More searching turned up a reference to San Jose Speedway being near the Reid-Hillview Airport, which was also close to my apartment. Another reference mentioned it moved to the fairgrounds in 1978 from the "Quimby-Tully" location, an intersection near the airport. The picture on this website made Ellyn think it was the place where we went.
One of our dates I do remember was the time we went to visit Ellyn's friend Joel and his first wife, Toby, at their house in Morgan Hill, south of San Jose, and I talked her into riding there on my motorcycle. This was after I had sold my Honda 350 and bought a new 550 (ah the power of a real paycheck). I also got her her own blue helmet. It was the only time she ever used it.I also remember they had a very steep driveway and I would not go up or down it with her on the bike. I think that was ok with her.
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That ride on the back of Geoff's motorcycle wasn't my first motorcycle ride. When I was in college, I "carpooled" to my student teaching on the back of another student teacher's bike. But that was only a couple mile ride. The ride with Geoff was definitely my longest. All I remember now is that theride down to Morgan Hill wasn't as unpleasant as I had expected and it was a fun day. But apparently it wasn't fun enough for me to go on any other motorcycle rides with Geoff.
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