Lake Whitney MX on my 1977 Ossa Phantom GPIII. Note the Ellie Taylor prescription goggles. Sharp eyed OSSA fans will notice the engine is from a older GPII.
Unknown rider on an OSSA GPIII getting the holeshot at Oak Hill. Barry Clemens #356
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Two OSSAs and my Honda XR-75 pitbike, at the shop burning the midnight oil before a race. The OSSA Phantom GPIII was FAST! Note the Fox AirShox.
Whitney MX
Mosier Valley Night MX
Track unknown. Note the Scott face guard on the guy in the Husky jersey.
Track unknown
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Oak Hill MX on my 1978 Yamaha YZ400E
Oak Hill MX. The YZ400E featured an aluminum swingarm!
Oak Hill MX. Check out the transportation in the background. Very few motorhomes, lots of pickups and vans.
Oak Hill on my new YZ400E. Check out the Bell R/T Helmet with the Iron Jaw bolt on face guard.
Holeshot at Oak Hill MX. New Yamaha with duct tape number.
Crossed up at Oak Hill.
Oak Hill, great dirt.
Oak Hill
Marvin Saunders, one of my racing buddies, at Mosier Valley. (I think)
This was as close to "freestyling" as I could get in the late 70's.
Danny Doss at Whitney
Bobby Pickard at Whitney.
Oak Hill, big downhill going into the creek.
Bob Hannah at Whitney about 1978.
Regular Sunday racing at Whitney. David Walker on a D/FW Honda 250
250 Int. class at Whitney. I think the guy's name is Brian Wilson. Note the sleeveless jersey and blue jeans with the knee torn out.
Brownlee at Mosier Valley MX
Mike Jones from Garland.
Keith Jernigan at Mosier Valley
Ricky "Reamer" Kidd.
This is "Bullet" Ben Theriot at the 1978 GNC race in the Houston Astrodome.
Barry McClish at Mosier Valley
Randy Lee in 1979 on a Maico 250 at Whitney
Jimmy Martin
Steve Stackable on a Kawasaki at Lake Whitney MX
Textbook Cornering by Buddy Byrnes. In the background you can see my father sitting in his car talking to Dickie Clement, Oak Hill track owner
Rick Ivy pit bike racing at Mosier Valley night track
Brownlee was the Master of the Mini Expert class at Mosier on Friday Nights!
Lynn Nickerson at Mosier Valley night races c. 1977
Mike Brownlee at Oak Hill
Wyman Priddy at Whitney
Marvin Saunders