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Originally posted by jt89366

Any of you guys remember ernest boston?He lived by me when i was growing up and i got to ride alot with him at treeview in hayward.
 
OMG !!  I remember treeview in Hayward.  Ernest sounds familiar.  My father took photos of me, Tony Harmon, and Shannon Kahahane when we went there to ride one afternoon after a race.  I need to find those pics as well. 
 
Matt:  Nice avitar !!  Yeah, BMX racing back in the day were my roots.  I think the only person that have more stories and photos than me is Johnny Johnson ( J.J.) from down south in San Diego when he raced with the Kings ( Eddy and Mikey ), Lee Medlin, and others.  I got a hold of Eddy King and he showed me a ton of his photos back in the day.  Him and Mikey have loads of photos of them racing back in the day. 


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Matt,
 Great new avatar. Mom wouldn't let you watch t.v.? She probably didn't want you to watch Popeye Re-runs, he was a bad influence with that pipe hangin' out of his mouth and always getting into fightsLOL
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roger- your photos and stories are always a treat.

you really need to figure out how to package / present this important part of our sport's history to a wider audience.

back to topic- kid's today! haha... BITD my folks knew i was either at one of the vacant lots on my bike or 2 blocks down at the beach surfing. we kids were brown as coconuts from the sun, and slept deeply at night  because we burned off so much energy during the day. during the summer my mom forbid us to watch daytime TV... we had to be outside from 10 am to 5 pm, lunch exempted.

as parents it is up to us to see that our kids get outside, and do something active.
i've been lousy at this sport for 4 decades!
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Any of you guys remember ernest boston?He lived by me when i was growing up and i got to ride alot with him at treeview in hayward.
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Steve is exactly right.  We didn't have internet access and buying a atari 1300, coleco, or intellivision were bank back in the day.  The only thing I did when I was a kid was go to school, ride, and race bmx.  Also, the racing was alot different back in the day.  EVERYBODY pedeled to the finish including the guy in last place.  I remember when I turned expert (14 expert ); making the main was a battle in itself.  You really had to work hard because all the guys I raced were national champions, state champions, NBA or UBR champs.  Our 14x main looked like this at the locals ( Ritchie Anderson, Jon Anderson, Vern Lathan, Mike Salido, Shannon Kahahane, Greg Liggins, Mike Dicipolo, Bob Coover, Terry Tenentt, Roy David, Andy Giavanni, and many many more..... ).  It was alot harder back in the day. 

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Manny,
There were large numbers of BMX racers because kids played outside...What happened to all those kids,they didn't go away,think of 2 VERY IMPORTANT things kids have now that they didn't have 10 years ago..and they both are used INSIDE the house... Video games and Computers now use up large amounts of peoples time that used to be used outdoors.Competition for time and energy,there is just so much more a child can do with their time..Promotion of the BMX sport keeps riders involved.
Everybody bring a friend to the races.. Get them involved..Its as easy as that.
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How strange it must seem then to see such low numbers now. I would guess that you are use to it. But, 50 -60 motos that is what we see at our state races now. The level of competion must have been higher and making mains meant something then. Not just hanging on till the third moto but racing to get a spot in the mains.
What would it take to bring back those numbers. Hmmm
See ya at the track,
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Originally posted by Bossrider

Is that like a four digit number?
Was that your full number then?
 
Brotha Manny.  I remember seeing numbers go all the way up to 1200 in Cal-04 back in the day.  Also, when we use to race at Fremont BMX ( Baylands ) back in 80-81, we had almost 50-60 motos on a regular race day.  Those were the days........
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jt89366:  That's my dad in those pictures with the yellow jacket.  He was one of the track officials at the original Fremont BMX ( Fremont, Cal ) and Sunol BMX back in the day. 
 
Steve:  Im going to my parents home today to see if i can locate the cow palace pics.
 
Jasen Martinez:  HEY YOU !!  Hit me up at mugen161@hotmail.com.  I got a hold of almost everybody ( Shannon, Tony Harmon, Wadley's, Omaza's, Allen Porter, and many more ).  My dad still remembers you.  Holla back !!
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Im sure your right.I guessed 81
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