OLD HAT EDITOR’S LETTER
The great Joel Robert In this issue you will find the news of the passing of one of the world’s greatest motocross riders, the Belgian legend Joel Robert, aged 77. As strong as an ox and with an appetite for his country’s national drink (beer) that knew no bounds, Joel was the man that bought the sport to the attention of the masses, and particularly to the Americans, who subsequently commandeered the sport in the usual American way. Robert was six times World Champion, with 50 Grand Prix wins, which is an incredible feat, and stood for more than 30 years until it was broken by another Belgian motocross legend, Stefan Everts. Moreover, he was a motocross machine that brought a new, spectacular style to the sport and captured the imagination of…