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This is really cool. Seeing and hearing history of the sport is very interesting, especially since I was a young kid in that 70's/early 80's era. About all I miss is the availability of open riding areas (riding out of my house was awesome) and the minimal track prep. Seems like now only the very serious riders are willing to ride the track local to me (Thunder Valley, on the nationals circuit) when it gets rutted and bumped out. Really cool vid. Thanks so much for posting it!

weinert looks like the singer from nickleback 😂

When men were men!

You imagine how easy it would be to lose nuts,bolts and washers breaking down a Honda on 1.25” shag carpet like that hotel room?

This was so great to watch ... all my heroes whille was a sophomore in high school that year !

Ah the memories. 👍

1976, what a wonderful time to be young.

Funny to see at least one guy racing a 400 Yamaha MX in the class with all the works riders. Not even a YZ; the 400MX was the much heavier, less trick version.

Too bad the cameramen didn’t know to keep the rider AND THE BIKE in frame! Most of the frames cut off the bike and only show the rider’s head and torso.

Man I bet they wish for a cold red bull 😊

Got to see these boys race in person back in the day. Loved every second of it!

Life was so much simpler.I really miss the America I grew up in.

I wrote the movie's dialog / script and produced the race program for that 500cc National New Orleans final race. I coined it "The Battle of New Orleans" during the "The Golden Age of American Motocross". I covered the all the major AMA National and Supercross, Trans-AMA races across America during the 1970s for all the major motocle publications including Cycle News, Popular Cycling, Dirt Bike Magazine, Motocross Action, Cycle Guide, et all, and gave many of the riders their well-known nicknames. It was the most exciting time in the history of the sport of motocross, and one of the best times of my life. My classic motocross photography is still available in custom ordered prints and posters for your walls at FastDatesDotCom in the Calendar Photo Store. - Jim Gianatsis aka "Jimmy The Motocross Greek" P.S. Thanks to Todd Huffman / The Motocross Files for resurecting this lost movie. The posting of this movie here is actully unauthorized.

Damn Lori kinda caked up for back then

New Orleans is one of the most sweltering cities in the south.

I would have been in the 10th grade around this time.. living vicariously through MXA and Dirt Bike magazine. On Any Sunday was almost a religious experience for me. This movie shows a different story.. the mud, dirt, sweat, and sounds that I never got from the pages. Thanks very much.

I appreciate this video posting very much. It's a little weird to only now get a sense of the personalities, and how things were done by the pro teams, and so on, a half a century later. 50 years ago, I was studying every word and image in motorcycle magazines' coverage of pro racing, trying to glean as much understanding as possible, but I never heard these guys talk, and certainly never hung out in the pits or travelled on the road with them. I only saw them ride maybe once a year when we'd attend a pro race at a local track where I actually had some personal experience - and damn, they were _good._ Sometimes almost unbelievably fast and aggressive.

Open face helmets, Carrera 98's, Hallman visor's and Jofas forever👍👍👍👍👍

URT was so bad.

Such a great movie capturing the best times in early motocross.

BOB HANNAH WAS ALLWAY'S THE KING WHEN I RACED 250 CLASS IN 1979 TO 1984 !!!

So this is the 1975 Season .. I do see a 1976 Model Yamaha YZ-125 Mono shock bike .. I wonder if it was a Factory bike in 1975? I think 1976 was the first year for Yellow YZ's in the USA and the First year for the Mono Shock 125 CC's .. They had the Mono shock on the Bigger bikes in 1975 Suspension sure did evolve in the next 5 years and Liquid cooling ..

Bultaco, Montesa, Husvarna, CZ, Maico, and the Big 4 from Japan . How many brands did I miss?

I even recognized Keith McCarty, but that's because I have seen him featured in other youtube Videos.

I wonder if the Narrator is Dave Despain ? Yes the Credits are at the end.

Believe it or not but I can Recognize the Faces of most of the Top Pro Riders of that Era, but I did not Recognize the face of Pier Karmakers so I had to watch the Video for considerable time to try and figure out who this Video is about based in the Thumbnail. I am 63 years old. I am guessing some one under 40 years old would have no Clue ??????

Beautiful!

Love this video, I keep watching over and over, a great era for motocross, I have Weinert, Smith, Karsmaker, Decoster autographs still from the '75 Trans AMA in Mid- Ohio, this rivals On Any Sunday, both excellent

Was that track also called Honda Hills?

So l, what’s the fix??

I rode 250 bultacos in uk. back in the day, competing with, Martin Smith, Wiskers Harrison, andy Ainsworth, john lease, norrie lymburn, Rod harrison, paul orritt, roger harvey. Vic allen. Reading Motor cycle news, hoping there was a report of your ride and seeing your name in the reults,, best days of my life,,,

THANK YOU! This is precisely what I needed! Question: How do you like it? How does the 18t cog feel? Is it too easy? I live in south Texas, where all trails are flat, so I wanted to get a 14t cog. Thanks

Thank you for sharing. I am enjoying your videos. May I ask where this is?

Glad you like the movie. But it is illegal to post copyrighted material. I suggest you all take this down quickly before UA-cam is contacted it will issue strikes against you.

Summer 1975 I was getting ready to be a freshman in H.S. that fall. I was riding a 1974 Kawasaki KS-125. Some of the best years of my life.

What meanum W F O ?

Yes!! I love watching this young man fly. I'm going to start calling him "F-18 Fighter JETT LAWRENCE". Like an F-18 with knobby tires. 🦸🏁🏆🏁

i wished wast faster open my job

Saw a race in 1977 at Lake Sugar Tree, Marty Smith, Roger D, stand out in my memory, all the racers took a lap around with no helmets on for the fans...........pretty cool

Man the girls were alot cuter back then.

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This was absolutely ace! Great film, total legends ❤️💪🏁🏁

Way WAY more character back then ,even the vehicles had individuality, GREAT DAYS ,when you could afford to eat out with the family 👪 😂

Jimmy weinert, always reminded me of a cross between Barry Manilow and Nick Cage 😂🤠🙏🤟💯

Great days

Insane, I can't believe I was young once 😮😅getting old is the world's biggest Trip ,R.I.P Marty Smith 🤠🙏⚰

Freakin sweet stuff

Tony DeStefano is a legend. Ken Kaplan Sr, with Kaplan Cycles told me all about him. Amazing video. Many thanks to the man that put this out. #2strokesmokeforlife....IMHO, the 4 stroke dirtbikes of today, don't compare to 2 strokes.

I liked the bike inspector using a screwdriver to pluck the spokes to check for cheating 😂😂.

Why am I just now seeing this? I am 60 years old and have been following MX since 1974 as an 11 year old kid.