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Tom Webb
by: Tom Webb
BLAST FROM THE PAST Danny LaPorte, little known at the time in the GP world, would play a pivotal role in America winning both the Trophee and Motocross des Nations in 1981. The 1981 U.S. team was led by Roger DeCoster who had to talk Honda into backing the effort for an all-Honda squad to take on the worlds best motocross racers. They pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the history of motocross racing. Monsieur LaPorte’s second moto at the Motocross des Nations proved vital, when he fought to a second place finish giving the U.S. squad a one-point victory. This ‘B-Team’ ...
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BLAST FROM THE PAST Danny LaPorte, little known at the time in the GP world, would play a pivotal role in America winning both the Trophee and Motocross des Nations in 1981. The 1981 U.S. team was led by Roger DeCoster who had to talk Honda into backing the effort for an all-Honda squad to take on the worlds best motocross racers. They pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the history of motocross racing. Monsieur LaPorte’s second moto at the Motocross des Nations proved vital, when he fought to a second place finish giving the U.S. squad a one-point victory. This ‘B-Team’ ...
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