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cycle Hall of Fame class of 2014 to be announced.
He joins Pierre Karsmakers, Tom White, George
Barber and Scott Summers with the remaining
2014 inductees set to be announced in random
order in the coming weeks.
LaRocco began his professional racing career
in 1988 at age 17 and retired in 2006 as the elder
statesman on the circuit, totalling 228 Supercross
starts.
"I used to be the guy who gave it everything I
had every time I raced, through the whole race,"
LaRocco said. "That was what made me success-
ful - that I was always pushing myself for the entire
race."
LaRocco won Supercross races in three de-
cades in two classes, 125cc and 250cc. He said
the 1994 AMA 250 Motocross National Champion-
ship meant the most to him.
"At that time in my career, everything was going
so smoothly, I felt like all my hard work had paid
off," he said.
His retirement in 2006 came after a broken wrist
made him question his future in the sport.
Since 2010, LaRocco has managed the GEICO
Honda Supercross/Motocross Team, which has
won a title each year he has been involved.
Mike LaRocco will be inducted into the AMA Hall of
Fame as part of its class of 2014.
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BY
GOLD
&
GOOSE
NOT SO
FAST, JACK
M
oto3 World Championship
points leader Jack Miller
looks to be on the fast track to
superstardom with rumors of him
moving directly from Moto3 to Mo-
toGP for 2015 running rampant
earlier in the year. Turns out, Miller
has a contract with the Marc VDS
Racing Team for not only 2015 but
also 2016 – at least according to
the team.
On Friday, July 4, the team is-
sued a statement to clear up a few
things regarding Miller's future.
According to the
team, Jack Miller
already has a three-
year contract with
the Marc VDS Racing
Team to compete in
Moto2 in 2015 and
2016.
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