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Guest host Robin Miller talks to former AMA Grand National Champion Gene 'Burrito' Romero about the old days and talks about the upcoming California Bike Week.

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" In. The some awesome footage from Bruce -- on any Sunday one of the greatest movie July overseas Steve McQueen in our hero heroes and it. I first met -- Merrill AK agree on 1969 and he was barnstorming across the AMA -- would Dave and -- Dana. -- John heatley chuck Harmon Dave and -- Dana frank Gillespie. San -- of vomit and -- once called a wild bunch that's what these guys were. They lived in their bands everything they own we're in their fans they live race to race they didn't care about any thing but the next race -- And we welcome dean emeritus show right now. Brito when you guys were in the sixties and seventies going up and down the road -- your next meal was did you realize how what a great life but wasn't it they hit it later in life."

" Are now -- it happened at the very beginning soon as we're leaving California and we'd have everything inner track. You know it was like we we knew it we're gonna have a good time we just now we just didn't know what it was. Handout is a matter of fact I had a mechanic work and forming at the time make the great candidate great guy and I tell my is that when we go on around someone's gonna happen when you come back home and you tell your friends they're not gonna believe yeah. And his whole what what's that what is it going to be nights that I can't tell because I don't know well. We got back home a month later in the east that they came up to me is that -- don't believe me and that and there was just a real good time and and win. I knew that we're having a good time and I capitalized on an -- It was just it was just a special time especially era and it was a lot of fun."

" what I was it to the any mile once with -- our old buddy Billy Jimmy -- others Indy 500 ever we're staying on top administration building and turn one watching you guys have probably first time everybody saw the mile. Six guys came on the start finish line well blanket and throwing arm you know who won. -- looked in May put a cigarette that he says if they ever discover this sport. Were out of business because nobody will watch her stuff that's the most exciting thing ever seen it is the most exciting races I've ever seen why didn't catch -- the general public."

" Well I think it was the leadership. That backed him mad AM and and not what we need to do is get on a -- of naturally and and now and the people that -- kind of ran the organization that -- that that wasn't their forte wasn't quite like that automobiles and and that and then naturally the financing in those days to get up on TV and -- Now I mean Jeremy what a wonderful guy man I mean he wasn't a brandy was my brother and I out. And I'll never forget it always go down -- first corner there went that JP and a different guys and they just come back and say you guys are -- And we go to Andy -- the first corner and tellem that they were not so I mean it was a fun time."

" Okay you you're -- Missouri one year. And you get ready gotten hot -- but the track's got all kinds of -- and stuff and so it's time for how that deputy utility and Al Stewart no chance I'm -- at there send out the novices they're expendable. And one of those guys you -- there's this guy named Dave disdain you remember the tallest AMA short tracker -- time."

" I remember that day and believe me Davis not let me has not forgot that and every time my Timmy brings that up and god that I remember you know we've we've we ran out Indianapolis on Saturday night and then we drive all night we get there and they official of the -- and we used to call macaroni. And out here is quite the character and and laying out the Raiders -- that okay it's really rough out there and Evers touch and -- few of the guys and we is that well well. Just set up the novices are expendable compared to this day Davis and not let me forget that it's."

" you started a circuit call the west coast flat track at about twelve years ago tells about this race commitment Pomona. The end of the month."

" Tall enough for a sec well at the end -- at. Okay at the end of the month on October the 24 that we're having this big race at Pomona. And what's what's amazing is anime pro rates in that they've been absent from Southern California for ten years and they have joined forces with us. And were put on one half of events that -- a -- their grand national champion there. Spot on Saturday night along with the west coast flat track series we're going to be crowning our top gun champion Mara and are out. -- an open championed along with that we're gonna have the Salomon Denny's races so. We're gonna have four classes and this the first time that this has ever been done and it's on a five eights mile cushion. And it and it -- kind of like the Indianapolis smiled and it's it's even a little bit looser and puts on a great show and it's part of the California bike week which -- what will take place from the 23 through the 25. And and run and and the day after will be beloved right the 26 annual love right there. And I just like to thank all the Southern California Harley -- dealers for making this happen in given us opportunity didn't put on this great event. And I look forward to the -- may be in there and now the west coast flat tracks -- is going to be a great event."

" We appreciate your time you're looking good for an old guy thanks for the memories on any Andy and the declaration a couple weeks --"

" Okay and Robin police say I have to getting back there did the end and thank you for not very much for Atlanta's hot thank you are."

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