Steve Lamson

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Steve Lamson
NationalityAmerican
BornMarch 24, 1971 (1971-03-24) (age 52)
Motocross career
Years active1988 – 2007
Teams Honda
Championships AMA 125cc – 1995, 1996
Wins21

Steve Lamson (born March 24, 1971) is an American former professional motocross racer and racing team manager. [1] [2] He competed in the AMA Motocross Championships from 1988 to 2007. He is a two-time AMA motocross national champion. [3]

Motorcycle racing career

Lamson is a native of Orangevale, California where he attended Casa Roble High School. [4] He began competing in the AMA Motocross Championship in 1988. Lamson won the 125cc AMA motocross national championship in 1995 and 1996 as a member of the Honda factory racing team. [3] [5]

Lamson was a member of the victorious American 1996 Motocross des Nations team that included Jeff Emig and Jeremy McGrath. [2] [6] At the 1996 Motocross des Nations in Jerez, Spain, he won the combined 500cc/125cc field in the first moto on a Honda CR125M, becoming the first competitor in Motocross des Nations history to win a moto outright on a 125cc motorcycle against larger machines. [7]

He competed in his final AMA motocross race in 2007 for career that spanned 20 years, one of the longest in AMA history. [1] He was ranked 24th all-time among AMA motocross racers by the online web site Racer X. [8]

After his motocross racing career, Lamson served as the racing team manager for the MDK Honda team and the Star Yamaha Racing Team. [2]

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