David K
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Sad day - Motocross Legend Marty Smith Passes
[Edited on 4-28-2020 by BajaNomad]
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del mar
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the original rockstar motocrosser will be missed ....wear those harness's!
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TMW
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It is a sad day for sure. My condolences to their family.
RIP Marty and Nancy.
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StuckSucks
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Why is this a sad day?
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del mar
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the link to Marty Smith's death disappeared?
https://www.cyclenews.com/2020/04/article/motocross-legend-m...
[Edited on 4-28-2020 by del mar]
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BajaNaranja
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That stinks... sorry to their friends and family...
https://motocrossactionmag.com/godspeed-marty-smith-1956-202...
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David K
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It is not my post, I was the first to reply. dtbushpilot posted the death of Mr. and Mrs. Marty Smith from a dune buggy accident in Glamis. Marty was
a local motocross racer back in the day... he was 63: https://www.tmz.com/2020/04/28/motocross-legend-marty-smith-...
Here he is being interviewed back when he was 19: https://youtu.be/B-MJY0rgkd8
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Skipjack Joe
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Why did dtbushpilot remove his post?
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David K
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U2U him... I did, and learned why. Then let Doug know why.
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blackwolfmt
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Its a sad day whenever any AMA HOF er passes,,, them old 500cc GP races were the bomb RIP MS
So understand dont waste your time always searching for those wasted years
face up and make your stand and realize that your living in the golden years
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BajaBlanca
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RIP
He was my age, what a reality check. I did not know him but what a great smile in that photo.
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BajaTed
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That is the cheapest looking roll bar.
No continuous one piece hoop over the driver is a major design flaw.
The right seat guy had to watch his friend die in his arms.
That aint right
Es Todo Bueno
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Don Pisto
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on another sad note our missing solo rider has been found......he didn't make it......no details yet
https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/san-diego-dead-body-...
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MrBillM
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High-Tech Equipment, a LOT of Searchers ............
And it still took four days to find the lost Biker:
" ....... Sheriffs and volunteers had been searching since Saturday after he failed to return home after his ride.
The body was discovered just before noon (Wednesday) on a rugged trail south of Otay Mountain near Alta Road, according to sheriffs.
Deputies and search-and-rescue volunteers searched for him for days, assisted by personnel with the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department,
the U.S. Border Patrol, the state Department of Parks and Recreation, and the California Office of Emergency Services.
San Diego sheriff’s choppers had been circling the Otay Mountain area during the day and using infrared cameras at night. The
search team averaged 50 members per day in addition to volunteer hikers with dogs and dirt bike riders who scoured the area on their
own ......."
That, in itself, is interesting.
[Edited on 4-30-2020 by MrBillM]
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motoged
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When knocked out it is difficult to use any device. A guy drowned here last year after a skijet accident....his flotation device wasn't a floater
and need to be activated by hand....he was knocked out and drowned in front of wife and friends....found his body two weeks later.
I don't know about this rider and how he died, but not all gizmos save the day....
Don't believe everything you think....
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basautter
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A sad day for sure.... Many stock UTVs have very cheap roll bars and seat belts. A little pricey to upgrade, but worth thinking about.
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