Suzuki School of Motocross

I found this in an old box of keepsakes my Mom had. This is the physical slip required to attend the Official Suzuki School of Motocross in at the legendary Carlsbad GP track the summer after 8th grade. 

Dr Pinkerton (my pediatrician) was a great guy. He was a road cyclist. I broke my hand when I was about 12 and was in the top 10 in the state for the BMX points standings. He set my cast so I could still ride/race even though it meant I had to write with my left.

JMC BMX

I remember studying this ad and a magazine test in Bicycle Motocross Action for months before I decided I had to upgrade my frame and fork to a JMC standard.

 I saved and got a little help from Mom and Dad to buy it around December of 1979. I was still mocking everything up in this photo.