Bad Brad is 60 today!

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Edited Date/Time 7/10/2013 5:54pm
Brad Lackey was born on July 8, 1953 (age 60 years)

HFBD, Brad!
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HuskyEd 7/8/2013 2:43pm
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Happy Birthday Champ!
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GarySemics 7/8/2013 2:44pm
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Right on Brad. Did you see Jimmy Winert's making hay photo yet?
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Happy Champ from another alumni from The Point!

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tp4 7/8/2013 3:06pm
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dig that pic...FTE
cz bend handle bars were a rage in s fla..70's

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jathey 7/8/2013 5:30pm
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I loved Brad Lackey. Reminded me of Lonesome Dave from Foghat when he had the big mustache. And James Taylor without it.



I liked Danny LaPorte, but I always thought it kind of sucked that Brad wasn't the first American World Champ. He really deserved it.

Happy Birthday to the Champ!
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FreshTopEnd 7/8/2013 5:36pm
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Brad was, by about two weeks
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Sure about that? I thought it was the other way around. LaPorte first, followed by Lackey.

"However, in the 250cc, a young Georges Jobé took the title in 1980. Everybody was foreseeing a great future, but injuries made him lose the 1981 title against Brit Neil Hudson and the 1982 one against American Danny Laporte – who was the first American World Champion, one week before Brad Lackey in the 500cc class."

http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/vintage/vintage-news-detail/article/12…
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Sure about that? I thought it was the other way around. LaPorte first, followed by Lackey. "However, in the 250cc, a young Georges Jobé took the...
Sure about that? I thought it was the other way around. LaPorte first, followed by Lackey.

"However, in the 250cc, a young Georges Jobé took the title in 1980. Everybody was foreseeing a great future, but injuries made him lose the 1981 title against Brit Neil Hudson and the 1982 one against American Danny Laporte – who was the first American World Champion, one week before Brad Lackey in the 500cc class."

http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/vintage/vintage-news-detail/article/12…
Brad was the first by two weeks.

Go to the 6:07 mark

https://youtu.be/Dg3Vm_b8E2g
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Wolfman 7/8/2013 5:57pm
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Yup, Brad was first.
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Yes, pretty damn sure. Smile Apparently another thing the FIM cannot get right about MX is its own history. Both clinched in the final round, and the 500's ended before the 250s.

http://cyclenews.uberflip.com/i/100354/131
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jimmie 7/8/2013 7:09pm
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This bad ass dude, Bad Brad, was my very first motocross hero.

He devoted ten years of his life to become a WORLD motocross champ. He began his quest when I was a mere 12 years old, and at that time of my life, 10 years seemed like an eternity!

I literally idolized this guy, my family still, to this day tease me about my obsession in my younger years over Lackey.

I had "Brad Lackey" gloves, a necklace like he wore, smoked pot, (and lots of it) had a Kawasaki, wanted a Husqvarna or CZ or whatever he was ridin' at the time. I had it bad.

Yep, dig lackey's racing career.

Happy birthday Brad.
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BobbyM 7/8/2013 11:20pm
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Highsider wrote:
Brad Lackey was born on July 8, 1953 (age 60 years)

HFBD, Brad!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BAD BRAD!!
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andymoto 7/8/2013 11:55pm
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HBD Brad and thanks for the dedication to be America's first World Motocross Champ.
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Happy Birthday Brad from the many fans you made in Europe with your steely determination and dedication to become World Champion!

Would any of today's alumni have lived out of a shed in czecho with no electricity and running water to chase their dream of becoming World Champion?, I very much doubt it. Shipping your wife & daughter over to Europe, living out of the truck becoming nomadic moto gypsies, racing against your moto heroes, is the stuff legends are made off!

It was very sad the "wheels fell of your wagon", when no factory was prepared to pay you what you wanted and you didn't get to defend your title, except for that 1 off ride at Carlsbad GP. However I do admire you for your principles and at least you can say you retired undefeated!
Have a Great 60th Birthday and here's to many more in the future!
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Michael, have you ever checked this ?
A "crazy" French fan made this all by himself.
Very reliable and a ton of stuff that you can't find anywhere else on the whole web (world)...

http://memotocross.fr/maison/reservation/index.php#0440929df80c4d107

Old 500GP are listed under "MX3" (which is about the only thing that I find not super sharp on this site)
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Xavier wrote:
Michael, have you ever checked this ? A "crazy" French fan made this all by himself. Very reliable and a ton of stuff that you can't...
Michael, have you ever checked this ?
A "crazy" French fan made this all by himself.
Very reliable and a ton of stuff that you can't find anywhere else on the whole web (world)...

http://memotocross.fr/maison/reservation/index.php#0440929df80c4d107

Old 500GP are listed under "MX3" (which is about the only thing that I find not super sharp on this site)
No, and that's awesome!
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Brent 7/9/2013 10:25am
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Brad Lackey 60? Damn that makes me feel old.

Does he still ride?
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Xavier wrote:
Michael, have you ever checked this ? A "crazy" French fan made this all by himself. Very reliable and a ton of stuff that you can't...
Michael, have you ever checked this ?
A "crazy" French fan made this all by himself.
Very reliable and a ton of stuff that you can't find anywhere else on the whole web (world)...

http://memotocross.fr/maison/reservation/index.php#0440929df80c4d107

Old 500GP are listed under "MX3" (which is about the only thing that I find not super sharp on this site)
cool site - thanks!
I had forgotten that Mike Guerra (USA) on a Husqvarna had won a GP in 82' also.

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Arkmx 7/9/2013 11:09am
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Happy B Day Mr. Lackey!

A few of my 1980 USGP photos of BL.

110 Instamatic quality.... Wink
















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Xavier wrote:
Michael, have you ever checked this ? A "crazy" French fan made this all by himself. Very reliable and a ton of stuff that you can't...
Michael, have you ever checked this ?
A "crazy" French fan made this all by himself.
Very reliable and a ton of stuff that you can't find anywhere else on the whole web (world)...

http://memotocross.fr/maison/reservation/index.php#0440929df80c4d107

Old 500GP are listed under "MX3" (which is about the only thing that I find not super sharp on this site)
Great site ! I've been looking for a site like this.
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newmann 7/9/2013 3:41pm
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And now Brad just comes cruising up in a golf cart, sees a campfire, some motoheads and a bottle of wine.....two hours later, all in the world is good. Talk about some epic bench racing, just one of the finer things at Diamond Don's Vintage Extravaganza.

Happy Birthday Brad!
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Bauer 7/9/2013 3:45pm
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Happy Birthday, Brad! Missed you at the shindig this year...
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RocketLab 7/9/2013 4:41pm
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Happy Birthday Brad. I just happened to look up perseverance in the dictionary and I saw this -

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Drtbykr 7/9/2013 6:36pm
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The DNF era.

Happy Birthday to a US hero, from Canada.
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PressPassP 7/10/2013 3:27pm
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Had the pleasure of meeting the guy at the USGP,he sat and talked for ages, remenissing about his time in Europe,and funny enough about a mutual friend who bought that very truck that Rob speaks about,small worldSmile
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Coyote 7/10/2013 5:54pm
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Highsider wrote:
Brad Lackey was born on July 8, 1953 (age 60 years)

HFBD, Brad!
BobbyM wrote:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BAD BRAD!!



Bad Brad and Rhinestone at Foxs Museum opening earlier this year!! Happy Bday Brad!!

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