David Bailey made even the toughest tracks look so smooth. We all wanted to ride like him. Fantastic film, thank you for sharing with us.

Love it! God I miss those days!

Now that’s how mx tracks used to be, full on bump fests that made riders so tired it’s hard to explain 👏

@keithadams812

4 жыл бұрын

I was actually there on that very day... We came the day before and I could not even see a track... It was all grass until they laid out the tape boundaries and started practicing... I was 12 when I watched this race

@onlygazza

4 жыл бұрын

keithadams812 it’s been a dream of mine to watch a race there ( I’m from the uk ) don’t know if it will ever happen though

@keithadams812

4 жыл бұрын

@@onlygazza Let me tell you something if you come at race day and just see the normal race fans everything's normal... If you choose to camp It's the wildest party scene you've ever seen... My 1st time in the early eighties the police were scared at night and went home.. The night before Bon fire was out of hand must have been 10 cars on the pile before daylight.... Truly get the witness the most humorous and horrifying aspects of humanity..lol

@mikehudg2209

Жыл бұрын

I have been racing since 1977 and still going!!! Man I grew up idolized Bailey Ward RJ Dogger Hurricane Oshow Dubach Holley Magoo Carla etc this sure brings back memories !!! DB so smooth, I had the pleasure of meeting him at Minneapolis sx some years back, what a gentleman, we spoke about ten minutes, discussed his rides at Millville, I remember racing amateur days back in the early 80s and meeting him back then !!! I had to join this channel, simply amazing- thank you

R U Kidding me? Great Video! I was there, I got Bob Hannah to sign my hat! Childhood memories,, thank you!

My dad was at this race. When I was a kid he would show me hundreds of pictures he took while he was there. I see in the video when Bailey is riding the spots where his pictures were taken. Awesome!

Nice one Kees you showed em 👏👏👏👏

Gary....dude!!! You've been holding out on us with all these great videos! David sure was stylin in the first moto....railing those berms and jumping the whoops and tabletop. I miss the old Unadilla....that thing was rough. It looked like RJ and Broc were fighting to keep those Yamaha's on the track....

@charlesharper6421

Ай бұрын

The professor has published many fine mx submissions. Great stuff from the golden years of mx..

Like someone else said here the tracks today are simply outdoor Supercross tracks. This is what I raced on and they beat the shit out of me and most of the riders.

Cheers. Much appreciated 👍🏻

Excellent video. Thank You. Fast riders, Rough track, second Moto the last half, still charging. American riders were excellent, was surprised by KTM of Kees Van der Ven. He looked good, smooth.

Thank you so much for uploading this. So good to see these world class riders on the old original style Unadilla track with Larry Myers calling the race.

Kees Van Der Van on a KTM winning against on a stacked field, had to be the biggest KTM win to date in the US and a huge upset on this day, Kees was a great sand rider also. Love watching David Baily ride, waaaay smooth. I believe Heinz Kinigadner won a couple of 250 World Championships for KTM, 84, 85? Thanks for posting!!

@charlesharper6421

Ай бұрын

Yep, he beat the best american riders on the best american track. He was the only euro to win there, unless you want to call ’81 winner ,neil hudson fron great britian a euro. I dont think hed consider himself a euro. The americans owned ’dilla.

Would love to see the kids today try to do this.

@davegriffin9083

3 жыл бұрын

They'd be loving it, having the time of thier lives! It would fun to watch too.

@Sparaco487

Жыл бұрын

I dont think it would whoop them as bad as you think..suspension now is crazy

Great footage as always dear Professor!

It was awesome seeing David do that plateaue at the bottom of the tree turn straight away. Only one to do that for decades.

ahhhh a real moto track

Awesome !

Look at this track.... the way motocross is supposed to be. Not outdoor supercross. Why can't they leave the track alone. Let it get bumpy, take away all the silly man-made jumps. I was lucky enough to race there in 1986. What would a track like this do to modern-era Pro's?

@davegriffin9083

3 жыл бұрын

Has the right sound too.

