He switches to Honda, lives with Rick Johnson and comes out swinging in 1989 with the title (after RJ got hurt but he was still right there.) Ward put in some good runs and got back in the top ten that year, and the next year came out on fire and finished second in the whole darned series as a privateer! His rookie 250 season in 2005 was a crash-filled disaster, but by ’96 he was smoothing out and ended up third in points. Damian Cudlin. Book online for all the rounds of the 2020 Arenacross series. Speaking of what could have been, here we have the Frenchman known as JMB (it’s fine to use your initials as your nickname when it’s three letters, you’re from another country and you ride like an alien on a dirt bike) as he somehow gets into the top ten with only three finishes in the top ten which are the only three years that he competed full-time in sx. Buy tickets online! 90s Motocross Videos. All Rights Reserved. List of motocross riders. Two 5th place finishes and a tenth are the best he could do in the 90’s. Anyways, Jeff is the second best supercrosser of the 90’s and I’m sure when I tell him that, he’ll be angry and vow to improve. Supermini Cup Riders - Coming Soon. 2013: 2nd in AMA Pro Motocross 250 final standings . The contest was won in style by Californian Nate Adams on a Yamaha YZ250 and was represented by UK FMX rider Chris Birch. Then he switched to Yamaha in ’97 and got into victory lane for the first time. Junior Motocross (125cc) 2009. Of course you can play the “what could have been” game with Doug as well because in ’97 he was leading the points for a good half the season before he broke his wrist in a collision with Jimmy Button. Season summary. O’Mara won the USGP 125cc in 1985 at Mid-Ohio on a Mugen and the 250cc in 1985 at Unadilla, N.Y., on a Honda. John changed the way riders thought about the gear they wore. I gave the tie break to Wardy because he’s got Pichon covered on the “awesome” scale. Ken Roczen 94 View profile . Rookie Cup Riders - Coming Soon. To the surprise of absolute no one, Showtime wins the title of best supercrosser of the 90’s. At number 6 on the top 10 greatest motocross riders of all time, we have Roger De Coster. Social Media: Buy Tickets Online. All-Ireland Cup - Coming Soon. Look at how close the top five are! 4th-Mike Kiedrowski, Kawasaki, Honda- 40 points. Since the “Greatest Supercross Riders of the 80’s” was such a hit, I decided to do one for the 90’s as well as the Y2K’s. By Season American Honda Racing – 2002 Barber – AMA Superbike – 2013 Blackhawk Farms – WERA – Aug. 1984 Blackhawk Farms – WERA – June 1985 Blackhawk – WERA – Aug. 1985 Blackhawk – WERA – Aug. 1986 … Big Bird (still loving the nicknames) was just like LaRocco where he scored a top ten position in nine out of the ten years. Motocross & Supercross News - Racer X Online 122 Vista Del Rio Drive, Morgantown, WV 26508 | 304-284-0084 | Contact Us ©1999 - 2021 Filter Publications LLC. Stanton just about made it into the top ten in the 80’s list with his one title and top ten finishes but gets the title of the second best sx’er of the 90’s. 38 CMA national championships, 13 No. PulpMX exists as an informed, fan-driven Pro Motocross and Supercross site where objective editorial and entertaining racing-centric discourse flourish. Apr 18, 2013 - Classic motocross photos for the 1990's and 2000's. 6. Track Racing Sidecar 1000cc. Anyway, Larry sure had the longevity, and that’s what puts him in the top five-Weege. Jeff Matiasevich aka as The Chicken Man - was a member of Team Kawasaki and a two-time 125 West Supercross Champion in 1988 and 1989. He started with a big bang, as a 250 rookie in 1990 he won his hometown race in Seattle after a crazy block-pass war with Jeff Matiesevich (“Chicken” for those of you counting nicknames at home). We use results from races all over the country to determine the list, and we also factor in each rider’s prospects for success in … 2014. Isn’t it so funny that guys like Stanton and Wardy probably just wanted to puke and jump off a bridge when they only got fifth in the points? These feature the well known Motocross riders - Rick Johnson and Jeff Stanton. 3rd– Mike Larocco, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Honda- 41 points. 