Heading into 1984, the UK still only had one World Champion officially on record, Louis Mears, who won in Holland in ’83. With the 1984 Worlds taking place in Japan and the European Championships on home turf in Birmingham, it seemed like the Europeans would be the priority for riders chasing international glory, and most decided to pass on the trip to Japan.
Still, a small group of UK riders made it out to the Suzuka Circuit in Japan for the 3rd IBMXF World Championships. From that British contingent, both Falcon’s David “Soap Dodger” Maw and Halfords’ Mark “Whopper” Watkins became World Champions, adding their names alongside Louis as British World Champions.
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