Nice Boss Leasure.
I can get you Veltman's autograph.
That's a hellava goat you're rockin.
Was that thing smellin like stale innertube air? LOL!

ChangStar,
That pic above on the starting line.....
Think thats Jeff Kosmala (Mongoose) on the left
and David Rentfro (Torker) on the right.
Think Kevin Ridling is the Patterson racer 11N.

Notice they're running "handcut original" Haro numberplates. SICK!!!!!

I am PROPHYLACTICON Master of the universe!!

Changstar, It seems again that JJ knows more about Hawaii BMX than you!!! Next time just ask JJ directly to name who's who in photos! He's a walking BMX almanac!!

-Leasure

It was a Bus Rick not a bud. Although bud is probably why he got hit by the bus. LOL!!!!!!!

That panning shot of Rory Ingano is sick too!
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How about some photos of Rockne Tang and John Llacuna?

I am on the hunt for photo's. Glad I started this thread. Should I just use the photo's that I am ahead of llacuna? Ha ha ha. I remember a picture of Rockne beating Mike Poulson in I think "Bicycles and Dirt". I think it was the race at Magic Mountain. This gave all the locals hope to well in the mainland. I know somewhere I have a pic of Thumper and I waxing Vann Johnson. This is gona be fun. I think in that earlier photo next to Kos is local "The Bike Shop" Buddy Ikeda in Goose colors.

Changstar

The first pic in the thread is Jeff Kosmala (23), ?, Kevin Ridling (11N), Dave Renfrow (69X).

Guess I should have read the earlier posts...duh!

John llacuna

More John

Moki Fernandez

#6 John Llacuna
#1 Rockne Tang
Rory Ingano Robinson jersey
#50 James Katasako
#11??

Malvert Benigno leading, then Rory, Moki, John, James.

What about Kevin Sano???


BTW, I think I might be the only guy on this board to stump Johnny Johnson. I mentioned AZ. Legend Carl "Meat" Webster and he didn't know who it was.

YES!!!!!!!

[ March 17, 2007, 02:08 AM: Message edited by: Thumperpilot ]

you got a good memmory, I'll check.

Changstar

Kevin Sano, Talk about a cool last name. I got a trivia question.
Before Thumper and Lumpia, there was another local Hawaiian to move to AZ and make it big?
Hint:Color Control

Changstar

Hint 2, he is #46

Come on Changstar, that's an easy one, Eric Philipart (spelling???)

I think that was only easy for you, he he. You guys need to find him and get him to the winters cause he go's way back. I think he was racing in the 70's, I never got to know him till about 1980 but remember seeing him at the races before that.

Changstar

Barry Ikeda, factory DG.

Younger bro, Bo Ikeda, won the NBA South Pac nats and beat that factory Shimano kid.

The Tang/ Poulson photo was in BMX Action.
Coverage of the 1980 NBA Grand Nationals.
I was there and got waxed in 12x.
Todd Parry was there and got a 3rd or 4th in 12 or 13 novice. LOL!

You have no idea what it meant to us here to see that pic. I mean here was one of Hawaii's fastest riders in a picture beating Poulson, and we all thought that Poulson was the man.

Changstar

Hey, Chang,

I'm one of the inventor of Bxm in 1973. [ Panda Bike Co. Owner] How big is Bmx in Hawaii now? I live here too.
I have been back for 4 years, so I don't know whats going on in the BMX stuff. My Number. 808-395-1767 .

Randy

Good to hear from you Randy, I'll give ya a call soon , maybe Sunday. No BMX racing at all right, but I am part of a group that is going to bring it to Sand Island.

Changstar

coming soon.

Lets hear from more than the locals, I know many have come over for a race, some may have stayed a while. Some may have a good story spending time with a Hawaiian. Johnny Johnson should have some.

Changstar

Johnny has never even been to Hawaii, he's a moke!
He just like the Asian gals!

-Leasure

PS-Man, all of the girlfriends I had growing up in High School, JJ would have been all over!!

[ March 19, 2007, 01:04 PM: Message edited by: HA Y N ]

Huh?

Don't mind him, he went to public school.

Changstar

What...no pictures from the Castle Park track? None from the WWBMXA race originally billed as the "World Championships" and was later renamed the "South Pacic Championships" that Ernie Alexander put on in 1980?

coming soon. "Castle Park"

Changstar

Just E mailed Ken Aman, he came with Ernie to that WWBMXA race. Hopefully he has some pictures and a story or 2.

Changstar

John Llacuna, safety gear?
Kevin sano/Miki Fernandez
Darren Higuchi, Orange Y local and neighbor to Toby Henderson
L to R Moki Fernandez, Rockne Tang, Toby Tsukamoto, Darren Cayetano, Kelly Donnarumma, Adrian Lee 1981 states

ChangStar,
I was lost about what you said
in that other post.
I understand now.
Sorry brother I don't know.

This thread rocks!
Glad you took the initiative to start it.