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Jones was an inaugural inductee into the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1978.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_2448\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\"]<img class=\"size-large wp-image-2448\" src=\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Big-Oly-Bronco_Web-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" \/> The iconic Big Oly Bronco sold for $1.8 million at Mecum Auctions.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nJones\u2019 iconic yellow and gold paint scheme Bronco was sold for $1.8 million at a Mecum Auction. Its new owner raced the Bronco in the 2022 NORRA Rally in Mexico. Jones went on to be part of other builds in his years including the BFG Blazer and a Class-8 truck.\r\n\r\nParnelli\u2019s son PJ Jones posted the following to social media: \u201cMy father, Parnelli Jones, passed away at the age of 90. He had battled Parkinson\u2019s for the last few years. I will miss him greatly.\u201d","excerpt":"<p>Parnelli Jones has passed away. 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Meyers created the Meyers-Manx dune buggy which became highly popular in the 1960\u2019s. It was known as a California beach icon and was highly celebrated in pop culture.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1970\" src=\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bruce-Meyers-and-Rod-Hall-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\r\n\r\nMeyers originally created the iconic body in his Newport Beach garage. It was a fiberglass body designed to fit on an old Volkswagen. The Manx raced in the very first NORRA Mexican 1000 in 1969. The Meyers-Manx was also used in several Hollywood productions.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1971\" src=\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bruce-Meyers-Baja-Walk-of-Fame-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\r\n\r\nBruce Meyers was inducted into the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1978. \u00a0Meyers sold his company last year to Troutsdale Ventures, which plans to carry on Meyers Manx legacy of fun, freedom and expression that Bruce and Winnie originally created.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1973\" src=\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Meyers-Manx-Side-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nLead image credit: Historic Vehicle Association","excerpt":"<p>Meyers Manx creator Bruce Meyers has died at the age of 94. 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A statement released on <em>Facebook <\/em>by friend Lee Ramage reads the following:\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-767\" src=\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Lee-Ramage-FB-Post-219x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"300\" \/>\r\n\r\nMarty Smith rode for Honda and Suzuki in the 1970\u2019s. Smith won 3 AMA Championships. A 1978 crash at the Houston Supercross would leave Smith with a broken hip. He finished 3<sup>rd<\/sup> that year. Smith retired from professional racing in 1981.\r\n\r\nIn 1991, Smith teamed up with Larry Roeseler and Ted Hunnicut Jr to win the Baja 1000. Smith was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2000.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nImage courtesy of Facebook","excerpt":"<p>Motocross legend Marty Smith and his wife Nancy were killed in a dune buggy accident at the Glamis dunes on &hellip;<\/p>","date":"April 28, 2020 14:17","categories":[{"id":25047609,"title":"Moto","slug":"moto"},{"id":25047612,"title":"News","slug":"news"}],"tags":[{"id":25047814,"title":"accident","slug":"accident"},{"id":25047811,"title":"ama","slug":"ama"},{"id":25047812,"title":"ama hall of fame","slug":"ama-hall-of-fame"},{"id":25047813,"title":"glamis","slug":"glamis"},{"id":25047810,"title":"legend","slug":"legend"},{"id":25047809,"title":"marty smith","slug":"marty-smith"},{"id":25047675,"title":"moto","slug":"moto"},{"id":25047621,"title":"motocross","slug":"motocross"}]}]{
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