Discussion: Most controversial moment in Motocross?

SlowOldGuy 5/31/2019 7:07am
5/31/2019 7:07am
Edison Dye canceling the Trans AMA race because of rain. I was there that day and it was a long and miserable day before my parents came to get me.
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theprizefighter 5/31/2019 7:08am
5/31/2019 7:08am
mysterion117 wrote:
Moosecan letting golden boy by at East Rutherford definitely ranks up there
Salty much? Even if Marvin wouldn’t have done that, Dungey would have won the title.
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FWYT 5/31/2019 7:38am
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The Falta incident.
Let Broc Bye.
The failed '02 MXdN at Competition Park.

Also very relevant to this discussion-
It's impossible to take on a subject like this without keeping
in mind modern communication. I mean, we have a multi-pager
for a stupid Flinch-Gate. Could you imagine if a Falta incident took
place today?! Holy hell, the entire interwebz would fugging seize up!!!!
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DC 5/31/2019 7:40am
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Sully wrote:
As far as straight up controversy goes, I think this one will be hard to beat.
Agreed. Falta was robbed.

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early 5/31/2019 7:45am
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Doug Henry winning the 97 Vegas SX wasn't controversial at the time but history has shown it to be the moment the sport changed, for better or worse.
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theprizefighter 5/31/2019 7:46am
5/31/2019 7:46am
The biggest one to me was the twat that used a laser. All the other one’s were either team tactics, politics, or dirty riding. But the laser incident was malicious which makes it the worse one of them all.
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mx_563 5/31/2019 7:55am
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Mike Alessi vs Ivan Tedesco at Glen Helen with some Matt Walker thrown in...
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Ryno owing some Bro's Dad cheddar bro
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cowboysfromhell 5/31/2019 8:13am
5/31/2019 8:13am
Didn't JS7 land on top of Ricky somewhere outdoors ?
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SeaClassExpert 5/31/2019 8:17am
5/31/2019 8:17am
Controversial is supposed to mean a seemingly even amount of people on either side of an issue.


With that in mind, I'd say banning true works bikes back in 1986 is something that could be considered very controversial. Some of the stuff that Honda was working on at the time was bananas.
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Broc Glover being robbed of a SX title when Jeff Ward’s rule violation was overlooked.......
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Homey55 5/31/2019 8:23am
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Mickey Thompson's Murder is probably close to the top?

The gay Suzuki rider?

What was in Davi's locker?
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2013 sx las vegas
Track and Trail 5/31/2019 8:47am
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The 1998 yz400 has been gaining in controversy as the sport continues to shrink.
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Mr. Afterbar 5/31/2019 8:55am
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cowboysfromhell wrote:
Didn't JS7 land on top of Ricky somewhere outdoors ?
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XC706 5/31/2019 9:01am
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Lots of great ones posted, but Falta scandle for the easy win. FIM at its finest, just another day in the office for them.
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Potts 5/31/2019 9:22am
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yamaharider471 wrote:



Never gets old
Very controversial and a moment that cemented our perception of Mike to this day!
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hellion 5/31/2019 9:37am
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The Jaroslav Falta incident is especially sad because I believe he’s passed away, so even if the FIM wanted to right a wrong they would be too late. Not that they ever would anyway....
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pejje 5/31/2019 10:03am
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early wrote:
Doug Henry winning the 97 Vegas SX wasn't controversial at the time but history has shown it to be the moment the sport changed, for better...
Doug Henry winning the 97 Vegas SX wasn't controversial at the time but history has shown it to be the moment the sport changed, for better or worse.
Can you elaborate? Why did it change the sport?
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robkinuk 5/31/2019 10:05am
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hellion wrote:
The Jaroslav Falta incident is especially sad because I believe he’s passed away, so even if the FIM wanted to right a wrong they would be...
The Jaroslav Falta incident is especially sad because I believe he’s passed away, so even if the FIM wanted to right a wrong they would be too late. Not that they ever would anyway....
Not heard Falta has passed away. Gernady Moiseev who profited from Falta's exclusion died about 18 months ago.
scott_nz 5/31/2019 10:11am
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Helda wrote:
What was the story behind RC, how come RC got his points back and Reed didn't, what was the difference there?
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RC had the testicular fortitude to stand up to the AMA and fight for justice. No disrespect to Reed, but he didn't fight the AMA on...
RC had the testicular fortitude to stand up to the AMA and fight for justice. No disrespect to Reed, but he didn't fight the AMA on their BS (and he should have IMO).
It’s A bit different as reed still had the points lead after they took the points off him , where rc would have lost the title
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early 5/31/2019 10:12am
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early wrote:
Doug Henry winning the 97 Vegas SX wasn't controversial at the time but history has shown it to be the moment the sport changed, for better...
Doug Henry winning the 97 Vegas SX wasn't controversial at the time but history has shown it to be the moment the sport changed, for better or worse.
pejje wrote:
Can you elaborate? Why did it change the sport?
First major win for a 4 stroke since the 2 stroke revolution 25-30 years earlier, now here we are 20 years later.
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Boomslang 5/31/2019 10:14am
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Bayle's rear wheel getting removed to stop him racing comes to mind.

And the parking incident with Pichon's oldman at Mount Morris (if memory serves correct)

Both involved Frenchies and was just plain crazy.
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ATKpilot99 5/31/2019 10:21am
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1995 Vegas lights out SX.
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theprizefighter 5/31/2019 10:28am
5/31/2019 10:28am
That World Cup supercross they had in 1985 where Ward, O’Mara, et al were purposely slowing down in the heats do they could get a front row gate pick. Rick Johnson called them on their bs.
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DoctorJD 5/31/2019 10:45am
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sumdood wrote:
Honorable mention. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/05/31/351277/s1200_WEINART_PADDLE_TIRE.jpg[/img] Also honorable mention, Who was it that got a factory bike through the now defunct claiming rule ?
Honorable mention.


Also honorable mention, Who was it that got a factory bike through the now defunct claiming rule ?
Jon Roeder (sp?)
Claimed Marty Tripes factory Honda. 78' I think? But wasn't there one before that?
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Jesse318NW 5/31/2019 10:45am
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AMA/Jam Sports and Feld (Clear Channel) FIM. If this was going on in the social media era it would have been pretty chaotic.
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