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Mikkola's Year (1977)

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Total domination is the only way to describe Heikki Mikkola's world championship winning 1977 season. The ex-Husqvarna rider not only won the title but also developed a better machine. Courtesy of Yamaha Japan, we present a rundown of the sensational season.
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Number One: Jim Weinert (1975)

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It is 3:00 on Thursday afternoon in early Autumn, and Jim Weinert, the new open class motocross national champion, of Goshen High School, Middletown, New York, class of '69, is absorbing one of the indirect rewards of his championship.
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Pierre Karsmakers (1975)

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Motocross, Money, and the Mafia.
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Randy Renfrow: Talent, Tenacity, Victory (1986)

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This was the Last Picture Show for the AMA Formula One. For Randy Renfrow the '86 season was his finest hour.
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Roger DeCoster (1982)

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DeCOSTER TELLS ALL: THEIR HEADS GOT TOO BIG: Honda, Trophee, Supercross, testing and going coo coo.
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Roger DeCoster, World 500cc Motocross Champion (1972)

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His story reveals that Champions are made not born.
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The Final Tribute: To ask how Kenny lost, not why Freddie won (1983)

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Think of all the ways you can say goodbye. Think of all the songs, all the poetry, all the Casablancas, all the video tears you've had to blink away. Here's lookin' at you, Kid… all of it such sweet sorrow. But that's not how they said goodbye to Kenny Roberts.
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The Jones Boys (1972)

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One of America’s winningest motocross combinations.
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The Man: Roger DeCoster (1978)

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He rose from a hospital bed to win five World Championships. His dream to be the best at a sport he loves has been fulfilled—but he's not finished yet!
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The Professional: Kenny Roberts (1979)

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Kenny Roberts is cool, analytical, friendly, and a mean bastard... a real World Champion.
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Warren Reid (1978)

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The Harder Your Work, The Luckier You Get.
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