Your favorite SX/MX "I was there" experience

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7/14/2022 5:09pm
Nothing I see at a race will ever top the shared religious experience when Dungey outdueled Villopoto in the Metrodome in 2013.
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7/14/2022 5:19pm
DaveB771 wrote:
Nothing I see at a race will ever top the shared religious experience when Dungey outdueled Villopoto in the Metrodome in 2013.
That race was awesome.
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7/14/2022 5:27pm
GL's wheel coming apart.....
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7/14/2022 5:31pm Edited Date/Time 7/14/2022 5:55pm
bd wrote:
I have a few of them. 1. Las Vegas Supercross where ZO16 blocked passed Joey for the SX title. The Sam Boyd was rocking!!!!! 2. KROC's...
I have a few of them.

1. Las Vegas Supercross where ZO16 blocked passed Joey for the SX title. The Sam Boyd was rocking!!!!!
2. KROC's first race on the CRF 450R. MEC 2016
3. Hangtown MX 2015.... ET3 went on a terror.
4. Las Vegas Supercross: 1992 Bradshaw loses his shit and T Bones Chicken. If he just passed him, he wins the title (I know there's also Indy).
Bumped my memory of being in Vegas for when AC crashed and Ferrandis won the championship in the last race. Good one that. Can’t even really...
Bumped my memory of being in Vegas for when AC crashed and Ferrandis won the championship in the last race. Good one that.

Can’t even really remember when that was, ‘18 or ‘19?
Damn, I was there too. It was hard to watch AC circle the track. That's a good one.

I was at the 1990 (Chicken; MC win - pretty cool to see his first win) and 1991 (Larocco first SX win; ) LV SX races too.

I was at the crazy LV Supercross when a rider landed on Damon Huffan's bike. Have no idea how that happened. https://www.vitalmx.com/forums/Moto-Related,20/Someone-requested-this-o…

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7/14/2022 5:32pm
Budds 2001 only time I saw Travis race, Budds 2003 stews comeback , Budds 2007 national and nations 250 race was insane at the national, budds can’t remember the year when tedesco was on the track with no helmet on lol, Daytona 2012 mudder, drinking under the rch semi after Roczen won the championship in 2016, nations 2018
7/14/2022 5:34pm Edited Date/Time 7/14/2022 8:01pm
1998 Unadilla - Robbie Reynard was on fire!

https://youtu.be/_9HdnUw6ius?t=780

1998 Broom-Tioga - Awesome watching John Dowd pass RC over that gnarly downhill triple and was bittersweet to see Doug Henry clinch the championship that year.

https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxcNkwQ313v76mBXe3RB1sPBv3zKqJv3ir

2003 Unadilla - The year that K-Dub broke R.C's winning streak.
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7/14/2022 5:36pm
DownSouth wrote:
I was there... Miami SX 1989-Damon Bradshaw's 2 crash victory in his first ever 125 sx race. Gatorback 1997-Doug Henrys first race on the works YZ...
I was there...

Miami SX 1989-Damon Bradshaw's 2 crash victory in his first ever 125 sx race.

Gatorback 1997-Doug Henrys first race on the works YZ 400 thumper.

Steel City 2001-the Brown/Langston broken wheel championship drama.

Steel City 2002-RC's first ever perfect season.
I saw DH win the Vegas Supercross on his works YZ400F.
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7/14/2022 5:47pm
1987 MXdN at Unadilla. I've been at other races that were epic but that day stands above for me. It had crazy weather, it had controversy...
1987 MXdN at Unadilla. I've been at other races that were epic but that day stands above for me. It had crazy weather, it had controversy (Hannah getting the spot that Diamond deserved) and it had drama. Most know the story of that race but to put it in a nutshell old man Hannah was selected to ride a 125 in the waning days of his career and he hadn't ridden one in years. Wardy was a solid pick on the 500 and RJ was the worlds best rider but there was still doubt about him performing in the rain. Long story short Bob rode great and won the 125 class in the second moto after having difficulties in the first moto, Wardy did Wardy and put in a stellar ride on the big bore, and of course RJ rode like a rabid (bad) dog and whipped everybody's ass in some of the worst slop I've ever seen. It was magic!



yes. this for me as well. I was 22 years old and my brother and I made the trip. It was unreal.

