Steve Lamson (born March 24, 1971) is an American former professional

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racer and racing team manager. He competed in the

AMA Motocross Championship The AMA Motocross Championship (commercially known as Pro Motocross Championship) is an American motorcycle racing series. The motocross race series was founded and sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) in 1972. The series is ...

s from 1988 to 2007. He is a two-time AMA motocross national champion.

Motorcycle racing career

Lamson is a native of

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where he attended

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. He began competing in the AMA Motocross Championship in 1988. Lamson won the 125cc AMA motocross national championship in 1995 and 1996 as a member of the

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factory racing team. Lamson was a member of the victorious American 1996

Motocross des Nations The Motocross of Nations (MXON), also known by its original French name (''MXDN'') is an annual team motocross race, where riders representing their country meet at what is billed as the " Olympics of Motocross". The event has been staged since ...

team that included

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and

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. At the 1996 Motocross des Nations in Jerez, Spain, he won the combined 500cc/125cc field in the first moto on a

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, becoming the first competitor in Motocross des Nations history to win a moto outright on a 125cc motorcycle against larger machines. He competed in his final AMA motocross race in 2007 for career that spanned 20 years, one of the longest in AMA history. He was ranked 24th all-time among AMA motocross racers by the online web site Racer X. After his motocross racing career, Lamson served as the racing team manager for the MDK Honda team and the Star Yamaha Racing Team.

References

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