In Honor of the Malvern Opener

Vet261

Vet261

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Another year is upon us and as usual the great Northeast Ohio outdoor season opens with Malvern MX on Sunday 4/7.

125C class start probably 1987. I'm on a 1985 RM125 right in the center with the FAT #8.
Are you in this pic too?
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Wow, look at all the big trees!

I didnt even know Malvern existed in 1987, I was riding strip mines in Dundee and had rode at Gran Prix one time. In 89 I met a friend that introduced me to CRA Hare Scrambles and I started racing those til 94 when I met some friends that were into MX.
 
hershey said:
Wow, look at all the big trees!

I didnt even know Malvern existed in 1987, I was riding strip mines in Dundee and had rode at Gran Prix one time. In 89 I met a friend that introduced me to CRA Hare Scrambles and I started racing those til 94 when I met some friends that were into MX.
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Grand prix, was that crash in buren?
 
Malvern had AMA races in 1978. It was called Motosport Trials.
They ran the current track for A and B classes, and a lower track for C class.
 
I'm not sure when Motosport Trails actually opened , but I raced my first ever race there in 1973 on a Yamaha SC500 ( Big bore 2 stroke of their MX line ) . I'm not even sure if there were A , B , C classes at that time , or maybe it was a Novice , Expert dealio ; honestly can't remember for sure ( Been a LONG time !) . I think we all just raced together by bike displacement ,designated classes . There was no lower track at that time ; that came in '77 or '78 . Full lines ( No starting gate then ) of about every bike brand you can name , of that era .
 
Malvern was still called "Motosport Trails" when I raced there in the late 80's.

I can't remember the exact details, but I remember the track we know as Malvern closing for a period, and Motosport Trails moved to a different location, which was eventually renamed as what we all remember as Spring Valley. I remember racing in 1989 at the Spring Valley location with the name Motosport Trails still in place.

Then later Malvern reopened as 'Malvern MX" like we know it today, and I believe that was when the trees were gone, the big landfill mountain was in the background, etc.

Anyone know why the Malvern track location closed for several years?
 
Vet261 said:
Malvern was still called "Motosport Trails" when I raced there in the late 80's.

I can't remember the exact details, but I remember the track we know as Malvern closing for a period, and Motosport Trails moved to a different location, which was eventually renamed as what we all remember as Spring Valley. I remember racing in 1989 at the Spring Valley location with the name Motosport Trails still in place.

Then later Malvern reopened as 'Malvern MX" like we know it today, and I believe that was when the trees were gone, the big landfill mountain was in the background, etc.

Anyone know why the Malvern track location closed for several years?
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{wasn’t it because of the land fill wanting the property..
 
I stopped by for a few minutes after church. Place was jammin and the track looked good!
 
First time I’ve been there in 6 years track was fun. Announcing was great but 33 classes in one day was to many pulled out last night at 7 and they had 13 motos to go. But good job otherwise
 
Need to go to 8 minute moto's when the numbers get that high. 15-17 minutes for p-dubs to run four laps isn't helping anyone.

I knew it was gonna be a long day when the rider wiped out on the finish line jump of the sight lap before the first moto and delayed the start by 20 minutes.
 
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