I watch these vids every year. Still remember when he and his wife "kidnapped" me at the top of the Peoria hill but let me loose just before Cameron Lane
@pinslayer4579 Жыл бұрын
The best of dirt track and mine is the 4th comment........I mourn the loss of a great sport.
@jerrygardner68533 жыл бұрын
This was a good friend and we all miss him, God bless and God speed.
@alanheath70564 жыл бұрын
I use to watch in Old days on TV in the UK he was the Best enjoyed watching him as always at the Front leading the pack
@mikeskidmore67544 жыл бұрын
Sounds like Dave Despain as narrator ..
@alanheath70565 жыл бұрын
Thanks watched one to four those men knew how to slide those bikes.Throttle back and hold on tight
@montyroach_rides5 жыл бұрын
No sound on all 4 parts. Bummer...
@dafrogmamma5 жыл бұрын
Did you get the sound to work? I hear it fine?
@nicksellers14026 жыл бұрын
Love it!!!!!!!! these guys are my hero's I'm so glad I had the opportunity to talk to ricky and ride in his school in Sturgis shorttrack. RIP RICKY
@gastonave7 жыл бұрын
I saw him race at the 93 Dallas half mile. He crashed hard in the Harley sportster 883 support race but still managed to come in second in the feature main.
@wildcardartist8 жыл бұрын
Ah Ricky..How we in the Salinas/Monterey area have missed You and Doug Chandler were part of our lives.My best to your family...Bill, your mom and brother Troy.We all loved you all. Bill McCready and my late partner Chris Buckner(Yamaha of salinas) God Speed
@wildcardartist8 жыл бұрын
Oh Ricky how we miss you.Those of us in the Salinas/Monterey area always felt you were part of us.Your family and the rest of the racing community will miss you forever...Yamaha Bill McCready
@thomasmallow905311 жыл бұрын
Nice video. I always remember his back to back wins at Syracuse when they ran twin miles Saturday and Sunday.
@glennlogan429011 жыл бұрын
You were lucky to have saw those races. I was lucky enough to see both Syracuse races, Lima, Harrington, and Hagerstown. What Graham could have accomplished with better luck and taking better care of himself would have been unbelieveable. I was in Watertown, NY working after the ice storm in 1998 when my wife called from home in S Jersey to say Ricky had died in a fire. I was missing home, and that just made it worse.
@Stumblingfreak11 жыл бұрын
They boo'd Bubba too. 1-2-3 in a mile. Awesome race! One of my all time favorites.
@drdoad11 жыл бұрын
thank you so much i grew up nexto acostt park... thanks vern
@chucklaneChuckylane12 жыл бұрын
My good friend who also is no longer here, John A. Grant # 28K, Rode for Your Dad too, John always had nice things to say about Him.
@chucklaneChuckylane12 жыл бұрын
For 10 yrs.I corner flagged @ Sacramento, I knew Rodney for the last few years of his life and feel very fortunate that I could call Him My friend. He and Ricky Graham were two of the friendliest people who You could have ever met on the Camel Pro tour.
@Peter-V_0012 жыл бұрын
What needs to be said is that Ricky like any person at the top of craft like this has a balancing job off the track. To race at this level you must have 100% confidence in your equipment and yourself, but the thing that will short circuit this is turmoil. For Ricky to dominate like he did I'm sure was because Johnny Goad knew everything about Ricky but backed him all the way anyhow with the knowledge Ricky would do the same, give 100% no matter what. Racing is 95% in the mind of the competitor.
@dannydunn758712 жыл бұрын
it was just practice, something was up with the jump that day, it had a sweetspot in it! alan reed died that day crashing in the same spot! johny powell broke his right leg! after that race they grated that jump down so far it collapsed the walk tunnel under it! since that race the peoria jump isn't grabbing sky! its a distance flight!
@dannydunn758712 жыл бұрын
At the peoria tt crash he is laying right at my feet! i was like 14yrs old and they had just replaced the old wooden white painted fence at the pmc track with that chain link fence! alan reed died at that same spot that day!
@seafood36012 жыл бұрын
r.i.p. rodney farris
@856848120812 жыл бұрын
Got to see Rickey win on two trips to the San Jose Mile and glad to see talent wipe the smug smiles off the Harley Team. Racing is not a team sport. Money can't buy what Rickey has and has my vote.Keep your feet on the pegs and don't look back.
@jerryx713 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@ncens113 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting! I miss my uncle so much! So great to see him in this video! <3
@dannydunn758713 жыл бұрын
2:51 If ricky's bike would have came over the fence it would have been in my lap! Alan Reed was killed coming off that Peoria jump later that day!
@XainArchives2 жыл бұрын
no shit alan reed was killed later that same day
@rickygrahamracing13 жыл бұрын
@CarrollGazette Glad you enjoyed the video
@rickygrahamracing13 жыл бұрын
@Amstarr17 Glad you enjoyed the video
@songsamsung13 жыл бұрын
I see a lot of people have already thanked for my posting this but I've gotta thank you too. This is a really great motorcycle racing documentary.
@BluesvilleUSA13 жыл бұрын
After watching part 4, I realize I got the order wrong going into turn 3 on last lap. But I do remember, if Graham finished 1st and Carr finished 4th, then Carr could not catch him in points wise., which happened (shown in part 4)
@BluesvilleUSA13 жыл бұрын
My father and I was there at Springfield in 93 (Labor Day), when he was in 4th place and Chris Carr in first, going into turn 3 on the last lap.... Ricky caught the draft and pasted all 3 riders in front of him, (Parker was one of them) and took the Championship, without even having to run the last race of the season. It was the 4th race we had made that year. It was completely awesome! Thanks for post. In 1993, Ricky Graham set a record, for breaking records!
