Roger De Coster is a name which is synonymous with Motocross. He is called, simply, "The Man". It's possible that the sport as we know it in America would not be the same without Roger's influence. He helped popularize the sport of supercross and motocross in their infancy in the USA, and as Roger was on his way to winning five World 500cc Motocross Championships. (And yes, Roger raced supercross too - both at the Los Angeles Coliseum, and Daytona International Speedway.)
You might know of Roger today as the racing Manager for KTM North America ... but Roger has done so many things in his career, it's remarkable. And Roger certainly is one of the most experienced, if not the most experienced person in the world, when it comes to the most prestigious motocross race in the world - the Motocross of Nations.
Roger raced many years, and on many winning Belgian teams. And he has managed Team USA for most of the past 31 years.
As KTM North America's Racing Manager, Roger has all three of his riders competing in this year's Nations: Ryan Dungey for the USA, Marvin Musquin for France, and Ken Roczen for Germany
There used to be two "Nations" events - the Trophee des Nations, which was 250cc machines, and the Motocross des Nations, which was 500cc machines.
In 1985, the format was changed to just one event - the Motocross des Nations, with riders able to compete with different size motors.
I asked Roger to tell me what comes to his mind when I mention various years of the Motocross of Nations.
Source: http://www.supercross.com/features/roger-de-coster-talks-about-the-motocross-of-nations
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