VOMMIT

[O-RingThing]

VOMMIT - Vintage Old Motorcycle Movies Irritating To (watch)

A place to share old home made 8mm and VHS movies.

In 1975 I had the opportunity to film at an Ascot National Half Mile Dirt Track practice.

2min 58sec Video http://youtu.be/cmIocmPJU6M

 

[YellowBastard]

lol I love how they used to race every class on UJMs. Dirt, track, supersport - difference is a windshield and if you put your foot out or not.

 

[O-RingThing]

Sammy Tanner, Dick Mann, Gary Nixon and others slide around the Tulare California Half Mile Dirt Track.
From the Dave Hansen Collection. Go full-screen on this one
2min 19sec Video http://youtu.be/xA5EJCxC6cI

 

[O-RingThing]

1970 AMA Grand National Houston Astrodome TT Main Event
Sonny Kenyon 8mm Film
2min 26sec Video http://youtu.be/jbs5h732Zno

 

[Drone]

Nice videos!

 

[Map8]

Love this thread.

 

[O-RingThing]

Back in the early 1970s, they held a Trans-Cal Motocross Series race at the P.A.L. track in Sunnyvale CA., and I was there to film a little.... There were these really fast guys there that day.

3min 54sec Video http://youtu.be/yZRpQuMK34M

 

[O-RingThing]

Lawwill, Mann and Odom 1970 Houston Astrodome
Grand National Championship, AMA Short Track
2min 37sec Video by Sonny Kenyon http://youtu.be/cA9vMjDfA9U

 

[O-RingThing]

1970 Houston Astrodome, Kenny Roberts wins Amateur Heat Race
1min 39sec Video by Sonny Kenyon

http://youtu.be/f0Wkr26zFOw

 

[O-RingThing]

Astrodome Introductions
Sonny Kenyon 8 mm film
0:51 sec Video http://youtu.be/riqqk0W_9nA

 

[O-RingThing]

San Jose Half Mile 1969
From the Dave Hansen Collection
Hansen, riding the first Triple 2-stroke in dirt Track Racing, Puts it through the fence, on the second lap of this video.

5 min 51 sec Video http://youtu.be/c39DAgGcSz8

 

[solarae]

lol I love how they used to race every class on UJMs. Dirt, track, supersport - difference is a windshield and if you put your foot out or not.

Yeah, I noticed when I finally gave up my UJM and got a "modern" bike there where a lot of things I couldn't do.

Of course the UJM didn't do really well what my dedicated street bike does now.

 

[ThumperX]

Oh man oh man!!!

I love the music to the videos!!!

 

[O-RingThing]

Okay, this one is personal.... My brother is filming me racing Motocross at Santa Clara PAL MX track 1972... I'm the one in orange jersey and white helmet riding a '71 Suzuki TM400 (orange tank) in the beginning of the video and at the end, all muddy in the pits.
2min 48sec Video http://youtu.be/XoC7M17lIos

 

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Evel Knievel Jumps - Sacramento Mile
Sonny Kenyon 8mm film
11min 48sec Video http://youtu.be/-3wWfCDi96E

At the 1970 Sacramento Mile they were filming the movie "Evel Knievel"....
George Hamilton can be seen with a 2-way radio.... at 2:04 and 2:15 min

 

[O-RingThing]

Half Mile - San Jose 1971
Sonny Kenyon 8mm film
6min 30sec Video http://youtu.be/p3Us4HLHqFU

#88 Allen Kenyon


Elbow to Elbow Racing

 

[ThumperX]

Thank you for all the pictures and videos you're digging up and posting this thread.

 

[O-RingThing]

Here's some real local Motocross history.
Late in 1968 the Santa Cruz Ridge Runners MC helped host the DeLaveaga Park International Motocross, held in Santa Cruz California.
The newly crowned World Grand Prix Champion was there to race and so were many other G.P. contenders like Torsten Hallman..., there were plenty of Europeans there... There was even a Trials demonstration going on in the pits.
Note; when you see the reoccurring racer #54, (in green jersey), that's Allen Kenyon, son of the film maker, Sonny Kenyon, who was the son of Pops Kenyon, both Motorcycle dealers on the peninsula....
It's a long video, 15min., but well worth the time to see the differences between the Americans and the Euros in 1968
http://youtu.be/E0a68BlHBLg

Sonny and Allen Kenyon


Bob Grossi


1968 World Champion


Maico

 

[O-RingThing]

From the Dave Hansen Video Archives
Ascot TT Dirt Track Time Trials 1969
2min 55sec Video
http://youtu.be/-aU2o66XBug

 

[O-RingThing]

San Jose Half Mile, Dave Hansen Archives
2min 36sec Video http://youtu.be/JVlafi5Z7wI