And the personalities. Looks like there will never be another Bob Hannah. Everyone's so PC and media savvy. They all try to be nice and polite. It could use a little WWE in the sport.
Yes it was👍 Just imagine if two-stroke engine development had continued, riders would have engines producing the most power v. Weight with less moving parts and rotating mass. The costs of operation are lower, the simplicity of maintenance is greater... there is a very good reason two strokes were being used in motocross racing when decisions were made not on politics. CC for CC, the two stroke is a much superior power plant when weight and size is a factor. If as much effort in developing them had continued as has been put into the lawn mower engines, the bikes today would have been spectacular!
May I say, I think a lot of it has to do with the tracks. Look at Unadilla in this film - THAT is a motocross track! Has anyone been to Unadilla lately? I went there for the first time several years ago and I was kind of disappointed. I had been looking at photos of races there since my teens, seeing film off and on. It was quite different than my fertile imagination had remembered! It is an incredible area to lay out a track in, and what I saw was a good track layout but it was Supercross-ized. I'm sorry, I just don't dig it. I am of the opinion that Supercross has ruined American motocross. I've thought that for a while now
Memories are good..Do you remember when you taught me to do the stand on the front wheel balancing act at your home..some odd guy from Seattle?? You were still on Greeves and so was I but by time you came up in spring 1970 and kicked a lotta ass I was on 250 Husqvarna... By the end of 1970 I had moved to Sweden (first the first time) with some help from good ol' Dave Bickers and a very young Roger D... Hey Gary, you're an old guy but still paying attnetion to the sport, me I wandered off and got into rally type silliness (cars on gravel roads) after 30...Its my impression that the tracks in the 4 stroke era ARE in fact all manicured and prepped and 'purdy-fied' (which is kinda ironic when the frames and suspension is so much better) ..Is it just a case of "things wuz always better-er back when I was riding" or are the tracks --in your experienced opinion--all groomed to hell? Hope ya see this, John from Sleezattle.
Thanks Gary, great memories! not only for the MX old days, but also of your Lake Sugar Tree MX park in Axton VA. I was lucky enough to attend twice on '86 and '87 (from Chile)
I'm fifty two years old and I STILL get goosebumps when I watch this. My first year at Unadilla was in 1986 when Johnny O ran out of gas on the last half a lap. I thought the race was fixed to let Hannah win, but I soon learned that manufacturers don't gift other manufacturers wins just for the fans. Unfortunately I had to quit going to the 'Dilla in 2005 due to a spinal injury (guess how) but those are some of my fondest memories in life. I remember being on the far side of the track just under the pizza stand (those who went will know where I'm talking about) and seeing the first qualifier of the day and spotting Ricky Ryan's day-glow green chest protector through the heavy fog as he worked his way around the lone tree on the track. These are the moments that I felt most alive in my life and I wouldn't trade these memories for any amount of money. Hannah ended up winning by default when Johnny O's tank went dry and the first thing he said when the mic was put in his face was "I won, but I don't like it" referring to being handed the win and not earning it "the old-fashioned" way. These days of riders banging bars as if their lives depended on it - and sometimes it was because they NEEDED that position money just to get to the next race - are long gone, replaced with riders who are more than happy to settle into their positions then put it on cruise control just so they can cash their paychecks. Even the insane partying that used to go on up in the hills of Unadilla are over as it feels like church now.
Your memory is awesome, great story, myself I went to Dilla many times, I lived in Watkins Glen, DILLA WAS 1 awesome place. And the bikes got me many times, I rode 500r they ere were awesome to ride, but unforgiving, when you got out of shape on the 500 there was no coming back most of the time
You will NEVER see a winners circle podium like this again🎉! Pure GOLD! What a video, from watching RJ perform magic to seeing HANNAH pound his way forward…just magic! Thank you again Mr. Bailey.
