BMX Action Bike Issue 1 featured the Ammaco Mongoose team trip to California, funded by UK importer Malcolm Jarvis at the end of the ’81 season.
Tim March, Andy Ruffell, Brian Jones, Craig Schofield, Chris Young, and Matt Oakley all made the trip over to California to race some local So-Cal events and also compete in the Knott’s Berry Farm Mongoose International race.
Tim March (pictured) made it as far as the 16+ semi, crashing out, but still gained valuable experience racing with the world’s best during the short period he spent riding for Mongoose.
Matt Oakley was the only rider on the team to feature in the results, winning his class, and with that came some well-published mainstream media back home, including a segment on Blue Peter when the team returned.
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