| This 8X10 Photo taken of Jim Pomeroy giving Brad Lackey on track MX school, was donated to the Pomeroy family to auction at the OTHG/AVDRA Regional event at Dixon Calif. 9/7/08 held in Jim's Honor. The scene was caught at SandHill in 1987 by Robin Hannah and was signed by Brad in 06. This donation was made in the names of AVDRA ,Team SuperHunky & vintagemxracer.com |
| Below Robin Hannah AVDRA District 3 Member, Ric Tipton Regional Race Coordinator, Guy Coulston Asst.Coordinator,George Marshall Dist.3 Secretary, Present Jim Pomeroy's Widow with the donation. Which brought $150 at the auction. She said that she met Jimmy at this race in 87. |
| Check out this happy pair below. He was happy to get such a rare piece of Motocross History. The first Americans of Motocross both in the same photo. I was happy to be an AVDRA member,fortunate enough to have been there and here.The 87 event, that this picture was taken,also was my first date with my wife. |
| The first American to win an FIM World Championship MX Event (Spain 1973) The first rider to win his debut World GP MX race (Spain 1973) The first American to lead the World MX Championship (Spain 1973) The first rider to win a World MX GP on a Spanish MX bike (Bultaco) The first winner of an indoor Supercross race (Houston, 1974) The first American to lead the Trans-AMA Championship (1975) The first American to win a moto at the U.S. 500cc GP race (Carlsbad 1977) The first non-world champion to win the Trophies des-Nations event (1974) |
| Why do we call Jim Pomeroy,First American? Most people know about his Spain 1973, but that was not his last 1st. Every SuperCross win ever won came behind Jim's Houston victory. Below are some more firsts. |