That's obvious though, Team Green has always thrown a ton of money into the Amateurs for Lorettas. So does not surprise me that they have bikes in the top 3. I am surprised by the lack of KTMs in the 50 classes. The new KTMs and Huskys are good 50 bikes. But yet Cobra has 95% of the field. Just my opinion, the Cobras were POSs that you had to constantly work on......no thanks.
Fail. Here is your history lesson in motocross for the day. (I kinda feel like Bruce for a quick second....not nowhere near as knowledgeable tho. But I think I got this one nailed down...here goes)
Bud mamone was sick and tired of fixing his kids italijet that broke every weekend at pymatunjng holeshot raceway, western reserve and other local cra tracks in 1991.
So he made his own bike.
Took it down to the ranch and kicked everyone's ass on it. And the modern 50cc was born. It started with the BM50. Brent mamone 50. And later he released the CM50. Corey mamone 50 named after his sons....
That's why there's 95% cobras on the line. If ya ain't on a cobra you don't win. Bud started that and he's a legend for it. Cobras are American made and very reliable. Eat a sock John!
I remember going to buds house where he would put 4 together a day. He would make 50 a year for the first couple years. I think I had the 33rd one ever made. And my dad and I was over at buds house watching at that time history being made. But we didn't know it then....
And bud hand built the machine that I beat alessi (he had a LEM with ktm graphics) on in Ponca city. Cobras are Junk tho. My dad sold that bike $5,500 in 1996 after Ponca . How bout that for market value ?!?!