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Ride PG Graphics Contest Has Begun

Want to see a set of graphics that YOU designed in an upcoming issue of the mag? Well, you're in luck: Dirt Rider and RidePG.com are having a graphics kit design contest.
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Brad Lackey – Raiders of the Archives

In 1972 Brad Lackey won the AMA 500cc National Motocross Championship. In 1973, rather than defend his title, he went to Europe to attempt to claim the then more prestigious 500cc World Title. It took him ten years, but in 1982 he did it, becoming the first American World Champion. This photo was from the final round that year in Luxembourg. Brad’s an entertaining and humorous storyteller, and as Brad will tell you, it was a wild day back in
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Jeff Ward at Daytona SX 1985 - Photo by Paul Buckley

Jeff Ward – Raiders of the Archives

This is a photo from the 1985 Daytona supercross. Jeff Ward led from the start, but with just a couple laps to go tipped over in a corner after getting messed up by a lapper and Bob Hannah passed…
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Kent Howerton – Raiders of the Archives

Kent believes this photo was from the 1981 Anaheim Supercross, the opening round in the supercross series that had only one race at Anaheim, but two in Seattle, two in Houston, and two in Pontiac.
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Gary Semics – Raiders of the Archives

Gary believes this photo was taken in 1974 at Lexington (Mid-Ohio) of him racing his open class, factory Husqvarna. The photo was taken by Gary's mom, on his hometown track where he grew up racing as an amateur and later raced as a pro. Gary finished the 1974 season in fourth place in the 500cc championship.
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Ricky Johnson – Raiders of the Archives – Dirt Rider Magazine

In 1982 Ricky Johnson went into the 250 class after earning 7th overall and Rookie of the Year honors the year before in the 125 class. The 1982 outdoor season-opener was at Hangtown.THE EVENT: “I went to the national, it was a very stacked field with Donny Hansen, Broc Glover, I mean if you go [...]
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Mike LaRocco – Raiders of the Archives – Dirt Rider Magazine

This shot of Mike LaRocco on his factory Kawasaki 250 is from Southwick in 1993. Mike raced Kawasaki 250s and 500s, and had his share of races at the sandy, whooped out Southwick track. Later in his racing career Mike LaRocco and Rick Zielfelder, owner of Factory Connection racing, started a one-man race effort that [...]
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Donnie Hansen – Raiders Of The Archives

"The first moto [at Southwick], I was winning and Ricky Johnson was second, and I had a pretty good distance on him. Toward the end of the race, I crashed pretty hard, got back up, Ricky passed me, and I caught back up to him but I finished behind him."
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