Flat Trackin'

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damn dont you know never to use the word flat track around a guy with a pacemaker? sounds too much like flat line! :woohoo:

OKAY!!!Now we are talkin'...For those who know what a cushion track is about, here is a great action shot. Can you say riding behind a sandblaster??

Man that looks like fun till you hit the ground. I wish I knew of aplace down here to get into this.

It is a sport for men, and really the most beautiful of all motorcycle race types.........especially the Mile ,its mythical

Locozuna,

Thanks for bringing back my memories of flattrack racing! I'm convinced it's the coolest racing on the planet. I remember watching Springer, Gary Nixon, et al sliding through the turns; and the THUNDER of those engines! That's racing! (I actually bought one of Nixon's race motors and ran it on the street - yikes!) I gotta find out where & when they race anymore. I used to go to Harrington, DE, but I haven't been in 20 + years. Ed

Love the dirt. I watched Terry Poovey many times race. Springer....Carr....you name it. Last mile I was at was Springfield. Nicky Hayden rode one of Terry's other RS750's. That was some great fun. Of course.....being in Daytona at the short track during bikeweek is awesome. Nothing like a cool Florida night and racing in dirt. Right now were restoring Terry's old race van. Decades of memories within it. Ricky G was part of it too. Boy could he ever ride. It just never ends........

i raced a bit up here amatuer stuff and in 2005 i raced in one of the arhma vintage dirt events on the short track in sturgis that was awesome and i didn't come in last which i thought was pretty good for an old fat guy that was until i watched the real guy's race the 600 hot shoe series they were hard on it from the second the gate openned for hot laps unreal fast. it is without a doubt the purest most exciting form of motorcycle racing i love drag racing but i think if i could have lived down south around some of these tracks my life would have been different if i hadn't raced them i definitly would have been building these cool bikes. some of the best most amazing riders i have ever seen do this sport and i would have loved to been involved. to late now.

You say they race down in Daytona? I'm in jax I might just have to take a trip down there to check that out.You know of any other tracks round these parts Greg?

even though i'm only 60 miles from Springfield Il i've only gone once. gotta change that. and i've never gone to the Peoria TT race which is even closer.

thompsonmx100 google flat track racing in jacksonville,or wherever you live.there are little unknown tracks all over the us where people race shortrack.probably closer than you think.or ask around some local shops.
leon holmes

Makes me want to watch on any Sunday again.

Mert sure could ride and that was some crew he raced against back then. Roy