Thanks for the memories, Gary - especially the victory podium celebration. That's some of the best footage I've ever seen of my former wife, Miss Coors (Yvonne Baumann) in action when she was at the top of her game touring the Pro Motocross circuit as Miss Coors Supercross and Miss Moto USA between 1987 and 1989 before going on to becoming a promoter herself in 1990 when she, and I, and Roger formed a partnership to bring the 500cc USGP to Glen Helen.
I went to this and quite a few races here beginning in the 80's ('87 MX De Nations was EPIC!) and it always amazed me when the 1st rider just started ripping around on a grass "field" with course markers & tape up. 30 minutes later it was one rough-ass track, not nearly as smooth as it is today. Brings back a lot of fond memories, thanks for posting this Gary.
Hey Gary thanks for posting this video.Brings back some great memories,my brother and I drove down from Canada to see this race.We stayed for the weekend and had the time of our lives.We never seen anybody ride like this.The riders were wild,the track was wild and the fans were the wildest. Still riding dirt bikes, 30 years later.
I hate to say this but you have a better shot at seeing it snow in hell than to see two strokes being manufactured again.i agreed 4 strokez destroyed the sport an I hate them but the epa will make sure that never happens. From what I hear they are developing an electric Motocross bike an that's going to be the future of Motocross.
That was the Unadilla i remember....all natural, and rougher than hell. They smoothed this track out too much, its just not the same. I miss the good old days, like watching Gerrit Wolsink make out with Miss Hang Ten at the Carlsbad USGP after clinching another win.....it doesnt get better than that!
JakeC 115 It used to only be raced or ridden on two weekends a year. The 500 national in the summer, and the trans-ama/usa in the fall. In 1978 they started doing the 250 usgp there. Good times....
One distinct memory I have was I think 1978 Trans-USA Tony Distefano was the first rider out and he had a new ( for the time) works Suzuki and he came down the first straight after the sweeping right-hand turn from the starting gate where the announcer's booth was and he rode through that grass and dug a trench with his rear tire the length of the straightaway. Needless to say that grass didn't last long.
As a 12 year old kid I rode my buddies 81 CR80R, I had only had 4 strokes prior. I literally fell in love! I was amazed with the sound,smell,powerband etc. I’ve never lost that love for the 2 stroke motorcycle! I can’t get into racing now, it’s never been the same to me even though I know today’s bikes are very nice I still hate them. I dream of a return of the 2 stroke to mx/sx the racing was better for sure and the cost of maintaining these 4 strokes is really expensive! Anyway I love these old videos and watch them daily. Thanks for the content!
I think today's racers, (both amateur and professional), should watch USA involved international races from the 80's, so they can see that the USA was exceptional, the best in the world. If they did not learn that in our schools, (and they did not), they can learn it from 80's MX. Gary Bailey sir: I am sure I would have broken a few more bones if it were not for your "MX riding technique" book, that I still own. Thank you for everything you did in the sport. But I can only imagine how much nostalgia of American exceptionalism you have stored away on VCR in your library of greatness. :)
What a find this was, thank you Gary Bailey! I was at this race, somewhere along the fence at the drop-in to gravity cavity. What a track , like nothing I have ever seen before. Great day, Johnson smoked 'em. Hannah's antics with the trophy girl on the podium second moto, priceless. Classic Hannah!
I remember seeing you around Mr. Bailey with your large camera kit by today's standards. I had pit passes this year. Mostly watched from the top of the big hill. Always admired Micky Dymond's smooth form. Thank you for sharing!
Have been there .. most say the most up notches spectators I ever witnessed at any Moto event . Never again it sure reflects the status of a country or region .
Thanx for sharing, great footage, great racing this is Unadilla, it’s a dam shame what they have turned that track into today, they have wrecked it, this was MX at it’s greatest, it’s the real Unadilla not the fake rubbish they have made today, even after the second moto they’re was still grass in places, now they have man made features, they literally plough the track before they race, which is a disgrace and if it rains it’s a mess. Great to see Bob still going for it and being one of the best Still even when semi retired amazing rider esp at Unadilla, the crowd even though behind RJ, were roaring for Hannah. never see a track like that again or 2 riders like that again, I’m not talking just skill, determination, toughness, personality here were true professionals.
