07/02/2021
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🏆Legendary Motocross History🏆
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In the early 1970s, AMA Supercross was born, and one of the first champions of what is now one of the world’s largest, most successful motorsports was Jimmy Ellis, the 1975 AMA Supercross 250cc National champion.
Although the sport was young and featured only four rounds in 1975, the finale at the Los Angeles Coliseum was televised nationally. Ellis won the event, capping his sweep of the series, and helped ignite a mainstream passion for AMA Supercross that continues to thrive today.
Born in October 1955, in Middletown, Conn., Ellis started racing in New England in the 1960s and quickly established himself as a regional powerhouse. His performance attracted the attention of Montreal-based Can-Am, and the growing factory team hired Ellis to race the national circuit. In 1974, riding the works 250 Can-Am, Ellis finished third for the 250cc national title, with two overall wins.
Ellis was going strong, and his most lasting contribution to the sport came the following year. In 1975, Ellis won the AMA Supercross 250cc championship by sweeping the four-round series, punctuated by a dominant victory in the high-profile finale at the L.A. Coliseum.