This was Dannys year,.....I watched this live on TV way back then.

1982 was the year Magoo was the best motorcycle racer in the world. RIP Danny!

I was able to watch Magoo from his early days riding a Maico in his early career, through his success with Honda, and then his ‘afterlife’ because of injury. I was able to spend a little time with him at the Sacramento Mile, Hangtown, and other Bay Area motorcycle events where he would show up to support the sport. He was one of the greatest, most physical and scary riders to ever straddle a dirt bike. He used to break bikes in half. He was wonderful. We miss you Danny!

I still remember watching this. It will be burned in my memory forever! One of my all time favorite riders! Danny Chandler is the reason I started riding open class bikes!

I remember watching this on TV with my brothers(we are from Sacramento too) and jumping up and down yelling for MaGoo to win. Racing at its best.

This has to be the best racing of any motorsport discipline ever, maybe the best racing I've ever seen. It has everything any petrolhead would want, intense, speed, 2stroke v 4stroke, close fast wide open racing. I could watch this video over and over again. Thank you for posting.

I watched this when it was on tv and recorded it on an old vhs recorder and watched it a million times along with the US GP 500 at Carlsbad when Bailey won it. Still good stuff to watch

Holy cow, where is this format of Motorcycle racing today!? That was the most entertaining race I think I've ever seen in my life! I wonder why this isn't around today, or why it's not as popular??

Me and my buddies were racing dirt bikes during this era and we lived for watching this annual event. Danny was crazy fast and it caught up with him way to soon. RIP

Too cool, I was actually named after this dude, pretty cool to watch videos of him back in the day!

I was 11 and just bought a 79 Yamaha YZ80 when this aired and I've been obsessed with speed ever since.

This is, hands down, one of the best races I’ve ever seen

The very fact that they were able to huck those massive Harley’s around and stay on pace with works Honda 500’s...AMAZING!

When abc was airing the super bikers most of us that rode and raced called it a made for tv joke. Now in my late fifties I can honestly say that after riding the same course at carlsbad many times at the tankslappers grand prix that it was the most fun I ever had racing. I cherish my trophies from 1989 and 1992. Rip, magoo and the Springer.

What a guy, what a rider, what a racer and a total legend 🤯🤯

This is one of the most all out races in existence. Magoo !!!

Greatest bike racing format ever! We need this today.

If I’ve watched it once, I’ve watched it a hundred times! One of the best races on two wheels & Chandler gets it! Hellified.

That Gr!aham is handling these ultra pro riders on a Harley is the real epic story

What a great time to be a motorcycle racing fan. Wide World of Sports was awesome!

Love watching this and other Magoo vids,...amazing rider,...R.I.P. MAGOO.

remember at sand hill ranch, dannys dad would be holding him up at the start gate, couldnt touch the ground, 1975-76

The look over the wrong shoulder.. absolutely legendary

I was watching a video with Fast Eddie and Lee Parks, Lee mentioned the super bikers and sent me here. I was 8 yrs old at the time and rode a Honda 50 cc mini bike 3 yrs later. Great race!

And people think supermoto is new ! Ace footage

Can we please have 500 2 strokes again? What a Bad Ass race, and time in MX history, only one Magoo! Just amazing! Thank you for posting.

I had a chance to meet Magoo in 1980 during Bike Week. Our shop hosted him for the week. My first memory was when they opened the back of the panel truck, there was a 440 Jet Sji upside down and you could see where he was repairing the bow. ( He had tried to go over a ski jump the week before !) So glad I got to meet him, and I still have the set of red Answer handlebars he raced with the week before !

I remember watching these on Wide World of Sports...yes I'm old!!!

They should bring this back, very exciting and high speed.I Remember watching this when it aired on ABC and absolutely loved it. I don't know if the racers today would risk hanging it all out in a event like this today. These guys were studs!!

Great Coverage and a chance to view "Magoo" .. saw him at Unadilla (Motorcross) , remember him coming out of "Gravity Cavity". Crazy AIR and Distance.

Tribute to “Wild Magoo” (Danny Chandler) His death still breaks my heart. I mention this because it was seven years ago, May 4, 2010 when we all lost Magoo. He was a Motorcycle racer that was off the chart,( and many times off the pegs!) He gave it all, every time. Watch this incredible race: cut to about 4:40 for the start to the BIG race and keep your eyes on #34. MAGOO!

IIRC, 1982 was also the year that Honda sent Magoo, O'Show, and the Little Professor to the MXdN and they just wrecked the Euros. 82 was the year of Magoo!

Some of the best motorcycle competition in one race! This type of race needs to come back into style.

Even being in Australia I can not believe I haven't seen this before , I suppose better late than never , great racing and track. Thanks.

Great video, Adrenalin rush watching it. Danny was an amazing rider.

I saw this race on tv when it happened and just saw it again on this video. It was even more exciting the 2nd time here. Wise was great at Superbiking but Magoo was the man !!

The race that got me into motorcycling. DMC you were great !!

So much excitement!! Thanks for posting this up!! I remember watching it on TV as a kid!

End of an era...thanks for the upload!

Awesome footage.....thank you!

Thanks for sharing this!

My Dad called me in to watch this when it aired originally. He didn’t follow Moto but he knew I would like it.

Great racing! I really miss this format.

This was great!!! Thanks for sharing some great racing

AWESOME!!! Thanks for posting! Danny was the man!

