Wow im sure ive seen this before but i heard savitski was a pro...from pennsylvania...but this is the first im seeing him ride....he used tobuild the supercross tracks 80s 90s for the AMA US supercross series an built tracks for the pro guys stanton an mcgrath larrocco personal practice tracks...i worked my first supercross race in new jersey 1988 ish an i met him an his crew then...it was a experience he was like me a racer and did a lot for safety an protecting downed rider something the flagger cant do while flagging i carried that for 10 years an now they have guys extra crew to help downed riders in blind areas its not easy to flag supercross the guys are in theair most of the time...david bailey commented how mcgrath was always surveying the track ahead while in the area a smart thing to do...very wise...
He did ride. Had a respectable 2 digit #.he was from atlas PA. Hannah and he were chummy.pioneer pro old school privateer. There were a legion of them back in that era. Lived in their vans. Traveled the us following the ama mx national championship tour. Chuck , ron sun and pomeroy (ron)came out of there as did tony d, Jonathan “jo-jo” keller . Whose home track was the ‘wick.. don “killer”kudalski FLA..danny “magoo” chandler NO/CAL. Mickey kessler akthoygh he dud revieve manufacturer help. As they all did. Texans kent howerton and steve stackable.
I have seen kids in the late 80's doing a better job at flagging at local Michigan amateur races, than these lazy union worker flaggers for Pro racing today. I can blame the FIM.
@oliver kloesof - Sorry, didn't space your name correctly. Furman Gray was my moms younger Brother. I've been searching for old videos of him such as the 1977 Unadilla 500cc National. He pulls the hole shot over Bob Hannah. He had bike trouble there in NY and fell back to about 17-18. Bob Hannah fell out w/ bike trouble. The one race I want to see is 75' Anaheim. Furman was only 15. He may be the youngest to have ever raced Anaheim. My granddad had to travel with him and sign a written consent form for him to race. They allowed it only because he was turning 16 on Dec. 31. 75' Anaheim was Dec. 13. Anyways it would be beat to know if any other 15 y/o ever raced there. Google: Furman Gray motocross pics and more. I listed a decent amount on Vitalmx. Should have him crashing at Anaheim. Tks
Holy crap these two guys sound like they dragged them out of a bar somewhere and told them to start talking about motocross before they ever even saw a race.
@oliverkloesof - Thanks for responding. Sadly my Uncle Furman passed away suddenly at home here in Alabama. He got salmonella poisoning. He thought he had food poisoning and laid in bed sick for two days. 5th of July 2010 he was found in bed by his wife who had slept on the sofa. He was a Christian and is home now in Heaven. I would still love to get that Anaheim "1975" 500 cc race he was in. Do you know how I can purchase it??? It would mean a lot. I was close to him and still remember him rac
Yeah man SX has come a long way. The bikes look slower, track easier! I was racing on an AW250 Maico back in '77 about 10 inches of travel; ) I still love SX
If I remember right, it was Al Baker on an insanely modified Al Baker racing Honda XL 250. Al had his own racing products company and raced Desert, Motocross and Supercross just for some odd feeling. I think I was at this race, 'cause my old man took me to two Supercrosses that year. I know I was at the '77 Superbowl of Motocross at the LA Coliseum ' cause I still got the program and it is one of my favorite moto memro things from that era.
A buddy of mine back around then had a Can-Am dirt bike (not a MX bike). I rode it. It was a thick and bit heavy bike, but it has a nice, pretty strong power delivery. Torquey and easy to ride.
please keep reposting this if it dies on youtube. great archive man. my inquiry is hannah was supposed to have won on a stock bike in 77. the swingarm is aluminum in this video which is not stock. so is it a 78 video or towards the end of the series did he start racing works parts? thx for the video
Yeah' if Hannah's bike is stock ' with that swingarm i'ts a 78 model ' unless it's a 77 factory OW 250 'but the CR's are clearly 78 model's 'I'm pretty sure 77 RC 250's didn't look like the Hondas in this video. Hope this is still of interest to you after 11 years.
One of the announcers, Mike Goodwin, the founder of SX, is in prison for the murder of Mickey Thompson and his wife Trudy. It took about 10 years to convict him, but a sister of mickey Thompson saw it through. I was actually able to find her phone number back then, call her, and congratulate her.
