >>> that magazine. Also, forgot about the full on BMX racing suits, the Haro >>> number plates, and Oakley B1B's, of which, everyone had to have. >>> Scott >>> >>> On Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at 9:52:28 AM UTC-4, Doug Hansford wrote: >>>> >>>> I found a website with uploaded copies of old BMX magazines circa 1979 >>>> through the 80s. Looking at these takes me down memory lane, I'm sure I had >>>> some of these magazines at the time. It's fun to read the stories and the >>>> ads are funny and interesting. Take a look at one or two if you have >>>> interest...and memories. >>>> >>>> BMX Magazines <https://oldschoolmags.com/bmx_plus.html> >>>> >>>> Doug Hansford >>>> Watkinsville, GA >>>> >>>> >>>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fc7dcf8f-d42b-4d37-90d4-952e78ed1655%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fc7dcf8f-d42b-4d37-90d4-952e78ed1655%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAHWKbCKi20kCJzk%2BVW%3DkLSRL-U%3Dchx2pjXASXNQdwfcRL2jAsw%40mail.gmail.com.
