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Club History - Newspaper Articles and Pictures.

Copied from the Seattle Post Intelligencer, 2-7-99,
by Marc Ramirez
Development and falling membership are checkered flags for a Seattle motorcycle club and the dirt trails it blazed


Old Jolly Rogers Events posters. 

               
 


Hill Climb at Corbett, Oregon, August 14, 1971. 

Present were:  Glenn Imboden, Leroy Imboden, Cyrstal Wadkins, Doug Schrewsbury, John Martinolich, Arvid Edeburn, Delores Edeburn


Ron Bennett, long time Jolly Rogers member.
 
Ron Bennett # 81 Castle Rock  Speedway (in the
1970's)
Ron Bennett #293 Old Jolly Roger scramble track
(in the late 1960's)


Jolly Rogers riders meeting 1963


The Great Seymour, long time Jolly Rogers member, bites the dust.  What year was this??


 


Jolly Rogers pictures from earlier years


The "Tiddler" (100cc) class at the Jolly Rogers grounds in the mid 60's. Yamaguchi was hot stuff in those days. See the Line Up and the yellow bike (probably a Honda 90) with the gas tank under the seat.

The Line Up The Start

Jolly Rogers member Ron Bennet preps for a race at our grounds in early '70 In the late 60's, the 325cc Mustang motorcycle was accepted in "minibike" races, so defined by its 12" wheels

Long time active Jolly Rogers member Marion "Slimbo" Thomas died November 23, 2004.

    


Jolly Rogers member Ron Bennet in younger years


Members of the Jolly Rogers Motorcycle Club prepare the steep approach for a biker hill climb challenge at the famous Northwest Jolly Rogers grounds in Kent, Washington in 1951.

 


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