New race machines back in the day?

[micmac]

As I was working on my hustler today and mulling over all the stuff to make it race ready I started wondering about when AATV racing was at its heyday. The question I have is did the manufacturer ATTEX, Recreatives, etc sell stripped down new machines for racing? Or did the race teams have to buy new recreational machines and convert them to racers?

[jpswift1]

Mike, as far as I know Attex built the ST/340/R and the ST/400/R for racing, Max had the Big Max with a 440 in it, and Scrambler made the Scrambler 340 race model. I think there are some others, but I can't think of them offhand right now.........one of those crazy late nights out

[trebmaster]

here is a scrambler that was race ready.

[micmac]

here is a scrambler that was race ready.

Very

[Don]

The question I have is did the manufacturer ATTEX, Recreatives, etc sell stripped down new machines for racing? Or did the race teams have to buy new recreational machines and convert them to racers?

I know that a lot of the bigger name Attex racers were dealers (or sometimes part owners of the company) and got parts factory-direct. I remember lots of Attex racer bodies without the headlight holes drilled out. They almost had to be right off the mold- probably seconds that Attex wouldn't let the dealers sell. I'd be surprised if it didn't work the same for the other manufacturers.

[jerseybigfoot]

Action Age started offering me free and discounted parts after my second race. Axles and transmission parts were typical. In turn they expected you to actively race.

[George]

Action Age started offering me free and discounted parts after my second race. Axles and transmission parts were typical. In turn they expected you to actively race.

Now that's cool!

[6X6]

Hey Marc:
Did you race the blackbird in NATVA events? And if so, how close to what it is now was it?

[techfx]

The Tru-Way max has an upper body blank they got directly fom RI. My uncle was a dealer but, I'm not sure if that was at the same time. All their machines were either built by them or through an after market company (ie Motion Insustries).


Looking at the old photos, you can tell alot of the early 70s racers look identical especially when it comes to roll bars/cages. I would think those were the factory machines. Afterward, everyone has their own creative cage style.

[jerseybigfoot]

Hey Marc:
Did you race the blackbird in NATVA events? And if so, how close to what it is now was it?

John I raced MA-1 class Scrambler with a 292cc Sachs and later a 295 Kawasaki. It was yellow.