Weege and Matthes discuss the thrilling events at Hangtown 1984 national, from the Bailey/Glover crash to Ward and O'Mara going at it to a privateer winning the 250's! We get Cycle News Kit Palmer on the line who was there that day to talk about it as well as tell us old school moto journalism worked.
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00:45 Intro and sponsor reads
02:57 Setting up Hangtown 1984 and Alan King's Team Tam
08:46 Childhood favorites and Suzuki's collapse
12:42 Glover vs Bailey, Ward vs O'Mara
17:04 Why we brought on Kit Palmer
24:54 Saddleback playground and becoming a journalist
36:27 Filing stories in the 80s: typewriters and phone modems
41:02 Riders who gave good quotes, Goodwin vs Thompson
46:37 Kit on today's moto media
55:19 Kit's rule: don't get too close to riders
1:05:24 Never missing a flight or a deadline
1:10:27 Kit wrap-up and sponsor reads
1:13:36 Re-Raceables categories: Vince McMahon, Team Tam gear, Jacob Marsak
