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Decoster / Hannah / Lackey / Tripes / RJ / LaPorte / Huffman / Trippe / Offner on DMXS Tonight

Those that have followed our show over the years know just how much DMXS respects motocross history and the men that forged the way from the genesis.  We stand on the shoulders of those men today and we’re are honored to welcome some of them on tonight as we dedicate the entire show to the 1980 USGP at Carlsbad, where in “One Day of Magic,” the local kid Marty Moates rode his privateer LOP Yamaha into infamy while beating the best the world had to offer and becoming the first American to win the Carlsbad 500cc USGP.

Todd Huffman has become the sport’s curator with his epic Motocross Files series and other project films that helped bridge the past to an entire new generation of fans and the heroes we idolized growing up.  He has done it yet again with “The Carlsbad USGP: 1980 - One Day of Magic” movie set to premiere June 22 at the Spreckles Theater in downtown San Diego.  Check out www.CarlsbadUSGPMovie.com for more information and to view the trailer. 

This would be Roger Decoster’s last race at Carlsbad and it proved to be yet another challenging day for “The Man” as his Carlsbad curse continued.  He never won at the legendary Southern California track and will give us his take on the race and more tonight.

Brad Lackey was the odds-on favorite American to win and battled hard with Moates in the second moto for the overall.  The Kawasaki rider was still searching for his first title and needed every championship point he could get.  A costly error and a chain link fence decided his fate for the day, but he was pumped for the local kid and American fans.

Danny LaPorte ended up with a second overall for the day and felt Marty’s unrelenting pressure throughout the day. He was the second American to lead the first moto and electrify the crowd as the tide seemed to turn in GP racing.

Rick Johnson was the last winner of the Carlsbad USGP in 1986, but was one of the thousands of fans lining the fence that day cheering on our country’s best riders and will give us his perspective at the unbelievable upset he witnessed.

Bob Hannah was not racing that day, but his stellar career overlapped the transition from the European domination to that fateful day in 1980 where the sport was changed forever.

Marty Tripes may be best known for winning the Super Bowl of Motocross at the LA Coliseum in 1972, just a few weeks after turning 16, but the local San Diego native had his own victory at the 250cc GP race at Unadilla in 1978, and knows the importance of those early successes for American motocross.  He was also on the fence watching that day and will give us a sense of seeing a San Diego kid shock the sport.

Laurens Offner was the founder of LOP Yamaha, the team Marty rode for, and also one of his closest friends.  He will be able to give us some insight on how that day changed Marty and the pressure to live up to the magic of that win.

Gavin Trippe was one of the most influential promoters and publishers in the 70’s and 80’s and was recognized for his achievements with an induction into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame.  He was the race promoter in 1980, but was responsible for the first USGP at Carlsbad in 1973 that was considered the Woodstock of motocross. 

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