Florida Mini riders from way back

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Old GA Racer 9/28/2009 11:38am
9/28/2009 11:38am
How about Chris Brown? Not as old as these guys. I saw him back in '91 a few times in Jacksonville racing his 80 against the 125's.
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Tbteam 9/28/2009 7:14pm
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BVS40FL wrote:
Don't remember seeing these guys on full sized bikes after their mini careers. 80 -100cc From old Dade city days. Danny Schmitt , Darren Pratt, Joe...
Don't remember seeing these guys on full sized bikes after their mini careers.
80 -100cc
From old Dade city days. Danny Schmitt , Darren Pratt, Joe Nemechek (yes that Joe Nemechek).
And from District 8 tracks Mickey and Rudy Haynes.
Anyone know any others ?
I asked him who you might be yesterday and he said "Scott Brown".

Small world, eh? Were you "Lizard" or was that another guy?
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mr50racer 9/30/2009 10:11pm
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BVS40FL wrote:
Don't remember seeing these guys on full sized bikes after their mini careers. 80 -100cc From old Dade city days. Danny Schmitt , Darren Pratt, Joe...
Don't remember seeing these guys on full sized bikes after their mini careers.
80 -100cc
From old Dade city days. Danny Schmitt , Darren Pratt, Joe Nemechek (yes that Joe Nemechek).
And from District 8 tracks Mickey and Rudy Haynes.
Anyone know any others ?
Tbteam wrote:
I asked him who you might be yesterday and he said "Scott Brown".

Small world, eh? Were you "Lizard" or was that another guy?
yep that was the nick name....Leaping Lizzard.....lol
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BVS40FL 11/25/2011 12:51pm
11/25/2011 12:51pm
Just saw a post on here the other day from Bubba McClure. I think I remember him and Shane Hiller on Honda's from Honda of Tampa when Ray Delgado was managing it. I know Bubba moved on to 125's but don't know where Shane ended up.

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Joe_Cartier 11/25/2011 9:25pm
11/25/2011 9:25pm
I've been going through some old pics and came across this and thought i'd practice posting with it. Fred was a good friend of mine and we shared good times and bad, I do miss him as well as others, had some great rivalry's with several riders mentioned here and didn't get along to well with some, but we were all young and did what we felt we had to then. would be great to get together with you guys and tell stories.
oldschoolmxr203 11/27/2011 8:05am
11/27/2011 8:05am
Joe_Cartier wrote:
I've been going through some old pics and came across this and thought i'd practice posting with it. Fred was a good friend of mine and...
I've been going through some old pics and came across this and thought i'd practice posting with it. Fred was a good friend of mine and we shared good times and bad, I do miss him as well as others, had some great rivalry's with several riders mentioned here and didn't get along to well with some, but we were all young and did what we felt we had to then. would be great to get together with you guys and tell stories.
Very cool Joe,

I also remember and miss Fred, and considered him a friend, even though i hadnt seen him since the 80s, the first time i seen this thread, the riders i thought of were ,J.Cartier,, Mark Murphy, J.Pinner, Todd Hempstead, Freddie Van Waggoner, and Karl Jordan, and im sure there were many others, from 1976 until 1980 or so.

That picture was your Mini Elsinore from the sr mini class,brings back a ton of memorys, when you get a chance post more pics, and look for a thread called old fla pics, it has some great pics from the 70s in it.
Larry,,
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cartier76 11/28/2011 7:20am
11/28/2011 7:20am Edited Date/Time 11/28/2011 7:34am
i'll try this again
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cartier76 11/28/2011 7:27am
11/28/2011 7:27am
this guy would have to be considered one of the fastest guys to ever race in florida, before injury stopped his carrer
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cartier76 11/28/2011 7:30am
11/28/2011 7:30am
these 2 guys have my respect as racers, anyone that knows me will tell you i had some epic battles on and off the track with the guy on the right, anyone know them?
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cartier76 11/28/2011 7:43am
11/28/2011 7:43am Edited Date/Time 11/28/2011 7:52am
this guy went on to become a top 10 in the 500 nationals
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cartier76 11/28/2011 7:54am
11/28/2011 7:54am
anyone know this girl and her brother?
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JOHN CHOATE 11/28/2011 8:19am
11/28/2011 8:19am Edited Date/Time 11/28/2011 8:21am
Is that Freddie in the white jersey? I remember the face regardless who it is though.