Thank you for the upload!

Magoo is the man! R.I.P WideOpen

The greatest times, a truly great race.

Jim McKay ... Mr. Saturday afternoon. Wide World of Sport !

Chandler was the man on two wheels and four. Wise gave a great chase to the end -- perhaps snagging the bale hampered his late race. Springsteen, Graham and Jorgensen wrestled their Hardly Ridables rather well over this insane track. I recall watching this race in '82 and enjoyed the drama just as much now. Thanks for posting great MX history.

Loved watching that. Danny 'Magoo' in his day was just so determined. Would enjoy trying this myself

Wow...wwhat a great race. And what a performance by Chandler!

A must watch!

RIP Magoo

God I used to love this when it came on! I would intently study every TV guide for ANY motorcycle racing on TV, but motocross and these Superbikers races were very special. My families Sony Betamax would be carefully pre set with a fresh tape every time! This is a great one, the brief but spectacular domination phase of Chandler was so exciting! It’s very funny that they categorize Steve Wise as a road racer, that kills me😂😂😂, I know he did go on to be a very decent road racer (double plus kudos to him👍👍) but he was a motocross racer, an exceptional motocross racer; and motocross racers always kicked ass at Superbikers racing, or any type of cross over racing, because motocross skills are superior👍👍😂

Danny Chandler was just amazing.

I remember going to see Magoo race when I was a kid. Balls to the wall.

That was killer crazy badass chandler R.I.P MAGOO

One handed wheelie running 70 mph…awesome..

I remember watching this race on TV as a kid. It's when supermoto was born. I do like the name Superbikers better though. It really took off in Europe more than here in the US even though we invented it.

Wish those original ads were still here!

Gracias endó pain saludos 👍

Back in the 80s Magoo Chandler race in Huron ca seeing the guy at work was amazing are lil town had a great rider like Magoo Chandler it was awesome seeing the guy win taking them turns it was something

Bring this back.... when racing was good.

The MX track section is like a freeway.

Anyone else catch that Magna commercial at 16:13?

Really enjoyed watching him race Became a fan when watching him at Unadilla and he used the fence as a berm right in front of us. Always passing someone in the process...he could just ride anywhere and DID!!!!

MaGoo. What a Legend 👌 RIP Danny

Danny Magoo Chandler was a great rider RIP Danny

15:14 is so amazing. I've looked everywhere for this clip and could never find it.

OMG What a race. they trade of leads so many times. FREAKING AWESOME. who will win? wait and see.

Magoo could do it all on a bike, he’s the only rider to jump all the way to the bottom of banzai hill.... my fav part is the one handed Wheelie at the end perfect way to win a race.

Fabulous!

Great memories watching this when I was young magoo was the man in motox to

Cant put my finger on it but this time just seemed so vibrant, Crazy 82 was not that long ago.

This was so exciting to watch, if they tried to bring it back today, they would somehow make it boring🤷🏼‍♂️

Incredible Danny "Magoo" Chandler! RIP.

I saw Magoo at Sears Point and he was the only one power sliding and wfo on this slick hard packed rocky corner. He was on a 250 Maico.

Fkn awesome!

Thanks for the upload - exciting stuff. Two things strike me - firstly the lack of spectators and secondly the absence of any sponsorship boards and similar advertising.

Vidi MaGoo nel 1985 al Superbowl di Genova nessuno dei 10000 del pubblico aveva mai visto guidare cosi

Thanks for the upload! Any chance there might be an equally High resolution version of the '83 Superbikers race out there? I went to the '83 event and would like to find a better copy than the one that is online.

I remember that race... aired on Wide World of Sports... R.I.P. Magoo... what a big hearted rider he was.... terrible crash in Paris SX ruined his carrer and his life...

That was awesome

I love that one arm Willy at the end

I once had the pleasure of being passed like I was standing still at practice at Watsonville. Still consider it a high point of my racing career. 399w

at 13:46 , the way he shifted his weight...I did a similar thing by instinct once when I was taking my motorcycle road test in 2010 at the DMV. (on a 1972 Kawasaki triple- the guy giving me the test already thought I was nuts) When it came time for the obstacle avoidance test, I had to get to 30 mph, pass the line on the ground and then avoid the cone. That bike was not the best handling, and I had a motocross background so I shifted my whole self off the seat one way and then the other and pushed that old thing around the cone. The tester looked at me like what the hell!, but I passed. Always thankful I rode mx a long time before getting on the road. skills come in handy, the cross discipline thing like what comes thru in this race..what a great concept the superbikers was!!!!

L'ancêtre du super motard Très bon à voir la course est Existent du début à la fin 😋

What great racing!!

Ashame they don't have competitions like this anymore

Magoo had six sets of balls.

Magoo was the hometown hero ☝

you know...i wouldnt have objected to leaving the 80s ads in there...

I watched this entire race on tv. I always wished this race would have really taken off more.

Ricky Grahm and Magoo goin' at it. Epic!

15:14 Wise looks left...Chandler goes right. I remember that pass like it was yesterday.

Word on the street was Chandler got bored whilst in the lead and exploded the haybale to add some pizzazz to the race. Well played, Good Sir.

Men with brass balls back then. They didnt have modern suspension that absorbed bumps like a cadillac. They earned it.

i grew up with him ..hes from foresthill ca..went to school with his roomate..high school

Always be missed. Ride hard and fast.