Best races from the past?

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11/28/2024 10:46am

-Southwick when Dungey’s RMZ wouldn’t start 

-RC and KW at Washougal (can’t remember the year, but RC was still on a 2-stroke and KW was on the 4-stroke). Epic battle.

-Atlanta 1990. Legendary.

-LA 92. Despite my favorite rider at the time not grabbing the title, watching Stanton go out and win like a boss when that was the only way he could put himself in a position for the title was legendary, particularly after his crappy heat race.

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11/28/2024 11:28am
PNWMXer wrote:
-Southwick when Dungey’s RMZ wouldn’t start -RC and KW at Washougal (can’t remember the year, but RC was still on a 2-stroke and KW was on the...

-Southwick when Dungey’s RMZ wouldn’t start 

-RC and KW at Washougal (can’t remember the year, but RC was still on a 2-stroke and KW was on the 4-stroke). Epic battle.

-Atlanta 1990. Legendary.

-LA 92. Despite my favorite rider at the time not grabbing the title, watching Stanton go out and win like a boss when that was the only way he could put himself in a position for the title was legendary, particularly after his crappy heat race.

I'd swap the RC-KW race from 01 instead....  03 windham just walked away because his bike was plain better.

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11/28/2024 11:34am
sende wrote:
2011 Los Angeles. Couldn't find it from youtube.

2011 Los Angeles. Couldn't find it from youtube.

That's a good one! Totally forgot about it, and I was there.

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11/28/2024 6:27pm
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2011 Southwick. 

 

Unbelievable effort by Dunge.

If Dunge rode that aggressively in every race, I think it's safe to say RV wouldn't have quite so many outdoor titles. He was going so freaking fast that moto.

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11/28/2024 8:45pm
3strokemx wrote:

Sheer excitement and carnage? British Arenacross - Wembley 2016?

I just watched this, if you haven't seen it, take 7 minutes and watch it!  Obviously British arenacross probably doesn't sound like excitement, but there are several household names in it and it's chaos the entire time!

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11/28/2024 11:37pm Edited Date/Time 11/28/2024 11:38pm

Followed rogers’ link to the Marty Moates USGP and found the ‘84 USGP in the suggested videos. 30 minutes of old school works 500s with almost no talking from the announcers. 

https://youtu.be/uMjFmI6RfJs?si=b611ITzOx35OiX1w

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11/28/2024 11:56pm Edited Date/Time 11/29/2024 2:47am

Tortelli vs. Everts 1998 Foxhills MXGP 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akD70Y5mv-8

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The 125 class race is epic one too with Chiodi, Puzard, Nunn and Vuilemin 

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11/29/2024 5:00am
Nairb#70 wrote:

1998 Southwick National, John Dowd 1-1 in 125 class, Doug Henry 1-1 in 250 class. Locals dominated and left with points lead in both classes.

That was a great day for New England. I was there, it was sick. Ive been waiting years for someone to put up  the 1997 southwick national...

That was a great day for New England. I was there, it was sick. 

Ive been waiting years for someone to put up  the 1997 southwick national when junkyard went 1-1 in the 250 class. That was the most epic day in motocross for me. The atmosphere was electric and the crowd was going insane for Dowdy 

I remember that race. Fantastic. Weren’t Dowd and Henry teammates at one point?

One winter I got to ride with both of them in the hills of Southern California quite a bit.  They rented a house in Lake Elsinore together.  This was back before public practice tracks were open daily.  We showed them our tracks in the hills around Lake Elsinore and Canyon Lake.  So many great memories of riding in the hills with the stars of the sport back in the 90s.

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11/29/2024 6:32am
One winter I got to ride with both of them in the hills of Southern California quite a bit.  They rented a house in Lake Elsinore...

One winter I got to ride with both of them in the hills of Southern California quite a bit.  They rented a house in Lake Elsinore together.  This was back before public practice tracks were open daily.  We showed them our tracks in the hills around Lake Elsinore and Canyon Lake.  So many great memories of riding in the hills with the stars of the sport back in the 90s.

Dude, that is awesome. The 90’s were my favorite era to ride. I bet you saw all kinds of pros back then. Thanks for sharing!

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12/10/2024 10:38pm Edited Date/Time 12/11/2024 3:50am

I've been feeling bit under the weather from a flu and been out office. I just watched this collection if race recaps from 1997 to kill the time. I don't know if just me being nostalgic but MXGP racing was so much better in the 90's. Awesome tracks with full starting gates and a lot of audience. Now it's just few bikes riding around in flat rutty tracks with much less audience...

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12/11/2024 3:32am
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2013 Minneapolis SX. 

Craziest race I have ever seen in person. It was so loud in that stadium!!

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12/11/2024 6:19am
Lentz197 wrote:

Craziest race I have ever seen in person. It was so loud in that stadium!!

It was deafening. I don't know how the riders could focus. Great race.

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1990 AtlantaSx, 2002 Pontiac Sx, 2014 Toronto Sx

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12/14/2024 2:16pm
Nairb#70 wrote:

1998 Southwick National, John Dowd 1-1 in 125 class, Doug Henry 1-1 in 250 class. Locals dominated and left with points lead in both classes.

That was a great day for New England. I was there, it was sick. Ive been waiting years for someone to put up  the 1997 southwick national...

That was a great day for New England. I was there, it was sick. 

Ive been waiting years for someone to put up  the 1997 southwick national when junkyard went 1-1 in the 250 class. That was the most epic day in motocross for me. The atmosphere was electric and the crowd was going insane for Dowdy 

My first National points that day. 16/13. Ran into Dowdy at Chili's later and we high fived a sick day!

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12/14/2024 2:55pm Edited Date/Time 12/14/2024 3:13pm
7eleven wrote:

My first National points that day. 16/13. Ran into Dowdy at Chili's later and we high fived a sick day!

Yea dude you had some pretty solid rides. I remember watching you at nesc in the early 2000’s 

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12/14/2024 3:22pm
7eleven wrote:

My first National points that day. 16/13. Ran into Dowdy at Chili's later and we high fived a sick day!

Yea dude you had some pretty solid rides. I remember watching you at nesc in the early 2000’s 

Thx man. '97 holds the most value over any other, because the dream came true that day. 

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12/14/2024 3:35pm

2014 GH MX opener underrated good 1 

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