I was racing motorcycles when that movie came out. I already knew of Malcom Smith, but WOW! . . . hat an eye-opener that movie was. My motorcycling friends and I went to that movie several times, this at a time when my personal funds were at a minimum!
Same here. Growing up in Southern Cal, desert racing, moto cross.....JN Roberts was the king of the desert too.
I was racing MX too at the time. CMC track at Carlsbad was my faves. OAS was so great. On the big screen, the opening scene of Mert Lawill on the flat track blew me away. So sad to hear the news. Malcolm was truly one of the greatest of all time.