1978 - Upon close scrutiny, life on a motocross track is rather simple. On most Sundays, the AMA's top professional motocross racers come to the gate at a major event. Each has just one thing in mind: winning!
At the end of the day one lucky and talented guy picks up most of the money, gets a kiss from a foxy lady or two, signs autographs for an adoring public and makes headlines which could mean a bigger salary next year.
Being a motocross star isn't easy... but it is simple, a question of who can ride the fastest.
Bob Hannah Yamaha's neutron bomb, devasted the competition while leaving racetracks and stadiums staning.
Behind the scenes, though, a less publicized and more complicated struggle takes place. It begins long before the first race of the season and continues 12 months a year. The battle is among the managers of factory motocross teams, men who knock themselves out trying to handle minute details which can make or break a season, trying to keep superstar riders happy and winning, and trying to maintain their sanity.
Team Yamaha: 17-year-old Broc Glover won his 125cc title and attracted young girls.