2011. Vince Friese Racing Number: 40 Birthday: 1990-10-19 Birthplace: Cape Girardeau, MO Residence: Menifee, CA Class: 450 Jeff Stanton competed in the AMA Motocross Championships from 1988 to 1999. His 1989 season was like MC’s ’93 in that it came out of nowhere. I know they care about their rankings on OBS. He really had two careers with his early mid-life crisis costing him two years of his career and then when he came back (first on a Yamaha and then Manchester Honda) he wasn’t the same rider. That’s the formula, I know it’s really complex but at least we can figure out who the best supercross riders of the decades are. 10th-1 point. 8th– Damon Bradshaw, Yamaha, Honda- 31 points. The Red Riders crushed it for most of the season, and the most impressive part was that the team featured just two riders: Jeremy McGrath and Steve Lamson. 1990 Moto-X 338 250MX Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship Results I beg you to not forget that, despite his 8th place here, he was a bad mother effer. No rider that I can think of made a bigger transformation in his career than Stanton, in his Yamaha days he was never in contention for a win, never mind a title. Yogi (sigh….) I think that most people would say Rick Johnson would win that award as he outgained Wardy in supercross wins during the decade 28-20. The Y-Zinger featured YZ inspired bodywork and… Darcy Ward. Tune in next week and see! Jack Miller. He was the first of only two men to ever win all three world motocross championships – 125cc, 250cc and 500cc (thus “Mr. He finally started getting the hang of supercross around 1994, and in 1995 he delivered his first career win in Las Vegas when the lights went out and half the field didn’t race. He went out with a bang! Long story. Speedway (U21) 2011. Jul 25, 2017 - Collection of 1970s Motocross Photos. 2 career AMA Pro Motocross 250 wins See more ideas about motocross, vintage motocross, motocross bikes. So with that in mind, here are the points that I assigned to each championship position. Now primed to win a championship, Lusk was one bad dude in ’98 and ’99, capturing eight out of his eleven career wins in these two seasons. 134 Boston House, Grove Business Park, Wantage, OX12 9FF. After becoming a regular race winner, the Factory Honda rider won his first World Motocross 500cc Championship title in 1985. Still, six times he finished in the top ten in points and of that four times he was fourth in the points and once he was runner-up (’93.) 2012. He is motocross. There was a point where Team Kawasaki had two of the most unheralded, vanilla riders in the history of the sport when they had MX Kied and Larocco in the mid-90’s. Sure the wins are nice but what any team wants from any riders is the ability to go out there and win races, titles as well as be a factor every year. Emig started the decade slow in supercross with a couple of 10th’s, but by then he was already a title-proven guy on a 125 outdoors. 875cc”) – and the guy simply had no quit in him. He was only 26 and surely had more than a couple of years hanging on and finishing top ten but that wasn’t what Jeff wanted to do. 1st– Jeremy McGrath, Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki-81 points. My lovely wife Angie and I (like she has anything better to do than count out the points for these guys) poured over the record books and added up practically every rider to score a top ten finish in the 90’s to come up with the top fifteen. 2013: AMA Supercross 250SX West Region Champion . 7th– Ezra Lusk, Suzuki, Yamaha, Honda, – 32 points. 9th-1 point 38 GP overall victories in total, including defeating the Americans at the first Glen Helen 500cc MX GP in 1990. Anyways, Damon scored six top ten finishes and I’m sure a major regret of his is the ’92 title chase and not being higher on this list. He then followed … 804 likes. 