I still remember this race(I was(9-y/o) there on the 3rd base side). Guys were launching off that huge S/F jump and using every bit of suspension and air in their tires soaking up the landing. You don't really see jumps of that size with flat landings any more. I can't remember if it was this year or the next, when Hannah -with a huge lead- stopped on top of a jump and waited for the guy behind him(I wanna say it was Marty Smith, but my memory is a tad foggy on it) to catch and pass him, only to re-pass the dude again. Something else you don't see anymore-not that you saw anyone else do it back then either
Just seen this clip for the first time...the incident you are likely talking about involved Kent Howerton. Bobs first race after returning from a broken leg sustained while water sking with Marty Tripes. Kent was messing with Bob and that really riled the Hurricane so Bob t-boned him. Twice simultaneously Took two hits to bring him down...then Bob realized he was gonna be in deep trouble with the AMA so he did just that and actually parked on a jump and let Kent pass only to legally repass him. Only seen the clip once and Bob himself was narrating the action. The best part is as Kent is passing by... Bob is cursing him out. The other great thing was the save Kent made after the first strike.
@oliverkloesof - Are you familiar with earlier Anaheim Sx races? If so what year was it when Alabama's ( Furman Gray ) lead first two laps before coming over a 90 ft jump and his bike broke in half??? He is my Uncle and I would like to put together a video of races for him. Can't ask him because he would catch on. Was it 75, 76, 78???? If you know please help.
supercross now is so boring compared to then. look how rough that track is. that's what made it so exciting, the different lines the riders would take and the blowing up of berms! are there any berms in today's supercross? they bulldoze any roughness on the track. WIMPS!
Far better to watch than modern.
I'd LOVE to see Supercross design a track like this TODAY!!!
ya back then they basically made the tracks like an outdoor track. not tracks where they are in the air more than on the ground!
Wow, Bob Hannah flying wfo, lot of talent there
Wow! This is a gem right here! Hannah right on the cusp of his dominant streak, just beginning his assent to superstar status. Fantastic!
Wow im sure ive seen this before but i heard savitski was a pro...from pennsylvania...but this is the first im seeing him ride....he used tobuild the supercross tracks 80s 90s for the AMA US supercross series an built tracks for the pro guys stanton an mcgrath larrocco personal practice tracks...i worked my first supercross race in new jersey 1988 ish an i met him an his crew then...it was a experience he was like me a racer and did a lot for safety an protecting downed rider something the flagger cant do while flagging i carried that for 10 years an now they have guys extra crew to help downed riders in blind areas its not easy to flag supercross the guys are in theair most of the time...david bailey commented how mcgrath was always surveying the track ahead while in the area a smart thing to do...very wise...
He did ride. Had a respectable 2 digit #.he was from atlas PA. Hannah and he were chummy.pioneer pro old school privateer. There were a legion of them back in that era. Lived in their vans. Traveled the us following the ama mx national championship tour. Chuck , ron sun and pomeroy (ron)came out of there as did tony d, Jonathan “jo-jo” keller . Whose home track was the ‘wick.. don “killer”kudalski FLA..danny “magoo” chandler NO/CAL. Mickey kessler akthoygh he dud revieve manufacturer help. As they all did. Texans kent howerton and steve stackable.
I have seen kids in the late 80's doing a better job at flagging at local Michigan amateur races, than these lazy union worker flaggers for Pro racing today. I can blame the FIM.
Ellis on the Can-Am black widow!!
I've been watching vids from that era and cant find any with marty tripes in them.
Lmao Hannah is so fluid that he looks out of control....umm may have missed that one
SX has come a long way. I just watched 2014 Anaheim 1 - the 40th year for SX in Anaheim.
Awesome! Thank you for the video!!
@oliver kloesof - Sorry, didn't space your name correctly. Furman Gray was my moms younger Brother. I've been searching for old videos of him such as the 1977 Unadilla 500cc National. He pulls the hole shot over Bob Hannah. He had bike trouble there in NY and fell back to about 17-18. Bob Hannah fell out w/ bike trouble. The one race I want to see is 75' Anaheim. Furman was only 15. He may be the youngest to have ever raced Anaheim. My granddad had to travel with him and sign a written consent form for him to race. They allowed it only because he was turning 16 on Dec. 31.
75' Anaheim was Dec. 13. Anyways it would be beat to know if any other 15 y/o ever raced there.
Google: Furman Gray motocross pics and more. I listed a decent amount on Vitalmx. Should have him crashing at Anaheim. Tks
I typed in 1977 motocross and google gave me the 77' unadilla, you can see Hannah pushing his bike after he broke down. The video is on here.
Furman Gray lead for 2 laps in 1975. He was fast!
oliver kloesof He died in 2010.
Some of the bikes sounded like 125s,others not.im sure they all had 250s .maybe the topend powerband gave em that sound.?
Great race.
What place did mosier come in 4th ? Was Rocky Williams his mechanic?
Holy crap these two guys sound like they dragged them out of a bar somewhere and told them to start talking about motocross before they ever even saw a race.
