Rio Bravo 1979 update: Why Hannah is #100

Here's a comment from reader Jim Zack, regarding Hannah running number 100:  "It was his come back year after breaking his leg water skiing in the times when each rider used the number they earned based on the previous year's points and he missed the whole year."


You are correct, Jim.

Thanks to reader Tony Pace, who dusted off several of his old photos from the Rio Bravo National MX in Texas, circa 1979.

Here's a typical hurricane warning coming through a turn.  Quiz for the day:  Why was Hannah wearing #100 that year?