Dec. 6th '06:

-Marty Moates-

En verdad no se cuantos compañeros mexicanos comapartan nuestro dolor, pero Marty Moates es y será siempre parte de nuestra historia del motocross en todos los aspectos.
Con mucha tristeza, me atrevo a compatir esta noticia que ni siquiera me da tiempo a traducir, pero nuestro gran amigo se adelanta al camino que todos tenemos garatizado.
MARTY MOATES
AMIGO DE MEXICO!!!!
Dec. 08, '06
Marty Moates - First American winner of the US 500 Grand Prix of MX - 2006

Suddenly, sadly, tragically, Marty Moates took his own life Thursday, December 7th. He is survived by his wife and one child.

Marty was a man of many talents, and well-liked by all in the industry. He was the first American to ever win the famous 'Carlsbad Grand Prix' in 1980, the annual gathering of the best from Europe and America for the 500 World Motocross Championship on American soil.

Later on, Marty was involved in the clothing giant No Fear, which he helped guide to the position it holds today.

In a 2001 interview, Marty said "I'm proud to have done what I did and got where I did in motocross. I think most of those things happened because I was honest in all my relationships. And that philosophy has helped me today in business with No Fear and Spy. And I'm really happy to be involved with all these guys that are sitting at the table here next to me (Marty Smith, Broc Glover, Marty Tripes, Jim Pomeroy, and others.)"
   

Marty and his son Dakota in the backyard of their La Costa home, August 2004. Marty had just ridden the final lap of Carlsbad Raceway before the bulldozers came in and ruined it all. The boys are displaying the very gate from which Marty started the 1980 USGP. It had been presented to him by Carlsbad Raceway owners, Don and Jeff Grismer.