AMERICAN HONDA REMEMBERING DEWAYNE JONES
On Sunday, June 19, previous expert racer DeWayne Jones go after a long battle with malignancy. Jones was a contract individual from Group Honda in 1973, alongside his sibling Gary. Together they impacted the world forever, completing first and second at the Lake Whitney 250 National in Texas, denoting the first run through a couple of siblings would going 1-2 in the same AMA Motocross National (and an accomplishment just as of late coordinated by Alex and Jeremy Martin at the 2016 Glen Helen 250 National).
Godspeed, DeWayne Jones.
American Honda discharged their sympathies on the death of DeWayne Jones:
It is with an extraordinary bitterness that American Honda marks the death of previous Group Honda plant racer DeWayne Jones, who kicked the bucket on Sunday, June 19, following a fight with the tumor.
Conceived September 15, 1950, in Montebello, California, Jones was a sanctioned individual from Group Honda, hustling a CR250 Elsinore close by more youthful sibling Gary and Marty Tripes in 1973, the squad’s inaugural year. DeWayne posted a best complete of second place behind Gary at Texas’ Lake Whitney Cycle Farm, and despite the fact that it was Gary who might gain Honda its first AMA Motocross National Title that season, DeWayne was striking for his solid begins. “Nobody could beat him off the line, including me,” Gary recollected. “The greater part of the primary turn photographs from in those days, he’s before me. Wherever we went, DeWayne was on the gas.”
The Jones family’s commitments to Group Honda’s legacy weren’t constrained to DeWayne and Gary. Mother Melinda outlined and sewed the riders’ famous red, white and blue pullovers, and when her children griped about diverting reflections from the cleaned aluminum fuel tanks, she gave the paint that they used to apply a timberland green stripe that in the long run advanced toward the generation bicycles. (Melinda, now 89, still infrequently shows up at Southern California races.).
DeWayne was a Honda rider up until a few months previously his passing, consistently investing energy in his CRF450R (beforehand possessed by Nicky Hayden) and two CR500Rs (one of which used to have a place with the late Ricky Graham). As of late as a year ago, he could be spotted dashing short track and supermoto at Perris Raceway.
” I was exceptionally sorry to learn of DeWayne’s passing,” said Hurl Boderman, VP Powersports Division at American Honda. “Alongside his sibling Gary and Marty Tripes, DeWayne helped put Honda’s CR250 Elsinore on the motocross outline its introduction year, a commitment that started our organization’s since a long time ago, storied association with American expert motocross hustling. As a sanction individual from Group Honda, DeWayne will dependably hold an exceptional spot in our souls, and in the interest of all of American Honda’s partners, I wish to express my genuine sympathies to his family, companions, friends and family and fans.”.
DeWayne is made due by his mom Melinda, girl Stephanie, child Jason and kin Gary, Lois and Melinda.
DeWayne posted a best complete of second place behind Gary at Texas’ Lake Whitney Cycle Farm, and despite the fact that it was Gary who might gain Honda its first AMA Motocross National Title that season, DeWayne was eminent for his solid begins. The Jones family’s commitments to Group Honda’s legacy weren’t constrained to DeWayne and Gary. As a contract individual from Group Honda, DeWayne will dependably hold an uncommon spot in our souls, and for the benefit of all of American Honda’s partners, I wish to express my sincere sympathies to his family, companions, friends and family and fans.”.
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