@oliverkloesof - Thanks for responding. Sadly my Uncle Furman passed away suddenly at home here in Alabama. He got salmonella poisoning. He thought he had food poisoning and laid in bed sick for two days. 5th of July 2010 he was found in bed by his wife who had slept on the sofa. He was a Christian and is home now in Heaven. I would still love to get that Anaheim "1975" 500 cc race he was in. Do you know how I can purchase it??? It would mean a lot. I was close to him and still remember him rac
Yzzzzzzzz's 250's CR 250's RM 250's Kx's 250's Sweeeet! video
You got that right.
Yeah man SX has come a long way. The bikes look slower, track easier! I was racing on an AW250 Maico back in '77 about 10 inches of travel; ) I still love SX
lots of respect to these guys, im thinking they used all of that 3 inches of supension travel.
8". 😁
@@donrutter6765 it would be more like 10 front 9 rear wouldn't it.
@@barrycuda3769 Yea, by 1980, they were all pretty much 12" legs.
@@EarthSurferUSA 👍
It's 1977, but I coulda swore I heard at least one 4-stroke. If so, obviously it would've been a total custom-fabbed bike
If I remember right, it was Al Baker on an insanely modified Al Baker racing Honda XL 250. Al had his own racing products company and raced Desert, Motocross and Supercross just for some odd feeling. I think I was at this race, 'cause my old man took me to two Supercrosses that year. I know I was at the '77 Superbowl of Motocross at the LA Coliseum ' cause I still got the program and it is one of my favorite moto memro things from that era.
There was 2 riders riding 1977 Harley Davidson MX250's. These are 2 stroke bikes, but sound very similar to 4 stroke bikes.
SOunds like there is a 125 running with them too
Amazing!!
Back when they had can am dirt bikes
old Canadian dirtbikes that looked like tanks. loved those bikes
And dubbed in motor sounds. :)
A buddy of mine back around then had a Can-Am dirt bike (not a MX bike). I rode it. It was a thick and bit heavy bike, but it has a nice, pretty strong power delivery. Torquey and easy to ride.
please keep reposting this if it dies on youtube. great archive man. my inquiry is hannah was supposed to have won on a stock bike in 77. the swingarm is aluminum in this video which is not stock. so is it a 78 video or towards the end of the series did he start racing works parts? thx for the video
Yeah' if Hannah's bike is stock ' with that swingarm i'ts a 78 model ' unless it's a 77 factory OW 250 'but the CR's are clearly 78 model's 'I'm pretty sure 77 RC 250's didn't look like the Hondas in this video. Hope this is still of interest to you after 11 years.
Is this the infamous "Let Brock Pass" race?
NO
One of the announcers, Mike Goodwin, the founder of SX, is in prison for the murder of Mickey Thompson and his wife Trudy. It took about 10 years to convict him, but a sister of mickey Thompson saw it through. I was actually able to find her phone number back then, call her, and congratulate her.
I still remember this race(I was(9-y/o) there on the 3rd base side). Guys were launching off that huge S/F jump and using every bit of suspension and air in their tires soaking up the landing. You don't really see jumps of that size with flat landings any more.
I can't remember if it was this year or the next, when Hannah -with a huge lead- stopped on top of a jump and waited for the guy behind him(I wanna say it was Marty Smith, but my memory is a tad foggy on it) to catch and pass him, only to re-pass the dude again.
Something else you don't see anymore-not that you saw anyone else do it back then either
The sponsors used to tell Hannah to lose the race to someone else on certain days. Sometimes he would, sometimes he said fukem.
Just seen this clip for the first time...the incident you are likely talking about involved Kent Howerton. Bobs first race after returning from a broken leg sustained while water sking with Marty Tripes. Kent was messing with Bob and that really riled the Hurricane so Bob t-boned him. Twice simultaneously Took two hits to bring him down...then Bob realized he was gonna be in deep trouble with the AMA so he did just that and actually parked on a jump and let Kent pass only to legally repass him. Only seen the clip once and Bob himself was narrating the action. The best part is as Kent is passing by... Bob is cursing him out. The other great thing was the save Kent made after the first strike.
@oliverkloesof - Are you familiar with earlier Anaheim Sx races? If so what year was it when Alabama's ( Furman Gray ) lead first two laps before coming over a 90 ft jump and his bike broke in half??? He is my Uncle and I would like to put together a video of races for him. Can't ask him because he would catch on. Was it 75, 76, 78???? If you know please help.
i keep hearing a 4 stroke? in '77?
No 4 strokes
supercross now is so boring compared to then. look how rough that track is. that's what made it so exciting, the different lines the riders would take and the blowing up of berms! are there any berms in today's supercross? they bulldoze any roughness on the track. WIMPS!
wow flaggers sucked in the 70's too
Let's see if these kids today ride one of these bikes as fast as these are going.
I don't think those bikes would hold out with the kids of today. Times move on the youngsters riding now would be much faster.
@@castelnedd I don't agree
I don’t agree either