Here's Mark Barnett, jamming on his factory RH Suzuki. He's carrying the #1 plate and it's Supercross so this must be 1982. Barnett was all around cool. Blue collar guy with a big work ethic. Note trick mouth guard (Jofa brand?) and nose piece on Oakley goggles.
We didn't publish much color at Cycle News East in those days as most all of our work was published in black and white. However, I'd many times take my camera-mounted flash with external power pack to the races and attempt to shoot a roll or two of Kodachrome. I held high hopes of nailing a color cover shot - they were few and far between.
Barnett always served as a good model for photography; you could tell he was strong but the way he carried himself on the bike. "The Bomber" showed how to get 'er done and was best when conditions got tough.
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