Thank you for posting this, I enjoy watching these races very much. The guys from the 80's were my heros even though they were my age or even younger. Im a SoCal guy and grew up at Ascot & Saddleback. I always rode red.
Gary I can't thank you enough I get such a workout just watching these videos with my two year old Son bouncing on my knee through the whoops in the braking bumps and the jumps in between motos we're both panting🤣 thank you and God bless
Thanks for sharing! What's funny is look how all of them are running super low shock and fork springs with what looks like plush races! I remember riding a 88 cr 250 that bike was alot of fun and more solid in feel than all the other floaters!
Miss Coors was so cool and knew how to have fun with those guys especially Hannah. Absolutely no way riders would do that or get away with what Bob did at trophy presentation. Love these old videos. Thanks Gary !
Hello Maxx, glad you are enjoying the videos. Also good to here the school helped. The best part of teaching is always seeing a rider getting better. Safe and smart, God Bless
F Khan till love the Hannah banner from early days, on the 8th day God made Bob Hannah! The stars of today have nothing on these guys, listen to the crowd during the racing and afterwards, RJ Hannah on the podium, no way would today’s kids be that cool relaxed having fun, Hannah was almost as famous for picking up the trophy girls, that doors girl was a real trooper too having fun with it. This is what the sport misses today it’s too wooden, too professionally disconnected from the fans that no no better.
I got 2 friends who were there, 1 from Frankfurt ny , the other from Binghamton ny , I myself have been here many times, I was in Watkins Glen ny, for several years.
I had a 86 250 that I jus used for practice to keep from wearing my new bike out i rode the shit out of it an finally the frame broke in half i had it to scrap yard about2yearz ago
i havent had those goosebumps from a 2stroke start line roar firo a couple decades....we have to find away to time machine or bring 2 strokes back to mx
I forgot what real motocross sounded like. No wonder I haven't attended a MX/SX race in 10 years. Thanks, AMA, for F-ing up a great sport with those potato farting 4 strokes. Nothing beats the exhilaration and raw sounds of 250 two strokes.
Wow Gary Bailey, im just living dream lol, David Bailey, Ron Lechien, jeff Ward,RickJohnson, Guy Cooper, Micky Diamond and the Motley Crew,im from the uk but even though we had great riders like Dave Thorpe, it was the Americans and supercross i idolized, managed to get autographs and meet Ron, Ricky and Jeff at the french mxdn in france in 1988 great weekend near the alps. When i was 14.
need to bring this kind of tracks again in motocross, they are now like supercross, need to be like gp´s, no wonder eueros in mxdn are kicking their ass
I remember that, Hannah was On a full works Suzuki 1988 prototype with new suspension and was quite an age, brill rider. I started following Mx around this time as I left school 😎
The rear suspension was designed by the Boysen reed guy. ( I forget his first name) apparently it had a special linkage so the bike doesn't squat when the power is applied. It still exists and I've seen it at one of the vintage Unadilla events.
They don’t make anything like they use to. Including the competition. I can watch this all day everyday. Motocross now, not so much. I’ll watch it once and I’m good. Miss it...
@@brianvincavage9273 Haha, I've never even seen any cops all the times i went,just directing traffic after the race, and its still bad people doing drugs everywhere but its still a good time.
Do you have any footage from the Road Atlanta infield course from around this time. Loved that track and watching the Masters ride it. Maggo Chandler, Hannah, Mike Bell. My dad carried me every year.
Ya bummer for sure, nothing stays the same. Of all the changes they could have left that in. And the grass for practice, and the rough up hill, and the roller section in the far back, and not plowing the whole track, and ???? Oh well is what it is :(
Thanks professor just wish I could've still been seeing David out there battling with the other real men. Do you possibly have any podium or straight up interviews with some of men of this era.
That switchback at 30:28 was one of the coolest obstacles on this track. Too bad it's now gone. If you watch modern videos of the track this part of the track has been flattened out and straightened out. Too bad.
