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Edited Date/Time 1/22/2013 8:42pm
As a tribute to KW14, maybe we can share some of our favorite memories of him!

For me, it was at the 2006 Houston SX. I had waited for him at his semi with everyone else who wanted an autograph, but he ended up having to go out and race a quali just to get in to the night show, so we all missed our chance.

Most everyone left when he went down to the track, but I stayed behind to see him when he got back. By the time he came back, there was already a new, long line of autograph seekers. I parked my wheelchair at one end of his paddock and he saw me sitting there and walked straight over to me and gave me an autograph!

It was an awesome moment.
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Wolfman 1/20/2013 2:17pm
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Awesome story Pumpkin!
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those big ass heel clickers after he would win were very cool.....

also.... when he pwn'ed RC in vegas during the 125 E/W shootout....
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After he killed it at the one and only JMI he was riding back to the pits and he high fived me with his throttle hand all smiles. Loved that.

About 3 years ago I was in line with some friends at the Honda rig and he looks and me and asks, "Sir can you tell me what time it is?"... I almost said, "Time to retire?" as a joke but was too star struck and obeyed his request.
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premixwhip491 1/20/2013 2:34pm
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Pumpkin37 wrote:
As a tribute to KW14, maybe we can share some of our favorite memories of him! For me, it was at the 2006 Houston SX. I...
As a tribute to KW14, maybe we can share some of our favorite memories of him!

For me, it was at the 2006 Houston SX. I had waited for him at his semi with everyone else who wanted an autograph, but he ended up having to go out and race a quali just to get in to the night show, so we all missed our chance.

Most everyone left when he went down to the track, but I stayed behind to see him when he got back. By the time he came back, there was already a new, long line of autograph seekers. I parked my wheelchair at one end of his paddock and he saw me sitting there and walked straight over to me and gave me an autograph!

It was an awesome moment.
I remember that race. It was so weird knowing he had to race a pre-qualifier just to get into the night show. We were standing in line at the Factory Connection truck mostly to see LaRocco since he had retired a few weeks before the race. Kevin hadn't gotten back yet and we were almost up to riders when he pulled in and went straight over to the table. Everyone was so stoked when he rode up and that was the one time I got to talk to Kevin Windham which turned out to be just as cool as talking to Mike. And that night he went out and got 4th which was good considering he was barely getting into the top 10 the last 2 races. Also, I got my only autograph from RC that day. So looking forward to Houston again this year.

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A couple years ago when he won the Steel City national. My nephew was on my shoulders holding up a KW oversized toy bike by the podium. After his speech as he was walking off the podium, he looked our way and saw my nephew. He gave him a huge smile, a thumbs up and said "Awesome bike, thanks buddy!" which made the kids day. He talked about it for weeks, the great Kevin Windham actually talked to him.
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ga_pike 1/20/2013 3:20pm
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Mine was at Loretta's in 1991, 1st moto he and I both blew up our bikes early in the race. We sat at the finish line and talked for the remainder of the moto and then I pushed my bike over the line first. Only time I can say I ever "beat" KW. Smile
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In 97 the week of the Coliseum race So. Cal. had a bad storm move in and flooded all the test tracks, So everyone went to an area by Elsinore called Rail Road canyon and rode, I mean everyone was there doing last minute testing, It looked like an actual race. Anyways i was sitting on the back of the box van putting tear offs on for our riders and Kevin walks ups and asked if he could sit on the bumper while he ate his Double Double! I said no problem and he sat there and b.s.'d with me for about 30 min. It was great! McGrath came up and asked me if i had the time because he had to get to the coliseum to do a commercial. He was on Suzuki's that year and the commercial he had to go do was the No Fear one where he walks through the tunnel into the light then it shows him doing a Nac Nac over the triple. Man i miss those years..
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We saw him at Kentwood MX in Louisiana. KDub and Johnny Moore were going at it and my son was on his 85 and rolled a big double and KDud and Johnny jumped over him!

He was riding around the pits on a 4 wheeler with his kids and hanging out and talking to everyone. Just a super cool and down to earth guy, I will miss him for sure!!!

