The motocross industry and fans are waking up to tragic news this Friday morning.

Marty Moates, a vice-president of No Fear and a racing hero if there ever was one, took his own life near his home in southern California last night.

Marty was a fixture in southern California and best known for winning the Carlsbad GP in 1980, one of the greatest race stories ever told.

Marty remained active in racing and raced supermoto until 2005, and he was always at the front of the line when someone was in need.

Here's a thread on it by some of his best friends.