@:20... if any of you have ever raced motocross, you already know this, right now your heart rate is at about 175 beats per minute, your wrenching the throttle waiting for the gate to drop ! Looking to your left, 20 racers ready to get it on, looking to your right, 19 more racers ready to get it on ! You can’t explain it ! It’s just something that the heavens have bestowed upon us !
Geez real motos, how strong was Ricky and Bob's first Moto as well as Mickey d's.... Ricky wasn't even puffing bloody hell and the track in sweet unadilla condition
Tracks were sure rougher back then. I hate how they groom the tracks now. I miss the heavy green grass of 'dilla and that start that went down and then up.
I was there that day (my first 'Dilla was in 1986 and I was RIGHT THERE when Johnny O' came to a sputtering halt) and watching both RJ and the Hurricane come through the pack was downright magical in every sense of the word. I'm fifty-three now, and I still get goosebumps watching these old races. As awesome as those days were, I couldn't help but think about how soft we've become as a country compared to those days. It genuinely hurts my heart knowing those days are gone forever replaced with people obsessed with political correctness and personal safety. At least I can go back in time for an hour thanks to you, sir, and for that, I can not express how thankful I am.
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I don't care what anyone says, the sport was better when it was two-strokes.
its impossible to argue....the sport was much better and healthier
And the personalities. Looks like there will never be another Bob Hannah. Everyone's so PC and media savvy. They all try to be nice and polite. It could use a little WWE in the sport.
Agreed
Yes it was👍 Just imagine if two-stroke engine development had continued, riders would have engines producing the most power v. Weight with less moving parts and rotating mass. The costs of operation are lower, the simplicity of maintenance is greater... there is a very good reason two strokes were being used in motocross racing when decisions were made not on politics. CC for CC, the two stroke is a much superior power plant when weight and size is a factor. If as much effort in developing them had continued as has been put into the lawn mower engines, the bikes today would have been spectacular!
May I say, I think a lot of it has to do with the tracks. Look at Unadilla in this film - THAT is a motocross track! Has anyone been to Unadilla lately? I went there for the first time several years ago and I was kind of disappointed. I had been looking at photos of races there since my teens, seeing film off and on. It was quite different than my fertile imagination had remembered! It is an incredible area to lay out a track in, and what I saw was a good track layout but it was Supercross-ized. I'm sorry, I just don't dig it. I am of the opinion that Supercross has ruined American motocross. I've thought that for a while now
Glad to hear you like it, love to post for all to enjoy. Memories always good.
Memories are good..Do you remember when you taught me to do the stand on the front wheel balancing act at your home..some odd guy from Seattle?? You were still on Greeves and so was I but by time you came up in spring 1970 and kicked a lotta ass I was on 250 Husqvarna... By the end of 1970 I had moved to Sweden (first the first time) with some help from good ol' Dave Bickers and a very young Roger D...
Hey Gary, you're an old guy but still paying attnetion to the sport, me I wandered off and got into rally type silliness (cars on gravel roads) after 30...Its my impression that the tracks in the 4 stroke era ARE in fact all manicured and prepped and 'purdy-fied' (which is kinda ironic when the frames and suspension is so much better) ..Is it just a case of "things wuz always better-er back when I was riding" or are the tracks --in your experienced opinion--all groomed to hell?
Hope ya see this, John from Sleezattle.
✔ mark Gary.thanks
Thanks for posting these,Professor!!! ( same nickname as Rush drummer , the late Neil Peart)
Thanks Gary, great memories! not only for the MX old days, but also of your Lake Sugar Tree MX park in Axton VA. I was lucky enough to attend twice on '86 and '87 (from Chile)
Dilla!!! In all its natural glory! Thanks Gary!!