Next is Pala this year as I watched in person Chase win whose family is close friends for many years.
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1987 MXdN at Unadilla. I've been at other races that were epic but that day stands above for me. It had crazy weather, it had controversy...
1987 MXdN at Unadilla. I've been at other races that were epic but that day stands above for me. It had crazy weather, it had controversy (Hannah getting the spot that Diamond deserved) and it had drama. Most know the story of that race but to put it in a nutshell old man Hannah was selected to ride a 125 in the waning days of his career and he hadn't ridden one in years. Wardy was a solid pick on the 500 and RJ was the worlds best rider but there was still doubt about him performing in the rain. Long story short Bob rode great and won the 125 class in the second moto after having difficulties in the first moto, Wardy did Wardy and put in a stellar ride on the big bore, and of course RJ rode like a rabid (bad) dog and whipped everybody's ass in some of the worst slop I've ever seen. It was magic!



neysbo wrote:
yes. this for me as well. I was 22 years old and my brother and I made the trip. It was unreal. Next is Pala this...
yes. this for me as well. I was 22 years old and my brother and I made the trip. It was unreal.

Next is Pala this year as I watched in person Chase win whose family is close friends for many years.
Damn, I am fan of Eli but pulling for Chase (I bleed HRC red). I might go to Pala too...
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7/14/2022 7:01pm
Anaheim 95’.. hangtown 97’.. Vegas when ricky got nailed in the whoops.. all memories from being a kid
7/14/2022 7:03pm
bd wrote:
I have a few of them. 1. Las Vegas Supercross where ZO16 blocked passed Joey for the SX title. The Sam Boyd was rocking!!!!! 2. KROC's...
I have a few of them.

1. Las Vegas Supercross where ZO16 blocked passed Joey for the SX title. The Sam Boyd was rocking!!!!!
2. KROC's first race on the CRF 450R. MEC 2016
3. Hangtown MX 2015.... ET3 went on a terror.
4. Las Vegas Supercross: 1992 Bradshaw loses his shit and T Bones Chicken. If he just passed him, he wins the title (I know there's also Indy).
Bumped my memory of being in Vegas for when AC crashed and Ferrandis won the championship in the last race. Good one that. Can’t even really...
Bumped my memory of being in Vegas for when AC crashed and Ferrandis won the championship in the last race. Good one that.

Can’t even really remember when that was, ‘18 or ‘19?
bd wrote:
Damn, I was there too. It was hard to watch AC circle the track. That's a good one. I was at the 1990 (Chicken; MC win...
Damn, I was there too. It was hard to watch AC circle the track. That's a good one.

I was at the 1990 (Chicken; MC win - pretty cool to see his first win) and 1991 (Larocco first SX win; ) LV SX races too.

I was at the crazy LV Supercross when a rider landed on Damon Huffan's bike. Have no idea how that happened. https://www.vitalmx.com/forums/Moto-Related,20/Someone-requested-this-o…
You could hear everyone’s breath leave their lungs when AC dumped it late in the race.

But my resounding memory was it taking about 4 hours to get out of the parking lot at that stadium, which was in the arsehole of Vegas.
7/14/2022 7:03pm
My first GP experience,the final GP of Luxembourg in 1986,epic!!!!
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7/14/2022 7:05pm
Hangtown 1976 [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2022/07/14/559652/s1200_B9DE3E49_0E3A_4FA8_B033_56A3DB68DA1F.jpg[/img]
Hangtown 1976