@cub4sunriz14 жыл бұрын
I never met the man but I sure have heard a lot of things mostly what stood out was his ability to ride. how he would rise to the top and sink to the bottom only to rise again. My husband is the one who interduced me to flattrack racing. and our son started in the 50cc senior and got state plate in 96. so have met several riders and heard many things like i said.
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I watch these vids every year. Still remember when he and his wife "kidnapped" me at the top of the Peoria hill but let me loose just before Cameron Lane
The best of dirt track and mine is the 4th comment........I mourn the loss of a great sport.
This was a good friend and we all miss him, God bless and God speed.
I use to watch in Old days on TV in the UK he was the Best enjoyed watching him as always at the Front leading the pack
Sounds like Dave Despain as narrator ..
Thanks watched one to four those men knew how to slide those bikes.Throttle back and hold on tight
No sound on all 4 parts. Bummer...
Did you get the sound to work? I hear it fine?
Love it!!!!!!!! these guys are my hero's I'm so glad I had the opportunity to talk to ricky and ride in his school in Sturgis shorttrack. RIP RICKY
I saw him race at the 93 Dallas half mile. He crashed hard in the Harley sportster 883 support race but still managed to come in second in the feature main.
Ah Ricky..How we in the Salinas/Monterey area have missed You and Doug Chandler were part of our lives.My best to your family...Bill, your mom and brother Troy.We all loved you all. Bill McCready and my late partner Chris Buckner(Yamaha of salinas) God Speed
Oh Ricky how we miss you.Those of us in the Salinas/Monterey area always felt you were part of us.Your family and the rest of the racing community will miss you forever...Yamaha Bill McCready
Nice video. I always remember his back to back wins at Syracuse when they ran twin miles Saturday and Sunday.
You were lucky to have saw those races. I was lucky enough to see both Syracuse races, Lima, Harrington, and Hagerstown. What Graham could have accomplished with better luck and taking better care of himself would have been unbelieveable. I was in Watertown, NY working after the ice storm in 1998 when my wife called from home in S Jersey to say Ricky had died in a fire. I was missing home, and that just made it worse.
They boo'd Bubba too. 1-2-3 in a mile. Awesome race! One of my all time favorites.
thank you so much i grew up nexto acostt park... thanks vern
My good friend who also is no longer here, John A. Grant # 28K, Rode for Your Dad too, John always had nice things to say about Him.
For 10 yrs.I corner flagged @ Sacramento, I knew Rodney for the last few years of his life and feel very fortunate that I could call Him My friend. He and Ricky Graham were two of the friendliest people who You could have ever met on the Camel Pro tour.
What needs to be said is that Ricky like any person at the top of craft like this has a balancing job off the track. To race at this level you must have 100% confidence in your equipment and yourself, but the thing that will short circuit this is turmoil. For Ricky to dominate like he did I'm sure was because Johnny Goad knew everything about Ricky but backed him all the way anyhow with the knowledge Ricky would do the same, give 100% no matter what. Racing is 95% in the mind of the competitor.
it was just practice, something was up with the jump that day, it had a sweetspot in it! alan reed died that day crashing in the same spot! johny powell broke his right leg! after that race they grated that jump down so far it collapsed the walk tunnel under it! since that race the peoria jump isn't grabbing sky! its a distance flight!
At the peoria tt crash he is laying right at my feet! i was like 14yrs old and they had just replaced the old wooden white painted fence at the pmc track with that chain link fence! alan reed died at that same spot that day!
r.i.p. rodney farris
Got to see Rickey win on two trips to the San Jose Mile and glad to see talent wipe the smug smiles off the Harley Team. Racing is not a team sport. Money can't buy what Rickey has and has my vote.Keep your feet on the pegs and don't look back.
Thank you.
Thank you for posting! I miss my uncle so much! So great to see him in this video! <3
2:51 If ricky's bike would have came over the fence it would have been in my lap! Alan Reed was killed coming off that Peoria jump later that day!
no shit alan reed was killed later that same day
@CarrollGazette Glad you enjoyed the video
@Amstarr17 Glad you enjoyed the video
I see a lot of people have already thanked for my posting this but I've gotta thank you too. This is a really great motorcycle racing documentary.
After watching part 4, I realize I got the order wrong going into turn 3 on last lap. But I do remember, if Graham finished 1st and Carr finished 4th, then Carr could not catch him in points wise., which happened (shown in part 4)
My father and I was there at Springfield in 93 (Labor Day), when he was in 4th place and Chris Carr in first, going into turn 3 on the last lap.... Ricky caught the draft and pasted all 3 riders in front of him, (Parker was one of them) and took the Championship, without even having to run the last race of the season. It was the 4th race we had made that year. It was completely awesome! Thanks for post. In 1993, Ricky Graham set a record, for breaking records!
I never met the man but I sure have heard a lot of things mostly what stood out was his ability to ride. how he would rise to the top and sink to the bottom only to rise again. My husband is the one who interduced me to flattrack racing. and our son started in the 50cc senior and got state plate in 96. so have met several riders and heard many things like i said.
awsome video
We miss Ricky! RIP