I'm fifty two years old and I STILL get goosebumps when I watch this. My first year at Unadilla was in 1986 when Johnny O ran out of gas on the last half a lap. I thought the race was fixed to let Hannah win, but I soon learned that manufacturers don't gift other manufacturers wins just for the fans. Unfortunately I had to quit going to the 'Dilla in 2005 due to a spinal injury (guess how) but those are some of my fondest memories in life. I remember being on the far side of the track just under the pizza stand (those who went will know where I'm talking about) and seeing the first qualifier of the day and spotting Ricky Ryan's day-glow green chest protector through the heavy fog as he worked his way around the lone tree on the track. These are the moments that I felt most alive in my life and I wouldn't trade these memories for any amount of money. Hannah ended up winning by default when Johnny O's tank went dry and the first thing he said when the mic was put in his face was "I won, but I don't like it" referring to being handed the win and not earning it "the old-fashioned" way. These days of riders banging bars as if their lives depended on it - and sometimes it was because they NEEDED that position money just to get to the next race - are long gone, replaced with riders who are more than happy to settle into their positions then put it on cruise control just so they can cash their paychecks. Even the insane partying that used to go on up in the hills of Unadilla are over as it feels like church now.
Tell em brother…sports trying to turn more and more pages
Your memory is awesome, great story, myself I went to Dilla many times, I lived in Watkins Glen, DILLA WAS 1 awesome place. And the bikes got me many times, I rode 500r they ere were awesome to ride, but unforgiving, when you got out of shape on the 500 there was no coming back most of the time
What an era. What a lineup of champions and what excellent motorcycles. Truly a special time in motocross history. 👍👍👍👍
Those were the days my friend, I wish they never ended.
You will NEVER see a winners circle podium like this again🎉! Pure GOLD! What a video, from watching RJ perform magic to seeing HANNAH pound his way forward…just magic! Thank you again Mr. Bailey.
Beautiful, classic 2-stroke, on a proper, old school motocross track, too. Awesome, thanks for uploading!
Thanks for the memories, Gary - especially the victory podium celebration. That's some of the best footage I've ever seen of my former wife, Miss Coors (Yvonne Baumann) in action when she was at the top of her game touring the Pro Motocross circuit as Miss Coors Supercross and Miss Moto USA between 1987 and 1989 before going on to becoming a promoter herself in 1990 when she, and I, and Roger formed a partnership to bring the 500cc USGP to Glen Helen.
I went to this and quite a few races here beginning in the 80's ('87 MX De Nations was EPIC!) and it always amazed me when the 1st rider just started ripping around on a grass "field" with course markers & tape up. 30 minutes later it was one rough-ass track, not nearly as smooth as it is today. Brings back a lot of fond memories, thanks for posting this Gary.
Thank you and AMEN on that. Those were the days...........
Hey Gary thanks for posting this video.Brings back some great memories,my brother and I drove down from Canada to see this race.We stayed for the weekend and had the time of our lives.We never seen anybody ride like this.The riders were wild,the track was wild and the fans were the wildest. Still riding dirt bikes, 30 years later.
I pray I will live long enough to see two strokes back in major racing. Still the greatest sound ever IMHO.
I hate to say this but you have a better shot at seeing it snow in hell than to see two strokes being manufactured again.i agreed 4 strokez destroyed the sport an I hate them but the epa will make sure that never happens. From what I hear they are developing an electric Motocross bike an that's going to be the future of Motocross.
That was the Unadilla i remember....all natural, and rougher than hell. They smoothed this track out too much, its just not the same. I miss the good old days, like watching Gerrit Wolsink make out with Miss Hang Ten at the Carlsbad USGP after clinching another win.....it doesnt get better than that!
I wish we still had this Unadilla. It was such a cool natural track!
It's kind of the same but they add soil I think because now days the riders complain about the rocks
JakeC 115
It used to only be raced or ridden on two weekends a year. The 500 national in the summer, and the trans-ama/usa in the fall. In 1978 they started doing the 250 usgp there. Good times....
I remember before the start of practice on Saturday morning there would be grass all over the track 3 feet high.
One distinct memory I have was I think 1978 Trans-USA Tony Distefano was the first rider out and he had a new ( for the time) works Suzuki and he came down the first straight after the sweeping right-hand turn from the starting gate where the announcer's booth was and he rode through that grass and dug a trench with his rear tire the length of the straightaway. Needless to say that grass didn't last long.
