SteffyMX started in 1991 while I was racing SX and Outdoor Nationals across the U.S. and Canada. It was great working with the riders but I was still trying to focus on my racing and family.
I learned a lot from some of the best riders and coach’s in the motocross industry, Jim Pomeroy and Gary Bailey. I listened to my Dad, who was hard on me but pushed me and helped with my desire to win. Motocross is a sport that is very unique, as it really depends a lot on the rider much more then the equipment. You don’t have to have the fastest or
the newest bike to be competitive. What you must have, is the desire to learn and the desire to get better.
I took the end of the 90 off from doing motocross schools and started to focus on my family. I started to coach my son’s Baseball teams then Soccer teams. This team coaching was a lot of fun. I learned a lot about coaching and how to help make better players. The really interesting thing I found was that it really didn’t matter what I was coaching, the coaching was the same. Learn the fundamentals, get really good at the fundamentals and you had a successful season. This is no different then what I teach in my motocross schools. The better you are at the fundamentals of motocross, the more
races you win and the more championships you collect.
Quotes:
” You can practice every day and get really good at doing it wrong!”
“Practice doesn’t make perfect! Perfect practice makes perfect”.
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Scot Steffy started racing motorcycles at age 13, at the Monroe Flat track in January 1983. He went on to finish 3rd in the 100cc class and 8th in the 80cc class after missing most of the season. In the spring of 1983, Scot attended his first motocross race and finished 9th place and was hooked. The very next weekend Scot came back to SIR (now Pacific Speed Way) and finished 2nd and went on to win the District 27 80cc
Championship that year and only raced 3/4 of the season.
In 1984, Scot moved to the 125 JR class and dominated from the first day on the full size bike. Winning his first moto and then the entire District 27 Championship at the end of the year. Scot also went to the World Mini and finished 10th overall in the stock class and 17th in the Mod in only his first full year of racing.
In 1985, Scot moved to the Int class and again won his first moto, but finished 2nd in the District 27 Championship do to an injury during the summer. Scot’s dominant performances at almost every event led to a Yamaha local factory support ride in 1986.
In 1986, after getting his first factory support help from Yamaha in Scot’s first race as a pro, he led the then National number 35 of Eric Hall all the way to the last lap and came up short of winning his first Pro moto by only a half a bike length.
This was Dec 1985 and in Feb 1986 when the Seattle SX came to town Scot entered and finished an impressive 10th place his first time out. He followed this up with 13th at the legendary LA Coliseum and then 2nd overall in the first year of the Pac West Series.
In 1987, Scot received his first full factory support deal. This year was not a good year. Scot raced and crashed at almost every SX until breaking his arm at the Seattle round. Then racing the local Pac West series.
In 1988, Scot stayed local only racing Seattle SX and Washougal National along with local events. In 1989, Scot started the West Coast SX series finishing in 11th at the first round, then finishing 10th at the second round and staying in the top ten in points all the way till the last round in LA. Where Scot and Buddy Antunez came together on the last lap fighting over 8th place. Scot ended up on the ground and finished 14th for the night and one point out of 10th for the series.
For the next few years Scot raced SX and continued to make main events finishing inside the top 10 a number of times. Scot then moved to local AX and National AX where he was the NW Arenacross champion 7 years in a row. Scot was also the USA Motorsports Champion 5 years in a row.
In 2002, Scot raced a few of the 4 stroke Nationals finishing the season with National number #75.
Scot still races off and on today riding in the Vet Pro class and always running up front with his smooth style and aggressive riding. He is always fun to watch.
Racing Highlights:
1983 District 27 AMA 80cc B Champion
1984 10th World Mini 125 JR Class
1985 2nd 125 Int AM Supercross Half Time Show
1986 Seattle SX125 10th
1986 LA SX 13th
1986 2nd Pac West Series
1987 Factory Yamaha Support
1989 AMA West Coast SX 11th
1990 Seattle SX 125 9th
1990 AMA West Coast SX 16th
1991 – 1998 Washington State AX Champion 125,250,500
1993 – 1998 USA Motorsports West Coast AX Champion.
1995 Here Come a Motorcycle Kids Video
1998 Washington Friday Night MX Champ 250 Pro
2002 AMA Four Stroke Nationals Number #75
2004 Thursday Night Hannagen MX Winner in 250 Pro and Open Pro.
2007 Ward Creek Washington State Series Vet Pro 1st Place
2007 NW Arenacross Nationals Squirltree 2nd Vet Pro
2008 NW Local Racing Vet Pro
2009 NW Local Racing Legends 2nd Overall PRO Series at PIR
2010 Washington State MX Series Hannagen Round 2nd Place Legends Class
2010 Washington State MX Series PA Round 1st Place Moto One..
