VMX QUIZ

[smed]

I have made up some quiz questions for a bit of fun,I,ll start with a fairly easy one!                                                                     Which rider was the only person to win F.I.M. world mx champs in all three classes,125cc,250cc & 500cc?tell us the brand of bikes ridden for extra bragging rights,go for it!

[vmx42]

I hate to break the news to you SMED, but two riders have done the deed.

The first was Eric Geboers, who won the 125 title for Suzuki 1982/83, and the 250 [87] and 500 titles for Honda in 1988 and 1990.

Sefan Everts was the second. He also won the 125 title for Suzuki in '91, the 250s in '95, 96 and 97 [Kawasaki and Honda respectively]. He won the 500 class in 2001 and 2002. And the MX1 class from 2003 to 2006 all on Yamaha.

Everts also holds the record for the most GP titles and races. He also won the MX1, MX2 and MX3 classes on the same day to be the only rider in history to win 3 GPs in a single day.

And Jeff Ward, Mike Kiedrowski and Ricky Carmichael are the only ones to achieve a similar feat in the US. With both Ward and Carmichael also winning the Supercross title. 2 for Ward and 5 for the GOAT.

Back to you…








_{But sadly nobody ever won on a World MX title on a Montesa} 

[JohnnyO]

You're on the ball 42...

[TooFastTim]

Ah, but who was the first rider to win gee pees in all three classes?

[smed]

Yeah ya got me there 42,I should have said in my question the 2 stroke era only as thats what i was thinking of! o.k. heres another, go to the ning photo section,I have put up 3 shots of a famous aussie rider on a tm250,who is it?come back here with an answer sorry i dont know how to put pics on here!                            

[Curly3]

Rossi.
Won all three GP classes.

[JohnnyO]

Steve Gall..

[vmx42]

Spot on JohnnyO,

I have a signed, framed poster size print of Steve on the TM on my office wall. It just shows that everybody has a 'dark side' in their past that they don't talk about. 

Well spotted.

[smed]

Yeah Gally,I was surprised when i came across the mag with that article & then read the caption on who the rider was!O.K. another question.Name the riders who won both world mx & U.S. mx champs,no f.i.m or ama supercross or mx des nations wins just world & us mx senior champ winners,extra kudos for bike brands, years etc

[JohnnyO]

Albertyn on Suzuki and Langston on KTM in Europe and Yamaha in the US.

[Rossvickicampbell]

there needs to be a few more provisos on this though - NO JOHNNY O or VMX42!!!!!   

[smed]

yeah thats two of em JohnnyO,who are the others?

[JohnnyO]

Jean Michel Bayle of course.. I was thinking Townley and Pichon but they only won SX titles in the US.

[JohnnyO]

Oh yeah.. Forgot about Lackey and La Porte, both won world titles in '82 to go with their AMA titles..

[smed]

Correct JohnnyO,go to the top of the class! Heres one for the go slow brigade.who was the pommy trials rider who rode through the sections with his gob wide open?Looked like he was trying to catch flies,at least in the pics & video footage i have seen of him!