young riders today need to understand these people are legends you are looking at and listening to....you need to save this...having Roger Decoster talk about you would be AMAZING...racing i took Dannys name and had it on the back of my riding pants "MAGOO" ..i raced desert...in the 80's 90's..these guys are the best people..great job helping Danny...to all that helped thank you....
I grew up watching Hannah, Howerton, Wardy, Bailey... the list goes on and on for the best era EVER for American Motocross!!! MAGOOOOOOOO....My FAV MX'er of ALL TIME!
Danny was the best. It was amazing to see him racing supercross out there with the big guys. Danny was a local, and the raced the local races. Then, all of a sudden, he made it into the big leagues. It was just incredible to see that happen.
Thank you for posting this. I saw danny race only once at Prairie City. I've never seen any person so completely outclass every other competitor in my life. Danny lapped every rider, even second place. He was jumping over people who were already in mid-air. I'll never forget it.
Mr Magoo, aka Danny Chandler. He was something to see ride when he was on, it was nuts and he would win and kick everyone's ass on the track. I grew up in the 70's so, Danny being talked about by the King of GP racing Roger DeCoster is priceless. He was a shooting star until he got hurt. I love his style and effort for winning was incredible was one of a kind.
I had the thrill of seeing magoo win all 4 motos of the motocross and trophy des nations in person in 1982.Ialso got the jersey he wore in the first moto.It was a thrill i will never forgetHe was the best in the world for those two weeks and nobody can argue that.
This was BEAUTIFUL! Thank you for sharing this.. I was in my heyday on a bike about the same time Magoo was.. What a GENUINE swwet Soul he was and IS! Not to mention just PLAIN BADASS FAST! WFO ALL THE TIME. I have been watching old videos of my heyday and early Hero's. And wondered heyyyy Where's magoo?!?! Glad sooo many others have taken the time to share their film and memories of him. God Bless
I am from Sacramento too, and saw MaGoo race at Hangtown at Prairie City(used to be held at Placerville years ago). It had been raining for 2 weeks before the race, and the track was mostly mud holes. There were cars stuck just trying to get in! One of the races, MaGoo was so far ahead of the pack, he started goofing around like he always did. He would jump higher than everyone else just for the crowd. He came down a very steep part of the track, hit a huge mud hole and went over the bars when his bike stopped. MaGoo must have flown 40 feet into the mud, hurting his knee. The pack caught up to him and passed him as he struggled to get on his feet and hobble back to his bike. That frickin crazy ass got it back upright, started, and took off. The crowd went wild. Within the next two laps, MaGoo had passed everyone again, and won that race. I'll never forget the guy!
Danny Chandler was one of a kind. His style and his talent may never be matched. What that man did for the sport of motocross cannot be measured. R. I. P.
I want thank you guys for taken the time I only know about Dan,from MXA magazine,my dad's good friend Dave was the art directed,and move Cali,so I got MXA and host of motorcycle mags for like seven years cause my dad drove him all the way to California,1973 was my first MXA mag arrived with Roger Decoster on the cover with some trophy girl stuck to his face,hah,there was a lot of Magoo photos thru the years,I ride more like Steve wise,and I study riders techniques,Like the way the Bailey s do,and I'm really get blown away at how amazing Chandler actually rode,its like a time warp,I have to remind myself,he rode the bikes,back then like the guys ride the modern bikes,but it was like 35 years earlier,he really changed the way motocross is ridden,and from my experience no one rode that way for longtime pushing the bikes,watching the superbikers at Carlsbad was where I noticed his talent level,the corner on to the pavement he got that bike to stick like no one else could,he just had the technique down,even against Steve,a guy who was great on all bikes...and that's real incredible.God bless him.
