You were lucky to be there. Reminds me of Unadilla 1986. I was there and watched the Hurricane leave it all out on the track only to have O'Mara wear him down and checked out only to run out of gas on the last half a lap. I remember people talking about a fix because Hannah was talking retirement at the time. What an incredible race only to be topped the next year by the U.S. hosting the MXDN at Unadilla (I was there again). Watching Johnson school the euros in two feet of the nastiest mud I've ever seen was a sight to behold. And watching Hannah on the 125 trying like mad to get around that swamp was awesome.
This is the best supercross race of all time, hands down! I love the 86 Anaheim battle between Johnson and Bailey but that was only two guys. This was a handful of guys who had a shot at winning. Multiple back n forth battles and crashes. A last lap pass for the lead and win by a guy who was nowhere near the front in the beginning of the race. This race had it all and it doesn’t get talked about enough. Thanks for uploading because this was before my time lol
Great job commentators, Racing, fans, crews, support staff and family members... And everyone who made it possible. Especially clean up crews for next events.
I think a big part of this is when it happened. The U.S. latched on to MX in the mid/late 70's, and easily accessible riding areas resulted in a large quantity of new riders in the U.S. So, instead of having one or two top guys, you get 5-10 great riders capable of winning a race. Unfortunately, those days are gone Not many places left in the U.S. where you can ride right down your street into cornfields, woods, hills, or desert and ride until you empty your tank with nobody bothering you. That environment in the late 70's-80's produced a lot of riders. People talk about growing the sport....I'm more about growing the available riding areas.
These were the days when the top eight guys had all the heart in the world. All of them truly believed they had what it took to win and weren't going to settle for anything but. Compared to these days where one guy will settle into the lead and everyone else is more than happy to just circulate and pick up a check. Sad.
This was back when they ran the amateur races and the pro race on the same day. The amateur racing started at 6am and ran until about 2pm. They raced on pretty much the same track as the pros. The only difference was that they put a speed bump in front of the big jumps so no one would try to jump them.Then they would start the qualifying races for the night show. Back then you had to race your way into the night program if you didn't have enough series points.
Not in 1988 at the Pontiac Silverdome. We did not get on the track until the pros' were done Sunday night, (after midnight), and they did not bother fixing the track at all. I think everybody qualified from the local qualifier races,----because I did. :)
Wow!! One of the best SX races ever!!
I was at this race. The entire crowd stood up and yelled the entire main event. One of the greatest supercross races of all time.
You were lucky to be there. Reminds me of Unadilla 1986. I was there and watched the Hurricane leave it all out on the track only to have O'Mara wear him down and checked out only to run out of gas on the last half a lap. I remember people talking about a fix because Hannah was talking retirement at the time. What an incredible race only to be topped the next year by the U.S. hosting the MXDN at Unadilla (I was there again). Watching Johnson school the euros in two feet of the nastiest mud I've ever seen was a sight to behold. And watching Hannah on the 125 trying like mad to get around that swamp was awesome.
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i was 15 and racing amateur day but was amazed by my idols racing that night…epic.
This is the best supercross race of all time, hands down! I love the 86 Anaheim battle between Johnson and Bailey but that was only two guys. This was a handful of guys who had a shot at winning. Multiple back n forth battles and crashes. A last lap pass for the lead and win by a guy who was nowhere near the front in the beginning of the race. This race had it all and it doesn’t get talked about enough. Thanks for uploading because this was before my time lol
thansk for sharing!!!! i was 10 at the time and never got to watch all these from 1990
This must be the greatest SX race of all time!!!
I was there ✋ ... And 1991 too 🎯
So good to see these thanks Heather
My senior year in high school...love this time in motocross
You're amazing for posting these incredible races. You rock. 🤘
Great job commentators,
Racing, fans, crews, support staff and family members...
And everyone who made it possible.
Especially clean up crews for next events.
Watching this after listening to main event Moto ✊🏻
I was also at this race. It was bitter cold but god damn what a main. Everyone was on their feet cheering
I think a big part of this is when it happened. The U.S. latched on to MX in the mid/late 70's, and easily accessible riding areas resulted in a large quantity of new riders in the U.S. So, instead of having one or two top guys, you get 5-10 great riders capable of winning a race. Unfortunately, those days are gone Not many places left in the U.S. where you can ride right down your street into cornfields, woods, hills, or desert and ride until you empty your tank with nobody bothering you. That environment in the late 70's-80's produced a lot of riders.
People talk about growing the sport....I'm more about growing the available riding areas.
Great race, was there 👍
These were the days when the top eight guys had all the heart in the world. All of them truly believed they had what it took to win and weren't going to settle for anything but. Compared to these days where one guy will settle into the lead and everyone else is more than happy to just circulate and pick up a check. Sad.
And thats the truth!
This was back when they ran the amateur races and the pro race on the same day. The amateur racing started at 6am and ran until
about 2pm. They raced on pretty much the same track as the pros. The only difference was that they put a speed bump in
front of the big jumps so no one would try to jump them.Then they would start the qualifying races for the night show. Back then you
had to race your way into the night program if you didn't have enough series points.
Not in 1988 at the Pontiac Silverdome. We did not get on the track until the pros' were done Sunday night, (after midnight), and they did not bother fixing the track at all. I think everybody qualified from the local qualifier races,----because I did. :)
When man rode real bikes for real men’s
04:16 thats not counter clockwise
He was looking at it from the bottom. :)
Ward found some great lines later in the race to take the win a true champion......