Johnny O'Mara
Van Nuys, CA US
250SX Champion
1984
250MX Runner-Up
1985
250MX 3rd place
2x
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![250 Words: History of Paris Supercross]()
250 Words: History of Paris Supercross
November 10, 2022
How many different riders have been crowned King of Paris? Who has the most King of Paris titles? Check out some history on the longest-running overseas supercross event.
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![The List: Pro Motocross Legends]()
The List: Pro Motocross Legends
November 4, 2022
After 50 years of Pro Motocross in the USA, the series takes a look back at some of their most iconic racers.
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![Feature: Young Americans]()
Feature: Young Americans
September 12, 2022
Looking back at the historic 1981 Trophee and Motocross des Nations, when an underdog Team USA shocked the motocross world.
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![Gallery: Team USA 1981]()
Gallery: Team USA 1981
September 9, 2022
Here are some of Henny Ray Abrams' best photos from the 1981 Motocross and Trophee Des Nations.
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![The List: Closest Title Finishes]()
The List: Closest Title Finishes
September 7, 2022
In the history of the 250/450 class, where does Eli Tomac's seven-point final edge on Chase Sexton sit?
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![The List: Banner Days]()
The List: Banner Days
June 16, 2022
Remember when Honda dominated every inch of the opener? What other riders and brands have had days like that?
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![The List: 1-DNF]()
The List: 1-DNF
June 14, 2022
Mosiman wasn’t the first guy to do it and he probably won’t be the last. Davey Coombs and Steve Matthes compiled a list of riders who have gone 1-DNF before in the 125/250 class.
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![50 Years of Pro Motocross: 1991]()
50 Years of Pro Motocross: 1991
April 28, 2022
What started in 1972 as a quaint, scattered affair of four different championships had boiled down to a thriving series that overlapped with AMA Supercross, now the biggest series in dirt bike racing.
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![50 Years of Pro Motocross: 1986]()
50 Years of Pro Motocross: 1986
April 25, 2022
At 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.
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![50 Years of Pro Motocross: 1984]()
50 Years of Pro Motocross: 1984
April 21, 2022
A 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!
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![50 Years of Pro Motocross: 1983]()
50 Years of Pro Motocross: 1983
April 20, 2022
The 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.
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![50 Years of Pro Motocross: 1982]()
50 Years of Pro Motocross: 1982
April 19, 2022
Building 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.
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![50 Years of Pro Motocross: 1981]()
50 Years of Pro Motocross: 1981
April 19, 2022
One 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.
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![Racer X Films: Honda Works Bikes - Part 1]()
Racer X Films: Honda Works Bikes - Part 1
January 3, 2022
A look at some very trick works bikes inside the private Honda museum in Torrance, California, with Dave Arnold.
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![Read Out: Blue Plate Special]()
Read Out: Blue Plate Special
September 9, 2021
Revisiting a popular but short-lived experiment in AMA Supercross and Pro Motocross that came to be known as the Wrangler Super Series, as well as the AMA Grand National Motocross Championship (read or listen).
