the guy with the most heart on the track, stopped beating. GODSPEED MAGOO http://www.motocrossactionmag.com/Main/News/GODSPEED-DANNY-MAGOO-CHANDLER-19592010-6920.aspx robertaccio is sad today. the double whammy with Sharky (Andrew McFarlane) and now Magoo. Lost a couple of MX greats this week.
That sucks. When my friends and I first got into mx in the lates 70's, Magoo was one rider we all looked up to and loved to see the pictures of him doing insane jumps on his Maicos. His record Trophee des and Motocross des Nations wins will go down in mx history.
Article on cycle news : http://www.cyclenews.com/articles/motocross/2010/05/05/danny-magoo-chandler-passes jeff
I was a big fan of Danny Chandler....I remember Bob Hannah was in town doing some publicity work for Yamaha...and I asked him what he thought about "Magoo's wild rides" thinking he'd laugh it off...he said to me "you know what.. that guy is so fast it scares me...if he just cut down on the partying ,trained a bit more and not crash.... he would win every weekend...I respect him" Remember the "Magoo double" at saddleback Miss you Danny http://www.mxlarge.com/news/3696-danny-chandler-the-man-and-his-legend
Nobody in the history of MX could let it hang out like Magoo. The sport lost one of the greatest fo sure. WR Bob
Here is a note from Brad Lackey on Magoo's passing. He certainly suffered enough while on earth. He is in a better place now. God speed Danny! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BRAD LACKEY STATEMENT ABOUT DANNY "MAGOO" CHANDLER'S PASSING AND STATUS OF VAN FUND Danny "Magoo" Chandler May 6, 2010 - FULLERTON, CA It is with mixed emotions that I write to Danny's friends and the world. While we are all extremely saddened by the sudden passing of our friend and my little motocross brother, we are also happy that Danny is at peace now. He is probably already looking at how to turn one cloud's double into a triple and see if he can do it with one foot off and one hand off his bent handlebar! Danny and I grew up racing in Northern California together and taking on our rival "SoCal" racers knowing that we would have something to prove. Danny was always up for the challenge. The red-headed dynamo from the Sierra Nevada foothills always amazed me and other much more experienced and accomplished riders with his fully-pinned approach to straights, turns and of course, jumps. I was very proud of him yet hardly surprised when I learned that he had decimated the competition at the 1982 Trophee and Motocross des Nations winning all four motos. It's what I would have expected out of Danny. It brought a smile to my face later when I heard a story about an official from one of the des Nations events. Apparently he complained to Danny's team manager and my friend Roger DeCoster that Danny was riding too crazy, clipping trees on his jumps, etc. He said he was going to hurt himself. Roger simply just showed the official Danny's lap times and walked away. This is how we all will remember Magoo. In the past 12 months a lot of great people and I have worked toward getting Danny a new van to improve his way of life, which had deteriorated since his 1985 accident in Paris. I know Danny was excited about it and extremely appreciative to all those who contributed. He was genuinely surprised and humbled at the outpouring of support by all of his fans. Although he never got the chance to ride in his new van, he did see pictures of it and approved the new graphics that were being applied at the time of his passing. He really thought they were cool. I just wish I had started the van project sooner. As they say about hindsight, even a year or two earlier would've given Danny the opportunity to enjoy his life and do more of things he wished he could have done before Tuesday, May 4th. Now, as this is all swirling about for Lori and I, we are conscious of what should happen with the unfinished van project and all the fine individuals and companies that contributed. There will be decisions made in due time; all with Danny's and his family's best intentions in mind. The van was going to improve Danny's life by giving him the ability to get out and continue his passion for teaching kids motorcycle and motocross safety and I'm confident and hopeful that we can continue to fulfill at least part of Danny's mission. As soon as Danny's affairs have been settled, we'll have a better idea of what to do and we'll let the public know. Please bear with us and understand that whatever decisions are made, they will be done with concern, forethought and guidance by others close to Danny and the van project. I will miss Danny with all my heart and I want to thank everyone around the world who felt the same about the incredible Mr. Magoo. Brad Lackey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information contact: Brad & Lori Lackey E-Mail: BradLackey@comcast.net To learn more about the Danny Chandler Van Fund or make another type of donation visit: www.LegendsAndHeroesTour.org or www.BradLackey.com. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submitted by: Resmarket, Inc., Box 231765, Encinitas, CA 92023-1765 Contact: Scott Cox scott@resmarket.com tel 760-436-9937 fax 760-753-6906 This CoolerEmail was delivered to you by Brad Lackey. You can take your email address off Brad Lackey's email list, or update your preferences and/or send comments to Brad Lackey. If you request to be taken off Brad Lackey's email list, Brad Lackey will honor your request pursuant to CoolerEmail's permission-based email terms and conditions. Postal address: PO Box 23165, Encinitas, CA 92023
Obituary from the Sacramento Bee : http://www.sacbee.com/2010/05/08/2736287/chandler-obituary.html jeff
Thanks Danny for all you do! Growing up in Northern Cal, I got to see Danny race a lot and he quickly became one of my mx heros along with Roger D. and Bad Brad. Thanks to Magoo there are so many great racing memories for many people who watched him race and who followed his career. One time in 1980 something, at the Seattle SX, I saw Danny sitting in his van in the hotel parking lot. I walked over to his van to introduce him to my friends new Irish Setter puppy. There was Magoo shooting at black birds on the telephone wires with his BB gun. I told him we named the dog Magoo because he was crazy and he had red hair. Magoo smiled and replied, "great, named after a dog". Magoo your #1.
Here is a video of Danny giving asian bikes their first moto lose in 5yrs in World Championship GP riding on a 500 KTM ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyb7AFpb2nM&feature=related
Magoo was the first guy I ever saw do a double. It was at the Trans-USA race at Mid-Ohio back in '79 I was there with my parents and my best friend. I was 12 and too me that was the coolest thing I had seen!! Magoo nor Lackey won that race but they where all we talked about on the drive home. Lackey was cool and Magoo was wild to watch ride those Maicos. Sad
