RANDOM MOTOCROSS RADNESS THROUGH TIME

Motocross Action has the most documented collection of photos in the sport as their photogs have been capturing everything motocross since MXA’s inception in 1973. These photos have been kept locked up inside MXA’s palatial towers (except for the ones that were pilfered). It was time to break into the historic archive of photos that have been captured over our 48-year history. Out of the millions of photos MXA has in its archive only a fraction of those have been seen by the public. Only a few hundred photos were needed per issue of MXA, but our guys snapped thousands of photos each month that were just stored never to be seen. We finally thought we should share these unseen photos of the past and present. We also thought that other fans of the sport needed a platform for them to share their Rad photos as well. With that, MXA’s Random Radness was born.

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Jo Shimoda did a full front flip in the whoops at the Oakland Supercross. 

Davi Millsaps 2013 RockStar RM-450 with the red plates. 

The famous Ryan Hughes photo from Steel City in 1995 after he broke a chain.

A young Bob Hannah in 1980.

Johnny O’Mara in 1984 on a factory CR250. 

Carson Mumford tried to whip it in the whoops. It didn’t work out well for him. 

Blake Baggett getting a face full of roost at the 2013 Glen Helen National. 

Larry Brooks in 1986.

Doug Henry on a DGY YZ125 in 1992. 

Jason McCormick in 1999.

The 1999 Maico 500cc two-stroke. 

Ken Roczen before the show. 

Justin Barcia scubbing at the 2013 MXDN. 

Tomac gets instructions on when it is his turn to ride out in opening ceremonies. 

Wil Hahn Geico Honda. 

Buddy Antunez racing the 1999 Summercross.

Glen Helen shot from above during the National. 

The Cobra in 2001. 

Chad Reed in 2002 on a YOT YZ250. 

The May 2002 cover of MXA.

The not-so-attractive 2003 Cannondale X440. 

2003 National start with a sea of Honda’s upfront. 

Martin Davolos thorwing it sideways at the 2020 Atlanta Supercross. 

Danny Smith in 2004. 

2003 MXDN start. 

Ryan Villopoto racing the MXDN in 2007 at Budds Creek.

Ryan Dungey’s 2007 RM-Z250.

Nick Wey on an MDK KTM 450SXF in 2007.