50 Years of Pro Motocross: 1986April 25, 2022At the end of the year, Team's USA's trio of Johnson, Bailey, and O’Mara would put down the most dominant win ever in Motocross des Nations history.
50 Years of Pro Motocross: 1985April 25, 2022The two things to remember most about 1985 are the fact that Bob “Hurricane” Hannah won the last AMA Supercross of his career at Daytona, and 1985 was the last year of the works bikes.
50 Years of Pro Motocross: 1984April 21, 2022A very confusing year for everyone, including a conflict between the AMA and the supercross promoters of the time. Then two riders wore #1 in the 500 Nationals!
50 Years of Pro Motocross: 1983April 20, 2022The 1983 season was going to bring something different to the table. The rider with the most points in their respective class in both AMA Supercross and Motocross for 1983 would be named the AMA/Wrangler Grand National Champion.
50 Years of Pro Motocross: 1982April 19, 2022Building on the successes of the previous year’s Team USA effort at the FIM Motocross and Trophee des Nations races, the overall confidence and competitiveness of the Americans could be felt at many levels—and on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
50 Years of Pro Motocross: 1981April 19, 2022One big thing happened in 1981 that helped define the year in American motocross, as well as its future: an underdog Team USA lineup of four young Americans shocked the world by winning both the FIM Trophee des Nations and FIM Motocross des Nations.
50 Years of Pro Motocross: 1980April 18, 2022Nineteen-eighty saw both AMA Motocross and Supercross gaining more traction, but unfortunately, the year ended with tragedy: the passing of highly respected veteran Gaylon Mosier in a cycling accident.
50 Years of Pro Motocross: 1979April 16, 2022The “Hurricane” was at the peak of his powers, but all of the sudden the most dominant rider in American MX and SX history to that point was knocked out for more than a year after a serious leg injury while water-skiing.
50 Years of Pro Motocross: 1978April 15, 2022Going into the 1978 season Yamaha had two defending champions on the AMA circuit (Hannah was AMA Supercross #1 and Glover was 125cc AMA Motocross #1), and ‘78 was simply the year of the Yamahas.
50 Years of Pro Motocross: 1977April 14, 2022The year all three AMA Motocross titles went down to their very last rounds, and we saw the single most controversial pit board in motocross history: “Let Brock Bye.”
50 Years of Pro Motocross: 1976April 13, 2022If there is a single word that sums up just how game-changing 1976 was, it’s “Hurricane.” This was the year a Hurricane arose out of seemingly thin air!
50 Years of Pro Motocross: 1975April 12, 2022The year that the landscape of American motocross really began to change.