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DownSouth 12/24/2011 7:25am
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I've been looking back at results from the Gatorback nationals over the years that I was at. I always remember 1989 as the day of the Rick Johnson/Danny Storbeck incident in practice that ultimately led to the end of RJ's MX career. I did not remember that Storbeck actually went on to finish 5th overall on the day. And to top that even after the wrist injury from 89 RJ won Gatorback in 1990 which totally slipped my mind. The thing I remember most from 1990 was Damon Bradshaw jumping twice as far as anyone jumping out of the gator pit at the finish line.
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7I3N 12/24/2011 9:38am
12/24/2011 9:38am
Thanks DC, this is an awesome Christmas present. Now I feel bad ‘cause I didn’t get you anything. Blush
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Hallzilla 12/24/2011 10:04am
12/24/2011 10:04am
All i want for xmas is the national at GLEN HELEN, and NO POLITICAL BULLSHIT !
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Hando 12/24/2011 10:27am
12/24/2011 10:27am Edited Date/Time 12/24/2011 10:33am
Thanks DC

It's cool looking back at the results and seeing old privateers and where they're from

Wonder what they're doing now???


LOL..just checked barry carstens record

his file is quite long!!

this is sooooooooo COOOOOOOOOOL!!

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BobbyM 12/24/2011 10:39am
12/24/2011 10:39am
DC wrote:
Okay, this is something we have been quietly working on for some time now: a comprehensive archive of the AMA Pro Motocross Championship results. I know...
Okay, this is something we have been quietly working on for some time now: a comprehensive archive of the AMA Pro Motocross Championship results. I know there are a bunch of fellow bench racers and students of the sport here on Vital, so think of this as a brand new resource, with more records and results to come from AMA Supercross, the old Trans-AMA and Inter-Am Series, the Motocross and Trophee des Nations, and more....

Gentlemen, start your browsers!

http://www.racerxonline.com/2011/12/23/bench-racers-christmas-forty-yea…

DC
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SIMPLY AWESOME DC...thank you racerx and crew
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TX24 12/24/2011 10:47am
12/24/2011 10:47am
Way cool, thanks.
I knew a good friend of mine the late Barrett "Joe " Bender had a good national finish years ago.
It was 13th at High Point 1978. Means a lot to me to find it.
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mojoman42 12/24/2011 10:48am
12/24/2011 10:48am
That's fantastic. I think the only other thing that's needed is an all-time wins list and podiums list.
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Sherwood 12/24/2011 10:59am
12/24/2011 10:59am
You've given motodrive atleast 10 years of new arguments with this gift.
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WhipMeister 12/24/2011 12:45pm
12/24/2011 12:45pm
DC wrote:
WPark, thanks for spotting those! It is a work-in-progress, and I imagine that the computer needed more info on the Can-Ams vs. Cannondale designations, as well...
WPark, thanks for spotting those! It is a work-in-progress, and I imagine that the computer needed more info on the Can-Ams vs. Cannondale designations, as well as Smets and Bailey. We will work on all of this that you spotted, please let me know if you see anymore.

DC@mxsports.com
Mike jones is at least a couple of different riders.
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mmcmx 12/24/2011 1:03pm
12/24/2011 1:03pm
Thank you!
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Motoxtombo 12/24/2011 1:11pm
12/24/2011 1:11pm
Very Cool Davey! I'll be spending some time checking it out.
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DC 12/24/2011 1:14pm
12/24/2011 1:14pm
WhipMeister, thanks, I will get working on multiple Mike Joneses.... Funny thing: The AMA spelled my brother Tim's last name wrong one year (1986) but had it right in '84, '85 and '87. The computer didn't know it was the same guy, and Cole our data engineer did not catch it either.... At least we make equal-opportunity typos!

Anyone who spots irregularities or oversights, mistakes in names of brands, please shoot me an email:

DC@mxsports.com

And the overall lists -- wins, podiums, etc. -- are coming.