Thanks for posting.
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JOHN CHOATE 11/28/2011 8:22am
11/28/2011 8:22am
Also, would that be you, Joe, in the pic with your sister?
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cartier76 11/28/2011 8:46am
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the guy in the top pic is rocky folsom, known to many as "the flying squirrel" had he better support and fewer injuries guy probably would have been a top 5 in the nationals easy. the next pic is of todd hempstead and karl jordan(todd along with his cousin k.c. is my current boss) the pic down from them is mark murphy who is my friend that i need to contact because i've not talked to in probably 15 years and he only lives a couple of hours from me. the last pic is of me but thats not my sister, her name is kimbo and her brother was a pretty good rider. i have a ton of pics and enjoy going through them and will post some more if people want to see them
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BVS40FL 11/28/2011 12:42pm
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cartier76 wrote:
the guy in the top pic is rocky folsom, known to many as "the flying squirrel" had he better support and fewer injuries guy probably would...
the guy in the top pic is rocky folsom, known to many as "the flying squirrel" had he better support and fewer injuries guy probably would have been a top 5 in the nationals easy. the next pic is of todd hempstead and karl jordan(todd along with his cousin k.c. is my current boss) the pic down from them is mark murphy who is my friend that i need to contact because i've not talked to in probably 15 years and he only lives a couple of hours from me. the last pic is of me but thats not my sister, her name is kimbo and her brother was a pretty good rider. i have a ton of pics and enjoy going through them and will post some more if people want to see them
YES !!!
Post them all.
We enjoy reliving the old days.

If Todd is your boss..... do you work at Barney's ?
Or do they still run that shop ?


Also remember a little guy called "Bad Brad" I think Stoller was his last name.
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cartier76 11/28/2011 1:44pm
11/28/2011 1:44pm
here is our own oldschoolmx203, if you put this guy on the starting line with donnie hansen and took bets on who would make it to the first turn leading, my money is on oldschoolmx203


and for you south fl guys, here is a pic of chris carrol and his brother jamie

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cartier76 11/28/2011 1:50pm
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cartier76 wrote:
the guy in the top pic is rocky folsom, known to many as "the flying squirrel" had he better support and fewer injuries guy probably would...
the guy in the top pic is rocky folsom, known to many as "the flying squirrel" had he better support and fewer injuries guy probably would have been a top 5 in the nationals easy. the next pic is of todd hempstead and karl jordan(todd along with his cousin k.c. is my current boss) the pic down from them is mark murphy who is my friend that i need to contact because i've not talked to in probably 15 years and he only lives a couple of hours from me. the last pic is of me but thats not my sister, her name is kimbo and her brother was a pretty good rider. i have a ton of pics and enjoy going through them and will post some more if people want to see them
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YES !!! Post them all. We enjoy reliving the old days. If Todd is your boss..... do you work at Barney's ? Or do they still...
YES !!!
Post them all.
We enjoy reliving the old days.

If Todd is your boss..... do you work at Barney's ?
Or do they still run that shop ?


Also remember a little guy called "Bad Brad" I think Stoller was his last name.
yea todd is technically my boss, he runs the brandon store but i work at the st.ptete store, i do remember brad stoller, his sister married ron tichenor
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gsxrcr28 11/28/2011 2:05pm
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Very cool Cartier.

I remember all those guys.
Some of the other fast guys I remember were, Jimmy King, Joey Gratton RIP, Kippy Peirce, Don Kuldowski, I guess this list could go on for a while.

Keep the pics coming.

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JOHN CHOATE 11/28/2011 5:20pm
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I know all of those guys, Joe. Mention my name to Todd. I used to hang out some with Chris and Jamie. I was a couple years younger than most of you so I was usually one class down from y'all.