You may need to add an explanation of "which" Hangtown you're talking about.
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7/14/2022 8:26pm
Jack Murphy Stadium 1983 when 16 year old Ronnie Lechien laid it to the best SX racers in the world on a bike he bought the week prior. If that race had been a few laps longer, I'm not so sure he would have gotten the win, because RJ was on a tear coming through the pack.
7/14/2022 8:31pm
I was there when Edison Dye cancelled the Trans AMA race in St Charles
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2006 Dallas Supercross -- Reed, Stewart, and Carmichael locked in a tight battle, and I'm watching them skim the whoops in my direction. James makes it...
2006 Dallas Supercross --

Reed, Stewart, and Carmichael locked in a tight battle, and I'm watching them skim the whoops in my direction. James makes it through fast AF, then here comes Carmichael, pinned. Suddenly, his rear tire kicks out, he loses control, and is careening off the track, straight for a wakeboard boat they had on the floor as a promotion.

I thought he was going to be severely injured or even potentially killed from the impact, but he missed the boat by what looked like inches. I've seen a lot of crashes, but that's the only time I thought the racer may likely lose their life in front of a stadium audience.

Carmichael talks about it on Emig's show here (53:35):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELtKTFipaUM
Here’s the kicker: James was on his way to the win and committed an unforced error over a relatively benign rhythm section. Reed went on to take first, and James threw away 3 points.

RC won the SX title that year by 2 points…
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went to Europe for a month in 05, and got to see a few in a row,

Isle of Wight GP, seeing Ben Townley win a GP in person for the first time,

Desert Martin GP, De Reuver passing Mike Alessi and looking back and waving at him to keep up, and also the GP community saying good by to Ben with the "Good By Stompie" tee shirts, after winning even Everts stopped and put one on,

Ernee MXdn, as others mentioned, probably one of the greatest crowds in mx history, watching RC lead the Americans back to the MXDN after a few years away, and watching Ben chase RC in the last moto of the day, the crowd was unreal that day,
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7/14/2022 10:09pm Edited Date/Time 7/15/2022 12:57am
1992 des Nations Manjimup Australia
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7/14/2022 10:16pm Edited Date/Time 7/14/2022 10:16pm
1986 Anaheim SX. Such an epic race.



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7/14/2022 10:24pm
Dallas 2019 I was sitting directly across from the finish line and saw the closest win margin finish in SX history as Webb stalked Roczen and...
Dallas 2019 I was sitting directly across from the finish line and saw the closest win margin finish in SX history as Webb stalked Roczen and got him in the last corner.


And Houston 2019 I got my dad and I tickets to be on the floor, do the track walk and be right by the gate for the last 450 main of the night, it was a triple crown event. Getting to see all the bikes and guys so up close like that was amazing.




kripple428 wrote:
How do you get tickets to be on the floor? I didn’t even know that was a thing lol
Unfortunately I don’t even think it’s offered anymore. Just the track walk now. To make a long story short the AMA track officials were bickering with the FELD “tour guides” that were telling us just how close we could get and couldn’t go etc and the AMA officials idea of where that was supposed to be was completely different. There was a power trip fight constantly going on the whole time we were down there.. which I didn’t give a fuck about because I was only there to watch racing lol. But in hindsight it was annoying they wouldnt shut up about it. And it’s not like we were doing anything FELD didn’t tell us was okay.


Anyways… I don’t think Covid happening was the reason for them yanking it. They (FELD and the ama officials) were just constantly arguing. Then Covid came along… and well;
We all know the rest..
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In 2000 they held a round of the 500MXGP in Australia, at Broadford just outside of Melbourne. First time I saw Reed ride, he got a wildcard entry as a local. Also watched Byrner and McFarlane get the holeshot and lead the majority of the first moto in front of their home crowd.

The other significance of that day was watching the KX500's and CR500's being absolutely dominated by the 500cc four strokes, in particular Joel Smets on the KTM. This was on a track with a lot of hills and a lot of traction. To me it signalled that two strokes were no longer the best platform to build a motocross bike.
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7/14/2022 10:57pm
Reed taking out Stewart in the last lap at the Atlanta SX in 11. The whole crowd was going nuts.

