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Our friend John Dallaire is the only man ever to score top ten finishes and AMA Pro Motocross points on a Hodaka. John was a factory Hodaka rider in 1975. He has a great story of Marty Smith asking him to drag race because Marty thought John’s Super Rat was faster than his Honda factory Elsinore. It was! You guys should call John and get the skinny for a fun story on John and Team Hodaka. He is an unknown hero to thousands of Hodaka owners.
Michael Brown // Exit Tour MC //
Racer X Online
(Good idea, Michael! Crazy to think John Dallaire finished eighth (Omaha Moto Park, NE) and ninth (Delta Motorsports Park, OH) in the only two 125 Nationals he raced in 1975, both on a Hodaka Super Rat 125, making him the one and only rider in The Vault for that very unique brand. DC)
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