My favorite track to race, finished 2nd behind magoo in the trans am 250 class. Great day for norcal racers with the Shu and magoo winning 500 and 250 that day. RIP Danny.
When I was 14, me and a friend were able to go in 1976. My friend’s dad had a side job in the city on Sunday and he dropped us off at the main gate at 7 am and said “You guys BE here at FIVE” First time seeing my heroes from the magazines, then the magazines saying this track was a highlight of the series etc. Super big deal to us. We tried but we couldn’t get a ride to this one in 1977. I still have a few Can Am and Honda Elsinore stickers I got from the pits after the race. Then some dudes gave us a ride in the back of their pickup ALL the way to the main gate cuz it was damn near FIVE 😅
1977 Trans AMA at Sears Point was my first pro motocross I went to. Still have some 8mm film of the race I need to break out and see if its still any good. Raced sears point several times in the late 70's, it was always one of my favorite tracks. Only time I got to see DeCoster race, that was cool. Next pro race I saw was 1978 hangtown, last year at Plymouth. First moto Hannah lapped everyone but Howerton. Glover won the 125.
Thanks for ride down memory lane dude!!I used to race there & practice there,,$5.to ride all day,,At this race I was 18yrs old.. brought my girl,her little brother and my little brother,,my suzuki and a little Yamaha,and a case of bud !! I got drunk and tried to ride on the track..lol..I think i fell 20 times in one lap,,that was cool,..dont know how i got to this video,but it put a smile on my face..!! Thanks
@@skorchedearth1 I'm a couple of years late responding but if you haven't found out yet - the track was at the end of the old Sears Point raceway drag strip now named The Sonoma race track - ☺
Yea man those were the days but Us Novice, Amatures and experts didn't ride the exact same track that was set up for the Pros. I rode my buddys 440 Maico his second moto. Me 5'9" draping his leathers over me his big ass helmet and he is 6'3". It was the Amateur class and i had gone to watch my buddies (my 76 250 Pursang was in the garage needing work so i ended up drinking about 5 Tuborg beers and smoked a few joints and my buddy asked me to race his second moto for him. I told him i was kind of buzzed and said let me ride it and see if i am not to loaded i got on that bike and had no fear (away from the track) so i agreed.i ended up getting a third and the trophy presentation i was not going to try to pull off. Lucky his first moto he got a 7th .His ass was sore from trying out another buddies new RM on the tressels behind Cycle West. Thats why i rode his second moto. I hope this made sence. I appreciate the video of the trans AMA.
This music is great too... it also reminds me of the time. It's high school music for me. The 70's had a wide variety of music on the radio. ..much better than what's out there now.
I raced there in 1979. on my 1979 7amaha yz 400. suspension had to be se up stiff. because the track had so many drop offs. you would bottom out constantly.
Remember when they had to cut off sections of the track so us weekenders didn't kill ourselves. That was the best part about the trans am , was ridin the track the next weekend. It's all fun n games til some putz gets hurt. Also: go magoo nor cals favorite rider.
No it wasn't 76 trans am races alternated usa 75 at Carnegie cycle park when DeCoster came out on the new RM and his triple clamp failed. 76 was in Europe 77 SearsPoint
My favorite track to race, finished 2nd behind magoo in the trans am 250 class. Great day for norcal racers with the Shu and magoo winning 500 and 250 that day. RIP Danny.
When I was 14, me and a friend were able to go in 1976. My friend’s dad had a side job in the city on Sunday and he dropped us off at the main gate at 7 am and said “You guys BE here at FIVE”
First time seeing my heroes from the magazines, then the magazines saying this track was a highlight of the series etc. Super big deal to us. We tried but we couldn’t get a ride to this one in 1977. I still have a few Can Am and Honda Elsinore stickers I got from the pits after the race. Then some dudes gave us a ride in the back of their pickup ALL the way to the main gate cuz it was damn near FIVE 😅
got to ride that track weeks later. this is real motocross. Sears point had some of the best tracks.