Stewart/Carmichael dueling in both motos at Washougal in 06
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Some that stand out right away.

1986 Carlsbad USGP. RJ was the man
1990 Anaheim- Bradshaw winning his first Supercross
1992 LA Coliseum- Stanton just dominating the main, and Bradshaw can’t pass Guy Cooper. It was devastating as a Bradshaw fan.
1992 USGP Glen Helen. Just JMB on a CR500. Poetry.
1993 Anaheim- MCs first win
1997 LA- MC on a Suzuki and it going horribly
1999 Glen Helen- Tortelli crushing everyone
1999 Rosebowl World Supercross: Travis Pastrana’s 125 debut, wreckless, wild, win.
2001 Anaheim 2- MCs last win
2002 A1 Stewart’s first 125 Supercross. Special.
2004 Glen Helen. Stew on a 250F, RC clinches 24-0, running the #1 plate. Hondas last 450 title to date.
2005 San Diego- Reed passing RC on the last lap while they lapped the battle for 3rd between DV and Larocco.
2008 Glen Helen: Stewart just crushing everyone 24-0
2010 Hangtown Eli wins his first pro race
2011 Atlanta- Reed/Stew last lap take out and RV wins
2014 A2, Reed wins coming through the pack on his TwoTwo Kawasaki.
2015 Eli At Hangtown and Glen Helen
2017 Roczen at A1, and his battle with Dungey at San Diego. A2s crash.
2017 Vegas: Osborne/Savatgy and Dungey/Tomac
2020 A2, Jett’s endo and the whole stadium cheering that kid on.
2022 A1. Supercross back at full capacity.
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7/15/2022 12:15am Edited Date/Time 7/15/2022 12:44am
In San Diego 2005, Ricky Carmichael rode perfect, at an absolutely furious pace with zero mistakes. He had only one problem: Chad Reed was stalking him down for the full 20 laps. He made no mistakes either, and the 2 were flying!
It was such a show, that the rest of the race didn't even matter. Eyes were glued on this battle.
They rode so fast, that they lapped up to 3rd place (for a moment)!.

On the last lap, Reed made a strategic pass, carrying speed through a rhythm section, and taking away Carmichael's line out of the following corner, a very clean pass. He then bolted away. Ricky tried to get him back and ended up going down the whoops.

During that last lap, Mike LaRocco looked over, then had to do a double take. He was like "I'm in 3rd place! How am I about to be lapped? What the hell?". Through sheer will, somehow LaRocco unlapped himself, or managed to just barely not get lapped.

Reed crossed the finish line in what I consider the greatest battle ever in Supercross.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYtdFuov-lQ

A couple other experiences.
I saw the very first back flip live at Gravity Games 2000 with my son.
I've raced the amateur race before the National at Pala/Fox Raceway twice. Such a blast!
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7/15/2022 12:37am Edited Date/Time 7/15/2022 1:22am
Sharky McFarlane holeshotting and leading the Broadford 500 GP in 2000.

Atmosphere was awesome, bikes were awesome. Townley on the Phase Suzuki 125!

The week in Melbourne….Bar 20….. take me back!!!

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Sharky McFarlane holeshotting and leading the Broadford 500 GP in 2000. Atmosphere was awesome, bikes were awesome. Townley on the Phase Suzuki 125! The week in...
Sharky McFarlane holeshotting and leading the Broadford 500 GP in 2000.

Atmosphere was awesome, bikes were awesome. Townley on the Phase Suzuki 125!

The week in Melbourne….Bar 20….. take me back!!!

I remember seeing a video of it and the crowd going absolutely nuts at McFarlane and Byrner around the first turn was so sick
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7/15/2022 2:11am Edited Date/Time 7/15/2022 2:11am
I was at Ettelbruck in Luxembourg and watched Brad Lackey win his 500 World championship in '82.

I remember it was so dusty it was almost impossible to see the riders in places. He was mobbed when he crossed the line. There was a lot of good will that he'd finally won it.
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