Danny "Magoo" Chandler

Danny “Magoo” Chandler died May 4th as a result of illnesses related to paralysis. The Hall of Fame rider was 50 years old.

The Sacramento, California native was known for his wild style and wide-open charge. Magoo was a fan favorite from the time he turned professional in 1976. His first real success came with a top-10 finish in the 1981 125cc Motocross Nationals.
He signed with factory Honda in 1982 and began the biggest year of his career. Perhaps the most memorable victory was claiming the U.S. 500cc Motocross Grand Prix. Besting the Europeans at Carlsbad Raceway that day notched his name in the history books. He furthered his international fame by winning every 250cc moto at the ’82 Trophies des Nations in Germany, and every 500cc moto at the Motocross des Nations in Switzerland – the only rider ever to achieve the feat. He also won the ABC Wide World of Sports Superbikers race, which was essentially the first event of what we now call Supermoto.
Magoo went on to finish third in the AMA 500cc series in ’83 but suffered through ’84 with injuries. He switched to the World Motocross Championship in 1985, ultimately settling with an Italian Kawasaki team, but a crash at the Paris Supercross in December of 1985 left him paralyzed.
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Following the accident, Chandler embarked on a mission to help spread motorcycle safety, particularly to young riders. Other endeavors included race promotion for mountain bikes and cooperation with the DARE drug awareness program.
The industry has been hard at work to provide Danny with a specially equipped vehicle to make it easier for him to travel and conduct his seminars. The Danny Magoo Chandler Van Fund was completed and the project finalized on May 4, the same day as his death.
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Magoo was an amazing person and an inspirational roll model for young riders. Hes shown us how to win and how to lose. He's my hero....forever. Hes that type of person that once he's in your life, he's in your heart forever. He'll never be forgotten.
~Jessi

San Diego

Alright, so AMA Supercross was at San Diego this weekend..with Chad Reed #22, Josh Grant #33, and James 'Bubba' Stewart #1 plate, out of the race, its now anybody's race! San Diego was a tough track this season and bikes were slipping and sliding everywhere! Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, and Suzuki were the top bikes this race. Ryan Dungey(my rider) rode through the rain and mud to win the heat 2 and Davi Millsaps(my other rider) finished strong. But when the main event came around....Dungey didnt do so well. Right out of the gate going into the first turn, his bike slipped out from underneath him and he went down. His wreck had placed him in 16th. But Davi on the other hand, didnt have that great of a start, and was battling with Nick Wey and Andrew Short for first. Dungey still struggling back in 16th went down again, placing him back in 18th, San Diego wasn't treating Dungey the way he wanted to ride. Laps and Laps went by, Millsaps and Wey still battling it out, when Millsaps makes his move. A nice and clean outside pass, leading him to the front of the pack. Dungey making his way up...and Millsaps holding his leader position for the rest of the race. With 3 laps to go, Andrew Short cases the triple and goes down...he ended up being wheeled off the track the paramedics. Wey finishing 9th in the main, Windham finished 16th and Ryan Dungey ended up finishing 6th over all and Davi Millsaps taking the lead for his first, first place win of the season. Finishing the race in the top 5, were:
# 18 Davi Millsaps;
# 75 Josh Hill;
# 9 Ivan Tedesco;
# 2 Ryan Villopoto;
# 23 Justin Brayton;
and #5 Ryan Dungey trailing in 6th.
But Ryan Dungey leads with 105pts, fallowed by:
# 75 Josh Hill -4pts
#2 Ryan Villopoto -10pts
#18 Davi Millsaps -23pts
#9 Ivan Tedesco -28pts
#23 Justin Brayton -33pts
#29 Andrew Short -36pts
#14 Kevin Windham -39pts
#10 Thomas Hahn -49pts
#1 James Stewart -54pts
All the riders head off to Anaheim for round 6 and cancer week. Everything will be pink..that'll be something to watch!

Random

All my life, Ive loved to play softball and ride dirt bikes...but this last year, Ive had a change of heart about my love for softball. I'll never give up on it, I'll still play...just not every single day and not at a competitive level...just for fun. So instead of playing softball in my spear time, I've been focusing on my other love for life! haha, dirt bikes, I've always loved dirt bikes, but never really dropped everything to ride. But I've been doing that alot lately. About a year ago I went to San Fran for Supercross 2009, and then I went again last weekend for Supercross 2010 round 4.
But lets back up and get the history..so I've known him since 4th grade. And over the years, we've grown closer. Sticking together from family problems, deaths, and friends, to picking me up in the rain and taking me to the store. We're practically brother and sister! His mom, has given us tickets for Supercross. Last year was fun, me and him hung out and everything there. So I was excited to go this year with him..no girlfriend! :) haha, but on Wednesday he texted me and said that he wasn't going to San Fran, he was going to Arizona to race there. Man, I wanted to go so bad, but I couldn't. So I went to San Fran and had a good time, but would have been better with my friend obviously. Anyway, on Monday, he came over and rode with my little brother. Well I went out to watch and took my camera to take pictures of him. :) Well that was a good day. At the end of the day, he was looking at my pictures and told me that if I got all the information that he would buy me a better camera than what I have. WOW! Well, I posted the information about Supercross and Las Vegas and my cuz responded and told me that she would take me to Las Vegas and everything! haha So ya, thats whats been happening the last week and couple days! heaven! haha just kidding, but that the history and awesomeness of me and him. This blog really has no point just talking...