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Let's get a thread started honouring all the young Americans who came over to chase Grand Prix glory in the 70's, 80's 90's. Guys like Brad Lackey, Jim Pomeroy, Danny Laporte, Donny Schmidt, Trampas Parker, Billy Liles, Bobby Moore, Danny Magoo Chandler, Jim Gibson etc.
Please post up photo's, stories and your recollections of these great riders were our heroes long before Supercross only contracts  came about!
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Edited Date/Time: 11/4/2009 10:00 AM
Great idea! I'll start with our first world champ, Bad Brad Lackey. 
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Marty Moates
 The older I get, the faster I was
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Danny "Magoo" Chandler, 1985 500cc World Championships
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Mike Guerra PATRIOT GUARD RIDERS www.patriotguard.org
Standing For Those Who Stood For Us!
www.bridgehamptonliscmotocross.com
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Broc Glover on a KTM chasing a 250 World Title!
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The 1 st American.
 Larry Friday 
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xGazillion "Calling an illegal alien an undocumented immigrant is the same as calling a drug dealer an unlicensed pharmacist."-----motomonger'08
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Jim Gibson on one of the trickest 125's ever, the 1983 rotary valved OW125 works bike.
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Do you remember looking at that picture back in the day and being blown away by a "cross up"? I thought it couldn't get any cooler than that. Geez, have times changed. 
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It did not and will not ever get any coller than that. Early 70's moto was ..........., well you just had to be there.  Larry Friday
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First American to win a World Championship Motocross GP, Sabadell Spain 1973
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Guys and Sondra,
Been a bit busy today but will post a load more pics tomorrow. Thanks everyone for the imput thus far.
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I can't believe no one has posted a pic of our 2nd World Champ, Danny LaPorte.
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There you go...I like things to be more specific, that is an amazing shot and RIP Jim !!
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Bader Manneh.
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Edited Date/Time: 11/5/2009 11:52 AM
 Marty Moates, I remember he came to the British GP in '77 on the KSI. They used to have 2 x's 45 mins free practice on Saturdays to dial the bikes in. Marty did both sessions full bore for the full 45 mins , we couldn't believe it !!
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Chuck Sun did the '78 250 World's on a Husky. I have an old pic of him on it in a '79 MXA as clear as day in my minds eye but the mag is back at my folks in England :-(
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Ryan Hughes on Pamo with Fred Bolley and Mark Jones ( a WelshMan !! ) as team mates.
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Edited Date/Time: 11/5/2009 11:58 AM
 My dad Stu Peters (right) in England with his buddy Kelvin Franks (middle) in the 60's racing Motocross. S
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Some pictures from my Archives
Tallon Vohland
Bob Moore
Chad Parker
Mike Healey
Donny Schmit
Micky Dymond
Shaun Kalos
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No discussion of Americans in Europe would be complete without revisiting the perfect performance of the ’86 MXdN team of Bailey, Johnson and Johnny O in Italy. 1-2 in all three motos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbtwPAki5wE
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Brad Lackey in his Kawasaki days on the 500 Grand Prix circuit.
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cmon flks...can't believe you missed one of the best all around racers of all time. 1988: 3rd in World GP Motorcross 250cc. 
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Bader Maneh at Buds 250 GP.
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Didn't Laporte actually win his World Championship a couple of weeks before Brad Lackey? Maybe my memory is going, but I think that was the case.
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robkinuk wrote: Let's get a thread started honouring all the young Americans who came over to chase Grand Prix glory in the 70's, 80's 90's. Guys like Brad Lackey, Jim Pomeroy, Danny Laporte, Donny Schmidt, Trampas Parker, Billy Liles, Bobby Moore, Danny Magoo Chandler, Jim Gibson etc.
came about!
Please post up photo's, stories and your recollections of these great riders were our heroes long before Supercross only contracts