Oh yeah, Munster Tx.
I met Steve Pendleton (sp?) from Plano Honda and he mentioned a group of guys and their kids were going up to Munster for the weekend and asked if I'd like to go? I think by that time I had a Yamaha IT200 enduro, so I said sure! What an awesome place that was. So much land that you couldn't cover it all in a weekend. The hills, creeks and endless trails were great. The quicksand was kind of a mess to get stuck in but other than that, it was cool.
Most of the guys were older than me (I was early 20s) but they were very fast riders, so I learned a lot about riding quick and smooth by watching how they set up for corners and the lines they would pick. One of the boys was right up there with us so when the older guys were worn down, I still had someone to ride with. By the end of the weekend, we were spent and it was a long drive home. There was a killer BBQ place that we hit on the way back. Oh yeah, night riding was a freaky thing, I've never tried it before and it was spooking not knowing what lurked in the shadows.
There there was a hare scrambles somewhere north of
Austin. I did it twice and got 2nd place expert one year and won the same 175-200cc class riding an IT 175 against a bunch of KDX200s. The problem was the heat. It was 101 degrees out and they were going to shorten the race but didn't. I was crispy fried and from hour 2 to 3 it was just hang on for dear life and finish. That was exciting.
Finally,
Ft. Hood.If you ever want to get lost, thats a great place to get lost. I only rode there one time, but wish I would have gone more!! Again, it was hot, hot, hot!! and the fear was being really lost and getting low on gas. That was a bad combination. A compass back then was the best thing EVER!
Ok, some pix:
Showed up to Dallas with this thing and soon learned there must be a better way...
First couple are Rabbit run.
79 RM125
This was a 80 YZ250
Busted knee
This is at Rabbit Run. I figured I couldn't ride dirt bikes, so I bought a 4x4 and had fun that way.
Somewhere near Austin
Eventually moved up to a 200
I wish I had more Munster shots
Great bike but too late, I was done racing.
Ok, that is about all .... I love talking dirt bikes and motor sports in general. I hope I didn't bore anyone to death.
Dallas was a cool place in the 80s but I went back in 2014 and holy crap, everything I remembered was paved over. Plano was 67,000 in 1980 and now it's pushing 300K. Anyway, some good memories!!