Thanks for posting this. Wonderfully artsy film. Man I look at those old Triumph stamped and bent steel clutch levers and cringe now - if your fingers ever got caught behind those - man they were a goner. Tough men!

Awesome! Thank you very much for this. I know I'm not he only one who just watched while being brought back in time to a place that brought me the most happiness I could have had then, these are the people I wanted to be around, it's who I am today!

Met Dennis at Ocala Fl. short track last year! Heck of a nice guy and still racing ! #51X

@denniskanegae1153

Жыл бұрын

I broke my leg so I may not be out there racing for a while, I will come out a watch you!

@stevehageman6785

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for posting this note, I don't remember Dennis - and I was wondering where he was now. Obviously still hanging out at dirt tracks! :-)

❤ loved it ty...

This captures it intimately better than almost any film of that era. Thanks for the great film.

Wasn’t quite born yet when this was happening but I remember the San Jose Mile in the early 80’s. Parker was still running 11 and Springer was plagued with that stomach issue. I remember picking numbers out of a hat for the main and my dad staking me for the bets. Had my first sip of beer at the mile. My dad was a junior in 73-74 and made expert (88z) before he quit after I was born. Drove a Dodge Tradesman with glass backs down to Ascot every Friday to race. Still have his leathers and helmet. I met Roberts and Jr at Yamaha Country where my dad was service manager. Rode quads in the parking lot with Jr. Never knew how lucky I was until I got older. Thanks Dad. Love you. RIP.

Love the old Ascot films. Glad it included Roxy Rockwood.

I remember all that like it was yesterday... ...and I'd do almost anything to have it all back.

Great short film captured an era not to be repeated. Touched me in many ways.

@denniskanegae1153

4 жыл бұрын

Peter, you are so right!

Cool video of a great American motorsport in a great era.

@denniskanegae1153

4 жыл бұрын

We never realized it, we just did it

Wish there was more...

32 Steve Baker from Washington State. TZ750 World Road Racing Champion.

Thanks for the film

Dennis... Awesome video! Nice footage, sounds of the bikes from the era, and Roxy Rockwood's voice.

@denniskanegae1153

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, it's the real thing; sfx, Roxy, even the tractor!

Thank you, thank you thanks you !!

@denniskanegae1153

4 жыл бұрын

Bill did it...great work

Got to love Roxy and his "Kamikazi Kid" nickname

@denniskanegae1153

Жыл бұрын

I asked Roxy to quit calling me that, lol, he said it was good for the sport, haha

Cool old vid!

Great video my cousin Larry Gino 96r is in it

@denniskanegae1153

Жыл бұрын

Larry was fast and a super nice guy, he had the best bike out there, bar none and rode well

nice to see ascot .kanagea was a squirrel,the kind of rider u would want to dispatch of quicky and be gone..

@denniskanegae1153

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I was wobbly...I will agree there, to go fast at Ascot sometimes you had to hang it out, I've seen lots of crashes there, by the best riders-pretty much everyone crashed there eventually

This was SO GREAT dean. Do you know anything about the film maker?

@denniskanegae1153

Жыл бұрын

Bill Clevenger shot it, edited for a USC film project, he was a top Hollywood cameraman and is retired now, he road raced on a TA125, cool guy

Like the choice of music and the somber privateer element. Started Dirt Track attendance around '75 in Michigan when Beauchamp and Keener were the fastest guys. Jay and Kenny Springsteen were still Junior Experts (65x and 76x) respectively, sponsored by Vista Sheen. I remember "X" denoted a Michigan rider when used on the number plate. I can't remember what the other letters are/were. I noticed an "M" and an "R" in here as well.

@dougdillard3070

6 жыл бұрын

In 72 X was one of California's letters. The M was Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Oklahoma.

@mjrydsfast

6 жыл бұрын

Doug Dillard I believe you're correct, but later Chris Carr and some other Cali riders had a different letter. Oddly enough, I don't remember it being "c" but it could have been. Thanks for the reply and making me feel really old. Haha.

@gregpearson9644

6 жыл бұрын

I believe California "lost" the X to Michigan around 1974. Previously MI had E, with adjoining race rich state Ohio being F. This resulted in scoring confusion, so MI got the X. California guys also used Y

@dougdillard3070

6 жыл бұрын

1973-74 sounds right to me. My original Novice number was 194M but changed to 194G the next year. This was at the same time that Michigan and Cali also had the letters changed.

@denniskanegae1153

4 жыл бұрын

Before, so cal had X and R, nor cal had Y and Z, then they changed Xs to Es for so cal, and gave X to MI-go figure...M was AZ

Back when you had wind up the camera.