surprise rider of the year!

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STROUPE! impressive!
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Wey

I thought he would have a tough time getting into the shows but he has been near the top 10
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Bruce Rutherford is my pick . Kid drove up to Oakland in his pick up truck and qualified 12th in the lites class. He had bad luck in LA, finished 13th in Phoenix on a bone stock motor.
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DL wrote:
Bruce Rutherford is my pick . Kid drove up to Oakland in his pick up truck and qualified 12th in the lites class. He had bad...
Bruce Rutherford is my pick . Kid drove up to Oakland in his pick up truck and qualified 12th in the lites class. He had bad luck in LA, finished 13th in Phoenix on a bone stock motor.
I'm following him now that you just mentioned that. That is awesome!

For me it is Nick Paluzzi and Stroupe. I know Stroupe is fast but I didn't think he would like the Yamaha.

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Dropbear 1/29/2011 5:37pm
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Tye Simmonds. No real suprise to most Aussies though. Straight into the 450's, no messin around on the little bikes.
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DL wrote:
Bruce Rutherford is my pick . Kid drove up to Oakland in his pick up truck and qualified 12th in the lites class. He had bad...
Bruce Rutherford is my pick . Kid drove up to Oakland in his pick up truck and qualified 12th in the lites class. He had bad luck in LA, finished 13th in Phoenix on a bone stock motor.
JJO741 wrote:
I'm following him now that you just mentioned that. That is awesome! For me it is Nick Paluzzi and Stroupe. I know Stroupe is fast but...
I'm following him now that you just mentioned that. That is awesome!

For me it is Nick Paluzzi and Stroupe. I know Stroupe is fast but I didn't think he would like the Yamaha.
going with Paluzzi.
didn't have a ride 2 weeks before A1.
Now everyone is looking at him for '12
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Dropbear wrote:
Tye Simmonds. No real suprise to most Aussies though. Straight into the 450's, no messin around on the little bikes.
I think he's still messin around on a little bike. Wink
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Dropbear wrote:
Tye Simmonds. No real suprise to most Aussies though. Straight into the 450's, no messin around on the little bikes.
NeWskoolmxer wrote:
I think he's still messin around on a little bike. Wink
I'll pay that!
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Rutherford 9th in Oakland..... I rest my case. lol
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SwapperMX 1/30/2011 12:45am
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I didnt find it much of a surprise after seeing him release that video of him riding the 125, but Jimmy DeCotis has been a surprise packet !!
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Dropbear wrote:
Tye Simmonds. No real suprise to most Aussies though. Straight into the 450's, no messin around on the little bikes.
NeWskoolmxer wrote:
I think he's still messin around on a little bike. Wink
Yeah, for one, he is physically too big to do well on a 250F, and also, being on that JDR team as he is, he would be expected to qualify. Has now only qualified once from four starts. The team, and Tye would be very disappointed. Does that count as being a surprise ??
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kevin204 1/30/2011 12:49am
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Ryan Marmont. Some solid rides in the lites class!
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DL wrote:
Bruce Rutherford is my pick . Kid drove up to Oakland in his pick up truck and qualified 12th in the lites class. He had bad...
Bruce Rutherford is my pick . Kid drove up to Oakland in his pick up truck and qualified 12th in the lites class. He had bad luck in LA, finished 13th in Phoenix on a bone stock motor.
JJO741 wrote:
I'm following him now that you just mentioned that. That is awesome! For me it is Nick Paluzzi and Stroupe. I know Stroupe is fast but...
I'm following him now that you just mentioned that. That is awesome!

For me it is Nick Paluzzi and Stroupe. I know Stroupe is fast but I didn't think he would like the Yamaha.
MX Culture wrote:
going with Paluzzi.
didn't have a ride 2 weeks before A1.
Now everyone is looking at him for '12
whats paluzzi's race history? Is he straight out of amatures or has he been on the circuit for a while?he caught my eye and i hope the kid does well. He looks as mad as a cut snake when he's at the pointy end
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Dropbear 1/30/2011 1:31am
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Dropbear wrote:
Tye Simmonds. No real suprise to most Aussies though. Straight into the 450's, no messin around on the little bikes.
NeWskoolmxer wrote:
I think he's still messin around on a little bike. Wink
SwapperMX wrote:
Yeah, for one, he is physically too big to do well on a 250F, and also, being on that JDR team as he is, he would...
Yeah, for one, he is physically too big to do well on a 250F, and also, being on that JDR team as he is, he would be expected to qualify. Has now only qualified once from four starts. The team, and Tye would be very disappointed. Does that count as being a surprise ??
I wrote that during practice. It is disappointing they he did not qualify this week, I think he has been 1 place short twice this year.