Good luck KDub!
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jib-tmb 1/20/2013 3:40pm
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Back in his Suzuki days, at High Point, I was standing about halfway down the hill that went up to Bradshaw Boulevard. I was trying to get some pictures during Saturday pratice. K-Dub came around the turn at the bottom so I raised my camera to get ready. As soon as he saw me raise my camers he pulled a wheelie and rode it part way up the hill till he got passed me.
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Back when the Pontiac Silverdome had races the factory teams would usually stay at the Hilton that was just down the street from silverdome and in 96 Windham was a west coast 125 rider but he was running some east coast 250 races. We always got a room there too,and that night was one of windhams first 250 races [ I think he got 12th] but his teammate Dowd won the 125 race and we were downstairs at the bar at Hilton and in walks Dowd his wife Trish and Windham..Dowd was of course happy to win that night and had a drink in the bar and then we see somebody in their group giving windham a beer.. mind you he is only 18 at this time.So we go over to talk to him and he smiles and says I know I'm not of age but dont tell anyone in the hotel.we agree of course and everybody is laughing...He was really cool even when he was that young too!!! Dowd only had the one drink then went too his room but windham was down with us in the bar for almost an hour.Smile
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Presley155 1/20/2013 3:53pm
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At A1 2012, I went up to KW in the pits and told him how much of a fan both my wife and I were of his. He asked where she was and I said she was home in Colorado. I asked him if he would call her and chat with her. He said absolutely! I called her on my phone and said "I have someone that wants to talk to you.." I handed Kevin the phone and he proceeded to talk with her for 5 minutes or so about racing, football, and just general b.s. My wife was so excited. She couldn't believe she got to talk with Kevin. I also have a signed #14 number plate which is one of my favorite pieces. He is a class act and will always be remembered as the peoples champ.
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Foo723 1/20/2013 3:54pm
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ive got several kdub memories:

the win in the mud at daytona

the win at the 250 gp at budds creek.

before he signed with yamaha, he was a regular at our track, after the races were over, he would get out in full gear and practice his whips over and over on the front straight jump at west fla mx park.

visited with him in the pits at steel city, right after he found out that he would be doing the 250 gp at budds creek, he was happy about the opportunity. he treated me like family and we had a good visit.
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71Fish 1/20/2013 3:55pm
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I was at his last SX win in SLC in 2010. Rain/snow shortened race. He actually lapped Dungey who of course had already clinched the championship that year. It was freezing ass cold in the stands.
TripleFive 1/20/2013 4:02pm
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I really love the last scene in the very first Great Outdoors with Kevin riding an old RM. I think it's TP199 taking about how if anyone could beat RC it would be K-Dub but he's been thinking about quitting after breaking his femur..

Then K-Dub showed up at Glen Helen on a CRF450...
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Adam43 1/20/2013 4:19pm
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Minneapolis 2004. He was the class of the field that day - even though Reed was at the height of his powers. He could track that CRF450 on the slippery insides of 90 degree corners and still clear the section - no one else could. He would drive across the start straight and corner through the tunnel jump absolutely WFO - making it look effortless.

I was left with the impression I'm sure everyone has when Windham is "on" - how did this guy ever lose?
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Second story, when I was 6, my dad and I were standing on the fence at Loretta's in '94 and KW was the AC92 of that year.. he had all the talk around him. As we were watching from the fence, my dad says "Thats Windham next to you". I looked over and it was just a normal guy/kid that was excited to watch the other phenom that was on the track... Ricky Carmichael on a KX80. I remember RC double the braking bumps going into the corner infront of us, and KW asking the guy he was with (mechanic/dad? I don't know) "Do you think that's faster?"

That was the day I learned the older guys still learn from younger riders.
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Kartwheel84c 1/20/2013 4:48pm
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1993 or maybe '94, I cant remember now, KW came to a race in Milton Florida, and smoked everyone. You could just see he was going to be great. I've been a fan ever since.

