Jeff Ward backs it into a turn

Here's an image that goes fast-forward from my Retro Motocross years at Cycle News East.  This is a shot of Jeff Ward threading it into a turn at the downtown Columbus, Ohio, supermoto race.  Must have been in the late 1990's.

Supermoto came on with a roar and died with a whisper.  Seems that the sport was pushed forward at an accelerated rate never got the traction is needed.  Financials were tough; infrastructure and costs in metro markets were daunting.

But for this moment, let's step away from the politics and agree on one thing: Jeff Ward was one very fine motorcycle racer who knew how to twist the throttle, and that's the end of that story.