@Sparaco487

Жыл бұрын

Well the suspension has evolved like crazy and a 450 is very lazy and makes power with ease,dont even have to run them on the pipe.i dont think it would be what you are expecting it to be.i think if you let a modern top 3 250f or 450 rider ride this track in the way it was today youd have a few lap records broken.i think even the 125 husqvarna that raced this year makes more power and better suspension then the top 3s of the date of the video

@fcalandra1234

Жыл бұрын

@@Sparaco487 Yes, of course, lap records would be crushed, without a doubt. The bikes now are so much more advanced. However, the laps would be so much slower than they are now. The flat freeway the track has become now has created multiple sections of full throttle high speed riding. Why not put the riders to a physical test with an rough track.

@Sparaco487

Жыл бұрын

@@fcalandra1234 oh i agree with you there on make them ride the rough stuff

Great footage ! Greetings from the UK .

That bike was so ahead of its time and being ridden wonderfully by DB 👍proper mx track too

Amazing how Glover could even challenge Bailey with the horrible Yamaha suspension speaks volumes for Brock. Would have loved to see Magoo and the Golden Boy riding Honda works bikes together they would have been unbeatable.

@pressrolls

4 жыл бұрын

Yamahas "MONO ROCK" suspension.....it hated square edged bumps.

@craigsteinman9807

Жыл бұрын

@@pressrolls why yes it did ..but that was far from a stock shock or linkage..and 4 speed motor was a winner from day one and the bike was very stable making it really good for the socal tracks of the time

If I can ever figure out how to make a time machine, there are great happenings of the past in the USA that I would love to visit, (and maybe live). 2 things I can think of now. 1) I would love to go to the worlds fair of Chicago in 1893 to see George Westinghouse light up the fair with AC electric current. (the start of all greatness) 2) I think I would like to come to this race to watch the pros, and to race the amateur classes, bringing my modified 2019 YZ250 2-stroke, but with my company name on it. :)

I was there that day and remember the pre race interview and Kees Van der Ven was asked if he was going to win. His answer was "the best man will win". For some reason that stuck with me all these years.

@EarthSurferUSA

Жыл бұрын

Well, that is true. But-------he may have said that because he was humble, or he did not have enough confidence to say "I am going to win". I loved it when a racer would say he was going to win. Notice, you don't hear that from any 450 guy today,---with 8 guys on the same second with redundant tracks they all have wired. Just saying, I miss greatness. I hate a parade now@!@!!!!!!! :)

@redneckreefer6992

Жыл бұрын

@@EarthSurferUSA I'm guessing he was being humble.

Great stuff Gary. Thanks!

thanks for upload

Freaking awesome! If we could turn back time!

Good to see Rick Johnson on that 1982 Yamaha yz250 in action.

thank you

awesome stuff

I love it, thanks for the comment on my channel. Have a blessed day!!

@EarthSurferUSA

Жыл бұрын

And Mr. Bailey. You did it. You did it sir. You earned a great life, (as far as I can see). I did also, but not as well as you IMO. Do you realize, that we are in the top 10 or even top 5 percentile, when it comes to great lives lived in the history of mankind, (which was mostly barbaric before and after the USA IMO.). I like to ponder that fact. But I am sad because that is falling to the right side of peak HP on the curve. I don't believe we need to suffer to earn good lives, or God would have given us the brain of a animal. We are suppose to think, do well, and enjoy life. I have. You helped Mr. Bailey. Thank you for your knowledge. Much appreciated. Doug in Michigan

Great rider on a great track 🇺🇸

@charlesharper6421

Ай бұрын

And great bike. It just wasnt fair. The honda works bikes from that era were 2nd to nothing..

@rochellestanley9532

Ай бұрын

@@charlesharper6421 No Doubt..

Yo James if we are going to turn back time, lets go back to 1967..........

I fugured the u.s. to throw down a thrashing on the europeans,but they held their own pretty well.

Super fast 😍

@visonary8942

4 жыл бұрын

That's good 👍 stuff 👍 TEAM USA

I know your SON was VERY FAST 😍💘🏆👍🏽

awesome race i was there

Awesome thanks First of the modern water cooled monshock KTM..I had 1983 250. Good but gears notchy. Curious into what lap times then compared to today?

Was broc on a Canadian Yamaha?

Not a great day for Americans. Glover, Bailey crashing, allowing Van Der Ven’s consistency to get the overall. At least LaPorte gained points on Jobe.

...and they think nowdays they are cool for the triples etc, take a look at this track and this suspensions twats LoL