1990: Jeff Stanton (CR250R) 1989: Jeff Stanton (CR250R) 1988: Rick Johnson (CR250R) ... Honda AMA 450/250 Pro Motocross Champions ... Rider Profiles. I remember watching the ’96 Minneapolis supercross and seeing a still frisky Bradshaw hanging with MC that night but it was just a glimpse of what once was. The Beast from the East (I’m going to hang myself) was the man of the early nineties and really should’ve won one title but had to settle for two runner-ups. Meghan Rutledge. So we decided on Jeff Ward being the best supercrosser of the 80’s and that was a little surprise for sure. Here our our picks of the 10 best ‘90s bikes that we would still enjoy today. The biggest drop off in points is right here so I think you can safely say that there were nine dominant riders of 1990’s supercross and then starting with Doug, a bunch of guys that are all about the same. Copyright 2021 PulpMX. Only a nine-year lull there. Fight Club: Pastrana, Langston, Brown and a Title, Friese, Moranz, Hubbard, Richardson Archive, Advanced Analytics: Indy 2021 Key Rider Stats, Pro Circuit Indy 3 SX Post-Race PulpCasts, FXR/Race Race Tech Privateer Island #145- Bobby Piazza. was a star in the 125 supercross ranks, but looked poised to continue Suzuki’s massive run of winning 125 titles and then not having anything pan out on 250s. A rare 1990 4 pack of Troy Lee Designs USA motocross stickers / decals. His two titles, two 3rd’s and one sixth in his final year gives him only five scoring years out of the ten. Jeff will always maintain he was a better rider outdoors than indoors, but seven wins and a supercross championship is more than most riders can claim-Weege. 3rd-7 points No one could touch him and he was a tip-over in Pontiac and a flat tire in Charlotte away from winning every single year he competed in the 250 class. Later he joined Honda of Troy for ’96 and ‘97, and then Suzuki brought him back for ’98 and ’99—and he finally got back to his 1990 promise when he once again brought the factory RM250 back into victory lane, at a muddy Tampa race in ’98 and then again in Seattle in ’99. I like to think the synergy that Ferry and I had overcame all the other obstacles that were in our way and I especially liked the fact that WE beat MC at this race. Required fields are marked *. But all of you would be wrong as my super-secret formula rewards titles AND consistency. Chad Reed. Roger De Coster. He was born in a Scottish family in 1961. Mike is the fourth best supercrosser of the decade and probably one of the most underrated riders in history. Supercross. Six rounds into supercross that year and he was one point behind Matiesevich for the supercross series points lead—these two kids were going to take over! A rare 1990 4 pack ofTroy Lee Designs USA motocross stickers / decals. The one year he missed the top ten in points (’93) he came out and won the opener and probably would’ve been in the running for the title but broke his wrist at some point. Template:Expand list This is a partial list of notable current and former motocross riders, many of whom have competed in the World Championships, National Championships and supercross competitions. Yamaha Y-Zinger This is the bike that has started more motocross careers than any other bike in history. If you want a good listen of a guy that was a warrior on a bike and a gentleman off it, take a look for my podcast with him. The Weege chipped in with a couple of his own submissions. I like to think of Ward having two careers in the 90s. 2nd-9 points 5th– Larry Ward, Suzuki, Yamaha, Honda- 39 points. With an incredible six championships out of only seven years raced in the 90’s, he was a shoe-in. Grand Duke Constantine Pavlovich of Russia, https://historipediaofficial.wikia.org/wiki/List_of_motocross_riders?oldid=30339, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002 Four Stroke World Champion, WMA Pro National Champion - 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013. Template:Expand list Roger-De-Coster. 6th– Jeff Emig, Yamaha, Kawasaki- 36 points. Jump to navigation Jump to search This is a partial list of notable … 65cc Cup Riders. Jan … Chase Sexton 23 View profile . Hell, when he switched to Suzuki’s in ’96 he absolutely hated the bikes and the team (and in fact just straight-up missed a race because of being unhappy and everyone knew he tried out a Honda at Stanton’s place) he still scored a sixth place in the points! I’m sure he’ll be thrilled and we’ll mail him off the plaque asap. Interesting that the man known as six-time to all of us on the circuit retired when he was disgusted with his 1994 finish of sixth when most riders would have been pumped to do that well. 2012: Motocross of Nations Champion (Team Germany) 2011: FIM MX2 World Champion . Road Racing (World Endurance) 2011. 2014: AMA Pro Motocross Rookie of the Year . Eric Geboers was a badass. But then…I don’t know what happened, but Larry’s results just went downhill. 