Racer X Illustrated — October 2017

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REGULARS FEATURES

80 HOW ROUGH IS TOO ROUGH?

A dozen top riders and circuit coordinator

John Ayers weigh in on the ruts, bumps,

and mud of Lucas Oil Pro Motocross.

92 BLAKE THE BUILDER

From winning races to building his own

training facility, Rocky Mountain ATV/MC-

KTM-WPS rider Blake Baggett does it all.

112 BORDER CRASHERS

For decades, the Canadian Nationals have

given American racers a way to expand and

prolong their racing careers.

124 1992: THE YEAR OF

THE AMERICANS

Twenty-five years ago, a group of Ameri-

cans ruled Europe in the FIM Motocross

World Championship.

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MASTHEAD/CONTRIBUTORS

GATE PICS

REASON FOR BEING

PIT PASS

THE FEED

NOISE

ELECTRONIC PING

VOICE BOX

RACERHEAD

RIDERS’ MEETING

RACER EXPOSURE

GARAGE BUILD

ONE RACE, ONE PAGE

VINTAGE VAULT

2 TRIBES

5 MINUTES WITH ...

X RATED

INSIDE MOTOCROSS

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COVER PHOTO // RICH SHEPHERD

DONNY SCHMIT INSET // DC

YAMAHA INSET // COURTESY YAMAHA

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