johnny o’mara

The single most famous obstacle in motocross history — it changed American motocross by happenstance
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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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Ryan Dungey on his blockbuster move from KTM orange to Honda red
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O'Show, on that day, was the American hero on his CR125
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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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Up the rebels
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Time to stop the bleeding
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Not your most unforgettable—his
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It all started with the "teen idol"
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The "B Team" rocks the establishment
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The stars of motocross do the Over-The-Hump race before Glen Helen
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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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?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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?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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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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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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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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