DC
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sharkey 12/24/2011 1:31pm
12/24/2011 1:31pm
larry wards career was pretty impressive. 14 years never outside of the top 10. 90% of his races were inside the top 10 or better
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Old Mate 12/24/2011 1:37pm
12/24/2011 1:37pm
Quote Da Man. "And the overall lists -- wins, podiums, etc. -- are coming. "
Thanks DC,will it even include moto results? Am i dreaming?
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gsxrcr28 12/24/2011 1:38pm
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Wow! This is very cool DC.
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DC 12/24/2011 1:48pm
12/24/2011 1:48pm
Old moto, moto scores might be tough to come by, but it's a work-in-progress, so why not?

Here are some of the changes I picked up today, going through the "BRANDS" button on how they are listed. Many of these are data-entry/sign-up problems from yesteryear, as the old sign-ups were on paper back in the day, and then listed and re-listed until they were entered as data, often by someone who was not much of an enthusiast. Let me know if you guys can spot anything additional or any oversights here:

BRANDS:

AJS (all caps)

Amm and Ammex are the same, all Gary Jones

Amp ????

ATK (all caps)

Ban ???

Bom in 1972 (Jeff Smith) should actually be a Can-Am, which was made by Bombardier

BSA (all caps)

Bultaco/Maico on Bobby Harris in 1973, we just need to check which one it was.

Car is, I believe, Carabella (Mexican brand, ask Scott)

Cheeta?

CZ (all caps)

CZ/Husqvarna, Jim Wicks, should be all Husqvarna (no idea on Anthony Martin)

CZ/Kawasaki, I believe all of those for Tony Wynn and Wyman Priddy are Kawasaki

CZ/Maico, ask Scott

Fox (Steve Lamson) is actually Honda (Fox was his title sponsor)

Gr is Greeves

Hod must be Honda, no way anyone was racing 125 Nationals in 1975

KTM/Yamaha, all on Frank Stacy, we need Scott to check it with Andy.

Maico/Kawasaki, Jim Cooke was a Maico rider or a Kawasaki rider in 1972?

Montessa should be Montesa

Mug should be Mugen-Honda

Nog on Tony Wynn, that must be a Noguchi Yamaga?

Oss = Ossa

Oss/Bultaco = Ossa, and we just need to check and see what Robert Harris is riding

Pow, no idea

Pul is actually a Bultaco

Ric = Rickmann

Swm???? Was that the weird Swedish brand I was trying to think of?
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wpark89 12/24/2011 9:39pm
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SWM is Italian...beautiful trials, enduro and MX bikes in the 70's and early 80's. I think they closed in '84. I had no idea they were ever sold in the US...It would be a great story to track down Timbo Richardson and hear about his SWM and his 23rd at Hangtown in 1980!

Did Chicken have a brother? It must be an error...there's a Matt Matiasevich who got 5th at Budds Creek in '89?

Interesting to see the span of decades some guys have. Who's got the biggest? Dubach's got 19, Cooper covers 18 years, Howerton 15, and Gordon Ward 17...Barry's got 21! Anybody else in the ball park?

DC...I was surprised to see you never rode a 125 National, would of thought you would of done some around '85 on the KTM?
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bullpen58 12/24/2011 10:12pm
12/24/2011 10:12pm
DC wrote:
Old moto, moto scores might be tough to come by, but it's a work-in-progress, so why not? Here are some of the changes I picked up...
Old moto, moto scores might be tough to come by, but it's a work-in-progress, so why not?

Here are some of the changes I picked up today, going through the "BRANDS" button on how they are listed. Many of these are data-entry/sign-up problems from yesteryear, as the old sign-ups were on paper back in the day, and then listed and re-listed until they were entered as data, often by someone who was not much of an enthusiast. Let me know if you guys can spot anything additional or any oversights here:

BRANDS:

AJS (all caps)

Amm and Ammex are the same, all Gary Jones

Amp ????

ATK (all caps)

Ban ???

Bom in 1972 (Jeff Smith) should actually be a Can-Am, which was made by Bombardier

BSA (all caps)

Bultaco/Maico on Bobby Harris in 1973, we just need to check which one it was.

Car is, I believe, Carabella (Mexican brand, ask Scott)

Cheeta?

