Dr. Chuck Goes Vintage Motocross Racing

This is a video where Dr. Chuck races in a vintage Motocross class in AMA District 14 - Michigan. He comes in second to last and is covered with mud as it is raining very heavily before and during the race. Chuck is riding a 1978 Suzuki PE 175. Camera work by Scott Severance. Filmed August 5, 2007 at the Battle Creek Motocycle Club race track.

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Sports

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• Suzuki
• PE175
• Dr.
• Chuck
• Racing
• AMA
• D14
• Vintage
• Motocross
• MX

[csev]

I need to take another video when it is not raining and the track is dry - my technique would be much better on a dry track - although not particularly good. If I stood up on the pegs with 6 inches of slick mud - I wold have fallen over instantly.

[sepimies91]

Pussies! In finland we really race with these old mx bikes.

[csev]

I would have been going much faster if not for the rain. But even at my fastest - I am sure that you ride much faster.

[IExposeMormonism]

I Notice you also like to sit down while racing.

[csev]

Yes - that day was very very slippery - so I was sitting down a lot just so I could catch myself before I would fall. The rain and mud kind of make the whole thing comical rather than a serious ride.

[urbanannihilators]

would a 1987 kdx bike count as vintage for most races?

[csev]

Yes - there are multiple classes - where I ride, there is a class called Innovation for bikes 1989 and older. I am in a class called Evolution which is 1981 and older. Real Vintage is 1974 and older.

[husky500cr]

That what it is all about is having fun

[175yam1]

cool good vid and the old sounds cool

[dpres22]

Yep Fins aren't pussies they just ride like they are sitting on one ;-)

[rickman125]

I have the same strategy when I race, last place and try not to fall down. Most the time I won't race in very muddy conditions, don't want to seize up the bike.

[modcit]

Wow, slippery!

[scubaaa152]

sweet vid man. i race and practice with all those guys you were lined up with. i used to ride 250 b but i ride innovation now because its alot more fun that getting in fights in b class. im number 492 or 152 on a old 86 kx 125 or 79 kx 250.maybe ill see you around next season man.

[ram12323]

love the bike man i got my an old pe that was sitting around my house, running last summer great bikes... surprised me the first time it toke off =P

[daveman200]

i need cables and a float for a 77 suzuki rm 125 im restoring know any good web stores?

[MXHondas230]

he butthole..........its raining.

[dryrotdog]

Great video. Don't listen to the young trolls posting here - they couldn't ride a vintage motocross bike; no cell phone attachment!

I raced from 73-77 up in michigan. I'm thinking about getting a vintage bike and joining the fun.