![Dennis Eiken.jpg (108599 bytes)](Pictures/Dennis_Eiken_small.jpg) |
...while Dennis Eiken whips a nac-nac - I
think. |
![Bobbi Cipala.jpg (111376 bytes)](Pictures/Bobbi_Cipala_small.jpg) |
Bobbi Jo Cipala, former national champion, eyes
the hill before launching. |
![Todd Cipala (7).jpg (271626 bytes)](Pictures/Todd_Cipala_7_small.jpg) |
Todd Cipala, Bobbi's hubby, also with national
championships to his credit, cuts the triple loose at Red Wing. |
![Brent Donaldson.jpg (94559 bytes)](Pictures/Brent_Donaldson_small.jpg) |
Brent Donaldson charges the Red Wing hill on
his KTM. |
![Chuck Neinfeldt.jpg (80896 bytes)](Pictures/Chuck_Neinfeldt_small.jpg) |
Chuck Neinfeldt has no throttle control
problems. He yanks it open and leaves it there. No problem! |
![Craig Schultz.jpg (127297 bytes)](Pictures/Craig_Schultz_small.jpg) |
Craig Schultz goes for the freestyle trick
where you touch your helmet on the front fender...then remembers he
doesn't have one. :p |
![Dan Prebe.jpg (102837 bytes)](Pictures/Dan_Prebe_small.jpg) |
Dan Prebe aims his KTM 200 skyward... |
![Danny Mears.jpg (95947 bytes)](Pictures/Danny_Mears_small.jpg) |
Danny Mears, also with national championship
trophies at home, wrings his triple for all it's worth... |
![Dennis Jelinek.jpg (102011 bytes)](Pictures/Dennis_Jelinek_small.jpg) |
...it seems nobody ever told Dennis Jelinek
that riders in the senior class are supposed to go slow. |
![Harry Exner.jpg (95519 bytes)](Pictures/Harry_Exner_small.jpg) |
Harry Exner brandishes the coveted #1 plate on
his CR80. |
![Jason Sternitzke.jpg (71298 bytes)](Pictures/Jason_Sternitzke_small.jpg) |
Jason Sternitzke pilots his KX60 over the top
with a fistfull of throttle. |
![Jay Sallstrom.jpg (87814 bytes)](Pictures/Jay_Sallstrom_small.jpg) |
Jay Sallstrom catches air at Wisconsin Rapids. |
![John Curtis.jpg (120470 bytes)](Pictures/John_Curtis_small.jpg) |
John Curtis takes an...interesting approach at
the hill at Mankato. ;) |
![Kirk Mueller.jpg (107702 bytes)](Pictures/Kirk_Mueller_small.jpg) |
Kirk Mueller is no zero! Even if his
numberplate says so. Bad, bad numberplate! |
![Lloyd Mueller.jpg (99349 bytes)](Pictures/Lloyd_Mueller_small.jpg) |
Lloyd
"Toby" Mueller on his big bad Harley. My, what
big...cylinders you have! |
![Micro Mini Class.jpg (121696 bytes)](Pictures/Micro_Mini_Class_small.jpg) |
The official term for a large group of peewee
riders is a "gaggle." I reckon. |
![Mike Bronk.jpg (106990 bytes)](Pictures/Mike_Bronk_small.jpg) |
Multi-time national champ Mike Bronk, also the
District 16 hillclimb referee, drops the hammer on the big FJ. |
![Nate Redmann.jpg (135872 bytes)](Pictures/Nate_Redmann_small.jpg) |
Nate Redmann prepares to remind us exactly why
he's sporting the 1N (National #1) plate in his class. |
![Zach Degross.jpg (123671 bytes)](Pictures/Zach_Degross_small.jpg) |
Zach Degross uses his scary helmet to
intimidate his competitors. That, and his riding skill... |
![SJHILLearly70s.jpg (84540 bytes)](Pictures/SJHILLearly70s_small.jpg) |
Scott Juhlin in the early 70s at a hill in
Buffalo, MN. Dig that ribbed front tire! |
![scott970salt.jpg (52641 bytes)](Pictures/scott970salt_small.jpg) |
Scott Juhlin again circa 1981 at the Widowmaker
- a few years later Scott won the Open class at the Bay City, WI nationals
on this bike. |
![weaver.jpg (85173 bytes)](Pictures/weaver_small.jpg) |
"Goose" Weaver full-throttle on his
KX 80 |
![Truxton4801.jpg (16336 bytes)](Pictures/Truxton4801_small.jpg) |
Chad Murray goes airborne at a now-defunct hill
in Truxton, NY. Rumor has it that the hill might be making a
comeback though... |
![post-1-34799-jeffthomas.jpg (135415 bytes)](Pictures/post-1-34799-jeffthomas_small.jpg) |
Top AMA Pro Jeff Thomas at Billings,
Montana. Sick! Jeff always was a little off-kilter, if you
know what I mean... Photo by Karel Kramer. |