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Shaun Palmer - 2008(?)
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For a guy who has not dedicated his life to the sport but yet was given everything in the world to succeed, I guess he did ok? But if your honest with yourself you will realize he's actually been riding for a VERY long time! It wasn't like he never rode and all of a sudden decided hey I should go try this motocross thing. That's like saying Dungey only rode the KTM for a week before he raced the Monster Energy Cup...C'mon man!
I guess I just don't like it when people give someone more credit than they deserve. Like I said, he's still very accomplished and talented. Just not in motocross
If a rider qualifies for a national, regardless of the era - be it 1975, 1995 or 2005, it is a significant accomplishment, and means the guy is pretty darn fast...
For most guys on this thread, just making a main event means you are a decent rider, better than most. Thats all. Your version of "not very good" is just different that mine.
I never got to see him snowboard in person, but spent quite a bit of time around him while he was riding for Specialized and doing the mountain bike National and World Cup events. There were occasions where you'd see some incredible stuff out of him. At one point he was winning World Cup downhill mountain bike and Snowcross events almost back-to-back.
I'm not sure what I see some people are bent on being Taters here. It's not like motocross was ever his primary deal (though he had a lot of interest in it, and showed some speed on occasion). But it was cool to see one of the best extreme athletes give it a shot.
Personally, I never attempted qualifying. Just raced local pro races in my off season. Look at my picture and you can see that motocross was my secondary sport.
If you factor that in with all of his other accomplishments that guy is a living legend!
That guy was pretty damn good on a dirt bike, tons of natural talent.
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Palmer is an amazing athlete, a party animal, and past his prime. He will never be a threat for a good ride unless it is based on his celebrity.
I think those two accomplishments are enough to call him pretty damn fast - at least from my perspective. It is also worth noting that the Palm was in his late 30's when he was doing this. I think he was 37 or 38 when he qualified for GH,
Not too shabby for a part timer...Also, I dont think anyone in the thread suggested he was making a comeback, as that ship has long since sailed, or that he should race today or whatever.
Anybody know what he is up to these days? He must be what, 45 years old now?
Sounds like you are one of those guys, well he almost made it. I mean if it weren't for that crash when he was riding way over his head, dude would been top 10 for sure. Seriuosly, your an idot!
Turn off your VHS tape of Terrafirma, step out back of your trailer in the desert and pound sand. I'm done wasting my 45 seconds of typing and your lame ass.
So you raced Shaun one time, and you've determined that he wasn't very good. Was it during a period where he was training at it and serious about it? Or did he roll out of bed that day, decide, "Hey, I think I'll go racing today," and head to the local track? There is a big difference, and Shaun's one of the few guys I know that can jump back amd forth in different sports like that. Heck, I once saw him qualify for an expert main event at a BMX national...and who knows how much prep time he put into that?
Of course MX riders are getting faster..new technology, training, entensity..geez
He's cool and talented. But theyre are people who are both and have devoted their entire lives into this single sport. Bet, he'd still rip, pretty much everyone on here..
I think he lived down at RC's for a while and trained with him for a while.
I was bummed when there was a talk of him making a come back in a sense a few years back and it didn't happen.
Here is an interview Swagger did with him....
https://youtu.be/J9aXi2RR-a4
https://youtu.be/wGaVcKFxLHk
https://youtu.be/aeDlJ1YnPCs
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