Brad Lackey is a former professional motocross racer and the first and only American to win the 500cc Grand Prix Motocross World Championship. He was known as "Bad Brad" to his fans. In 1970, Lackey received sponsorship from a local CZ dealer and by 1971, he finished second in the AMA 500cc motocross national championship. In 1971, CZ sent Lackey to Czechoslovakia to enter a training camp. He also got his first taste of the World Championship Motocross Grand Prix circuit when he raced in a few 250cc GP races while attending the training camp. The Kawasaki factory offered him a sponsored ride in 1972 and he won the AMA 500cc motocross national championship in dominating fashion and, was the highest placed American rider in the 1972 Trans-AMA motocross series. However, he had his sights set on the world championship Grand Prix events held in Europe. In 1973, Lackey set out on what would eventually be a ten-year quest for a 500cc Motocross World Championship, which at the time was the most prestigious class in motocross competition. 

July 8th, 1953 in Berkeley (Age 70)