Thinking it looked fun, Dowd decided to give motocross a try. Unlike most of the top riders on the AMA Motocross circuit, the New England native didn't grow up on dirt bikes and certainly wasn't groomed from a young age to be a pro.ĭowd's family didn't have dirt bikes or even ride them, so his introduction to the sport didn't come until he went to watch a friend compete at a local race. "John Dowd is one of those real sportsmen who just loved riding motorcycle(s) and the fact that he was able to make a living doing it and never let the lifestyle or success change him, and now get to take his final bow at his home track is a great story for motocross and a great story in general."ĭowd took an atypical path to professional motocross racing. "It's perfect symmetry, a perfect circle that where he started would be where he ended," said Davey Coombs, vice president of the Lucas Oil Motocross Championships. Nearly 27 years later, Dowd is back at Southwick, this time as a 47-year-old veteran closing out his career in what will likely be the final race at his hometown track - with his 16-year-old trying to earn a spot in the field next to him.
John Dowd made his professional motocross debut on the sands of Southwick in southern Massachusetts, a late-blooming 21-year-old trying to prove he belonged with riders who had been on their dirt bikes far longer than he had.
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