Ernesto Fonseca....

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Edited Date/Time 1/27/2012 3:09pm
He was one of my favorite riders when I first became a fan of the sport. After his practice crash he showed up at a few races for a couple of years to watch but I haven't seen much of him since then.

Does anyone know what he is doing now?

Also if tblazier is around and reading this do you have any pictures of him?
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PN27416 11/10/2011 5:35am
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Last I saw he was with a gear company, I think Answer?
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MX4EVR 11/10/2011 5:42am
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The fonz was awesome! What a great racer in a very tiny package, the dude was a real talent.

If anyone has pics of him please post some!
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Phillips467 11/10/2011 6:35am
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He was working at Answer, I presume he still is, at the beginning of the year I believe Answer bought out some Fonseca signature gear also.

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tbanks 11/10/2011 7:36am
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I did hear about his Answer signature gear. And the gear looked pretty good.

Glad to hear he is still around the industry. IMO Fonz was one of the original members of the "B Group." He was a threat and was solid and consistent. I liked his style too....
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ab5772 11/10/2011 8:22am
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Hey Matthes, how about an Ernie podcast?
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IceMan446 11/10/2011 9:00am
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Fonseca was one of the smoothest out, one of my favorite riders for sure.
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moto589 11/10/2011 9:45am
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YES - Matthes that would be a GREAT podcast! Ernie was one of my favorite riders.

I think his accident is what brought on the realization of the possibilities of what can happen on a bike when things go wrong. I also think Ernies accident is directly related to why we have neck braces. Right about the same time as Ernie we also had James Marshall's accident.



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Hanaa80 11/10/2011 11:18am
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ab5772 wrote:
Hey Matthes, how about an Ernie podcast?
He has done one. It seems that the direct link only directs you to PulpMx website, but you can find the show via the link to Itunes.

Links to Ernie Podcast
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ocscottie 11/10/2011 11:21am
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MX4EVR wrote:
The fonz was awesome! What a great racer in a very tiny package, the dude was a real talent. If anyone has pics of him please...
The fonz was awesome! What a great racer in a very tiny package, the dude was a real talent.

If anyone has pics of him please post some!
This Fonz IS awesome, no "was" about it Cool
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RickLeY 11/10/2011 12:51pm
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ocscottie wrote:
This Fonz IS awesome, no "was" about it Cool
Amen to that!

I remember being @ bercy the year he went there presumably nov -00 after his east title, he endoed badly in the whoops the first night and if i recall he didnt race more there that weekend.
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BESTY #72 11/10/2011 1:16pm
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Answer F10 gear - his..
Signature Oakleys (the ones iwth red japanese style koi fish) - his..

Thats all i know..
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ocscottie 11/10/2011 1:21pm
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Ernie is pure class! when he got hurt by older brother wrote him a letter, after what my bro went through with me getting hurt, he knew first hand how hard it is, and surprisingly, Fonz even replied to his letter, that is pretty damn cool if you ask me!

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