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Offline sallen

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1972 Florence Grand Prix...Florence. Kansas
« on: July 13, 2012, 06:00:47 AM »

Great video of the first 'Florence Grand Prix' in Florence,Ks.

Florence Grand Prix 1972 Motorcycle race
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Offline Johnie

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Re: 1972 Florence Grand Prix...Florence. Kansas
« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2012, 06:12:51 AM »
Thanks for posting this Steve. What an excellent view of riding back in the day!!! Even the chicks look good... ;)
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Re: 1972 Florence Grand Prix...Florence. Kansas
« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2012, 06:41:46 AM »
Great stuff! And great to see the past fashions for motorbike gear ;)
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Re: 1972 Florence Grand Prix...Florence. Kansas
« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2012, 12:55:05 PM »
Had to stare at a map for a while to remember where Florence was.
Used to go to some cafe up near Peabody during morning breaks when we worked a DOT job in Newton.
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