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ACU Maxxis British Motocross Championship- MX2- 2008 MX1- 2014–2015, Belgian Championship- MX1- 2011 – – Joël Smets: 1989–2005 500cc- 1995, 1997–1998, 2000, 650cc- 2003 – – 57 Jeff Smith: 1955–1970 500cc- 1964–1965 – – 30 Brett Martin Smith (motorcyclist) 1974-1977 250 Expert in Arizona Marty Smith: 1974–1982 –
The origins of the group can be traced to 1994, when filmmakers Jon Freeman and Dana Nicholson had been accumulating footage to showcase a behind the scenes expose of the lifestyle of an American pro motocross rider in action, featuring 145 ft plus jumps, 45 ft high in the air soaring over sand dunes, mountains, houses, buses and anything else secure and steep enough to hold the weight of bike ...
Jason managed to complete the full motocross season. He raced solidly in the top 10, with one podium, and finished 5th overall. With managing to race well and complete both supercross and motocross seasons, he was seeded 3rd in the Supermotocross standings. During press day at the first round of Supermotocross at Charlotte, Jason crashed twice.
Thorpe left Kawasaki in 1991, and moved back to Honda, riding for the Italian 'Cinti Honda' team. He was unable to capture his old form, and retired from professional motocross competition in 1993 at the age of 31. Thorpe remains the last British rider to have won the premier division of the motocross world championships.
He managed fourth-place among 125cc bikes. [39] [note 3] In the second moto, he scored a top ten start and rode to a first place in the 125 class. Along with Jeff Ward in the 500cc class and Ricky Johnson on the 250cc, Hannah and Team USA captured the title in one of the most memorable Motocross Des Nations. [39]
Marty Smith (November 26, 1956 – April 27, 2020) was an American professional motocross racer. [1] He competed in the AMA Motocross Championships from 1974 to 1981, most prominently as a member of the Honda factory racing team with whom he won 18 AMA race victories and three National Motocross championships. [1]
Jeremy McGrath (born November 19, 1971) [1] is an American former professional motocross and supercross racer. Considered one of the most popular and influential riders in the history of motorcycle racing, McGrath won seven AMA Supercross 250cc championships, one 250cc AMA Motocross championship, two 125cc West championships and a record 72 premier class supercross wins. [2]
He was asked to ride for Team Honda in 1982, managed by multi-time motocross world champion Roger De Coster. [1] That season, Bailey was a member of the Motocross des Nations team and, helped the American team to its second consecutive victory. Bailey joined the team as an alternate for 1982 National Supercross and Motocross champion Donnie Hansen.