13th– Steve Lamson, Honda- 11 points- Lammy was never known as a great supercrosser but he could make a 125 sing. Each year we present the Caselli Cup to the best of the best. And just like Mike, he missed the top ten in 1993. What happened after that? 1st– 12 points Join millions of people using Oodle to find unique used motorcycles, used roadbikes, used dirt bikes, scooters, and mopeds for sale. 14th-Jeff Ward, Kawasaki- 10 points- Wardy makes the top fifteen in two decades and his career ended in this decade with two 5th places finishes in sx. Afterward, he also moved into racing cars. He finished a close runner-up in ’90 despite missing two races early, won the title in ’91 and then finished third in ’92 when he wasn’t even trying. Oh what could have been? John Gregory of JT Racing fame is the Ralph Lauren of the motocross world. 11th– Jeff Matiasevich, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Yamaha- 12 points- Chicken (another great one) almost won the title in his rookie year but then didn’t do much after that on a Suzuki or a NCY Yamaha. Bradshaw is the rider with the most career wins (19) in supercross without ever winning a title. Meghan Rutledge. He captured sixty of his seventy-two wins in the 90’s including an incredible ten wins in his rookie season of 1993 (Reed in his rookie year in the big class- 8 wins is second) and MC was the man that lifted the sport to mainstream coverage, invented the nac-nac, made women want to be with him, hell he made men want to be with him he was so damm cool. These feature the well known Motocross riders - Rick Johnson and Jeff Matiasevich. 7th-3 points Sure, one of them t-boned the other after a moto but at least it showed that they were still full of fight after a moto. Jeff-Fro (yep, another great name) won the ’97 title and then, strangely, never scored another top ten finish in his career. I know he said on our podcast that he was indeed giving it his all but he was just being modest, rumors are he rode the whole series with an eye-patch on while dreaming of dragging his knee on a tarmac somewhere. He is a three-time AMA 250cc Motocross and Supercross national champion, winning the titles in 1989, 1990 and 1992. He made it … 10,022 talking about this. 4th-6 points Always wanted more from this guy and I bet the teams he rode on thought the same. One more position here and there could have vaulted any of these guys higher up on this prestigious list. Nicknamed ‘The Flying Frickle’, Ward was the first motocross rider to win every major AMA Motocross Championship. Then came the rebirth as a full privateer with the Noleen/Sizzler Yamaha in 1994 (aka Team Cupid, because this was the team that first united Matthes and Ferry). See more ideas about motocross, supercross, motorcross. Just wanted to throw in Red Dog’s eighth place finish in 1999 on the Noleen Yamaha because, well because I tuned it. Contact. Find 1990 to 1999 Dirt Bikes for Sale on Oodle Classifieds. 5th-5 points Of his five career wins, three came at Daytona which really cements his status as a motocross specialist. Road Racing (Moto3) 2014. All told, the Flying Freckle finished top ten in the supercross series eight times in the decade only missing out in 1980 and ’81. By ’97 he was clad in that sweet Shift gear, and when MC switched to Suzuki Fro was ready to capitalize, winning five races and the title. Henry only scored four top ten finishes in the decade with three 7th place finishes and a 5th in ’95. He couldn’t quite match McGrath’s consistency, but even today, riders will wax poetic about how fast Ezra could go when he was on. 15th-Michael Pichon, Suzuki, Honda-10 points- Two top ten scoring years got “The Pigeon” got Michael the last spot in my rankings. Womens MX. Henry won four career races one being the complete mudder in Dallas, the epic four-stroke win in Vegas and a couple more. We choose MX, off-road and dual-sport bikes without bias, but we have to admit that off-road bikes have stood the test of time better than motocross models. Vintage 1990's Steel City Pro National 1998 Motocross Graphic T-Shirt Large Tultex Huge Print Honda Mazda Light Brown Motorsports Motorcycle MonValleyVintage. 