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JODY’S MONSTERS OF MOTOCROSS FILM: “MOTOCROSS IMMORTALS”

Jun 1, 2022

Remembering the greats at the Monsters of Motocross gala 11 long years ago
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MXA’S WEEKEND NEWS ROUND-UP: YOU GOTTA LOVE THE DOLDRUMS

Dec 6, 2018

Nothing is happening, every Pro is tucked away in secret & the sport is left to the people who pay the bills — you!
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MXA WEEKEND NEWS ROUND-UP: MUSICAL CHAIRS (HAS THE MUSIC STOPPED)

Nov 16, 2016

Are there too few good rides or....
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MOTOCROSS ACTION PHOTO OF THE DAY: THIS MAN ROCKETED OUT OF NOWHERE ON A BIKE THAT WOULD BECOME…

Jun 18, 2013

Definitely not a nobody, especially to the MXA wrecking crew where he helped us with testing in the late 1970s, Johnny O'Mara wasn't well know outside of SoCal until he got the deal to ride the Mugen Honda. What most people don't know is…
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MOTOCROSS ACTION RACING LORE: THE IMPORTANCE OF MUGEN TO JOHNNY O’MARA

Dec 13, 2012

?My breakout year came in 1980. Most people will remember that I was riding for the Mugen Honda team that season. Through my friend, Al Baker, I got a deal with Hirotoshi Honda, the son of Mr. Honda. Hiro had his own motorcycle performance…
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MOTOCROSS ACTION’S NEW YEAR THANKS ITS LOYAL TEST CREW FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK IN 2010:

Dec 31, 2010

MXA test crew in 1976: (Back row) Paul Boudreau. Jody Weisel, Cherry Stockton and mechanic Alan Hahn. (Front row) Kurt Evans, Pete Maly and Al Baker. When you read an MXA bike test, you might be tempted to think of it as the product of an…
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