Mike Bell
Lakewood, CA 250SX Champion
1980
250MX Runner-Up
3x
250SX Runner-Up
1981
- The List: Big Races in North CarolinaSeptember 8, 2023From Metrolina Speedway to Memorial Stadium and more, Davey Coombs runs through Tad Heel State motocross history.
- The List: Longest Time Leading the PointsMarch 17, 2023Eli Tomac lost the 450SX red plate after 23 consecutive races at the top. Is that the most ever?
- Insight: Opening Round OdditiesJanuary 5, 2023No race is as wild as the opener. Davey Coombs runs through the tall tales of round one.
- The List: FIM World Supercross HistoryOctober 27, 2022Davey Coombs runs through the history of the FIM World Supercross Championship: some known, some forgotten, and some brand new.
- 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.
- 2021 AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Honors Eight InducteesOctober 18, 2021Event brings together motorcycling legends, industry leaders, enthusiasts from across the country.
- Vintage Vault: 1980 San Diego SXApril 4, 2021Team Yamaha’s Mike Bell celebrates his 1980 AMA Supercross Finals win at San Diego’s Jack Murphy Stadium with a sip from a can of Coca-Cola.
- Read Aloud: The Deepest FieldsMarch 11, 2021If you’re looking for the most competitive years in Monster Energy AMA Supercross, look no further than the era of 1979 to 1986. (Read or listen)
- The List: First Glimpses (Volume 1)February 26, 2021Looking back at the first time motocross legends appeared in print.