N3WMAN
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I have links to 87 and 88 if you're bored lol
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1989 RACE Nationals
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Players put in a lot of cash. Sponsors where easier to get, cycle city in burlington replaced all my damaged stuff for free. Tire companies paid out well. I got 3 or 4 pit passes with my entry fee. And it was $30 for the weekend for spectators. And lots of competition, makes it exciting to watch. Oh and we raced even when the ambulance was on track. Beware of waving white flag. Lol.
I had a an 87 RS with complete 88 updates and it was the oldest bike on the grid I think.
Carrachi's bike was tricked out along with all the Aprilia's.
The one thing that most miss about the old days was the crowd/sponsorship. If you have a big crowd you get sponsors. Put 25,000 in the seats and marketing becomes important. So if we filled the seats we would then get sponsors back and that would then feed itself. Just look at the cigarette wars and beer wars we had back then. It was really easier with the seats filled I will say. But every weekend was also an event. Good camping,parties,beer tent,,
Cool to see at least 2 ladies in that first race, the one that crashed out and the other did an interview...
They are still all over other pro sports.
I dont know if its changed but when they first banned tab/alc sponsorship, they still had it in countries that didn't ban it. So you would see a car or bike in a certain country still showing tab/alc advertising, and then none at the north american venues ?
OMG. Now I feel really old. Did track days with both vendors. It must be more than 20 years ago. Seemed like these were the first trackdays in ontario, it was a real novelty at the time
N3WMAN
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Toni Sharpless comes from a family of racers. Her dad and brother were excellent offroad riders who have won the Corduroy Enduro a combined 10 times. She works for Motovan now.
http://canmoto.ca/304/
Kathleen Coburn is the other lady.
http://canmoto.ca/kathleen-coburn-class-of-2011/
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