blackwolfmt
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Before There Was The Baja 1000, There Were Ekins And Robertson
Pretty cool history story
https://www.cycleworld.com/before-there-was-baja-1000-there-...
So understand dont waste your time always searching for those wasted years
face up and make your stand and realize that your living in the golden years
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liknbaja127
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Very cool read!
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chuckie
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I grew up racing the desert. Green Horn, Cactus Derby BtoV, with the likes of Buck Smith, JN Roberts, "Smoke Bomb" Goetz.....Rode a 500 Triumph, #3
grain scoop for a skid plate...Started BtoV once between Steve Mqeen ad Lee Marvin....yee haaaa
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blackwolfmt
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Thats really cool Chuckie got any Piks of the old days
So understand dont waste your time always searching for those wasted years
face up and make your stand and realize that your living in the golden years
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Quote: Originally posted by chuckie  | | I grew up racing the desert. Green Horn, Cactus Derby BtoV, with the likes of Buck Smith, JN Roberts, "Smoke Bomb" Goetz.....Rode a 500 Triumph, #3
grain scoop for a skid plate...Started BtoV once between Steve Mqeen ad Lee Marvin....yee haaaa |
That's cool Chuckie. I raced D37 JN Roberts days. Also Moto cross with Steve Mgeen He was on a Cheny Triumph
500. I was on a factory Rickman Triumph 650 moto crosser. Lucky I survived those days still ride every week.
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basautter
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Great off-road Baja history, thanks for sharing!
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chuckie
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I do have a few pics, buried away somewhere? I'll dig after the 4th week...Famous last words from me just before a major get off at Pearblossom..."I
can catch that guy on the Greeves".....
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willardguy
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shortly after Bill sr. passed away his wife said to me "for the first time in my life I know where Bill is!" 
for all the District stories and photos you can stomach......
http://www.thebannerisup.district37ama.org/bannerup.shtml
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I rode a Triumph Bonneville from Gonzaga to San Felipe that was set up for dirt riding in the early 70's. It had "Buck Smith Forks", Buck would
modify factory Triumph fork legs. The difference his mods made were amazing. We went to his house in Tujunga to pick them up. He wasn't a tall guy
and he had a double layer of foam on the seat of his dessert racing bike that made so he ride in a sit/standing position.
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chuckie
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I idolized Buck Smith....Best advice he ever gave me "Keep the Black side down, you cant win if you don't finish"
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