1988 BLACKWATER 100 ATV RACE! Day 1. Quads. NEW! LONGER VERSION!

More Footage than my short version of the famous Blackwater 100 in Davis West Virginia. Route 93 river crossing mayhem. Mud, Blood and Defeat. 1000s of Mud Fleas. Americas Toughest Race. Don’t forget to like comment and Subscribe. Filmed by John Koterba (OOP) & Jo, JJLightning

[@j33pfyn4tik6]

I was fortunate enough to race and complete this several years. Unless you did it, one would never understand how tough it really was. Also, this was not only a race but an event for riders and spectators, unlike the lame events today. I am proud I was able to be part of it!

[@ericcrosco6271]

How great these days really were!Brings back so many memories seeing these old bikes!

[@lftdblazer]

This is so awesome. The good times are long gone. Imagine this these days. Thanks for uploading this. And so many 250r's! Honda and Suzuki. Even the ATC's. Spotted a Tecate as well.

[@williammain3247]

I also noticed a 500 Quadzilla and a Honda 4x4 near the beginning. Both of those were milestones in that time.

[@Elisplushies360woodierc]

I still remember me and my friends as a teens drooling over the Suzuki quad racer when they first came out.

[@spuriouseffect]

I always heard what a mess the first crossing was, but I never imagined that. I was 16 then. What a great time. Now it's all just a memory.

[@tioui3844]

80s was Amazing !so nice

[@robertallen1662]

Dang the 80's were awesome

[@gyulatakacs1824]

Could you imagine going back in time and bringing with you a Can-Am Renegade XMR 1000 and run that race.

[@TheStephenspann27]

It looks like the suzuki quadsport 2 strokes didn't have good water proofing on the electronics, so many of them stalled.

[@bobhemphut4011]

This is wild. What a time to be alive !! I was a toddler

[@96lapiscoupe1]

Man those were the PEAK of atv’ing. So much damn fun and what a party.

[@campbub]

Man! All those 250r 😯

[@Elisplushies360woodierc]

I miss my 87 fourtrax 250r.

[@joefromlapel5496]

That's me on the Mojave at 41:00 😀

[@Michael-wb8gs]

Fair amount of lt230E/S.

[@jrg4435]

I remember watch this before in a tv show called Motor world, back in the 80's

[@goatboycasto]

Before the days of 35 inch tires on sxs

[@yamaharaptor01able]

So,so.many sick (now class-sick) quads and atc's here!! God,i'd KILL ta be in the middle of all this!!! Why doesn't this go on anymore is beyond me!!

[@aaronmcconnell7358]

Environmental activists shut it down because pollution and the environmental impact .just a few years after the last race in 93 unless you knew what you were looking for you'd never know anything ever happened. It suck they shut down it was a legendary race for sure .

[@twistit6307]

this is when the world wasn't alot of sissies and actually did things awesome memories

[@cxrmxn99]

I used to watch these on vcr

[@marcoceccarelli6415]

The 80s the last decade when America was America

[@breastmeatonly]

Lol. The guy on the little Honda wore his dress shirt.

[@madmike9530]

The three wheelers seem to have a advantage over the four wheeler.

[@thelaughingman79]

ya in a straight line they can push through things easier.

[@none-yabizniz187]

Any chance I could buy this and the other black water 100 footage on a dvd or something? I’d pay almost anything, not kidding, I can download it off KZbin but the quality sucks. I just want it for my personal collection, I’ve always been sad more of the older pre 1990 footage isn’t easily accessed.

[@AmazingTman43]

They released 5 VHS tapes back in the 90's and a DVD in the early 2000's check ebay

[@nitro914]

Mad Men

[@chubbyb5718]

Been there a bunch. The garbage folks … omg so much garbage. Nobody was responsible for themselves. Sad

[@quilrock]

Anybody ever get killed?

[@yamaharaptor01able]

That's an odd question 🙄

[@williammain3247]

If so, they took responsibility for their actions. Today, it would be someone else’s fault.