Flashback Fridays

Slugfest between David Bailey & Ricky Johnson at Anaheim 1 in 1986
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Did he make it? Were the helmets edible? Are those his teeth? Is ESPN all wet?
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Do you remember the bikes and riders who raced inside the MGM arena 10 years ago?
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There is a famous line from the movie On Any Sunday that says, “They don’t all make it through every season.” And they don’t
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Ryan Dungey's final days before becoming a Champion
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The backstory of an iconic image
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Greatest rider not to have a National championship? Was it bad luck? Stiff competition?
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Looking back at Canard's last chapter
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There was a time in American motocross when Texas was the hotbed of racing. Not only did Texas have some of the best tracks in the country, it was a breeding ground for Lone Star hot shoes
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Travis wins his first 125cc National in Southwick while Ricky Carmichael wins his second ever 250 National
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"I feel my dad put a lot of pressure on me when I raced BMX and he really didn't want me to quit. After a while there, it was more his sport than mine."
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The helmet Jeremy wore during his 13-race win streak in 1996
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In 1997 MXA’s Jody Weisel killed the Gainesville AMA 125/250 National when he penned a story titled, “The Orphan National Must Die”
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Kevin didn't leave Yamaha for the money. How do we now? We have his Yamaha and Honda contact laid out for you to see
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Back in the year 2000, when Suzuki read MXA's test on the 2000 DRZ400 they discontinued providing Motocross Action with product and product information as well as suspended all advertising. We thought is was a good review
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“I guess I’ll have to be satisfied to be the greatest Supercross rider that ever lived,” said Jeremy McGrath when criticized for his failure to make much of a dent in the outdoor Nationals
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Micky Dymond was the archetype of the 1980s motocross star. He rose to almost instant fame at Southern California’s Saddleback Park, where the handsome, long-haired beach boy went from Novice to Pro in less than two years
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"I was hoping to get the same gate that I used in the first moto, but, unfortunately, Matt Lemoine picked the gate first. I lined up next to him."–Jake Weimer
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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
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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
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MXA chatted with Ryan at the 2005 Ponca City amateur National before he was the next big thing. He talks about Jessica Simpson, Jason Lawrence, Mike Alessi and the red shirts, Nico Izzi and more
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"In five years I want to be on top. I want to have a lot accomplished and have championships. I'd also like to be on factory Suzuki, because it's such a great team to be on" –Ryan Dungey
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This was back when James Stewart would come from behind on his KX125 to catch, pass and win in a sea of thumpers. These were the good old days
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Ron Lechien goes two-for-two in the MXA cover department—once on a CR125 and once on a CR250 (one in LV and one from LA
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We take you to the slopes of Mount Saint Helen 18 years ago for the first round of the 2000 AMA outdoor Nationals
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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
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American fans remember Arne Kring from racing in the USA during the Inter-Am and Trans-AMA series
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No one at Team Honda could figure out what happened. When they signed Ricky Carmichael away from Team Kawasaki they thought they were buying the ultimate package–a champion who was fast and popular. Wrong!
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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
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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
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