Probably the same Damon Huffman that I saw at the Kingdome in '96 racing hard with MC, and also is now a motorcycle cop in SoCal, lol. @@DiegoRuiz1991
2:04 I'm officially the last moto fan to find out that the race rigs are 2 stories inside, with a lounge/lockers/etc. And I found out in 2022 thanks to footage from 1996. How did I miss this all this time? That's awesome.
If people wonder when SX started to take off to the next level, its right about here. Jeremys win streak started to get noticed by people outside of the sport, and really separated SX from monster truck shows and tractor pulls. Id say that by '98 it was really going up at a much faster and steeper trajectory. I moved to SoCal in March '96, so I had a front row seat to everything becoming more professional, the top riders really becoming well known, the US Open of SX in the MGM Grand, video games, big outside sponsors, etc. It caught like a wildfire and continued for quite a few years.
Henry had a great line on the outside that allowed him to triple jump where he just kept passing guys in the heat race. Doug was really another Guy Cooper, Magoo Chandler, and other guys like that. He definitely would run some different lines
I've owned one bike that wasn't a Honda and it was one of those piece of crap Suzuki's with conventional forks I hated that thing! felt like I was riding a swing set or it had a hinge in the middle worst bike ive ever owned
Tough race! 20 laps on a 1:30 track. During the day. Tougher than 20 minutes they do today. 👍 Great memories.
Wait... Aren't you THE Damon Huffman that used to race on these 30-minute Daytona SX main events?
Probably the same Damon Huffman that I saw at the Kingdome in '96 racing hard with MC, and also is now a motorcycle cop in SoCal, lol. @@DiegoRuiz1991
2:04 I'm officially the last moto fan to find out that the race rigs are 2 stories inside, with a lounge/lockers/etc. And I found out in 2022 thanks to footage from 1996. How did I miss this all this time? That's awesome.
Here I go down the rabbit hole again!! Lmao.
Funny listening to such a green Ralph. Hes a seasoned Vet now
And back when Daytona was still Daytona! I really wish they would go back to the daytime, 30 man gates.
This IS the Daytona SX! I'd love to see this style Daytona SX track come back...
Because of the 450s, we will never see these types of technical track again
Thank you so much for uploading this race! What a pleasure to see Jeremy's first win at Daytona!
Thank you for sharing this. Love these old school races. . Hell yeahhhhhh
You bet
If people wonder when SX started to take off to the next level, its right about here. Jeremys win streak started to get noticed by people outside of the sport, and really separated SX from monster truck shows and tractor pulls. Id say that by '98 it was really going up at a much faster and steeper trajectory. I moved to SoCal in March '96, so I had a front row seat to everything becoming more professional, the top riders really becoming well known, the US Open of SX in the MGM Grand, video games, big outside sponsors, etc. It caught like a wildfire and continued for quite a few years.
I always found it so amazing that a sport with worldwide appeal went decades without a single (long term successful) non Japanese producer.
Henry had a great line on the outside that allowed him to triple jump where he just kept passing guys in the heat race. Doug was really another Guy Cooper, Magoo Chandler, and other guys like that. He definitely would run some different lines
Henrys bike was a friggin rocket thats probably why it threw a chain.
Bradshaws YZ was putting it down too.
96 was a magical year for MC! But my guy Fro was the guy to end the perfect season.
Man Doug Henry always ran some funky bars look like damn freestyle bars
I caught the name Carlo Coen, the fast New York guys when I rode. Kurt McMillen was another top pro from the area
My 96 cr250 is all original starts first kick every time.
I've owned one bike that wasn't a Honda and it was one of those piece of crap Suzuki's with conventional forks I hated that thing! felt like I was riding a swing set or it had a hinge in the middle worst bike ive ever owned
Yeahhh it was cold that day.....
Wow the downsides of those doubles were steeeep and unforgiving ⛰️