Growing up I’d get the magazine Cycle World. I remember reading about him way back then. Knew he had been paralyzed but till this video I didn’t know he had passed. RIP
I saw Danny ride entire Main event on a back flat tire, Washougal Wa, 500/125 nationals. Jeff Ward was the 500 champ, & Magoo, was riding 125, he got the flat on 2nd lap, rode to a 2nd place 45 min moto on a back flat? Only thing keeping that tire on rim was the wheel locks, he jumped the Washougal downhill all the way to the bottom of jump on a back flat! Win at all costs! RIP Danny
Mr. Maniac Magoo, R.I.P. Rodger D. has some killer instinct no one has matched, No one. Plus Rodger is probably one of the most humble in an ego driven industry. Just is.
Not sure what you mean by killer instinct but if it has to do with rider skill in their prime with the same bikes Magoo would have taken Roger to the cleaners and then some.
I feel lucky to have rode in Forest Hill with Danny. Yes he was nuts, also talented. Yes it was way before the park was put in. Used to ride from Colfax to Forest Hill just to ride...
For those of us that were there, this is one hell of a vid.. Gotta think of all the fun he had and how lucky the kids were that he took under his wing.. He had the spirit of a champ.
only races were Tarns AMA races, with Pat Moroney flying into Gravity Cavity sideways flashing a peace sign. And ya wonder why we loved him so much? RIP warrior.
Remember hanging with danny back in the day he had just got a suzuki from the factory in 1981 it was one of the first full floaters around he was having al posey set up the suspension danny would go out on the track to test it there was a big jump way in the back of the track i would ride my bmx bike back there to watch him an cheer him on every time he would come around i would give him the pin it sign an he would hit the jump sixth gear wide open he loved showing off to me he new i was crazy like him he was flying 30 feet in the air an going like 180 to 200 feet . he would come back to the truck an al would say what do you think an danny would its ok an i would shake my head an laugh an danny would laugh with me.he was the original seth enslow i will never forget those days an how much fun we had. R. I. P DANNY I LOVE YOU MAN
man, i didn't know that Danny died. Danny was one fast guy on a bike. He came to Utah, years ago to ride. I never understood why he was in UTAH. But, watching him ride was amazing, FEARLESS best describes it.
@1:28 sums it up XD Danny was badass. Poor & dangerous track design near the 1985 Paris supercross finishline led to a freak crash folded up on a concrete pad. Watch "Wild Magoo" the end will give you a smile Danny was nobodys victim. RIP
Grew Crew, Nothing was cut, this was all the footage I recieved from the event. There wasn't a News Crew from a National TV station there and a Program Director cut something out. A friend of mine took this footage with a Digital still camera on motion mode. I'm sorry your favorite part was not in the video, but I wasn't there and this was all I recieved.
I remember seeing magoo at sears point on a maico starting line with those lousy spring washer clutches in the 70s and he had trouble holding the tall bike up. I think he was the best rider ever but on safety he wouldn't listen because riding fast and winning was like a drug and in his mind he was immortal and the night before with 1 hour sleep, riding a foreign French track, showing off to the reporter and the flash from the camera blinding him and he couldnt see the bars when he landed and it all added up to disaster but he had the factory honda ride and he was King. RIP Danny, we all love and miss you and we still have your stories and memories.
I was at Escape Country to race one weekend around 77 when Danny was on a Suzuki. There was a big jump and most of the pros where landing about 3/4 of the way down the back side. Danny was landing a good distance from the bottom of the hill. The next MXA or DB mag had an interview with Danny and he was talking about the Suzuki’s and how their frames flexed to much, I thought dam, they didn’t except Evel Knievel to ride them.
To anyone here who may not know, check out DeCoster's story. He actually died and returned to life after a head on during a GP, during warmup, I think. He was pronounced DEAD. And there he is... and then he won the world title - again! Danny was from my Northern CA neighborhood, he was a little younger than me, but my cousin rode and hung with him. Sorry I has died too early. Oh, knew Brad too, on the track with him at a local - once. Nice to see everyone!
Thanks for this information. Danny sais he was out of his body also after his back breaking crash. I've had several OBE and NDE's so I'm looking forward to hearing about Roger's. Thank you,
He's been married to a California babe for 30 years, he's worked all his life on something he loves and makes a very comfortable income at the same time. He wins.