Keep the pics comin'.
oldschoolmxr203 11/29/2011 7:15am
11/29/2011 7:15am
cartier76 wrote:
these 2 guys have my respect as racers, anyone that knows me will tell you i had some epic battles on and off the track with...
these 2 guys have my respect as racers, anyone that knows me will tell you i had some epic battles on and off the track with the guy on the right, anyone know them?
Todd Hempstead and Karl Jordan
oldschoolmxr203 11/29/2011 7:16am
11/29/2011 7:16am
cartier76 wrote:
this guy went on to become a top 10 in the 500 nationals [img]http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n565/cartier76/murphy.jpg[/img]
this guy went on to become a top 10 in the 500 nationals
Mark Murphy
oldschoolmxr203 11/29/2011 7:19am
11/29/2011 7:19am
cartier76 wrote:
here is our own oldschoolmx203, if you put this guy on the starting line with donnie hansen and took bets on who would make it to...
here is our own oldschoolmx203, if you put this guy on the starting line with donnie hansen and took bets on who would make it to the first turn leading, my money is on oldschoolmx203


and for you south fl guys, here is a pic of chris carrol and his brother jamie

Man i sure had some puffy hair lol,

Thanks for posting Joe, we love old pics
oldschoolmxr203 11/29/2011 7:24am
11/29/2011 7:24am
cartier76 wrote:
this guy would have to be considered one of the fastest guys to ever race in florida, before injury stopped his carrer [img]http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n565/cartier76/theflyingsquirrel.jpg[/img]
this guy would have to be considered one of the fastest guys to ever race in florida, before injury stopped his carrer
I remember one time we asked Rockys mom how he trained, and she told us he ran with his boots on in soft sand,so we started it lol , i used to race against Rockys older brother in the 250 am class
project racer 11/30/2011 1:04am
11/30/2011 1:04am
cartier76 wrote:
this guy would have to be considered one of the fastest guys to ever race in florida, before injury stopped his carrer [img]http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n565/cartier76/theflyingsquirrel.jpg[/img]
this guy would have to be considered one of the fastest guys to ever race in florida, before injury stopped his carrer
oldschoolmxr203 wrote:
I remember one time we asked Rockys mom how he trained, and she told us he ran with his boots on in soft sand,so we started...
I remember one time we asked Rockys mom how he trained, and she told us he ran with his boots on in soft sand,so we started it lol , i used to race against Rockys older brother in the 250 am class
I remember Rocky and his brother,KC, I believe it was. First time I saw Rocky ride was at the old North Florida raceway in '73. Last time I saw him was at Sunshine in '79. He was fast ,for sure.
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BOBBY LEE 12/1/2011 12:22pm
12/1/2011 12:22pm
Hey Cartier76 please tell Todd,KC,& Billy that Bobby Lee says hello. I spent a many Sundays racing most of the people talked about on this page. The late 70's and early 80's were the best of times to race moto.
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cartier76 12/1/2011 7:32pm
12/1/2011 7:32pm
BOBBY LEE wrote:
Hey Cartier76 please tell Todd,KC,& Billy that Bobby Lee says hello. I spent a many Sundays racing most of the people talked about on this page...
Hey Cartier76 please tell Todd,KC,& Billy that Bobby Lee says hello. I spent a many Sundays racing most of the people talked about on this page. The late 70's and early 80's were the best of times to race moto.
will do, i don't see todd very often but will pass on the message, i see k.c. daily and billy's office for flmx magazine is next door to barney's
oldschoolmxr203 12/15/2011 7:41am
12/15/2011 7:41am
More Pictures Joe ,,, more pictures,, please!,,,Cool
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g0rd057 12/21/2011 7:01pm
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cartier76 wrote:
anyone know this girl and her brother? [img]http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n565/cartier76/kimbo.jpg[/img]
anyone know this girl and her brother?
I remember Kimbo. I didn't personally know her, but I remember seeing her hanging in the pits with Monte Mcoy at a 76' WinterAMA race. I thought maybe she was Monte's girl friend at the time? MXA magazine sort of noticed her too at Daytona 76' ..... Tongue Who was her racer brother?
project racer 12/22/2011 7:36pm
12/22/2011 7:36pm
Wasn't Kimbo Kippy Pierce's sister?
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cartier76 12/23/2011 8:26pm
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Kimbo was Monte's girl friend, Kip Pierce does have a sister named Kim but not this girl, Kimbo's brothers name is Ross and i think they were from the north fl area. I'll post some more pics after the holidays, It would be nice if I knew what your names are I probably would remember you guys.
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