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Hey,
Yes, I redall those tracks!!
espcially Aptos H.S. - Aptos.
I once rode ther from Santa cruz, raced, and rode home...
So many incredible bikes were around then! I was riding a gt pro.
KOA - Watsonville and Gilroy!

Good times!

There used to be a track in Modesto that i raced at every sunday.. in 84

I know this thread is old but I can't let some of the classics* go unrecognized.

70s

*Oakland 1974: Oakland Coluseum parking lot
*Merritt 1974:Oakland downhill
*McLaren 1975:SF downhill
*Roseville 1975/76:Semi Downhill at the fairgrounds.
*Rheem Valley 1976:Semi Downhill NBA
*Oakdale 1975/76:Fist NBA Nor Cal national
*Kings 1976: Orign NBA Modesto John Valdez Sr., became first track of John Valdez Jrs UBR
*Vallejo PAL 1975:For a while Vallejo owned Nor Cal BMX NBA
West Sac 1974/75: At the Helvetia motocross track.
*Auburn 1976:Semi downhill in the 70s, mellowed in the 80s.
Woodland:You had to live in Woodland to race, wasted an entire Sunday and got denied. I lived 20 miles away in Vacaville.
Sacramento Raceway 1975: My first race May 10, 1975, rubber band start 30 riders, 2 laps.
Sacramento Prairie City 1975: Downhill and uphill
*Marysville 1974:original track was at E Street
*Delta 1976:Lodi NBA
*Windsor 1975/76: NPSA National in 76/77
Cotati 1975: Worthless POS in a shopping center parking lot
Concord 1976/77: 2 different tracks at 2 different parks
Felton Dec 1975: Might have been a one time race

80s
Roseville: Indoor at the fairgrounds.
Roseville: Current Track
Orangevale: Pecan Park
Woodland: Another Minton track
Marysville: Second track where the soccer fields are. Bruce and Linda Mintons first track. Moved to current location, later taken over by Frank Blatt(Ovale Pecan Park). Now back with Mintons.
Folsom: Rodeo arena, Eric Dyer opened a track here in the 90s also
*Crazy Horse: Semi downhill UBR then ABA
Placerville: Downhill UBR. UBR also held a national at the fairgrounds.
Ione:UBR
*Angels Camp:UBR, you had to be there.
Fairfield PAL: UBR
*San Martin:UBR Indoor
Gilroy:NBL
Redding:Went there once for some Pro race they put on, couldn't tell you a thing about it but we went to Skyway and The Bike Shop.
*Fresno:Rad E Cal UBTrack
Fresno:NBA/NBMXA track off the side of Hwy 99.
Sacramento Raceway:Different track/promoter from 70s track
Rancho Cordova: Inside an old 84 Lumber building, dirt sat on top of cement. It never dried out in the 6 months they ran it.
Rancho Cordova: Across the street from Sac Rcwy, held second ever USBA National

One time races:

70s

Pinole Downhill 1975

80s

UBR:Great America, Marine World, Cal Expo, San Jose Fairgrounds, Cow Palace Outdoor, Vacaville Downhill 2 years, 2 tracks.

ABA: Cow Palace indoor

Last edited by RandyS (2006-09-14 5:05pm)

WOW...Talk about memories. I grew up in Placerville, CA and raced for a local bike shop (UBR). The main track for us was Prairie city in Sacramento but also raced at Livermore,Manteca, Ione, 1980 Laber day nationals at Calaverus county and a couple home made tracks in Placerville. My fav was Ghost Mountain Cross Country track...The longest, winding track i've ever seen..

Last edited by troy (2007-03-26 4:21pm)

Im suprised nobody has mentioned Merced Fairgrounds, had some good double point races there, maybe a couple of nationals.  My home track was Stockton Fairgrounds, With the owner/operator Tom Lueke.  His daughter Becky raced.  This track had an over/under bridge and tunnel which a bunch of us BMXers helped Tom build.  After the bridge was the big doubles which I broke my collarbone on right before the 1986 bullfrog nationals. 

The tracks I remember:

Stockton Fairgrounds
Merced Fairgrounds
Livermore
Marysville
Roseville- Oak Creek
Lodi, don't know if the races were sanctioned
Reno nationals

Good times......

john vendetti, bmxer 80-86

Here's me racing a Prairie city (Sacramento) May '80. I'm #76 and Richie Anderson #57

I grew up in Sac and raced local at roseville. My first memoeries were a track by the school in roseville must have been around 1980. I couldent tell you how to get there but I know it wasent the one Bruce and Linda run now. I also practiced out in orangeville pecan park. Nationals in napa. Rode with a buddy up in redding and checked out the city for a few days. Riders back in roseville during my time were Shawn Texas, Kenny May, Shea Pierce, Brian Ruest, And countless others. It was a good time to be a rider back in those days.

Hey does anybody recal Hammond park? from 1976 that was my first track, it is located next to hwy 17 and the catwalk it had yellow wooden ramps and a snap start with a long rubber band. And i always raced Aptos high on the weekends in the 80s with Gary's cousin Steve Cartwright and our other friends Good times i rode for the Dutchman and was team captain then for Wes' Bmx from 86-88 i also went to Hill country on Wednesday nights and Orion Park on Sundays.

Last edited by NORCAL BOYZ (2013-02-05 5:55pm)

Fort Ord was a NBL track they had a NBL War of the stars national there in 1982 i still have the decal.

I know this an old thread but I'm a newbie, and I'm itchin' to contribute. Racer, if you're talking about the 81' nationals @ Fremont, that was an ABA event. That was my 2nd time racing in a national. 1st time was 79' @ Grass Valley. Met Stanley Robinson and he was super cool, and gave me some great tips. Fremont, met Anthony Sewell... you're not supposed badmouth the dead, so I'll just say, not so much. BTW R.I.P. Mr. Sewell. You were a beast on the track....

Anyone remember Auburn-Dewitt? Vallejo?