The 30 second board is sideways...

I didn't get to make too many start line photos, as I was most times positioned down the track, to make the money shot as the pack squirreled its way through the first turn.

Here's a great image taken after the 30 second board went sideways...and in those days it was a zebra-striped AMA official turning the board...not a Monster girl.

Note Steve Martin (29) going open face and letting his fingers get light on the clutch lever.  I used to love the snort of two-strokes amplified x 40.  There's something about that sound, high octane fuel and race grade oil that brought chills down my spine.

The sport did move on, but there's no reason we can't stop and take a moment...to respect a moment in time.