Australasian Dirt Bike Magazine

RIP JAROSLAV FALTA

Jaroslav Falta passed away on March 27, 2022. According, Falta died suddenly of heart failure at the age of 71. Falta became a legend for all the wrong reasons when he appeared to be robbed of the 1974 FIM World Motocross Championship after alleged interference from Russian riders at the final round. Dirty riding and a protest from the Russians ensured victory to Falta’s rival, Moiseev, a Russian who died in 2017 with three 250 World Championships.

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