Privateers of the Past

Privateers of the Past – Donny Schmidt – 1989

February 13, 2022

After a successful 1988 season with Factory Suzuki, Donny Schmidt was left without a ride when contract negotiations broke down. Schmidt put a privateer...

Privateers of the Past – Mike Pascarella – 1989

February 13, 2022

Back in 1989 Suzuki mounted Mike Pascarella was an up-and-coming privateer racer. Check out this interview from Motocross Action Magazine with the young racer...

Privateers of the Past – MXA Magazine 1985

February 10, 2022

While looking back through our archives, we came across these 2 separate articles that ran in Motocross Action Magazine in 1985 featuring up and...

Privateers of the Past – Guy Cooper

February 4, 2022

Before he was a Honda and Suzuki factory racer and before his National Championship and multiple off-road racing wins, Guy Cooper was a struggling...

Privateers of the Past – Steve Wise – 1977

February 1, 2022

Check out this interview from Motocross Action Magazine back in 1977 featuring then privateer Steve Wise at the very beginning of his career. Wise...

Privateers of the Past – Southwick 2016

January 21, 2022

A flashback to the Southwick National on July 9, 2016. Here is a huge gallery of images of the privateers that competed. Photos by Scott...

Privateers of the Past – 1979

January 14, 2022

From an old Hi-Torque magazine - motocross stars in 1979. Here are some cool old privateer photos and captions.

Privateer’s of the Past – Unadilla 2016

January 3, 2022

A flashback to the Unadilla National on August 16, 2016. Here are a handful of images of the privateers that competed. Photos by Scott Lukaitis...

Privateers of the Past – Budd’s Creek 2015

December 16, 2021

A flashback to the Budd's Creek National on June 27th, 2015. Here are a handful of images of the privateers that competed. Photos by Scott...

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