As a 12 year old kid I rode my buddies 81 CR80R, I had only had 4 strokes prior. I literally fell in love! I was amazed with the sound,smell,powerband etc. I’ve never lost that love for the 2 stroke motorcycle! I can’t get into racing now, it’s never been the same to me even though I know today’s bikes are very nice I still hate them. I dream of a return of the 2 stroke to mx/sx the racing was better for sure and the cost of maintaining these 4 strokes is really expensive! Anyway I love these old videos and watch them daily. Thanks for the content!
I think today's racers, (both amateur and professional), should watch USA involved international races from the 80's, so they can see that the USA was exceptional, the best in the world. If they did not learn that in our schools, (and they did not), they can learn it from 80's MX.
Gary Bailey sir: I am sure I would have broken a few more bones if it were not for your "MX riding technique" book, that I still own. Thank you for everything you did in the sport. But I can only imagine how much nostalgia of American exceptionalism you have stored away on VCR in your library of greatness. :)
thank you gary. took you riding class in 1986. in rockford ill. loved it learned a ton. carried it over to street bikes as well.
What a find this was, thank you Gary Bailey! I was at this race, somewhere along the fence at the drop-in to gravity cavity. What a track , like nothing I have ever seen before. Great day, Johnson smoked 'em. Hannah's antics with the trophy girl on the podium second moto, priceless. Classic Hannah!
I remember seeing you around Mr. Bailey with your large camera kit by today's standards. I had pit passes this year. Mostly watched from the top of the big hill. Always admired Micky Dymond's smooth form. Thank you for sharing!
Have been there .. most say the most up notches spectators I ever witnessed at any Moto event . Never again it sure reflects the status of a country or region .
Best trophy presentation and interviews ever!
Thanx for sharing, great footage, great racing this is Unadilla, it’s a dam shame what they have turned that track into today, they have wrecked it, this was MX at it’s greatest, it’s the real Unadilla not the fake rubbish they have made today, even after the second moto they’re was still grass in places, now they have man made features, they literally plough the track before they race, which is a disgrace and if it rains it’s a mess.
Great to see Bob still going for it and being one of the best Still even when semi retired amazing rider esp at Unadilla, the crowd even though behind RJ, were roaring for Hannah. never see a track like that again or 2 riders like that again, I’m not talking just skill, determination, toughness, personality here were true professionals.
Yep, they tried to make it a supercross track with all the artificial jumps. I don't think the track will ever be like this again.
Thank you for posting this, I enjoy watching these races very much. The guys from the 80's were my heros even though they were my age or even younger. Im a SoCal guy and grew up at Ascot & Saddleback. I always rode red.
Gary I can't thank you enough I get such a workout just watching these videos with my two year old Son bouncing on my knee through the whoops in the braking bumps and the jumps in between motos we're both panting🤣
thank you and God bless
This is freaking awesome!! Loving the vintage uploads!
Thank you Mr.Professer Gary Bailey..
The real sound of motocross. Love this thanks for posting!
I only read about this race in MX ACTION back in the 80s. Thank you Gary Bailey for all of these videos you post.
All of this old footage you're posting is gold. Thanks so much for taking the time to share it!
This video quality is amazing for the year.
That's incredible! Thanks Gary!
Thanks for sharing! What's funny is look how all of them are running super low shock and fork springs with what looks like plush races! I remember riding a 88 cr 250 that bike was alot of fun and more solid in feel than all the other floaters!
Hear the crowd 👏 🙌 👌
Glad this is in TH-cam..I was there but don't remember!!
Oh, I know!!!
Oh, I know!!!
the Good ol days. everything was better. the bikes, the motor music, even the smell. lol. what a classic.
Miss Coors was so cool and knew how to have fun with those guys especially Hannah. Absolutely no way riders would do that or get away with what Bob did at trophy presentation. Love these old videos. Thanks Gary !
