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Tom Webb
by: Tom Webb
BLAST FROM THE PAST In 1973 Maico’s Willi Bauer received world wide coverage with his double moto win at the first MX World Championship event held in America at Carlsbad Raceway. Willi Bauer would dominate both motos, with Roger DeCoster taking second in moto one, and the Dutch Dentist Gerrit Wolsink finishing runner up in moto 2. It was the first time America got to see the Works Maico’s which featured ‘moved up’ shocks and a long travel rear end. This would prove to be a game changer in the sport as suspension travel and technology exploded for the next four years. The 1 ...
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BLAST FROM THE PAST In 1973 Maico’s Willi Bauer received world wide coverage with his double moto win at the first MX World Championship event held in America at Carlsbad Raceway. Willi Bauer would dominate both motos, with Roger DeCoster taking second in moto one, and the Dutch Dentist Gerrit Wolsink finishing runner up in moto 2. It was the first time America got to see the Works Maico’s which featured ‘moved up’ shocks and a long travel rear end. This would prove to be a game changer in the sport as suspension travel and technology exploded for the next four years. The 1 ...
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