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Magoo is gone but his legend will stay forever in the Book of MX

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Wed, May 05, 2010 - 10:21pm
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man, what a week. Nasty. Those wake up calls about a dangerous sports and young lives taken away like Andrew McFarlane and lives of suffering like Danny Chandler, ending too early too.
From a young age, well not so young, early teens, Magoo was making me dream. On the opposite side of the spectrum from my Icon, DB, Magoo was a wild guy, wide open gnarly riding, a guy with lots of heart, one very big heart and an big pair of ballz. Always love seeing his pics in Moto Revue, Moto Verte, Dirt Bike and the old good MXA.

Then he came ot Bercy SX and for me, living in Madagascar, that was the only SX I could see "almost live" with a small delay of a week or two. And I will always remember his crash because it is the first one I saw, as a teen, and knew the tragic outcome.

Last time I saw Danny was at MXDN 2007 at Budds Creek, with 500guy and PD441, he was in bad shape at the time, it was hurting to see him struggling like that, such a legend of our dear, cruel, sport. Things got better and it was good to see the people, the fans and wild boy Jason Lawrence help the legend, like many of us wanted to help DB when things were tough.

Chandler would be happy to see the photo-threads on Vital and else.

Godspeed Magoo!

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Thu, May 06, 2010 - 6:12pm
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He created so many great memories for fans, the mx community is so small the tragedies end up feeling like family or close friends. I hope his legend continues through his safety schools

From Brad Lackey...

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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.



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