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JODY’S TRUE STORY OF SADDLEBACK’S SUICIDE MOUNTAIN
The single most famous obstacle in motocross history — it changed American motocross by happenstance
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MXA’S WEEKEND NEWS ROUND-UP: AMA WITHDRAWS TEAM USA FROM MXDN
Canceling races, which they like to call "postponing indefinitely," seems to be the rage. Luckily, local racers seem to have found a way to scratch their moto itch
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MXA INTERVIEW: DONNIE HANSEN ON HIS BITTERSWEET CAREER
There is a downside of continual improvements, and that is when those guys get off now, they are going faster, and getting thrown on the ground is a little more serious
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WHAT RYAN DUNGEY HAD TO SAY ABOUT THE GEICO HONDA MOVE—MXA ASKS HIM WHY?
Ryan Dungey on his blockbuster move from KTM orange to Honda red
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TWO-STROKE TUESDAY | JOHNNY O’MARA’S 1986 MXDN CR125
O'Show, on that day, was the American hero on his CR125
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FLASHBACK FRIDAY | TEAM USA’S FIRST MXDN WIN IN 1981
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
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LEST WE FORGET! EVERY 125/250F NATIONAL CHAMPION (1974-2016)
It all started with the "teen idol"
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THE OVER-THE-HUMP GANG: WHAT FACTORY RIDERS DO BETWEEN RACES
The stars of motocross do the Over-The-Hump race before Glen Helen
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MOTOCROSS ACTION PHOTO OF THE DAY: THIS MAN ROCKETED OUT OF NOWHERE ON A BIKE THAT WOULD BECOME…
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
?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 RACING LORE: DANNY LaPORTE’S 1981 MOTOCROSS DES NATIONS TRIUMPH
?The most exciting moment of my life was the first year that Team USA won the Motocross des Nations in 1981. As a team, we weren?t expected to win, nor did we even think that we would win. Honda put together a group of riders that probably…
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CAN YOU NAME EVERY EVERY AMERICAN MXDN TEAM SINCE 1972? YOU CAN ONCE YOU READ THIS STORY
Ryan Dungey?2009-2010. EVERY AMERICAN TEAM SINCE 1972: AND HOW THEY FINISHED Year...Place...Riders 1972...7...Brad Lackey, Jim Pomeroy, Jimmy Weinert, Gary Jones 1973...4...Jim Pomeroy, Mike Hartwig, John DeSoto Tony…
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MXA’S SATURDAY NEWS ROUND-UP: THIS IS MOTOCROSS…ON SATURDAY DEC. 31
RUMORS ENDED! WHAT IT COSTS TO RIDE AT LAKE ELSINORE There has been lots of palaver about what it costs to ride at the new Elsinore track. Here are the answers from the Elsinore web site. One-day: $40 (non-member)…
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GUESS WHO’S BACK? AN ICONIC BRAND IS COMING BACK
100%, "how much effort do you give?" Back in 1982, with just a hundred bucks to his name, the likeable young Drew Lien - then Jim Holley's mechanic - came up with a cable guide and a stick-on heat shield as leading products for a new…
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