1 plates and three times winner of the CMA’s prestigious White Memorial Trophy. Although he did pull a crap-load of holeshots on his Ron Heben tuned YZ. The worlds leading page based on Motocross & Supercross from 1990 - 2000 He finishes one point behind Stanton and one ahead of this next guy. That’s the top ten and here are the five that missed out by oh so much…. 9th– Jean-Michael Bayle, Honda- 28 points. Or was he? From shop MonValleyVintage. Others are gone forever and we miss them dearly. 1990 marked the beginning of the Rainey era with the Marlboro-Yamaha rider taking 7 wins and scoring points in every race but Hungary after he had already clinched the championship. Your email address will not be published. European riders continued to dominate motocross throughout the 1970s but, by the 1980s, American riders had caught up and began winning international competitions. 15 career AMA Supercross 450 wins . Ezra was a go-for-broke rider who wasn’t afraid to crash, get up and go even faster. Don't miss what's happening in your neighborhood. RJ was a good rider but then got on Honda’s in 1986 and became really, really good. Junior MX (65cc) 2013. 6th-4 points Everything you want to know about the decade of VHS, 2-strokes, and punk rock music. Jeff Ward: Nicknamed as ‘The Flying Frickle’, ward was the first motocross rider to win every major … The Y-Zinger was released in 1981 and was a wonderful little 50cc fully automatic play bike. This global freestyle motocross spectacle brought with it a lot of hype, and the riders put on a world-class show in front of a 20,000 strong crowd at the iconic Battersea Power Station. Glenn O'Brien, Aaron Maynard. Anyways, will Ferry make the list in the Greatest Supercross Riders of the Y2K decade? He only recorded one runner-up position (’94) but his other finishes were always respectable. This is a partial list of notable current and former motocross riders, many of whom have competed in the World Championships, National Championships and supercross competitions. Long before there were $4000.00 Cobras and KTM 50’s, there was the Yamaha Y-Zinger. 10th– Doug Henry, Honda, Yamaha- 14 points. The biggest drop off in points is right here so I think you can safely say that there were nine dominant riders of 1990’s supercross and then starting with Doug, a bunch of guys that are all about the same. 8th-2 points Then came his switch to Kawasaki in 1996, where he stopped McGrath from completing a perfect season by winning in St. Louis. He missed a couple of complete supercross seasons recovering from his back injury but would probably have been stuck behind JMB either way. He came oh so close to winning one race in Charlotte ’95 but MC got him on the last lap. By ’93 he was a Suzuki support rider and was out of the top ten altogether. He made the podium in Indianapolis which was the equivalent of the Pittsburgh Pirates getting a .500 record. Hard to believe that we’re through a decade already here in the ‘00’s, it seems like it was yesterday that I was raiding my local Walgreens for batteries and cup of soups to survive the impending meltdown of the world. But they were hella-fast. 18 career AMA Pro Motocross 450 wins . Fix Auto FMX Riders. That’s why the top rider in Dirt Bike’s annual ranking of off-road racers is the recipient of an award named for Kurt. Even without racing the 250 class for half of the decade, he ends up seventh on this list-Weege. Riley Dukes. The Rock (we still have the cool nick-names in the 90’s but they’re hanging on by a thread here) was a model of consistency in the 90’s scoring a top ten finish an incredible nine out of the ten years. By David Coffin - In 1972 the most popular bike at the time was the Hodaka 100-B trail bike but it was the European CZ's, Maico's, Bultacos, AJS's, Ossa's, and Greeves that took command of the tracks of Southern California as they brutally pounded the hot, dry and dusty motocross tracks as riders fought for CMC or AME points. 12th– Guy Cooper, Honda, Suzuki-11 points- Probably one of the guys that was the fastest rider to never win a supercross (with Lamson, Ferry and Kehoe) Cooper scored the same amount of points in the 80’s and 90’s! Henry only scored four top ten finishes in … There aren’t too many people who can say they’ve beaten Jeremy McGrath straight up in a supercross race, but Yogi put in some crazy charges in his Honda days and made it happen. 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