That's not much exaggeration at. These bikes were geared for the long road track section. My fully loaded KLR with a 705cc big bore kit ran 103mph, it's o low hp pig compared to these bikes. A stock CR500 would run 90mph geared for motocross. These bikes were Works bikes and geared for this race. They were running well over 100mph no doubt.
He was so fast everyone was worried about him, god given talent, R.I.P
Magoo grew up across the middlefork from me. He was the fastest guy that ever rode a dirtbike. HANDS DOWN !!! R.I.P. Magoo...
Respects to the best that ever entered an mx track no one better
The FASTEST!
To quote Brad Lackey “ Guys out there contemplating bout doin the triple jump, Danny was clearin em cleaning out his carburetor in practice” RIP DMC
young riders today need to understand these people are legends you are looking at and listening to....you need to save this...having Roger Decoster talk about you would be AMAZING...racing i took Dannys name and had it on the back of my riding pants "MAGOO" ..i raced desert...in the 80's 90's..these guys are the best people..great job helping Danny...to all that helped thank you....
One of the world's greatest racers ever!
I grew up watching Hannah, Howerton, Wardy, Bailey... the list goes on and on for the best era EVER for American Motocross!!!
MAGOOOOOOOO....My FAV MX'er of ALL TIME!
Danny was the best. It was amazing to see him racing supercross out there with the big guys. Danny was a local, and the raced the local races. Then, all of a sudden, he made it into the big leagues. It was just incredible to see that happen.
Thank you for posting this. I saw danny race only once at Prairie City. I've never seen any person so completely outclass every other competitor in my life. Danny lapped every rider, even second place. He was jumping over people who were already in mid-air. I'll never forget it.
Mr Magoo, aka Danny Chandler. He was something to see ride when he was on, it was nuts and he would win and kick everyone's ass on the track. I grew up in the 70's so, Danny being talked about by the King of GP racing Roger DeCoster is priceless. He was a shooting star until he got hurt. I love his style and effort for winning was incredible was one of a kind.
I had the thrill of seeing magoo win all 4 motos of the motocross and trophy des nations in person in 1982.Ialso got the jersey he wore in the first moto.It was a thrill i will never forgetHe was the best in the world for those two weeks and nobody can argue that.
Aaaawe that is AWESOME! Thank you for sharing.
This was BEAUTIFUL! Thank you for sharing this.. I was in my heyday on a bike about the same time Magoo was.. What a GENUINE swwet Soul he was and IS!
Not to mention just PLAIN BADASS FAST! WFO ALL THE TIME.
I have been watching old videos of my heyday and early Hero's. And wondered heyyyy Where's magoo?!?! Glad sooo many others have taken the time to share their film and memories of him. God Bless
I am from Sacramento too, and saw MaGoo race at Hangtown at Prairie City(used to be held at Placerville years ago). It had been raining for 2 weeks before the race, and the track was mostly mud holes. There were cars stuck just trying to get in!
One of the races, MaGoo was so far ahead of the pack, he started goofing around like he always did. He would jump higher than everyone else just for the crowd. He came down a very steep part of the track, hit a huge mud hole and went over the bars when his bike stopped. MaGoo must have flown 40 feet into the mud, hurting his knee. The pack caught up to him and passed him as he struggled to get on his feet and hobble back to his bike. That frickin crazy ass got it back upright, started, and took off. The crowd went wild. Within the next two laps, MaGoo had passed everyone again, and won that race. I'll never forget the guy!
Great story. Thanks. 😁
WOWSER!!! And yes thank you for sharing.
Danny Chandler was one of a kind. His style and his talent may never be matched. What that man did for the sport of motocross cannot be measured.
R. I. P.
thanks magoo..see you one day.watch your rides all the time and always rooting for you to win,even knowing the outcome..love ya man..R,I,P,
OMG.....never heard that Danny passed away.... Very Sad Day. Thank you for sharing this video....
