3B lightning was a hop up shop based in El Cajon, CA that specialized in three wheeler custom performance
parts and they built these Yz powered one off bikes for their sponsored riders Marty Hart, Ricky Martin and Stevie Wight to race.
They got everyone's attention when Marty riding his 3B Lightning Yz250 powered machine ended Factory Honda's star rider Dean Sundahl's long running win streak at a Baja Cross event at Speedway 117 and put himself and 3B Lightning the map. The King's reign had come to an end and Marty was a overnight star.
Marty and Stevie soon went onto have a long run as Factory Honda riders while 3B Lightning seemed to vanish by mid 1983.
Some photos i took of Marty's 250 in the pit at Saddleback Park Baja Cross race in 1982.
*you can see Tommy's factory Honda Nickolson 200 in the foreground*
This last photo is of Ricky Martin's 200 class bike at the same race, i think the engine is from a IT175. I remember it being fast.
I do not know the details of why 3B Lightning did not last as a shop but by mid 1983 they seemed to of stopped making a push in the pro racing scene and i stopped seeing their ads in the magazines. Bob "Ace" Williams was a big part of their program and perhaps without him they stopped moving forward but i really don't know for sure.
There is very little info about 3B Lightning and i do not know of any other photos than these. Enjoy