For any Vintage MX Riders/ Racers, one of the greatest MX racers is having a birthday Monday, Oct 5....he'll be five-oh!
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
"Danny Chandler (born October 5, 1959 in Sacramento, California) was a top AMA and world championship motocross racer of the 1980s. He is remembered for his hard-charging, aggressive riding style.
Chandler began his professional motocross career with the Maico factory racing team in 1979. His aggressive riding led to frequent crashes and earned him the nickname "Magoo" from the near-sighted cartoon character that was always running into things. By 1982 he had earned a place in the American Honda factory racing team and claimed the biggest victory of his career when he won the U.S. 500cc Motocross Grand Prix. In 1982 he also won both races in the Motocross des Nations as well as the Trophee des Nations, becoming the first rider to win both motos of both events in the same year."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCq4R1Oxu4c
http://www.dannymagoo.com/photos
(....it would be cool if he somehow saw this thread and posted a reply...)
Anyone got any Danny Chandler stories or memories?
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
"Danny Chandler (born October 5, 1959 in Sacramento, California) was a top AMA and world championship motocross racer of the 1980s. He is remembered for his hard-charging, aggressive riding style.
Chandler began his professional motocross career with the Maico factory racing team in 1979. His aggressive riding led to frequent crashes and earned him the nickname "Magoo" from the near-sighted cartoon character that was always running into things. By 1982 he had earned a place in the American Honda factory racing team and claimed the biggest victory of his career when he won the U.S. 500cc Motocross Grand Prix. In 1982 he also won both races in the Motocross des Nations as well as the Trophee des Nations, becoming the first rider to win both motos of both events in the same year."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCq4R1Oxu4c
http://www.dannymagoo.com/photos
(....it would be cool if he somehow saw this thread and posted a reply...)
Anyone got any Danny Chandler stories or memories?