1977 Trans AMA at Sears Point was my first pro motocross I went to. Still have some 8mm film of the race I need to break out and see if its still any good. Raced sears point several times in the late 70's, it was always one of my favorite tracks. Only time I got to see DeCoster race, that was cool. Next pro race I saw was 1978 hangtown, last year at Plymouth. First moto Hannah lapped everyone but Howerton. Glover won the 125.
Thanks for ride down memory lane dude!!I used to race there & practice there,,$5.to ride all day,,At this race I was 18yrs old.. brought my girl,her little brother and my little brother,,my suzuki and a little Yamaha,and a case of bud !! I got drunk and tried to ride on the track..lol..I think i fell 20 times in one lap,,that was cool,..dont know how i got to this video,but it put a smile on my face..!! Thanks
Where was Sears Pt. ? Has to be the best track I've ever seen. Real Motocross.
@@skorchedearth1 I'm a couple of years late responding but if you haven't found out yet - the track was at the end of the old Sears Point raceway drag strip now named The Sonoma race track - ☺
Yea man those were the days but
Us Novice, Amatures and experts didn't ride the exact same track that was set up for the Pros. I rode my buddys 440 Maico his second moto. Me 5'9" draping his leathers over me his big ass helmet and he is 6'3". It was the Amateur class and i had gone to watch my buddies (my 76 250 Pursang was in the garage needing work so i ended up drinking about 5 Tuborg beers and smoked a few joints and my buddy asked me to race his second moto for him. I told him i was kind of buzzed and said let me ride it and see if i am not to loaded i got on that bike and had no fear (away from the track) so i agreed.i ended up getting a third and the trophy presentation i was not going to try to pull off. Lucky his first moto he got a 7th .His ass was sore from trying out another buddies new RM on the tressels behind Cycle West. Thats why i rode his second moto. I hope this made sence. I appreciate the video of the trans AMA.
This music is great too... it also reminds me of the time. It's high school music for me. The 70's had a wide variety of music on the radio. ..much better than what's out there now.
''Smoooth Jazz....KMXN 500 on your dial.....''
thats a motocross track! i was there ,first ever pro moto and got to see decoster race.
I raced there in 1979. on my 1979 7amaha yz 400. suspension had to be se up stiff. because the track had so many drop offs. you would bottom out constantly.
I raced in the 250 and Open Pro class in 1979.
I raced open intermediate . I was only 16 years old. # 445 J
@bikernu I think Marty Smith is in the International class and Warren Reid may be the Factory Honda in the support race?
Remember when they had to cut off sections of the track so us weekenders didn't kill ourselves. That was the best part about the trans am , was ridin the track the next weekend. It's all fun n games til some putz gets hurt.
Also: go magoo nor cals favorite rider.
Awesome race! Awesome track!
At 4:13, #661 on the Husky is Pat Wilson.
I was there also. Only time I saw De Coster race.
that brings back the memories!
First moto -
looked like Mosier out front followed by Semics and DeCoster, with Roger passing both for the lead?
These guys are hauling ass on those old bikes!!!!!!!!!!!!
That was 76 not 77
No it wasn't 76 trans am races alternated usa 75 at Carnegie cycle park when DeCoster came out on the new RM and his triple clamp failed. 76 was in Europe 77 SearsPoint
The BEST!! but it is 1976...
I gave up changing the year. Had it as 76. Lot’s of people saying it was 77. Changed it. Made it 76 again more complaints.
@@OffRoadRider15f Sorry for your troubles...lol! It is 1976, 100%. Thanks again!
@@OffRoadRider15f I even second guessed myself, so I did some research...
@@OffRoadRider15f Now that I watch it again, I think the first part is 1976, later part maybe 1977...and then back to 76...sorry!
down from oregon......lol
Who is that on the factory honda? Is it marty smith?
That's not motocross music !! COME ON !!!!