"The best thing about DIRT
RIDER is· the obj~ctivity of the
road tests and the fact that
you can use them later for
reference."
-Bob Maynard
Name: Bob Maynard
Occupation: President, Hallman Racing USA
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Company Description: "We
primarily manufacture motocross
apparel and safety-related equipment, which we distribute
worldwide."
Ridi"g history: "I was playing
college football when the local
Honda dealer came down with
four dirt bikes and wanted to
take a picture of the starting
backfield sitting on them. 1 had
never been on a motorcycle.
They showed me how to start it
and 1 ran around the practice
field. 1 needed a job to get
through school, so 1 said to the
dealer, 'Why don't you let me
sell these things for you?' 1 fmished my education and taught
one semester of biology, but 1
was ma l6ng more money on
weekends selling motorcycles. My
boss asked me to manage one of
his Honda dealerships and I've
never been back in the classroom.
When 1 qutt playing football 1
got into racing. 1 rode the first
Baja 1000 in 1969 on a motorcycle and have also raced it
cars,
winning my class several times
with both vehicles. It was, while
racing that 1 met my partner,
Torsten Hallman, a four-time
World Champion."
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Magazine: "The best thing
about DIRT RIDER is the objec-
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tivity of the "road tests and the
fact that you can use them later
for reference. You can go back
and compare the performance of
different machines and have
something statistical to look at
tnstead of just a quote saying,
'Hey, that bike handles so great!'
You can refer back to the weight,
the suspension travel or the
torque and horsepower curves,
and that's unlike all the other
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magazines, which just give you
some rider's opinion. DIRT RIDER is much more objective in
that respect."
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