I'm embarrassed to type that though I was aware of Indian Dunes being the mecca of motocross for Valley youth, Dargo, my trips to Valencia in the 1970s were relegated to Magic Mountain.Dargo wrote: ↑April 5th, 2024, 1:22 pmSounds as if you might've ridden the old Indian Dunes track up there near Magic Mountain back in the day.NoShear wrote: ↑April 5th, 2024, 1:10 pm
Coming from motocross - fifty years ago a prime interest, it's surreal, Dargo, I wondered about the Triumph of THE GREAT ESCAPE: I once thought that it might have been a Maico used because of the 1963 movie's German setting, eventually learning otherwise...
With TCM's screening of THE BOY in the PLASTIC BUBBLE last month, I noticed a prop poster from my childhood used for the 1976 made-for-television movie:
And so speaking of 'The Great Escape', I'm sure you know Steve McQueen was a regular there, don't ya.
(...and used to competition ride under the name "Harvey Mushman")
I'm aware of the "Harvey Mushman" entries, but I think of Steve McQueen in Elsinore instead:
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