Albertyn shouldve been an outdoor only rider for Suzuki. No one crashed more than him from '95-'99. MC's helmet is def one of my favorites that Troy Lee did
Man how different it was from today. The fully clothed trophy girls, the track design, the format, the half empty stands, all of it. Even the mechanics not wearing headsets. Back then outdoor MX was the shit. And supercross was a side show. Now supercross is the money maker and outdoors is in danger of extinction.
I have to disagree with one thing, because I had become a major fan in late '93, and moved to SoCal from Tacoma in early '96, so I was right there with a front seat, so to speak. SX was still the big draw, and SoCal didn't even have a MX National in '94, '95 and '96. It didn't come back until '97, and Southern Cal was the motocross epicenter! Yes, there were empty seats in the stadiums, but there were still bigger crowds than at any Nationals. Daytona '96 is when you really started to see people outside of the sport noticing what was going on, all because of MC's win streak. That's where SX started to take off to the next level, and begin to distance itself from monster truck shows and tractor pulls. I'd say by '98 is when it really hit the afterburner and a LOT of different outside sponsors were coming in, SX/MX video games began showing up, TV appearances for Jeremy, the US Open at the MGM Grand in Vegas, etc etc. It was cool to see it happening right in front of me.
what are you talking about? SX was what every kid wanted to race in the 90s. there just wasn't much access to it. even today, promoters are calling shit "SX" just because it's under the lights on a section of their MX track. 😄
I was there. 10 YO. Watching MC do burnouts in his black Acura NSX, behind the team trailer
No better commentary that Art and David!!!
Albertyn shouldve been an outdoor only rider for Suzuki. No one crashed more than him from '95-'99. MC's helmet is def one of my favorites that Troy Lee did
Man how different it was from today. The fully clothed trophy girls, the track design, the format, the half empty stands, all of it. Even the mechanics not wearing headsets. Back then outdoor MX was the shit. And supercross was a side show. Now supercross is the money maker and outdoors is in danger of extinction.
I have to disagree with one thing, because I had become a major fan in late '93, and moved to SoCal from Tacoma in early '96, so I was right there with a front seat, so to speak. SX was still the big draw, and SoCal didn't even have a MX National in '94, '95 and '96. It didn't come back until '97, and Southern Cal was the motocross epicenter! Yes, there were empty seats in the stadiums, but there were still bigger crowds than at any Nationals. Daytona '96 is when you really started to see people outside of the sport noticing what was going on, all because of MC's win streak. That's where SX started to take off to the next level, and begin to distance itself from monster truck shows and tractor pulls. I'd say by '98 is when it really hit the afterburner and a LOT of different outside sponsors were coming in, SX/MX video games began showing up, TV appearances for Jeremy, the US Open at the MGM Grand in Vegas, etc etc. It was cool to see it happening right in front of me.
what are you talking about? SX was what every kid wanted to race in the 90s. there just wasn't much access to it. even today, promoters are calling shit "SX" just because it's under the lights on a section of their MX track. 😄
Bahahahha! Bradshaw had NOTHING for MC! Demoralized!
why are you laughing? nobody had anything for MC for 10 years