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Historic Rio Bravo MX Park.

The 5th annual Old School Motocross Reunion at Historic Rio Bravo Motocross Park.

Sunday November 1st 2009 get ready for BBQ, Tag Team Events, Riding, Telling Lies, and Reconnecting with old friends.

This year will be extra special with the rebuilding of Rio Bravo thanks for the selfless efforts of Danny Erdeljac and crew.

They have created a show place that is a must see for all of the guys and gals who spent time there in Rio’s glory days..

The Old School Crew will be meeting in the next few months putting together what will be the best reunion yet.

I wanted to get the date out so you all can get it on the calendar!!!!


Stay tuned for more details…..

oldschoolmxers.com for more details.
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Tray 20 4/28/2010 6:52am
4/28/2010 6:52am Edited Date/Time 4/17/2016 10:27pm
These guys were the tops in the mini classes at Rio Bravo's NMA Championship in 1977 Tray Ewers and Chad Parker is the only names I can recall.The guy with the Spirt of 76 jersey on was real fast on his MR-50, but I can not remember his name.
http://i41.tinypic.com/ictl5t.jpg


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The '10 reunion is set for Nov 14th.

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humyam1u 4/30/2010 6:44am
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No I can't. I was out of racing by '77.
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Tray 20 wrote:
Hey, humyam1u,

Can you identify any of these guys from the 1977 NMA championship race at Rio Bravo?
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thats not from the NMA championship in 1977...........They gave out big blue plaques at that race
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Tbteam 4/30/2010 12:32pm
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ny of you Houston guys remember a kid named Todd Hayes that raced back then?
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Tray 20 4/30/2010 6:04pm
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Yes it was 1977 NMA nationals at Rio Bravo, those big trophy's in the picture were donated by Big Bad Bubba Johnson's father that was a rich doctor in Houston for every class. Bubba was in my class 9-11 50cc and I still have the trophey with this his dad's name is stated on it. I also was rode in the 9-11 0-61 mod class, 9-11 80 stock,and the 0-83 modified, and the 105 open class. The smaller trophies were given out by the NMA, I recently talked to Ron, the founder of NMA and he confirmed this picture. Todd may be the guy in the picture, I think he rode a MR-50??? Does any one have a good picture of a Indian Cx-50r, before Italjet bought them out? I am thinking the blue plaques came from the 1977 GNC in the astrodome.
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mr50racer 4/30/2010 8:16pm
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Well I have a big blue plaque that says NMA Nationals from 1977 that I got second place....I remember that I was there and it was 1977. It was the same weekend that Elvis died.....Maybe those trophies for were for 3rd on back......
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chipnice wrote: Yea I remember Kelly.... I raced Rio in 77,NMA Championship If remember correctly he was dicing with Dean Cates, the Dirks brothers, and i think AJ Whiting. Shaun was very very fast on that track, but the thing that sticks in my head about Kelly, was his father who threatend to bring Hendricks,and Moorewood into the swamp and make them disapear.A fun time had by all.
thats funny because my dad ended up punching Jerry Surber that weekend......It wasn't the first time he had gotten into it.. Just one of the few mini dads....lol.. I also remember Shawn Kelly. It rained like crazy that weekend. The swamp could have been in anyone of the turns on the track...

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I was riding 80s at the time, and the ruts in my last moto were so deep that my bars scraped the sides. I have no idea how i finished in that moto, all i know is at the end they handed me the hardwear, I have never seen so much mud. nice to hear that my pops was not the only lunatic.... Mr 50 what class did you ride?
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junior cycle 6-8 got a second in the mod class I still have a big blue plaque from that race.

