The Moto Club of Iffendic (MCI) was created at the end of 1971. The first Motocross event at national level took place in 1972 and from 1973 a prestigious international event was organized (1st winner the Finnish K. VEKHONEN).
Multiple French championship events will follow one another from 1973 to 1982 and prestigious international events (on the famous date of July 14) with participants who only very rarely appeared in France at the time (DE COSTER, LACKEY, HANSSEN, ABERG, BRUNO, NOYCE, VROMANS….).