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https://youtu.be/-gurQ54R_Q4?si=toEIQVzNHAST2AOK&t=2084
still not sure how to make it show as a video
He was an absolute badass. It would have been so cool to see him win the title in '92.
How many Pro titles did Bradshaw win?
One could ask the same question about Kevin Windham, but a lack of titles doesn't change how fast either of them were, how enjoyable it was to watch them ride or how popular they still are.
I agree, there can only be one winner, but without the other riders what would the point be.
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That was pretty cool. I like that long whoop section too. They should try adding something like that to one of the future rounds.
*17😁
The Beast from the East was incredible to watch.
Lechien was winning at 16 years old though.
One SX win and Three 125 national wins.
Bradshaw won the Toronto SX (250) at 16
Don't care what anyone says.
Tracks, racing, the sights and sounds were just better back then.
Marty Tripes won the first Superbowl of Motocross at 16. That was AFTER he turned pro with a fake license and had to wait until he was actually 16.
Of course back then riders didn't play the Loretta's B class/Training Facility game. And the AMA let them have a real license at 16.
no one can ever tell me riders back then are faster than todays
RIP to the announcer Art Eckman IMO he was the Goat of Moto announcing !
Bradshaw was only 17 when he raced his first year of 250SX in 1990 and was winning.He turned 18 after SX season.
You copy the YouTube link, click the YouTube symbol above the (Vital) message box, and paste in the “Paste URL”, click OK.
Good thing no one says that
18 would be his 3rd year being pro
Sounded like the announcers said he was 17 in the ‘90 Seattle race. He must’ve just turned 18.
He was so young and he really needed more guidance than what he had.
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right after he turned 16 in july 88 he finished amateur career at LL and raced the last couple nationals and then fall 88 won japan SX in 250 class. 1989 was his first real pro season so 1990 in this video was his 2nd season at 17 years old until his birthday in july.
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To put it in perspective, this would have been like Deegan winning 450 supercross races last season.
And for the guys who think Bradshaw didn't race anyone. He was racing guys like Jeff Stanton, Jeff Ward and 1988 world champion Jean Michele Bayle.
And he's YOUNGER than McGrath.
....and he won 19 premier class supercrosses by the age of 20.
he straight up dominated from a wins perspective. he was also the first super hyped rider to enter the premier class as part of a new generation. hence tripling out of that turn like a madman when no one else was doing it. I was there in the stands mere feet from where the pass took place. all eyes were on Bradshaw in Houston because of the hype - this was maybe the 2nd or 3rd race if I recall - and the the hype was justified in that one pass, for me anyway. it was spectacular to watch.
the only other time I can recall there being such electricity in the stands was when James Stewart took to the premier class in Dallas, 2005.
He beat RJ in Japan when he was like 15 too
I think he only raced one year on a 125. I know he was winning races his first year on a 250, but wonder had he rode another year of 125s if things could of been different. But, I guess at the end of the day he was just burned out.
You got me there, I don't race supercross, but we have the same number of motocross titles!
Bradshaw won toronto sx in june 1988 a couple weeks before his 16th bday then won in japan sx in november 1988
Bradshaw was probably the first rider that I became aware of when he was still on 80s. He was an absolute sensation coming out of amateurs in an age when that wasn't really a thing. He had speed, personality and marketability and did it his own way.
But I was a Chicken fan back in the day...
it’s still not really a thing. how many 85cc riders are most of us aware of? Bradshaw and maybe Buddy Antunez were the only ones everyone knew about even when they were on 80’s, but I could be wrong. some of that may have been in part to Fox elevating their image early on in their ads.
You definitely heard about RC and JS when they were on mini-bikes. I remember reading a story in MXA (I believe) about JS winning on his PW50.
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