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johnny o’mara

JODY’S TRUE STORY OF SADDLEBACK’S SUICIDE MOUNTAIN

Nov 14, 2018

The single most famous obstacle in motocross history —it changed American motocross
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FLASHBACK FRIDAY | TEAM USA’S FIRST MXDN WIN IN 1981

Feb 12, 2018

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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CLASSIC MOTOCROSS PHOTOS: BEFORE WE WERE THE WAY WE ARE

Nov 27, 2017

Up the rebels
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MXA INTERVIEW: TLD KTM’S ALEX MARTIN

Jul 17, 2017

Time to stop the bleeding
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JODY’S MOST UNFORGETTABLE MEN OF MOTOCROSS

May 1, 2017

Not your most unforgettable—his
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LEST WE FORGET! EVERY 125/250F NATIONAL CHAMPION (1974-2016)

Jan 12, 2017

It all started with the "teen idol"
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MXA’S TWO-STROKE TUESDAY: JOHNNY O’MARA’S 1986 MXDN CR125

Jan 2, 2017

Brought to you by Boyesen
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FLASHBACK FRIDAY: TEAM USA’S FIRST MXDN WIN

Dec 29, 2016

The "B Team" rocks the establishment
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THE OVER-THE-HUMP GANG: WHAT FACTORY RIDERS DO BETWEEN RACES

May 24, 2015

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…

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 RACING LORE: DANNY LaPORTE’S 1981 MOTOCROSS DES NATIONS TRIUMPH

Sep 29, 2012

?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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