Marlyn Klunder was a formerly ranked Flat Track rider who turned to promotion when his racing days were over. He promoted several disciplines in Minnesota, all sponsored by Schmidt Beer. There was Half Miles and Motocross (the original Fair races) at North Star Speedway, and he even brought the exotic Speedway bikes to Saint Paul.

The Klunder-promoted events that people still talk about decades later are the Short Track races at the Armory in downtown Minneapolis. It was widely believed that Coke syrup was used on the concrete, but this is possibly an urban myth.

Steve Pfalsgraff from Iowa leads Chuck Pojanowski. It looks like a committed feet-up slide by Chuck, but this was actually taken shortly before he crashed. If you look closely, you can see his left foot is caught under the frame.

North Star Speedway hosted Motocross racing under the lights in the early 70s. Tommy Benolkin was blazing fast on his "home track", sometimes borrowing motorcycles to win multiple classes. There were Schmidt beer cans for trophies in 1977. They upgraded to engraved plaques in 78. The plaques were a nice reward for a job well done.

Marlyn started a bike show in St. Paul, which turned into the nationally known Donnie Smith Bike Show. He even owned the Wall of Death for a while.

Marlyn in action