Hello Maxx, glad you are enjoying the videos. Also good to here the school helped. The best part of teaching is always seeing a rider getting better. Safe and smart, God Bless
Juan... I sure do remember it. Lots of good times and good memories. Hope all is well with you.
Thanks for sharing this Gary.
Always like to hear that!!! Thanks for the post.
I raced on those tracks, very rough,miss those days, great video.
Awesome! Thank You!
LOL at the "UNA F"N BOB HANNAH" sign
F Khan till love the Hannah banner from early days, on the 8th day God made Bob Hannah!
The stars of today have nothing on these guys, listen to the crowd during the racing and afterwards, RJ Hannah on the podium, no way would today’s kids be that cool relaxed having fun, Hannah was almost as famous for picking up the trophy girls, that doors girl was a real trooper too having fun with it. This is what the sport misses today it’s too wooden, too professionally disconnected from the fans that no no better.
Great vid. & Excellent quality for the times. For me the biggest change isn't the 2 smokers, it's the lack of corporate sponsorship everywhere.
Unlucky Rob Herring So fast but so many mistakes 🇬🇧 brilliant rider 👍
His fitness always let him down, I was at a training school with mitsui yamahas Roger Harvey (uk) when herring 1st came over to the UK.
I got 2 friends who were there, 1 from Frankfurt ny , the other from Binghamton ny , I myself have been here many times, I was in Watkins Glen ny, for several years.
Rick Johnson and Bob Hannah were both sensational!
I may have been there...cant remember,unadilla can do that too you.
Back when the track was in its prime. Love it.
Excellent Thank you.
I STILL HAVE MY 86 RM 125 AND MY 2005 RM 250.TRIED TO FIND 86 250 ,COULD'NT.
I had a 86 250 that I jus used for practice to keep from wearing my new bike out i rode the shit out of it an finally the frame broke in half i had it to scrap yard about2yearz ago
RJ 👍🏁, Hannah is crazy lol, Diamond 👍. my favorite years of racing, i had this race recorded on my VCR back in the day, nice to see it again
i havent had those goosebumps from a 2stroke start line roar firo a couple decades....we have to find away to time machine or bring 2 strokes back to mx
I forgot what real motocross sounded like. No wonder I haven't attended a MX/SX race in 10 years. Thanks, AMA, for F-ing up a great sport with those potato farting 4 strokes. Nothing beats the exhilaration and raw sounds of 250 two strokes.
Amazing track
Hey, thanks for posting! I never got to see Hannah's style. It looks like he logged a lot of bike time.
Growing up he used to ride all day in the desert and keep fuel-tanks stashed out there .
Wow Gary Bailey, im just living dream lol, David Bailey, Ron Lechien, jeff Ward,RickJohnson, Guy Cooper, Micky Diamond and the Motley Crew,im from the uk but even though we had great riders like Dave Thorpe, it was the Americans and supercross i idolized, managed to get autographs and meet Ron, Ricky and Jeff at the french mxdn in france in 1988 great weekend near the alps. When i was 14.
Awesome Footage !!
Thank's Mister bailey senior for this video !
#31 Rodney Smith. American idol in Brazil 🇺🇸 🇧🇷
Love the videos Gary!
Awesome thanks
Gary, I have a great picture of David I took at Lake Sugartree right before the accident. How can I get it to you?
Great filming!
need to bring this kind of tracks again in motocross, they are now like supercross, need to be like gp´s, no wonder eueros in mxdn are kicking their ass
that track looks like a bomb went off, brutally rough.......
was a so cal mx kid in the 80s, used to ride and race @ Indian Dunes
They're faster than I ever was. Great track. Nice to see.
Hi Gary, is there any way that I can buy your technique book or videos?
I remember that, Hannah was On a full works Suzuki 1988 prototype with new suspension and was quite an age, brill rider. I started following Mx around this time as I left school 😎
The rear suspension was designed by the Boysen reed guy. ( I forget his first name) apparently it had a special linkage so the bike doesn't squat when the power is applied. It still exists and I've seen it at one of the vintage Unadilla events.