Thanks for sharing this...
“Oh Magoo... you done it again!” RIP👍🥰👍
Miss you my Vmx brother Robin Hannah. I’ll always remember the Maico/Cz hybrid photo shoot by my friend Seige with you, Brad and Kata .
EL Senor Mr Magoo. Chandler, one of my favorites back in the 70s 80s.
I want thank you guys for taken the time I only know about Dan,from MXA magazine,my dad's good friend Dave was the art directed,and move Cali,so I got MXA and host of motorcycle mags for like seven years cause my dad drove him all the way to California,1973 was my first MXA mag arrived with Roger Decoster on the cover with some trophy girl stuck to his face,hah,there was a lot of Magoo photos thru the years,I ride more like Steve wise,and I study riders techniques,Like the way the Bailey s do,and I'm really get blown away at how amazing Chandler actually rode,its like a time warp,I have to remind myself,he rode the bikes,back then like the guys ride the modern bikes,but it was like 35 years earlier,he really changed the way motocross is ridden,and from my experience no one rode that way for longtime pushing the bikes,watching the superbikers at Carlsbad was where I noticed his talent level,the corner on to the pavement he got that bike to stick like no one else could,he just had the technique down,even against Steve,a guy who was great on all bikes...and that's real incredible.God bless him.
Good points... yes.
Growing up I’d get the magazine Cycle World. I remember reading about him way back then. Knew he had been paralyzed but till this video I didn’t know he had passed. RIP
I saw Danny ride entire Main event on a back flat tire, Washougal Wa, 500/125 nationals. Jeff Ward was the 500 champ, & Magoo, was riding 125, he got the flat on 2nd lap, rode to a 2nd place 45 min moto on a back flat? Only thing keeping that tire on rim was the wheel locks, he jumped the Washougal downhill all the way to the bottom of jump on a back flat! Win at all costs! RIP Danny
WOW man great story THANK YOU!
Seen him twice at Carlsbad dude was a beast . Thanks for the video
the best ever W.F.O. all the time.
Mr. Maniac Magoo, R.I.P.
Rodger D. has some killer instinct no one has matched, No one. Plus Rodger is probably one of the most humble in an ego driven industry. Just is.
Not sure what you mean by killer instinct but if it has to do with rider skill in their prime with the same bikes Magoo would have taken Roger to the cleaners and then some.
A Wonderful send off for Danny , THE GREATEST AND MOST SENSATIONAL EVER
thank you so much for this video.
I feel lucky to have rode in Forest Hill with Danny. Yes he was nuts, also talented. Yes it was way before the park was put in. Used to ride from Colfax to Forest Hill just to ride...
Awesome MAGOOO bad to the bone...
R.I.P. my brother
For those of us that were there, this is one hell of a vid.. Gotta think of all the fun he had and how lucky the kids were that he took under his wing.. He had the spirit of a champ.
Mmmm yessss
Just watched a bunch of videos and ended up here thanks for posting.
Same here....
He was so much fun to watch.
only races were Tarns AMA races, with Pat Moroney flying into Gravity Cavity sideways flashing a peace sign. And ya wonder why we loved him so much? RIP warrior.
What a great fella 😢😢
Remember hanging with danny back in the day he had just got a suzuki from the factory in 1981 it was one of the first full floaters around he was having al posey set up the suspension danny would go out on the track to test it there was a big jump way in the back of the track i would ride my bmx bike back there to watch him an cheer him on every time he would come around i would give him the pin it sign an he would hit the jump sixth gear wide open he loved showing off to me he new i was crazy like him he was flying 30 feet in the air an going like 180 to 200 feet . he would come back to the truck an al would say what do you think an danny would its ok an i would shake my head an laugh an danny would laugh with me.he was the original seth enslow i will never forget those days an how much fun we had. R. I. P DANNY I LOVE YOU MAN
Aaaaawe thnk you very much for sharing this.
man, i didn't know that Danny died. Danny was one fast guy on a bike. He came to Utah, years ago to ride. I never understood why he was in UTAH. But, watching him ride was amazing, FEARLESS best describes it.
the original flyin' t-mater! R.I.P. MAGOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Beautiful tribute.
