Johnny O' was ripped

On a 1-10 scale for cool, here's Johnny O' pegging a 10, looking very 80's, and essentially fit for duty.  O'Mara was one of the instigators of getting very in shape as part of motocross performance.  He was a runner and cyclist extraordinaire.

I remember a time when a bunch of people were hanging out in Simi Valley - where Bailey and O'Mara were living at the time.  The day had seen hard workouts and hill runs.  Everyone was showering and getting ready for a night out and dinner when the question was raised, "where's Johnny?"

Johnny was long gone.  He snuck out the back way to claim yet another run on the day.  Think O'Mara was a pioneer of the 2-workouts-a-day model.

Have to say that some of the bleed off from access to O'Mara and Bailey led to my own resurrection of sorts.  I saw these guys hammer relentlessly, so I tried to jump on the bandwagon by dropping from 214 to 165 in the fall of 1983.  Never really turned back from there.  These guys were a positive influence both on and off the race track. It was all good and a transformational time for American motocross. Glad I was there to watch it unfold.