More Honda Hills race pic's.

NQ1965 · Apr 3, 2012

Found these vintage Honda Hills race pics. Early 1970's.

I would only hope that the photog and the riders in the pic's wouldn't mind us showcasing their work and paying homage to the history of early American motocross and it's part here in central Ohio.

MarctheSharc · Apr 3, 2012

Very, Very Cool...
About 5 years before my time.....but very cool.
Love the shot with the campground as the backdrop.
Honda Hills was the ****..

John250 · Apr 3, 2012

Had rocks back then too!!

mooch · Apr 3, 2012

Anybody know Pete Wells?

mooch · Apr 3, 2012

Started with some pics from the beginning...and here's a pic of the riders meeting at the last race held at HHs on 11/02/03. Beautiful weather for November!

mooch · Apr 3, 2012

30+ in staging at last HH race.

mooch · Apr 3, 2012

In the interest of posterity, took a pic of the 40+ results sheet at the last race...I got a 3rd and was beat by the usual folks who were faster than me.

NQ1965 · Apr 3, 2012

I have a bunch of pic's from 2001 till they closed in 2005. I'll try and get some up over next couple days.
There is also a bunch of really good pic's from Trans-Ama race with Pomeroy on others in as well. I think I have some of them burn't to disc.

NQ1965 · Apr 3, 2012

So help me on our history here. Ohio has had three tracks from the early 70's that were pro circuit, correct?

Honda Hills, Ohio International, and Mid-Ohio ?

Too me, that is impressive in that Ohio was a hot bed for MX in America in the beginning.
It would be cool to see some more vintage stuff from them as well.

mooch · Apr 3, 2012

There's also Delta up by Toledo that held the Trans-whatever races. I rode my Hodaka Wombat to one of those back in 1974 when Tony Distefano was on CZs and Rex Staten was riding Maicos.

Delta still has races, I used to do their Saturday night races all the time back in the 80s.

I believe Ravenna also held a Trans-whatever race.

k01 · Apr 3, 2012

Mooch, where'd you get that sign-up sheet? That's cool!
I got to ride at HH on and off over four decades. Enjoyed the mid/late 80's the best. Mulch still went down and good group in the vet class.
Many Ohio tracks hosted pro MX in the 70's. I'll add Adelphi/Laurelville, a regular District 11 stop back then.

mshafer62 · Apr 3, 2012

NQ1965 said:
So help me on our history here. Ohio has had three tracks from the early 70's that were pro circuit, correct?

Honda Hills, Ohio International, and Mid-Ohio ?

Too me, that is impressive in that Ohio was a hot bed for MX in America in the beginning.
It would be cool to see some more vintage stuff from them as well.

Marion County International Raceway held a Trans-Am in '71(?) and there was a track at Hilsboro that held a National.
If I remember correctly that's where the famous Tony D and Jimmy Weinert picture was taken.

halffast · Apr 4, 2012

Mathias Raceway south of New Philadelphia had a Trans-AMA race when it was promoted by Rick Case .

John250 · Apr 4, 2012

Happy Hallow was in Hillisboro. Still a track and trails there, but to my knowledge they do not hold any races there. I was by there about two years ago. Last time I was there was back in the 80s.

smitty · Apr 4, 2012

raced a vintage national there in 01 and 02,what a blast that place was,one of my favorites

NQ1965 · Apr 4, 2012

Mitch Boehm has a real cool vintage Mid-Ohio national article online.

http://www.motoretroillustrated.com/issue_05/lexington.pdf

From just a quick search:
Trans-AMA series, Ohio tracks

1970......Rnd 1....Larue, Oh.
Rnd 3....Delta, Oh.

1971......Rnd 5....Delta, Oh.

1972......Rnd 2....Honda Hills

1973...... ?

1974......Rnd 2.....Honda Hills

NQ1965 · Apr 5, 2012

Bengt Aberg, Honda Hills

Most of us have seen these shots:
The below photos of Jim Pomeroy riding his Bultaco where taken at the '74 Honda Hills Trans-AMA. This series of photos courtesy of Barbara Weaver.

And another:

NQ1965 · Apr 5, 2012

Heikki Mikkola

1974 TRANS AMA-series 1974 at Honda Hills, Linnville Ohio USA. With special thanks to John Brier, from Grass Lake, Michigan USA, for sending this picture.

evomx244 · Apr 5, 2012

My all time favorite track-I remember going there in 97 to watch the vintage national and was pretty jazzed the old clock tower was still there. Dick K would put mulch/wood chips down on the track, Nothing beat racing there in the 80's