Steve Lamson

Steve Lamson, born on March 24, 1971, is an American former professional motocross racer and racing team manager who competed in the AMA Motocross Championships from 1988 to 2007, one of the longest careers in AMA history at 20 years. He is a two-time AMA motocross national champion, winning the 125cc title in 1995 and 1996 with the Honda factory team. A native of Orangevale, California, he was a member of the victorious American 1996 Motocross des Nations team with Jeff Emig and Jeremy McGrath, and at Jerez, Spain he became the first competitor in the event's history to win a moto outright on a 125cc motorcycle against larger machines. Racer X ranked him 24th all-time among AMA motocross racers, and after racing he was team manager for the MDK Honda team and the Star Yamaha Racing Team.