Instead of being 1 for 4, I was hoping he would have been 2 for 4.
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Hold It On 1/30/2011 2:45am
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kevin204 wrote:
Ryan Marmont. Some solid rides in the lites class!
Yep. Maybe Tye should be on the 450, he flew on that thing in 09 SuperX.Whistling
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Electro21 1/30/2011 2:49am
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Rutherford has been the one in my opinion. Never heard of him till this year. Decotis has been tearing it up though being a fill in rider. Simmonds and Marmont have been close as well.
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MX690 1/30/2011 3:06am
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kevin204 wrote:
Ryan Marmont. Some solid rides in the lites class!
Yep Marmont for me. I think he's made every main and has a couple of top 10 finishes..Not to shabby,,,, Go Doggy.
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jonjon714 1/30/2011 4:43am
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Stroupe - 19th
Wey - 20th

Surprise!!

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kevin204 wrote:
Ryan Marmont. Some solid rides in the lites class!
Hold It On wrote:
Yep. Maybe Tye should be on the 450, he flew on that thing in 09 SuperX.Whistling
Ya Tye is a big kid (Milsaps big) he might suit the 450.
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LouDog 1/30/2011 5:16am
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I would also put Weston Peick on this list, this is his second year ever in Supercross and going straight to the 450 class, which is very stacked this year. Weston has made two mains so far and is paying all of his expences.
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Phillips467 1/30/2011 5:22am
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Brett Metcalfe is the biggest suprise for me, who would of thought he would be showing top five speed by the fourth round? He seemed to get ovelooked coming into the season but he's definitely making people sit up and take notice.
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JJO741 wrote:
I'm following him now that you just mentioned that. That is awesome! For me it is Nick Paluzzi and Stroupe. I know Stroupe is fast but...
I'm following him now that you just mentioned that. That is awesome!

For me it is Nick Paluzzi and Stroupe. I know Stroupe is fast but I didn't think he would like the Yamaha.
MX Culture wrote:
going with Paluzzi.
didn't have a ride 2 weeks before A1.
Now everyone is looking at him for '12
mxmaniac08 wrote:
whats paluzzi's race history? Is he straight out of amatures or has he been on the circuit for a while?he caught my eye and i hope...
whats paluzzi's race history? Is he straight out of amatures or has he been on the circuit for a while?he caught my eye and i hope the kid does well. He looks as mad as a cut snake when he's at the pointy end
mxmainiac08 He did good as amateur but what alot of people forget or dont know is that he went to a public school every day and just graduated last year. I think the kid has a huge future in mx.

As far as me picking a surprise rider ,I cant do it. Everyone of those guys out there is an amazing rider .
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LouDog wrote:
I would also put Weston Peick on this list, this is his second year ever in Supercross and going straight to the 450 class, which is...
I would also put Weston Peick on this list, this is his second year ever in Supercross and going straight to the 450 class, which is very stacked this year. Weston has made two mains so far and is paying all of his expences.
Good ride for Weston in SX. I look for him to shine more outdoors.
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MX Culture wrote:
going with Paluzzi.
didn't have a ride 2 weeks before A1.
Now everyone is looking at him for '12
mxmaniac08 wrote:
whats paluzzi's race history? Is he straight out of amatures or has he been on the circuit for a while?he caught my eye and i hope...
whats paluzzi's race history? Is he straight out of amatures or has he been on the circuit for a while?he caught my eye and i hope the kid does well. He looks as mad as a cut snake when he's at the pointy end
jleews6 wrote:
[b]mxmainiac08[/b] He did good as amateur but what alot of people forget or dont know is that he went to a public school every day and...
mxmainiac08 He did good as amateur but what alot of people forget or dont know is that he went to a public school every day and just graduated last year. I think the kid has a huge future in mx.

As far as me picking a surprise rider ,I cant do it. Everyone of those guys out there is an amazing rider .
Paluzzi has been a surprise. Great kid too. Rutherford also went to public school. Both kids grew up racing in So Cal the difference being that Paluzzi had support from manufactures over the years and a trainer (Buddy Antunez for the last few years). Rutherford has bought their own bikes and Bruce's Dad, Bruce, has been his mentor. Watching Bruce race out of a pick up truck on worn out equipment over the years just makes it really cool to see his success. A true privateer imho.
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KAWboy14 1/30/2011 7:37am
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is this now a favorite rider thread or stil a surprise rider thread?

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