CZ (all caps)

CZ/Husqvarna, Jim Wicks, should be all Husqvarna (no idea on Anthony Martin)

CZ/Kawasaki, I believe all of those for Tony Wynn and Wyman Priddy are Kawasaki

CZ/Maico, ask Scott

Fox (Steve Lamson) is actually Honda (Fox was his title sponsor)

Gr is Greeves

Hod must be Honda, no way anyone was racing 125 Nationals in 1975

KTM/Yamaha, all on Frank Stacy, we need Scott to check it with Andy.

Maico/Kawasaki, Jim Cooke was a Maico rider or a Kawasaki rider in 1972?

Montessa should be Montesa

Mug should be Mugen-Honda

Nog on Tony Wynn, that must be a Noguchi Yamaga?

Oss = Ossa

Oss/Bultaco = Ossa, and we just need to check and see what Robert Harris is riding

Pow, no idea

Pul is actually a Bultaco

Ric = Rickmann

Swm???? Was that the weird Swedish brand I was trying to think of?
Whole thing is awesome!

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okieonayamaha 12/25/2011 3:55am
12/25/2011 3:55am
I love this!! Looking up some old fast locals that used to smoke me lol.
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jwhitemx15 12/25/2011 9:28am
12/25/2011 9:28am
Hey DC.... I've been searching for Loretta's past results for a while now, but can't seem to find anything that goes back beyond 4 or 5 years (I'm assuming when MX Sports took it over and started tracking results).

Does this exist anywhere? If so, how can we get access to it? I would love to see how some of the top pro's faired in their early years at Loretta's, as well as those who have won many many championships, but fell off for one reason or another later in their pro careers.

Any help would be great! I love digging through the archives and tracking progress "after the fact".

Thanks for all the hard work and Merry Christmas to all!!!
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DC 12/25/2011 10:10am
12/25/2011 10:10am
Jwhite, we are working on adding all of the LL results. We have every moto, every rider, every year from the start. But organizing it is taking a little time....

If you're looking for anything in particular, please just shoot me an email: DC@mxsports.com

DC
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DC 12/25/2011 10:14am
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WPark, I only raced one national -- High Point in 1985, but I tore my knee up in the qualifier. I still made it through the LCQ but then that was it for summer. I went to college in the fall and stayed there, more or less! My brother had a bunch of good finishes, including a fifth at Broome-Tioga in '85.

I did make three or four 125 SX mains earlier that year and my claim-to-fame is 8th at the Daytona 125 SX -- on a KTM! But I knew I had a better chance in college than I did in racing. The writing was on the wall because guys I used to hang with, like Lechien, Bowen and Warren, were winning nationals and SX races. They just got faster and faster...

DC
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RexBackman 12/25/2011 11:40am
12/25/2011 11:40am
Thank You! This is very cool...
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TDeath21 12/25/2011 12:03pm
12/25/2011 12:03pm
I was looking at David Bailey and it says he has a 28th place finish on a 125 and a 22nd place finish on a 500 in the 1990 motocross season. Can anyone explain this to me please?
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Hut 12/25/2011 12:23pm
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Thank You, this is awesome. Cool
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DC 12/25/2011 1:12pm
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TDeath, it's a different David Bailey, and someone mentioned it yesterday I think. We will get this DB's info separated from The Icon and have it sorted this week.

DC
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mx317 12/25/2011 1:19pm
12/25/2011 1:19pm
I would love to see the 1984 Unadilla 500 support class at the GP. I had top twenty there.
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TeamGreen 12/25/2011 1:32pm
12/25/2011 1:32pm
THE David Bailey should be In Blue-n-Gold letters.

Jus' sayin'...

Oh, and, A very MERRY CHRISTMAS to all.
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mxnick 12/25/2011 1:37pm
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TDeath21 wrote:
I was looking at David Bailey and it says he has a 28th place finish on a 125 and a 22nd place finish on a 500...
I was looking at David Bailey and it says he has a 28th place finish on a 125 and a 22nd place finish on a 500 in the 1990 motocross season. Can anyone explain this to me please?
TDeath, that is a typo. It will get updated.

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