Greatest Comeback in Supercross History: Rick Johnson and the 1987 Super Bowl of Motocross

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Eight year old me wore out the VHS copy of this John Bradley production. Ricky Johnson overcomes a frustrating day of practice and qualifying, a one-lined track and a first turn pileup to win the final round of the 1987 AMA Supercross Championship, held in the LA Memorial Coliseum.
This show has been edited down from the original version but I left the main event whole, as originally presented.
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@dc_5sauce Год назад

Imagine if they built a track like this today? Try to ride a 450 fast on that...they need to drop the displacement and slow down racing again in stadiums. Just 350 and 200cc 4 strokes anyone?

@WeWentFast Год назад

Yeah, that track would be unrideable on a 450

@franciscolopez3229 11 месяцев назад

I couldn't agree more.

@Bd212_ 3 месяца назад

4 strokes made the sport boring, momentum is what made the racing exciting and now the bikes just have so much torque everything LOOKS easy and it’s more dangerous than ever..

@robertrishel3685 Год назад

A fine example of why Ricky Johnson is on a very short list, among the greatest athletes in the history of motocross.

@WeWentFast Год назад

Agreed!

@justAmotoDude Год назад

Man, these 80’s booths and coverage had so much more energy. What happened?!? Haha

@gdv4612 3 месяца назад

2 strokes disappeared that's what happened

@xradrd Месяц назад

4 strokes 🤦🏼‍♂️

@BoPunk Год назад

I can't believe I never knew Guy Cooper put in a 2nd place finish as a Privateer to RJ back in '87. Guy Cooper was one of my childhood heroes because of his big sends over insane jumps... and this was back in the '95 - '96 era with Suzuki! What an insane race! 🤙

@WeWentFast Год назад

What a treat! So glad we could give a Guy Cooper fan this fun gift. There's a whole story about this race on the We Went Fast website.

@GG72ThatBossPTCKitGangstaYL 6 месяцев назад

yup insane jumps by a lot of them Danny Chandler Ricky Ryan Fantastic Riders

@dscopes Месяц назад

Sky Cooper!!

@franciscolopez3229 11 месяцев назад

Wow, thanks for sharing this video. This men are one of the best batch of great riders. Guy Cooper is one awesone guy and rider but he was kinda under rated.

@WeWentFast 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching!

@jonrowe9355 Год назад

I was at that race it was awesome.

@keithrozeski8463 Год назад

Fred Andrew's. Hell yeah. I bought a bike off him at his dealership in Salem Oh ! Thats so awesome

@WeWentFast Год назад

Small world! ha ha

@michaelmays9292 11 месяцев назад

This would of been the year for Bailey. So sad that happened to him. Didnt stop the guy he done things after his accident that most people wouldn't think of doing.

@WeWentFast 10 месяцев назад

Agreed. Sucks

@davide5431 10 месяцев назад

I think than Jeff ward in 1987 is very fast like johnson and bailey

@davideverett2848 10 месяцев назад

Would have been a huge year team Honda vs Team Kawi. Johnson had the speed over them but Bailey was Mr smooth.

@jinoziniosti5633 Месяц назад

Bailey was my hero and didnt like RJ at first but I think they would have split alot of wins that year. First saw a scrub when RJ did it over a finish jump (with feet off the pegs) on his YZ back in 85 and thats when I started to accept him LoL That race is on youtube somewhere.

@Dealete420 Год назад

I was there, it was the worse track design ever. That was the year they wouldn't let them build the track over the grass on the FB field like they did in the past. RJ was running around bitching to anyone who would listen . Great come back by Ricky.

@WeWentFast 10 месяцев назад

That's what makes this comeback so awesome. That earlier story of struggling with the track all day and then he goes and does that!?

@fmradio42 5 месяцев назад

Applause sound effect. Larry Huffman can make paint drying sound exciting. lol

@mauriciopapaleo4639 2 месяца назад

Rick Johnson #1 The BEST. My hero . From Maurício Papaléo #3- Rio de Janeiro- Brasil

@greghunter5966 Год назад

I was at that race. There was about 3 laps to go and we started to leave to beat the traffic. As we got down the steps, the crowd started going nuts, we turned and RJ was doing his thing. One of the great come from behind rides

@joedillon1806 Год назад

I watched this race on Rick Johnson: profile of a champion in 1990. Watching this takes me back to that exact moment. Such an iconic race, and Larry Huffman brought an excitement through his announcing that is extinct in todays racing. Thank you for this!! 🤙🏻

@WeWentFast Год назад

You turned around and went back to your seats, right!?

@WeWentFast Год назад

@@joedillon1806 Yes! I have that VHS tape!

@jpesicka492 3 месяца назад

Why do ppl go To events just to leave before the conclusion? Lmfao just stay your butt home if u dont want to be there

@brianp316 2 месяца назад

Dude, thank you! I've been trying to find this race forever. I remember watching this as a kid. I was at the 1986 USGP and I will never forget how Rick Johnson beat the world.

@WeWentFast Месяц назад

Happy to help, Brian! Tell your friends about We Went Fast and support us at shop.wewentfast.com!

