Ah, this one brings back memories. Back in the late 70s I used to work at Allied Cycle in Detroit with Rick Denman. Rick raced at the time and encouraged me to come watch him at the portable track set up in I think the Southfield, MI ice rink (1977?). Those were exciting races to watch. There were several versions of races run there, one of them being the Madison race. It was amazing to see all those teams out there riding at once. It was also scary/funny to watch the riders going too slow on the curves lose traction and slide down. I don't recall the numbers, but I recall the straights had to be banked a lot to ease the transition to the curves. I believe Roger Young raced there then, but I forget all the other names. I'd sure love to see those races one more time.
rob hawks,
richmond, ca