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There are a lot of instances of MX'ers having success in Off Road, but I don't recall any big ones the other way around? Stephan Everts comes to the top along with Mike Brown and Rodney Smith for MX'ers trying off road.
What have you got for offroader's winning on the track?
Here's a cool article by Shan Moore. He just so happens to be an ex MX'er out of Oklahoma who road a Bultaco in the 500cc Supercross series in 1975.
https://www.dirtrider.com/mistakes-mx-pros-made-transitioning-to-off-ro…
The Shop
It seems to me that there are lots of kids learning in off road these days, and I'm just wondering how many of them ever come over to the dark side successfully.
Plessinger is a good one, but I don't think he was a champion offroad? and he's not one in MX, yet. He may be the best example though.
How's those memory pills working for ya?
Awesome, I swear by them.
What are they called again?
Hmm, let me ask my wife. Hey what are those flowers with thorns called?
Rose?
That's it.
Rose, what are those memory pills called?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_De_Coster
De Coster began his professional motocross career with the Czechoslovakian firm ČZ racing in the 500cc class.[1] He was also competent in other forms of off-road motorcycling, winning a Gold Medal in the 1964 International Six Days Trial, and won the 1964 Belgian Observed Trials National Championship.[1] He won the 500cc Belgian National Championship in 1966 and moved up to the Grand Prix World Championship in 1967.[1] He won his first 500cc Grand Prix in 1968.[1]
Pit Row
I remember Barry Hawk qualifying for a 250 National at either High Point or Mt Morris in about 2003. In Cycle News, he was quoted as saying it was his very first MX race on a motorcycle.
He also raced three outdoor nationals prior to winning his WORCS or Endurocross title. His best finished in outdoors was fifth in 2009 at Freestone while filling in at Factory Kawi...which he replicated two years later at Freestone again but for Valli Yamaha.
I would expect some GNCC guys to be in the mix, but it doesn't seem that other than Plessinger and Sipes many have come up.
Back in the day we played every sport even as High School seniors. There are still some that do. Now get off my grass.
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