Tell Us About The Notable Races You Attended ? (With “Moto-Historical”Significance)

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tom_myo 12/13/2021 8:38pm
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Southwick 1998 when Dowd and Henry went 1-1.

2004 Indy SX at the old RCA Dome. Larocco led from start to finish and won before the hometown crowd. The place went nuts.



Stacked Lorreta classes in 2005





Stewarts battles with RC and Langston 2007 Southwick








Souhwick 2010. Metcalfe runs out of gas on the last lap while leading Dungey









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DirtyFilter1975 12/14/2021 4:44pm
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lumpy790 wrote:
Unadilla MXoN Budds Creek MXoN Lakewood MXoN Red Bud MXoN and will be adding Red Bud MXoN II to that list too. High Point 1978 national...
Unadilla MXoN
Budds Creek MXoN
Lakewood MXoN
Red Bud MXoN
and will be adding Red Bud MXoN II to that list too.
High Point 1978 national was my 1 Pro Race
Pittsburgh 1978 my 1st SX
Pittsburgh 1978 my 1st Am SX
Atlanta Reed & Stewart amazing SX battle
No STL SX? You seemed to be having a good time.
DirtyFilter1975 12/14/2021 4:48pm
12/14/2021 4:48pm
flarider wrote:
I was at the Moscow Supercross with the great RupertX! I was also at the race Kenny Zahart was DQ'd at for giving his mechanic a...
I was at the Moscow Supercross with the great RupertX!

I was also at the race Kenny Zahart was DQ'd at for giving his mechanic a ride over the finishline

I was at the 500cc Final in St Pete when Hannah lost the championship to Smith due to a carb clip or something like that.

The one and only Chicago SX that was cold AF and dangerous AF

RC's first comeback win with Suzuki, PHX

DirtyFilter1975 wrote:
How was Moscow?
Rupert X wrote:
I’ll speak for Dave, here…. The weather was cold as were most of the people….we would never go back but we’re glad we went…. Probably not...
I’ll speak for Dave, here…. The weather was cold as were most of the people….we would never go back but we’re glad we went…. Probably not fair to judge Russians by Moscow in winter, alas things were fairly bizarro
I've always wanted to go but the cold is a deterrent for sure.
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2014 Toronto SX
2006 Southwick National. Battle between RC & Stew was amazing
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OldManIdaho 12/14/2021 10:28pm
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I was at the Metrodome in Minneapolis the night McGrath won for the first time on his Suzuki. My first SX race in person. I fell in love with MX/SX that night... Still remember him throwing a nac-nac or two on his victory lap(s).
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feelnjstfine 12/14/2021 11:59pm
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Rick Ryan winning '87 Daytona SX as a true privateer, RC's last SX at Orlando '07, and Scott Parker taking over the all time dirt track win lead from Jay Springsteen at the '91 Indy Mile.
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Rad76 12/15/2021 12:17am
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I was in the corner where Everts passed Stew standing on the pegs. I was in the downhill where Pastrana jumped over Ronron. I saw Magoo last crash at Bercy. I saw Demaria almost defeat McGrath at Bercy. I saw RC ride like a goon in the mud at Foxhill. I also saw him having to really dig deep to beat Townley at Ernée. I saw JMB fight for the championship with Patrick Demaria (Yves' big bro) for the + 13 Minivert title. And so on and so on...
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Last Braaap 12/15/2021 12:28am
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Loket 2015
World title decider in WomenMX. Before Moto1 Fontanesi leading over Lancelot. In Moto 1 Lancelot finishing up front snatching red plate. Fontanesi battling thru pack whole moto. The awning of Fontanesi's team shut after Moto1. Sighting lap of Moto 2 Lancelot's bike goes on strike. She got spare bike on the gate but is not allowed to use it due to FIM rules. Fontanesi claims title with Lancelot DNS in tears.