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4/6/2010 10:26 PM
I've got the same one, held it all the way back to california while my mom and dad argued the whole way, those were the days my friend.
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Mr-50 racer, Is the guy wearing the spirt of 76 jersey Dusty Jenkins in my above photo?
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Mr-50 racer, Is the guy wearing the spirt of 76 jersey Dusty Jenkins in my above photo?
I don't think so......He always used to beat me though.. until 1980 and I finally beat him in all my classes at Ponca... I remember him having kinda curly hair......(its been a long time though).Hey whatever happened to Angie Scott?? she beat me in a moto at Rio Bravo and my dad was pissed.. I was telling him my bike just wouldn't go and he didn't believe me until he went to push the bike to put it on the stand and the rear wheel was skidding on the dirt.....
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Tray 20 wrote:
Mr-50 racer, Is the guy wearing the spirt of 76 jersey Dusty Jenkins in my above photo?
mr50racer wrote:
I don't think so......He always used to beat me though.. until 1980 and I finally beat him in all my classes at Ponca... I remember him...
I don't think so......He always used to beat me though.. until 1980 and I finally beat him in all my classes at Ponca... I remember him having kinda curly hair......(its been a long time though).Hey whatever happened to Angie Scott?? she beat me in a moto at Rio Bravo and my dad was pissed.. I was telling him my bike just wouldn't go and he didn't believe me until he went to push the bike to put it on the stand and the rear wheel was skidding on the dirt.....
Gotta love "Mini Dads"! My throttle stuck one time and I over jumped a double and landed so hard it threw me over the bars. It unstuck the throttle when I wrecked so I finished the race with fingers at the ready on the clutch the whole time. When I got back to my pits my dad was yelling at me for riding over my head and out of control. I told him my throttle stuck and he said "bullshit." So he jumped on my bike and took it into the sagebrush trails behind the pits and it stuck on him and he barely saved it trying to clutch it and hit the kill switch. I remember wishing so bad it would stick on him while he was out there. Of course he never said a word, just brought it back and fixed the throttle.
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Tray 20 wrote:
Mr-50 racer, Is the guy wearing the spirt of 76 jersey Dusty Jenkins in my above photo?
mr50racer wrote:
I don't think so......He always used to beat me though.. until 1980 and I finally beat him in all my classes at Ponca... I remember him...
I don't think so......He always used to beat me though.. until 1980 and I finally beat him in all my classes at Ponca... I remember him having kinda curly hair......(its been a long time though).Hey whatever happened to Angie Scott?? she beat me in a moto at Rio Bravo and my dad was pissed.. I was telling him my bike just wouldn't go and he didn't believe me until he went to push the bike to put it on the stand and the rear wheel was skidding on the dirt.....
NW#599 wrote:
Gotta love "Mini Dads"! My throttle stuck one time and I over jumped a double and landed so hard it threw me over the bars. It...
Gotta love "Mini Dads"! My throttle stuck one time and I over jumped a double and landed so hard it threw me over the bars. It unstuck the throttle when I wrecked so I finished the race with fingers at the ready on the clutch the whole time. When I got back to my pits my dad was yelling at me for riding over my head and out of control. I told him my throttle stuck and he said "bullshit." So he jumped on my bike and took it into the sagebrush trails behind the pits and it stuck on him and he barely saved it trying to clutch it and hit the kill switch. I remember wishing so bad it would stick on him while he was out there. Of course he never said a word, just brought it back and fixed the throttle.
Yeah I would with the same thing........lol
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Tray 20 5/3/2010 8:09pm
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Angie Scott was actually my team mate from Allied Cycle in Leauge City Texas, I think it was the only Indian dealer in Houston. I am not sure what happened to Angie, but I know my dad and Angie's dad had it out over $50 dollars at Rio Bravo. My dad alleged that he leant it to Angies dad 50 dolaars for entry fee to the NMA, and at the end of season my dad asked him for it and Angie's dad got aminesia. This all happened at the old mini track that was between the big track and the night track infront of Angie and myself becuse we always pitted together. I just remembered alott of curshing between the two and i do not think my dad got his 50 dolaars, and I never got to speak to Angie any more. I want to say I think later she got a Italjet, but I do not think she rode in the 80cc class. I will be honest I think Angie beat me a time or two at Rio Bravo, she was fast.
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Hey Glen...didn't the minis turn the fastest lap times around Rio?
I remember there were some awfully fast kids on those bikes...
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Old School Rio Bravo track pictures.
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Rio finish line and holeshot pic of '82 125 expert.... pictured in holeshot pic are Ken Fox, Alley Semar, Jerry Surber Jr., Brian Taylor, Terry Thomas, Mike Clement, unknown, Chris Wells, Steve Gauthier, and James Baldridge:



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Tray 20 wrote:
Mr-50 racer, Is the guy wearing the spirt of 76 jersey Dusty Jenkins in my above photo?
mr50racer wrote:
I don't think so......He always used to beat me though.. until 1980 and I finally beat him in all my classes at Ponca... I remember him...
I don't think so......He always used to beat me though.. until 1980 and I finally beat him in all my classes at Ponca... I remember him having kinda curly hair......(its been a long time though).Hey whatever happened to Angie Scott?? she beat me in a moto at Rio Bravo and my dad was pissed.. I was telling him my bike just wouldn't go and he didn't believe me until he went to push the bike to put it on the stand and the rear wheel was skidding on the dirt.....
hello. this is angie scott
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This years reunion is next weekend, Sept 8-9
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Wish I would have known about this site earlier. I was there at Rio in '77 in the 100cc intermediate classes. #38 Suzuki. Finished 4th in the mod class. Pic is Me #38 (Mark Street) and #114 is Bill Hobson. 1st moto holeshot. I also got a big blue plaque.
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cadatonic wrote:
Wish I would have known about this site earlier. I was there at Rio in '77 in the 100cc intermediate classes. #38 Suzuki. Finished 4th in...
Wish I would have known about this site earlier. I was there at Rio in '77 in the 100cc intermediate classes. #38 Suzuki. Finished 4th in the mod class. Pic is Me #38 (Mark Street) and #114 is Bill Hobson. 1st moto holeshot. I also got a big blue plaque.
Old school reunion happens every year. A really good time. Keep an eye out for it next year.....and get those elbows up!Smile
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Ken202 wrote:
Rio finish line and holeshot pic of '82 125 expert.... pictured in holeshot pic are Ken Fox, Alley Semar, Jerry Surber Jr., Brian Taylor, Terry Thomas...
Rio finish line and holeshot pic of '82 125 expert.... pictured in holeshot pic are Ken Fox, Alley Semar, Jerry Surber Jr., Brian Taylor, Terry Thomas, Mike Clement, unknown, Chris Wells, Steve Gauthier, and James Baldridge:



The yamaha rider is Johnny Middleton (inside line) and I'd be willing to bet one of the Honda riders was John Ham.

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