Kid qualifies for Loretta Lynns on 85 CR250

[NR555]

This has gone ballistic on the VitalMX forums.  This kid has managed to qualify for the Lorettas amateur nationals on the old CR.  Rear drum brake & all!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GE5dQwAgyI

And we need these modern fangled four strokes for what reason again?

[Simo63]

Pfft .... I think he should be disqualified for having such an advantage 

In fact the modern bike sellers had better give him a free new bike to slow him down and stop him from showing up their current product range 

[firko]

Cool.

[smed]

Goes to show what we allready know about old bikes,more than capable in the right hands

[mainline]

How freakin cool is that. Hopefully someone sponsors him and gives him an 87 model for the next race.

[oldyzman]

Thats Classic!

[firko]

Hopefully someone sponsors him and gives him an 87 model for the next race.

I know the kid deserves a modern ride but it'd spoil the whole novelty/ vintage feel for what he's achieving. He'll get way more press and sponsor potential riding his old Elsinore than he would being just another racer on a four stroke.  It just goes to show that there hasn't been that much chassis development in the 25 years after that Honda was made as there was in the 10 years leading up to its release.

[popeye]

That's really cool, and he seems like just a nice kid with loads talent, good on him, some guys win no matter what there on.....

[PEZBerq]

I guess 87 is modern in some people's books  . That is hard core VMX for sure!

[Freakshow]

reckon he would get more sponsors and air time by staying on the retro .....  i know id put my hand in my pocket too if he did

[NR555]

Here's the original thread if anyone's interested:

http://www.vitalmx.com/forums/Moto-Related,20/1985-strikes-back-at-LL-quali,1256343?page=1

There are guys throwing money at him to keep riding it.  Even guys offering to rebuild the bike & tune his motor.

Personally, I reckon if JT don't sponsor him they must have rocks in their heads.

[zorroz]

The boy can ride and that bike has had some nice suspension work I love it!

http://www.hardlinemx.com/hardline/2013/4/30/jerry-robin-little-falls-14-24-b-moto-1-gopro-hardlinemx.html

[mainline]

Hopefully someone sponsors him and gives him an 87 model for the next race.

I know the kid deserves a modern ride but it'd spoil the whole novelty/ vintage feel for what he's achieving. He'll get way more press and sponsor potential riding his old Elsinore than he would being just another racer on a four stroke.  It just goes to show that there hasn't been that much chassis development in the 25 years after that Honda was made as there was in the 10 years leading up to its release.

My post was tongue in cheek, I hope he stays on the old Honda if he can. I don't think an 87 model would be considered modern?

[suzuki59]

Pure gold

[Ted]

I'm not surprised. I once put a local hotshot on my 81 YZ 465 H at a Heaven meet at Clarence to ride in practice. When he came back in I asked what he thought. He said " How good is that thing. The only thing is the rear brake fades too quick ( he tells me that they are taught to ride the rear brake non stop to control wheel spin and to stabilize the rear of the bike ) He says he would easily win his own club round against the moderns on it. His lap times , according to my watch were the same as his current ride, a KTM factory supported 350 4T