I could only imagine Eli Tomac on this track with those bikes. He'd be so fast.
Best years...."little professor" from Italia
So much for going to bed!!
"Never follow" Gary Baily".
Helped me win a lot of races, thanks Gary.
They don’t make anything like they use to. Including the competition. I can watch this all day everyday. Motocross now, not so much. I’ll watch it once and I’m good. Miss it...
That place is packed!
Back then it was out of hand..one time the crowd kept the cops at bay with flying beer bottles
@@brianvincavage9273 Haha, I've never even seen any cops all the times i went,just directing traffic after the race, and its still bad people doing drugs everywhere but its still a good time.
@@funkoff5 the mid 90s is when the party ended..when I talk to my friends i will get exact yr..get back to ya
Hey Gary thanks ! this is good stuff. What about any 500cc ? can you upload would love to see..!!
The best time Mx mondial 80/96 :two stroke for ever !!!
Cool footage!
Do you have any footage from the Road Atlanta infield course from around this time.
Loved that track and watching the Masters ride it.
Maggo Chandler, Hannah, Mike Bell. My dad carried me every year.
Can't beat a Natural Track! Unadilla basically still PRE bull dozer. Fan-tastic!
Nothing like the sound of 2 stroke off the line
Very clever Gary - you dubbed in crowd cheering.
I didn’t even realize I was watching a video put out by the “Professor” !!
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YZMOTO #80 Thank you Glad you are enjoying. Glad to have all this footage all the time to share it.
Ya bummer for sure, nothing stays the same. Of all the changes they could have left that in. And the grass for practice, and the rough up hill, and the roller section in the far back, and not plowing the whole track, and ???? Oh well is what it is :(
Thanks professor just wish I could've still been seeing David out there battling with the other real men. Do you possibly have any podium or straight up interviews with some of men of this era.
Back when Unadilla was Unadilla.
Who remembers “The Hill” back in the day? I survived to tell about it
Now the bmx racing tracks look like this and the motorcross tracks today are huge jumps!
It used to be a phenomenal track.
That switchback at 30:28 was one of the coolest obstacles on this track. Too bad it's now gone. If you watch modern videos of the track this part of the track has been flattened out and straightened out. Too bad.
@:20... if any of you have ever raced motocross, you already know this, right now your heart rate is at about 175 beats per minute, your wrenching the throttle waiting for the gate to drop ! Looking to your left, 20 racers ready to get it on, looking to your right, 19 more racers ready to get it on ! You can’t explain it ! It’s just something that the heavens have bestowed upon us !
That Coors girl sure was friendly 😂
I was at this race and RJ handed me the oakley goggles he wore as he rode by me to meet with larry.
Who else remembers the famous "Screw You/Gravity Cavity Jump" in the very early days?
this track is much better then the current one ! today smoother track will be hosting a motogp soon
Geez real motos, how strong was Ricky and Bob's first Moto as well as Mickey d's....
Ricky wasn't even puffing bloody hell and the track in sweet unadilla condition
This place used to be great.
I can hear Ervin Braun annoccing, I knew Ervin and family . Erv love bikes
Classic Hannah and the trophy girl. Those were the days.
Great motos!
Tracks were sure rougher back then. I hate how they groom the tracks now. I miss the heavy green grass of 'dilla and that start that went down and then up.
That's awesome, glad you are enjoying the video. I'm sure you have seen 1988 MXoN I shot in France, if not check it out.
I was there that day (my first 'Dilla was in 1986 and I was RIGHT THERE when Johnny O' came to a sputtering halt) and watching both RJ and the Hurricane come through the pack was downright magical in every sense of the word. I'm fifty-three now, and I still get goosebumps watching these old races. As awesome as those days were, I couldn't help but think about how soft we've become as a country compared to those days. It genuinely hurts my heart knowing those days are gone forever replaced with people obsessed with political correctness and personal safety. At least I can go back in time for an hour thanks to you, sir, and for that, I can not express how thankful I am.