More Honda Hills race pic's.

[k01]

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.

[mjshafer]

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]

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

[John250]

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]

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

[NQ1965]

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

http://www.motoretroillustrated.com/.../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]

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]

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]

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

[NQ1965]

Here's more shots that were in some of our older posts. Just thought it neat to see all of these pic's in one post.



I like that this one shows some of the obstacles they had in the track back then that didn't exactly give the track good flow