Your Collection: Simon Cudby’s American Motocross Illustrated Books
Sunday, August 26, 2012 | 5:00 AM
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PrintThis weeks collection comes to us from Jason McCormick.
Here is something cool I have from a few years ago. Simon Cudby’s American Motocross Illustrated books. I had the riders sign every page they were loated throughout the two books. In total there is 300 autographs! 17 from Carmichael, 11 from Stewart, 9 from Reed, 8 from McGrath, & 5 from Pastrana to name a few. There is also signatures from Dowd, Henry, baseball legand Ken Griffey Jr, Brown, Langston, Lusk, and Hughes. Some of the amateur racers from Loretta’s who sign the books are Aleesi, Izzi, Millsaps, Osbourne, and Trettel. It is fun to look back in time and remember the great memories of riders like Roncada, Ferry, Preston, Huffman, Evans, Vuillemin, Sellards, and the rest.
These books are a small part of my life and anyone who has traveled the circuits can verify, it is like one big family. It is crazy to look back at Simon’s photos from the 2002 & 2003 seasons and remember that race like it was just yesterday. To the photos from the very muddy 2nd motos at Hangtown, to the start of Daytona with McGrath, Pastrana & Tortelli, to the photo of Bubba rolling and knocked out at the Vegas Supercross dirt with his bike airbourne and heading into the mechanics area.
Thanks Simon for the memories and to Fox for producing the books for all us fans!
- Jason
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Didn't motocross ill. have a paperback series that had (I think) 4 issues.Were those the same as these two hardbacked books.I loaned those to a friend and haven't seen those since.These signed books you have is a very nice collection peice.Great foresight that you have.
Yes there was. I have three of the four myself, same thing, exfriend borrowed one to read and it never came back.
I'd say this has to be one of the coolest collections I have seen on here. On a side note, I am sure Mathes would love to see the part with Ferry, haha. I love these "your collection" articles.
i hope you got simon's autograph too haha. This is so cool though. A new version would be awesome.
go #199! altho maybe he shouldn't have done that backflip at daytona? :p
Very nice...to hand these down someday will be a great thing.......
Cool, can I borrow them. just kidding,It sucks when people borrow things and don't return them.I once loaned my Simpson MX helmet (since I had gotten a new Marushin) to a racer not even thinking he would not give it back.I would love to have it now, it's vintage.He must not have been a true racer or he would never do that.
I have both of these books.
Anytime I see the GOAT on a big #4 Honda, that brightens my day. He made that bike sing "Molto Vivace" better than even McGrath in my not so humble opinion. Beans and disease to Honda for letting him go. Memories...