@JeffreyTrainer-z1b 8 месяцев назад

They used to race like somebody was trying to take food outta there mouths. Pride or anger or whatever. They fought like no tomorrow and I love it

@zackk695 7 месяцев назад

Exactly! Thats what’s going on but they need to have more incentive to ride for blood. Maybe a large bonus for 1,2 and 3 place. Football players have no reason to destroy themselves because they get the money up front and want to enjoy it. Also generation Z is now racing and has been for a while and they are just soft and fragile men. They come from the give me a hug generation instead of the I’ll kick your ass generation

@xradrd Месяц назад

Yeah. Now it’s boring in comparison 😂

@underthegun5799 5 месяцев назад

Wardy in the open face is wild!!!

@GG72ThatBossPTCKitGangstaYL 7 месяцев назад

My mother My father and me my parents took me to this race it is awesome the memory of it a little history { about 2 rows up in the stands fight almost happened intoxicated people }

@bruce2keys270 3 месяца назад

Love Guy Cooper, he is a great rider during this era of supercross.

@dohman76 Год назад

I can't believe those poor 30 second board girls had to run to not get hit. lmao. good stuff

@Dealete420 Год назад

It makes for good excitement and exercise for her! !

@WeWentFast Год назад

Sprint! But they weren't women like they are now. It was a race official and they literally had to sprint off the track. They didn't move until the gate was down

@williammorgan9865 11 месяцев назад

6:58 without some sort of grown-up

@DrtyALGreen 3 месяца назад

RIP Larry Huffman

@JusticeSather 10 месяцев назад

The quality of these are incredible. I could watch this all day

@StacyHenry-d4o 24 дня назад

Rick Johnson was a beast! Honda Red ruled in the late 80's . &David Bailey, Johnny O'Mara

@lucyloo2228 Месяц назад

I’ve been looking for this race for the last 10 years! I watched it on vhs along with other Rick Johnson races like the David Bailey vs Rick Johnson “you can’t touch him with a 20 foot poll” race. I wish someone would post that entire vhs because it was my childhood, I watched it everyday before school back in the early 1990’s.

@wtfftw24 Год назад

Great footage 😎👍

@deborahchesser7375 2 месяца назад

I remember watching this race as a 21 yr old, seems like yesterday. I miss the days when we knew almost every rider on the track. Magoo Chandler was my absolute favorite what a wild man he was. 🐾✌️🇺🇸

@drivenwon 2 месяца назад

Can't get enough of this... Jeff was on mean green and Rick was on the red rocket! I remember watching this as a teenager. The real deal Champions of 2 strokes...

@waynehearst317 2 месяца назад

RIP Jeremy McGrath, wow....what a way to go out. Say hi to OJ Simpson for me.

@boeingdriver29 13 дней назад

Great looking back and seeing my mate Leisky put in a great ride. Thanks.

@2strokin70 Год назад

Man these old tracks are bad ..there was no rhythm to them really and made racing seem so slow..these tracks would not work today for sure

@airbats801 Год назад

they are fantastic.

@Dealete420 Год назад

That track was bad... That was the year they wouldn't let them build the track over the grass on the FB field like they did in the past.

@WeWentFast Год назад

so bad they're good, ha ha

@zackk695 7 месяцев назад

No biography I can find on RICK and he was such an influence to so many and won so many races and broke records during that time. What a shame

@omardaniel1 4 месяца назад

You’ve never seen Rick Johnson Motovation?

@zackk695 4 месяца назад

@@omardaniel1 I think I’ve seen them all. I would have to look but there’s one that’s kind of silly but it actually did show some of Rick’s best racing. He was the man who took Honda to the top and I just think he deserves a professional biography done on him

@israelmoreno1808 8 месяцев назад

Does anyone know the vhs this came on? This race was the last scene of the movie. I watched this over and over until the vhs didn’t work anymore. Love it

@omardaniel1 4 месяца назад

Rick Johnson Motovation

@lucyloo2228 Месяц назад

Oh my god me too!! I watched it everyday before school until it stopped working.

@israelmoreno1808 Месяц назад

@@lucyloo2228 i need to find that video tape, it was the best lol

@joebonanno285 Месяц назад

I think cooper always rode best on honda

@travistatman Год назад

22:50 "Incredible floating sensation over the bumps" is the equivalent of the announcers trying to explain the first alley-oop slam dunk in Semi-Pro. lol

@WeWentFast Год назад

🤪

@williamharris7357 2 месяца назад

That track layout sucks big time

@petshopox 3 месяца назад

Cooper is riding like Charles Manson !

@davideverett2848 10 месяцев назад

Anyone know the soundtrack at the start??

@fleece192 Год назад

Holy Toledo

@gavinwerder6030 Месяц назад

God bless you 🙏 Ricky

@SPENJERE 2 месяца назад

RJ !!! 🙌

@kungfu2toe 3 месяца назад

This is why rj was my favorite rider.

@azff Год назад

I was there.

@WeWentFast 10 месяцев назад

Tell us a story about that day!

@benowen5792 3 месяца назад

I was there too. My story is drunk SuperCross fans throwing full cans of beer at homeless people’s heads who wanted the cans.

@azff 27 дней назад

@@WeWentFast Not much to tell. I was 16 and there with 2 of my high school/riding buddies. I took a bunch of pictures that night. Johnson looked good in that blood red FOX Racing gear.