Beech Bend Motorcycle Races 1978

It was a major motorcycle meet at the drag strip in bg, ky, in 1978.

Beech bend motorcycle races 1978. I think i remember sitting up on some sort fo crosswalk over the burnout lane during some of the races. Used to be drag bikes all day and wild party in the campgrounds at night, but things have quieted down a lot in the last few years. Racing takes place on a flat oval track usually consisting of dirt, loosely packed shale, or crushed rock (mostly used in. Towards the end of 1997, having already won races that year in super stock, super gas and comp, jeg jr.

The drag strip's beginnings are not well documented and different sources contend about when it first opened. Beech bend raceway welcomed the nhra division 3 team champions back home on a beautiful sunday afternoon! It was one wild event. Beech bend amra harley drags and rally 2016 (spring rally) three shows a year, this is the season opener.

Home the good thing for our team (teson and bernard) was we won the race in top fuel. There were an estimated 488,000 bikers that converged on bowling green, kentucky in 1978 for the ama national motorcycle drag races. But many current law enforcement officers weren’t yet alive or aren’t old enough to remember the june 1978 national biker event that drew more than 30,000 people to beech bend park, swelling. Beech bend raceway park to host holley efi outlaw street car reunion v!

The motorcycles are specialist machines which use only one gear and have no brakes; Film photography racing photo archives | 1972 racing photo archives | 1973 racing photo archives | 1974 racing photo archives | 1975 racing photo archives | 1976 racing photo archives | 1977 racing photo archives | 1978 racing photo archives | 1979 The jegs nhra sportsnationals made its first appearance in 1974 at beech bend raceway park and quickly became a favorite among lucas oil drag racing series racers. There are always rumors of illegal activity when a number of.

More motorcycle stories more random racing stories dirt racing stories stock car stories drag racing stories open wheel stories motorcycle stories. Derick adams and lynda ratliff brought their division championship wallys to show off before they head to las [.] read more. Made sturgis look like a family picnic. The local authorities had to rely on the hell's angels to help keep the peace.

To cut down on number of rocks kicked up by the motorcycles, stauffer paves starting line with concrete, a racing first. History of laconia motorcycle week. After securing rookie of the year honors the following season, jeg jr. July 8, 2017 billet atomizer injectors to present radial vs.

William tharpe, director po box 34300 indianapolis, in 46234 ph: Beech bend situated 2 1/2 miles northeast of bowling green, kentucky, is a gently rolling section of land covered with beech trees in a big u shaped bend in the barren river. Turned pro and to no one's surprise, won the second race he entered. Only needed two more years to capture his first pro stock championship in 2000.

The beech bend racing facility, which has been hosting motorcycle races since 1949 and drag racing since the mid 1950’s, was certainly not new to the racing scene in 1978. Beech bend amusement park, raceway & campground is a one of a kind facility that has been providing family entertainment for more than 115 years. 1/4 mile asphalt drag strip & 1/3 mile asphalt oval. Strip is built inside of old oval track and runs.

Address:798 beech bend road, bowling green, ky 42101. They continued winning titles in 1972 and 1973, winning their final a/gas class title at the sportsnationals at the beech bend raceway in bowling green, kentucky. These pictures are the only one's i know of on the internet from this historic event.