Outdoor MX record stands for 30 years

[thermal]

Who has the record for the most consecutive 250cc U.S. outdoor MX championships?

And who is going to break it first?

 

[dirt bike dave]

Tony D won 3 straight in '75 - 77. Ricky should win his third this year, but who knows what '03 will bring? Perhaps injury or a young gun will step up and knock him off. Four in a row would be huge.

 

[thermal]

Guess again.

 

[Okiewan]

Gary Jones, 4 in a row.

 

[thermal]

Correct, you win the grand prize! Just send $1000 for an all expense paid 5 days - 4 nights vacation to Disney World Orlando (excluding hotel, rental car, airfare and food and drinks). Certain restrictions apply.

 

[dirt bike dave]

My bad. I thought Jone's title in '71 was not an AMA championship.

 

[mx547]

Originally posted by dirt bike dave
My bad. I thought Jone's title in '71 was not an AMA championship.

there's an interesting little story about jones in the new racerx. it says that in his '71 championship he was "top american" where he actually placed 7th. it also says he won his fourth championship when frontrunner karsmakers was declared ineligible because he wasn't an american citizen.

 

[thermal]

So it sounds like dirt bike Dave is correct.

 

[yarbonwick]

Do we have a upset?

 

[MrLuckey]

Here is what the AMA Hall of Fame says about him:

GARY JONES (2000) - 1972-74 motocross national champion

 

[thermal]

So that settles it with me....dirt bike Dave wins the grand prize!

 

[XRpredator]

It would say :

Bob Hannah -- 1978-1982 250 National Champ!

If not for Marty Tripes and that dang ski boat! :confused:

 

[MrLuckey]

Of course here is what one of the mags says about him:

GARY JONES-Norco, CA-Four-time AMA 250 National Champion (1971-1974), World Vet Champion (1987), AMA Inter-AMA Champion, SCORE Off-Road World Champion, Member of Motocross des Nations team. Won 11 250 Nationals. Rode for Team Yamaha, Honda, Can-Am & Ammex. Fifth in Swedish/USA Over-40 Match Races in Europe (1996).

 

[dirt bike dave]

I searched using google, and it is hard to find good information on US motocross pre '72.

To confuse the issue about '71, I did find one bio on the Flyin' Hawaiian, John DeSoto, that proclaimed him US 250cc champ in '71.

Jones and Tony D both deserve credit for their accomplishments, especially when you look at the big names that won 2 in a row.

 

[thermal]

Originally posted by XRpredator
It would say :

Bob Hannah -- 1978-1982 250 National Champ!

If not for Marty Tripes and that dang ski boat! :confused:

Is this what ended Bob's career? What happened?