In 1983, Team Honda racer Johnny O’Mara clinched the 1983 125cc National Motocross Championship after a fierce battle with rivals Jeff Ward, Mark Barnett and Ron Lechien. “A lot of people consider the ’83 season as one of the toughest ever,” remembers O’Mara of the epic 125cc title fight. “Barnett...

After a brilliant summer-long fight with fierce rivals Mark Barnett, Jeff Ward and Ron Lechien, Johnny O’Mara snagged the 1983 AMA 125cc National Championship. One year later, O’Mara earned the 1984 AMA Supercross Series Championship. Along the way, O’Mara was also a member of Team USA, which in 1981 became...

Having won the 1983 AMA 125cc National Motocross Championship as well as the 1984 AMA Supercross Championship and serving as coach and mentor to Jett and Hunter Lawrence, Johnny O’Mara has seen a few things along the way during his extraordinary career in the sport. But perhaps one of the...

“You don’t quit when you’re winning. You keep going. If you can win, you keep winning.”That was 1983 AMA 125cc national champion and 1984 AMA Supercross champion Johnny O’Mara referring to sidelined Eli Tomac over dinner in Southern California. The motocross visionary based inside the Team Honda camp monitors and...