FLASHBACK FRIDAY: AKE JONSSON’S SPARK PLUG
Have you ever had to thread in your spark plug during a race?
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Have you ever had to thread in your spark plug during a race?
When Scott Sheak passed away at the age of 47 last month from medical complication related to a severe injury, we felt compelled to chronicle his racing life
In the beginning…
Hard work turned into good fortune
Most of the American stars didn’t want to go, so we sent our “B team” made up of Johnny O’Mara, Chuck Sun, Donnie Hansen and Danny LaPorte
$3000 by the AMA and fired from Team Honda
Sebastien Tortelli won the opening Supercross of the 1998 season in the Los Angeles Coliseum. And he did it without anyone noticing him. Hard to believe? Here are some interesting facts about Sebastien’s night
Tempers flare between teammates for the 250 title
Doug raced his first National in 1981 joined Team Yamaha in 1989 and, with teammate Damon Bradshaw, became the face of Yamaha in the early ’90s
A series with drama feuds and one point
Lackey becomes the first
When Anaheim became synonymous with Supercross
Remember when Tim Ferry beat Jeremy McGrath in the L.A Coliseum?
2007 and 2008 MXDN
American fans remember Arne Kring from racing in the USA during the Inter-Am and Trans-AMA series
The $80,000,000 project that went down in flames. However, the Cannondale MX400 made the 40-man gate at an outdoor National 12 times
The man named “The Hurricane” was a force to be reckoned with
Tony DiStefano was the racer’s racer
Less than a year after his triumphant return to American motocross, Donny was diagnosed with leukemia. He died on January 19, 1996, at the age of 29
The facts behind the 2012 Nobby Clark Hall of Fame fiasco and how Kenny Roberts and Dick Mann laid it on the line
Learn what manufactures have won the most over the years
Ricky Carmichael loops out and Ramsey wins
Remember the 1982 AMA 250 National when Ricky Johnson exploded his front wheel costing him the championship that year?
LaRocket’s first championship was on a KX500
Texas spawned Steve Wise, Steve Stackable, Danny Doss, Jody Foust, Tim Riddle, Bobby Pickard, Jack Hicks, Steve Hackney and Wyman Priddy, but the greatest of the Lone Star stars was Kent Howerton
Back in the year 2000, when Suzuki read MXA’s 2000 DRZ400 test they banned MXA from product, product information and advertising. We thought it was a good review
While searching through the MXA files, we came upon a photo of a very young Lars Larsson—well before he came to America to help Edison Dye promote the sport of motocross
In 1997 MXA’s Jody Weisel killed the Gainesville AMA 125/250 National when he penned a story titled, “The Orphan National Must Die”
Two titans clash in the summer of ’96
His go-for-broke riding style earned him a legion of loyal fans. But while his boldness endeared him to the fans, it wasn’t a formula for success. In truth, it eventually led to tragedy for Magoo