Hannah vs. Lackey 1977 Sears Point Trans AM

sTE610vE · 10-14-2012, 02:06 PM

Lackey takes out the crowd!....never saw this one before, I want more!
(the music sux, just turn it down)

jbcaddy · 10-15-2012, 09:08 PM

natural terrain back then! sure looked rough.

r77toy · 10-15-2012, 10:30 PM

Most of today's riders would cry, just looking at that track.

folmonty · 10-17-2012, 08:38 AM

Outstanding video! Those were the days

rufus · 10-17-2012, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by r77toy

Most of today's riders would cry, just looking at that track.

You need to look closer at the tracks today. You are mistaking vastly improved suspension, better riders and higher speeds for a smoother track. it just ain't so. The riders today skim the tops of what they don't jump over.

Navin · 10-18-2012, 07:39 AM

I'll concur with that except the part about better riders. The sport has changed but a 19 year old Bob Hanna would be a dominant rider today too. Look at Jeff Ward running up front in pro sumoto racing against much younger pros. The guys at the top of the sport are a special breed of athletes.

I also seen Jimmy Weinert run top 5 in local MX A class on a KLX300 about 15 years ago. He was SMOKING thru our whoops and beating 18 year old hot shots on a built play bike! These guys are just wired differently!

rufus · 10-24-2012, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Navin

I'll concur with that except the part about better riders. The sport has changed but a 19 year old Bob Hanna would be a dominant rider today too. Look at Jeff Ward running up front in pro sumoto racing against much younger pros. The guys at the top of the sport are a special breed of athletes.

I also seen Jimmy Weinert run top 5 in local MX A class on a KLX300 about 15 years ago. He was SMOKING thru our whoops and beating 18 year old hot shots on a built play bike! These guys are just wired differently!

When I said "better riders" I was referirng to the fact that todays riders have access to training and technique info that just wasn't available back then. Kids on minis are using the same technique as the top pros. They get faster and better because of it.
The winners from any era would be winners in any other era. Attitude,-- confidence and desire-- count as much as anything. Some are born with it,some work to get it, some never get it.

sTE610vE · 10-29-2012, 07:08 PM

I think the riders today would freak out if the they had to ride natural terrain, they all expect the jumps to be spaced just right and everything to be predictable, motocross has lost an element that made it great, imo

this video has good music by the way, the Allman Brothers...it's all still pictures but great stuff
And is that who I think it is at 4:07 giving the advrider salute???

StevefrmGV · 10-31-2012, 06:48 PM

[QUOTE=sTE610vE;19816481]Lackey takes out the crowd!....never saw this one before, I want more!

That was awesome!! Thanks for posting. I was there at every Trans Am @ Sears Point. Great outdoor track, I raced on it as an amateur back in the day,
Thanks

10-14-2012, 02:06 PM	#1
sTE610vE ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2005 Location: Kansas Oddometer: 1,665	Hannah vs. Lackey 1977 Sears Point Trans AM Lackey takes out the crowd!....never saw this one before, I want more! (the music sux, just turn it down) __________________ TRAIL STAND (advrider thread)- Dual Sport Portable Jack Stand *www.endurostar.com* Husqvarna TE630 Husqvarna TE610E (for sale) Cagiva Gran Canyon

10-17-2012, 08:38 AM	#4
folmonty Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Danville, CA Oddometer: 272	Outstanding video! Those were the days __________________ Monty Nor CA TS, XLH, GT500 R5, RD (x's3),W, ZRX R100GS, GSA, KLR

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sTE610vE ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2005 Location: Kansas Oddometer: 1,665	I think the riders today would freak out if the they had to ride natural terrain, they all expect the jumps to be spaced just right and everything to be predictable, motocross has lost an element that made it great, imo this video has good music by the way, the Allman Brothers...it's all still pictures but great stuff And is that who I think it is at 4:07 giving the advrider salute??? __________________ TRAIL STAND (advrider thread)- Dual Sport Portable Jack Stand *www.endurostar.com* Husqvarna TE630 Husqvarna TE610E (for sale) Cagiva Gran Canyon sTE610vE screwed with this post 10-29-2012 at 07:24 PM

10-31-2012, 06:48 PM	#9
StevefrmGV MotoBro's RetroCycle's Joined: May 2008 Location: Nor Cal. Oddometer: 332	I want more! [QUOTE=sTE610vE;19816481]Lackey takes out the crowd!....never saw this one before, I want more! That was awesome!! Thanks for posting. I was there at every Trans Am @ Sears Point. Great outdoor track, I raced on it as an amateur back in the day, Thanks __________________ "The Road goes on Forever and the Party Never Ends" REK

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10-15-2012, 09:08 PM	#2
jbcaddy Studly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2010 Location: Oroville & Placerville, California U.S.ofA. Oddometer: 952	natural terrain back then! sure looked rough.

10-15-2012, 10:30 PM	#3
r77toy Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2006 Oddometer: 345	Most of today's riders would cry, just looking at that track.

10-18-2012, 07:39 AM	#6
Navin Unwounding Joined: Sep 2009 Location: Garage Oddometer: 4,420	I'll concur with that except the part about better riders. The sport has changed but a 19 year old Bob Hanna would be a dominant rider today too. Look at Jeff Ward running up front in pro sumoto racing against much younger pros. The guys at the top of the sport are a special breed of athletes. I also seen Jimmy Weinert run top 5 in local MX A class on a KLX300 about 15 years ago. He was SMOKING thru our whoops and beating 18 year old hot shots on a built play bike! These guys are just wired differently!