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This weeks Feed showcases a classic image of Marty Smith from the 1974 Saddleback Trans-AMA, a Crash and Burn special from the Glen Helen EnduroCross and some special videos to wet your appetite.
In 1976 the motocross world changed when Bob Hannah lined up on the gate at the Hangtown National Motocross in Plymouth, California. Terry Good is a Moto historian and curator of the International Motocross Museum and chronicled the event. They’re setting the date for the Museum’s Kickoff event, ‘An Evening with the Champions’ a little later this year.
Losing a hero is flat brutal and Marty Smith was a true legend who brought the surfer look, the photoshopped bod and an appetite for conquering motocross circuits. He will be greatly missed!
It is with deep regret that American Honda today marks the passing of Marty Smith. Smith and his wife Nancy lost their lives on April 27 due to injuries incurred in a dune-buggy accident in Southern California. A member of the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame, Smith helped put Honda on the motocross-racing map, delivering […]
Marty Smith, a superstar in our sport passed away in a dune buggy accident along with his wife Nancy.
This weeks Feed looks back at Team Honda’s Marty Smith- our first 125 National Champion and we ride a modified 2020 KTM 300 TPI machine.
This week’s Feed goes back to a legendary rivalry. Bob Hannah and Marty Smith faced off at the Hangtown National in 1976 and the racing world was forever altered.
This weeks Feed features Marty Smith, the world’s fastest 125 racer until Hangtown 1976. Inside there’s a packed show from the Motocross of Nations to Eli Tomac testing a 2-stroke.
With the help of aftermarket companies like FMF, the Honda 125 Elsinore kept a competitive attitude and it fueled the hop-up world where riders modified nearly every facet of the machine.
This weeks Feed features a look at Marty Smith, news, views and a look back at some GNCC racing.