Where Are They Now: Tyson Vohland
January 19, 2007 9:35am
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Over the next few years, the family got into flat tracking and rough scrambles in the Sacramento area. They soon found motocross, and Tyson landed his first support ride with Yamaha in 1980 as a mini rider. He was contracted to race the Golden State Series and other local events. He had a successful amateur career, winning two titles at Loretta Lynn’s (’84 and ’85) and numerous titles at Ponca City and the World Mini Grand Prix.
In 1986 Tyson moved into professional racing with a factory Kawasaki ride and won the very first supercross he signed up for: the Anaheim SX season opener. He finished second in the series to Donny Schmit that year and may have won it if not for a mechanical failure. He ended the national series in the top ten that year as well.
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The next year, Tyson finished second in the series again to Holley. He was making a decent living but jumped at an offer to race for Suzuki in Italy the following year. He raced the 125 GP’s for Suzuki in 1990 and finished sixth in the series.
The AMA reworked their points system the following year and reinstated Vohland’s 125 eligibility. He re-signed with Kawasaki and finished the West Series in fourth. He signed with NCY in 1992 and ended up in third for the year.
The following year changed Tyson’s life. His grandfather passed away and it really affected him. He took a year off from racing and it ended up being the end of his career. Starting in 1993, Tyson began acting as manager, trainer, and coach for his younger brother, Tallon, who also won SX races, an AMA National, and Grand Prix races in Europe. Together, Tyson and Tallon are the only brothers ever to each win AMA supercross races.
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