@1:28 sums it up XD Danny was badass. Poor & dangerous track design near the 1985 Paris supercross finishline led to a freak crash folded up on a concrete pad. Watch "Wild Magoo" the end will give you a smile Danny was nobodys victim. RIP
danny said it was his mistake not the track.....
LEGEND NO THER WORD DANNY MAGOO CHANDLER MOTO CROSS LEGEND .
Grew Crew, Nothing was cut, this was all the footage I recieved from the event. There wasn't a News Crew from a National TV station there and a Program Director cut something out. A friend of mine took this footage with a Digital still camera on motion mode. I'm sorry your favorite part was not in the video, but I wasn't there and this was all I recieved.
I remember working at bayland raceway mid 70s when Magoo raced there
I saw Danny race 2 Outdoor Nationals in the early 80's. He was the show. I think he crashed out of both of them.
I remember all of those guys and watched them race at Saddleback and Carlsbad.
MAgoo one of my heroes when I was 16....
I seen all these Greats Roger Decoster, (Bad)Brad Lackey and Danny (Magoo) Chandler in 1977 !! Trans AMA St. Joseph Missouri (St Louis)
I saw Magoo at RedBud in 1983. He was jumping down to the bottom of the big downhill, 2 turns after the start. Crazy
Saw him at sears point. So fast that he scared me. The guy was unreal.
I remember seeing magoo at sears point on a maico starting line with those lousy spring washer clutches in the 70s and he had trouble holding the tall bike up. I think he was the best rider ever but on safety he wouldn't listen because riding fast and winning was like a drug and in his mind he was immortal and the night before with 1 hour sleep, riding a foreign French track, showing off to the reporter and the flash from the camera blinding him and he couldnt see the bars when he landed and it all added up to disaster but he had the factory honda ride and he was King. RIP Danny, we all love and miss you and we still have your stories and memories.
I was at Escape Country to race one weekend around 77 when Danny was on a Suzuki.
There was a big jump and most of the pros where landing about 3/4 of the way down the back side. Danny was landing a good distance from the bottom of the hill.
The next MXA or DB mag had an interview with Danny and he was talking about the Suzuki’s and how their frames flexed to much, I thought dam, they didn’t except Evel Knievel to ride them.
heres to magoo! put me on a maico for sure!
Roger Decoster. Oh yea, I got to meet him at Red Bud this year.
To anyone here who may not know, check out DeCoster's story. He actually died and returned to life after a head on during a GP, during warmup, I think. He was pronounced DEAD. And there he is... and then he won the world title - again!
Danny was from my Northern CA neighborhood, he was a little younger than me, but my cousin rode and hung with him. Sorry I has died too early. Oh, knew Brad too, on the track with him at a local - once. Nice to see everyone!
Thanks for this information. Danny sais he was out of his body also after his back breaking crash. I've had several OBE and NDE's so I'm looking forward to hearing about Roger's. Thank you,
Real nice ))
How could De Coster doesn't have a single gray hair?
He's been married to a California babe for 30 years, he's worked all his life on something he loves and makes a very comfortable income at the same time. He wins.
Top Men age gracefully.
The freedom of religion, there are gods, God,Apollo,Ahla,Buddha, and for me MAGOO! having met and talked with him. Yah he's the man!
James Hetfield looks badass here. 😎
Interesting that Brad said at least twice they were doing 130MPH at the superbikers. Brad has a bit of an exaggeration problem.
That's not much exaggeration at. These bikes were geared for the long road track section. My fully loaded KLR with a 705cc big bore kit ran 103mph, it's o low hp pig compared to these bikes. A stock CR500 would run 90mph geared for motocross. These bikes were Works bikes and geared for this race. They were running well over 100mph no doubt.
That was Cool! 👍👍