I was hanging out at Johnny Severin's shop yesterday. After our usual bench racing, I was about to leave when he said "Check this out before you go."
He shows me an album that was brought in by Larry Dubois full of late 70s pictures taken at larger events like nationals, La Mirada etc. As we checked out page after page I saw many familiar tracks and faces and like the "lost starting gate" from a few days before. It brought some long-forgotten memories.
We came across a race in Tecate Mexico back in 79. BMX Action covered the race and it was one of the forst organized that included 26 cruisers. Lots of great pictures and then we got to the sidehack page.
I recognized Pepe Mason and Robert Kahler (now with GT Bicycles)in the lead.
Then what I believe is my friend Mike Hardaway (who was piloting a different hack that day) and a kid named Art (Whose name eludes my old memory right now.)
And then some familiar person apparently causing typical chaos at a hack race.
The memory of pushing the competing hack as it attempted to run over my foot as I pushed desperately trying to qualify came into my mind almost as it was yesterday.
This was the same day which in a later moto Oz gave me the honor of remembering.
A great day off with my kids, friends, and topped off with a 31 year old picture that I had never seen.
Thanks guys.