From 2016 FIM allowed to switch bikes on the gate if you got it there. It seems significant if the race changed the FIM rulebook.
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308 12/15/2021 12:46pm
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Sadly just missed the Chadapult incident from the top fence line but I did get to see Chad pick up his bike and hit the up hill triple. Everyone went nuts.
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Sparkey 12/15/2021 12:56pm
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Mammoth Mountain 1981. A 14 year old kid from So Cal showed up and raced pro as it was a non sanctioned race. At the time you had to be 16 to race an ama sanctioned pro race. He won the 125 pro race. It was Ron Lechien.
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cable 12/15/2021 3:53pm
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cable wrote:
For the young guys, back in the 80s most did not jump the triples. This cat was last and throwing pancakes in [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/09/30/512704/s1200_D8202D73_0DB9_4EF5_8FB4_75BF86239EA5.jpg[/img]
For the young guys, back in the 80s most did not jump the triples. This cat was last and throwing pancakes in
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Magoo ? When ? Where ?
Guy cooper. 1986? pontiac sx.
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Ted722 12/15/2021 4:15pm
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I was there for the 2001 San Diego Supercross. I remember a fan on the train/tram from the hotel to the stadium saying "I'm so tired of seeing McGrath win". My response, "you're witnessing history". That night, RC began creating his own history. A great race between those two legends with RC coming out on top.


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Rupert X 12/15/2021 5:59pm
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Weird this, turns out I was there when Guy Cooper was crowned at Unadilla in ‘90. A friend just tagged me on Instagram….. I remember going there, I don’t recall this pic tho …. Freaky…
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WhiteTaco 12/15/2021 6:31pm
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2007 MXDN Buds Creek
RC’s last one.
RV2 waxing the field on a 250.
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scrubbin627 12/15/2021 6:36pm
12/15/2021 6:36pm
Kenworthy's 1998.

It was 100 degrees in the shade. Jeff Emig smoked everybody, both motos, in black gear. Carmichael swept both motos in the 125's. I miss that track!
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Trav138 12/16/2021 5:36pm
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Was at 2002 RCA dome when DV punted RC late in last lap to take win. Was Awesome!
At Steel City when Langston trashed wheel losing out on title.
Saw Alby win the 250' mx title at Steel City in 99 I believe, Emig vs MC winner take all at Steel city 96 title. Fro was flying, That factory KX was just awesome,. .
Travis vs Roncada for 125 title at Steel City
Steel City labor day weekend was always so exciting. as the championship usually was determined that weekend. Obviously before Rc entered the scene lol
Saw Kelly Smith get KTM first national win at High Point on Mathes tuned sx 125 in 2000


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PRM31 12/17/2021 1:33pm
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Lakewood 1979. First national in Colorado. I had tickets #1, 2, and 3. Seeing the factory bikes at the hotel they were all staying was amazing.
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Radical 12/17/2021 11:24pm
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UpTiTe wrote:
I was there at the 1984 Super Bowl of Motocross when Broc Glover rolled out the very first set of pink JT gear for the Miller...
I was there at the 1984 Super Bowl of Motocross when Broc Glover rolled out the very first set of pink JT gear for the Miller Dash. I thought that stuff was cool.
I remember him saying that if he wore pink, he was going to have to win... And he did.
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profeshenal125 12/18/2021 7:30am
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scrubbin627 wrote:
Kenworthy's 1998. It was 100 degrees in the shade. Jeff Emig smoked everybody, both motos, in black gear. Carmichael swept both motos in the 125's. I...
Kenworthy's 1998.

It was 100 degrees in the shade. Jeff Emig smoked everybody, both motos, in black gear. Carmichael swept both motos in the 125's. I miss that track!
Damon Huffman won the overall easily in the 125 class. The yr was 97
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Scott Hartwick 12/18/2021 9:35am
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Definitely Unadilla in 1998 when Robbie Reynard flat out beat Ricky Carmichael in the 125 class. He was WFO the entire corner right before Gravity Cavity and was incredibly smooth during the entire moto. Ricky had nothing for him that day.

It was also cool to watch Doug Henry clinch the championship that same year at Broom-Tioga. Such a stand-up guy on and off the track. A well deserved championship and turning point in the sport (leading the 4-stroke evolution).
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Sunhouse 12/20/2021 4:59am
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2006 MXDN, Cairoli on a 250 passed Tedesco right in front of me on the whooped out straight on the upper end of the track for the moto win.
I also went there to see RC, but he got injured the week before at GH. So I never got to see him race in person, which is a bummer.
We had a huge Mototalk get-together both the night before and on the track for race day - freaking awesome! Happy to see most are still around on this forum.
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crowe660 12/21/2021 6:11am
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Redbud, the year Seb passed and pulled away from RC and then ran out of fuel right before the finish. I spent that entire Moto running from the back to the front of the track every lap watching Tortelli put on one of the best rides on that track I’d ever seen. I ended up being right next to the finish when Seb was trying to push his bike up the finish table. It was heartbreaking to watch.


It might not be a huge historical moment in the sport, but races like that didn’t happen much before and after.
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