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Larry brooks motocross biography

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Let’s talk about your day. I thought [Carson] Mumford got stuck in the gate moto one, and then charged to tenth or something or sixteenth. Second moto he was ninth. I thought it was a good ride by Mumfy for your team. [Dilan] Schwartz was up there and went down. Up until then, he was riding good. Take us through your guys and your team today.
They all rode pretty good, it’s just if you got a start you were up there. Dilan got a start first moto and ran ninth forever and then washed the front end and the bike got on top of him and burned him pretty good. Second moto, he got a decent start and rode around 14th, something like that. So, he did fairly good. Carson got stuck in the gate first moto and came through the pack.

He said his clutch was going.
Going because he let the clutch out. Then second moto, he rode good. He was up in the top ten and finished there. Tenth overall, which is decent. Derek Drake was up there for a bit first moto, and second moto he got cleaned out on the first lap. Preston Kilroy rode good, too. He was up there in 12th, 13th, someth

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MXA INTERVIEW: LARRY BROOKS TAKES A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO THE MOTO LIFE (UPDATED)

Larry in 1986 racing Daytona on a CR250.

BY JIM KIMBALL

LARRY, I KNOW YOU WERE A TOP MINICYCLE RACER. HOW DID MOTOCROSS BEGIN? I got a motorcycle for Christmas when I was 9. My sister and I both had motorcycles, so it was a family activity. We went to an Indian Dunes family day, and they were doing a Mickey Mouse Club race. My parents signed me up. I got third place and was pretty much addicted from that point. By the time I was 11, I was racing the Expert class and went from there. It started off as family fun on weekends, turned into doing local races, and from there to racing for Championships in 1977.

Initially, it was all my parents buying the equipment. Then, in 1978, Honda came out with its CR80, and I got a factory Honda ride. I started with Honda, went to Yamaha and later Suzuki throughout my mini career.

AT SOME POINT, DIDN’T YOU JOIN MOTOCROSS ACTION AS A TEST RIDER? I was racing Indian Dunes all the time. But all the fast kids raced at Saddleback, so my dad took me

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MXA INTERVIEW OF THE WEEK: LARRY BROOKS

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Larry Brooks landed his first MXA cover in August 1983 while testing a Suzuki RM80.

By John Basher

Do you remember Larry Brooks, the mini cycle amateur sensation from Southern California? What about the Larry Brooks that won three races over a 12 year professional career? If not, then how about the Larry Brooks that won titles as team manager for riders like Jeremy McGrath, Grant Langston and James Stewart? Believe it or not, they’re all the same person. Suffice to say that Brooks has done a lot in this sport.

Larry holds a special place in MXA’s hearts, because he was a long-time MXA test rider who appeared on the most covers of all-time. More than that, he’s a great guy. I caught up with Larry to ask what life was like as an MXA test rider, as Jeremy McGrath’s team manager, and to find out which professional racer in his opinion is the best rider in the paddock. His answers are very revealing.

What was life like as an MXA test rider? It was pretty fun, actually. I got to ride all

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