One of the greatest. He was so dominant and was one of those guys who had something really special on a 125. One of my hero’s when I was a kid. I rode RM 125’s from 1979-1982 and wore Fox gear, greatly influenced by Mark Barnett!
100% agree on Mark Barnett , l raced a 77 - 79 - 82 RM125 & still have some of my gear from that era , moto-x fox winter thick jersey , goldbelt , JTRacing Suzuki leathers with my lst name on the back , Hallman Brad Lackey boots , still have a 1977 Moto-X Fox catalog with alot of Mark Barnett pic's #322 , l followed Barnett's career also like alot of guy's did back then , great memories .
Not to many people know this but Mark is one heck of a ice hockey player I played against Mark at the ice rink next to his house in bridgeview, IL. I remember Mark as a quiet hard nose player. He even took power skating class at the ice chalet in Willow springs IL. My name is John Winkler. When I was in the army from 76-82 in the army my sister would send me magazines with Mark's picture on it. Mark's mom was always nice to us when we would take a break from playing we would warm up at Mark's mom and dad's house and Mrs Barnett would fix us hot chocolate. Take care.
My friends at work think football is more demanding Deserves so much respect but most people are ignorant of talent and fitness it takes I remeber waking up Monday morning after a race and every SINGLE muscle was sore but I felt great
We've since found out motocross is much more physically demanding then soccer. Hockey is more physically demanding then soccer. That's why they rotate every three minutes.
The late Bruce Bunch practiced with Mark at Sattleback before the AMA National. Bruce said he didn't want to pass Mark, he would want to make him feel bad....Bruce was on a mini bike.
Barnett smoked the 125 class in the early 80's One of the toughest riders ever. eventually ward and omara caught up to barnett around '84 and were the dominant riders in the 125 class. I think ward and omara's works 125's were better than barnett's suzuki ('83 - '85) and that's why barnett slumped after 2 or 3 years of total domination.
I think he lost his dominance in 83, even though he was still winning races I think into 84. It was "The changing of the fast" with the guys you mentioned and Bailey and Johnson. Mark switched to Kawasaki in 85, and that was the first time I saw him (my first time at a pro race), at Red Bud. He was not a threat for the win there. You could tell a newer style of riding was taking over. He retired at the end of 85. I guess he won't do an interview today. I wish he would, and not leave any dirt un-swept. :)
One of the greatest. He was so dominant and was one of those guys who had something really special on a 125. One of my hero’s when I was a kid. I rode RM 125’s from 1979-1982 and wore Fox gear, greatly influenced by Mark Barnett!
100% agree on Mark Barnett , l raced a 77 - 79 - 82 RM125 & still have some of my gear from that era , moto-x fox winter thick jersey , goldbelt , JTRacing Suzuki leathers with my lst name on the back , Hallman Brad Lackey boots , still have a 1977 Moto-X Fox catalog with alot of Mark Barnett pic's #322 , l followed Barnett's career also like alot of guy's did back then , great memories .
The man!! Loved The Bomber!!
Not to many people know this but Mark is one heck of a ice hockey player I played against Mark at the ice rink next to his house in bridgeview, IL. I remember Mark as a quiet hard nose player. He even took power skating class at the ice chalet in Willow springs IL. My name is John Winkler. When I was in the army from 76-82 in the army my sister would send me magazines with Mark's picture on it. Mark's mom was always nice to us when we would take a break from playing we would warm up at Mark's mom and dad's house and Mrs Barnett would fix us hot chocolate. Take care.
Awesome story !
Yes Great story. Thank you for sharing.
Cool
One of the more informative videos on our sport.
Awesome footage, thank you
Yep even 40 years later most that don’t do it can’t even comprehend how physically demanding it is. He grew up about 40 miles from me
I think his career ended on a big jump.
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@@mikeandrews1899 correct, he retired and had a company making tracks.
My friends at work think football is more demanding
Deserves so much respect but most people are ignorant of talent and fitness it takes
I remeber waking up Monday morning after a race and every SINGLE muscle was sore but I felt great
My hero as a kid!!
I always believed motocross was way more grueling than soccer.
Oh it is in the mid 70s when i raced 250s in cnc before the new suspension you needed a kidney belt everyone wore one !
We know it is
There is no way that soccer is more physically demanding than moto cross.
Running in the grass vs riding a bull for 40 minutes x 2.
The BOMBER 👏👊 LEGEND 🔥✌️😉
💪💪💪💪💪💪 Mark Barnett
As a kid, rode with him at Baseline
3:36 through 4:14
I want to know how they got that cool drone footage back in 1981.
We've since found out motocross is much more physically demanding then soccer. Hockey is more physically demanding then soccer. That's why they rotate every three minutes.
The late Bruce Bunch practiced with Mark at Sattleback before the AMA National. Bruce said he didn't want to pass Mark, he would want to make him feel bad....Bruce was on a mini bike.
Bruce was quite the comedian some times
This must be 1981?
YT channels are not very good at disclosing the dates of the happenings.
Barnett smoked the 125 class in the early 80's One of the toughest riders ever. eventually ward and omara caught up to barnett around '84 and were the dominant riders in the 125 class. I think ward and omara's works 125's were better
than barnett's suzuki ('83 - '85) and that's why barnett slumped after 2 or 3 years of total domination.
I raced against Barnett in the early amateur days.He was special.
He smoked everyone...O'mara, Wardy, Lechein, but didn't Barnett burn out in '86 or '87 when he went to Kawaski and lost his dominance?
I think he lost his dominance in 83, even though he was still winning races I think into 84. It was "The changing of the fast" with the guys you mentioned and Bailey and Johnson. Mark switched to Kawasaki in 85, and that was the first time I saw him (my first time at a pro race), at Red Bud. He was not a threat for the win there. You could tell a newer style of riding was taking over. He retired at the end of 85. I guess he won't do an interview today. I wish he would, and not leave any dirt un-swept. :)
Barney!
Who the fuuu is #212 ? 🤔
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Ron Liechein
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Rick Johnson rookie season is #212 in this vid ... Is what I was talking about.
Correct 🤙😎
@@Lightnin42 did Ronnie run 212 his rookie season too ?
@@Lightnin42 just checked , Ronnie was 224 in '83 . Probably the most badd ass rookie ..... EVER ! 💪 .
NOT Saddleback
Not for the whole video. But that is definitely Saddleback Park from the beginning of the video until 3:06.
Motocrossfox....... lmao😂