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ga_pike 1/20/2013 5:17pm
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Kartwheel84c wrote:
1993 or maybe '94, I cant remember now, KW came to a race in Milton Florida, and smoked everyone. You could just see he was going...
1993 or maybe '94, I cant remember now, KW came to a race in Milton Florida, and smoked everyone. You could just see he was going to be great. I've been a fan ever since.
I remember him at the track in Milton a few times. He and RC were both there once in 92 or 93. I'm thinking 92 because we were all still on 80's at the time. I swear they were turning the fastest laps of all the riders that day, including the A riders.
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TeamGreen 1/20/2013 5:31pm
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Watching him ride Jeremy's last race at the Home Depot Center: he was dominant & on fire!

K-Dub at his best.
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Kartwheel84c 1/20/2013 5:38pm
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ga_pike wrote:
I remember him at the track in Milton a few times. He and RC were both there once in 92 or 93. I'm thinking 92 because...
I remember him at the track in Milton a few times. He and RC were both there once in 92 or 93. I'm thinking 92 because we were all still on 80's at the time. I swear they were turning the fastest laps of all the riders that day, including the A riders.
Yup, RC came back there a year or so after that and raced the open A race on a KX100, won easily. I think that was '95 maybe?
brakkeman_ 1/20/2013 5:45pm
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Man, awesome stories, keep it up.
TeamPropainTurbo38t 1/20/2013 6:41pm
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Hmmmm.....I wanna say Dilla 05 or 06......that moto he won after James landed on Ricky.....all in all KDUB is a bad dude...
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Bauer 1/20/2013 6:56pm
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I have lots of Windham stories, but I like this one:

In 2005 we were wide open with our Wonder Warthog Racing programs and quite a few of the top riders, including Kevin, were on board, helping us out with jerseys and gear we could auction off. At the 2005 SF round of the Supercross series I hit Kevin up early in the night to put a Flying Warthog sticker on his helmet and he said no. I'd hit him up at earlier rounds and he'd turned me down then also...I'd heard from people on his team that he was kinda superstitious and stuff and didn't like to change stuff when things were going well.

So I'm down on the floor behind the starting line taking the infamous Warthog cape off of the privateer who had done the parade lap in it, and Kevin come up to me and says, "Here, stick it right here", pointing to a spot on his helmet. I scrambled to find a sticker and put it on there, looking good! I was stoked!

Windham goes out, gets a good start and completely wads it up, going over the bars hard on the second lap. Oooops!

Next time I saw him he blamed the sticker and needless to say, never ran it again! Hahahahahaha! I love that guy!
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hbdesigns913 1/20/2013 7:11pm
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I met K dub this year at the NHRA drag races in Dallas. He came by our pit ( Steve Torrence Capco contractors top fuel dragster) and talked with us for a while. I must say that dude is a beast. He showed us his shoulders that are permanently separated and it looked painful as hell. He has broke his collar bone like 12 times. No wonder he wanted to retire. He spent the rest of the weekend with his wife hanging out in our suite. Dude was a class act. He came by to tell us good luck before we ran. One of the most down to earth celebrities I have ever met. Thanks KDUB. Hopefully see you in Atlanta!
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Me and my girlfriend went to Steel City for my birthday in 2010 while he was filling in on the factory Honda. We were at the end of the autograph line and when we got to him we let him know we were from Louisiana a few miles from where he grew up and we talked for a while before he had to go race. He asked why we cam all the way there and were like to see you and he just smiled and said "really". Another cool thing is one day talking to my grandparents and mentioning his name they remembered his dad. It turns out his dad shoed horses at my grandparents ranch and they me he would ride in the pastures while his dad worked when he was little. I asked him about it at one of his gyms and he said that was him and his dad. I was shocked K-Dub rode at my house!!!!!!!
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P-Nut 1/20/2013 7:54pm
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Got Windhams autograph after the Vegas race in '05....Even after the race,
guy was all smiles
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lilbulld 1/20/2013 8:18pm
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I would say my best memory of Kdub was becoming a fan of Kdub.. I was late to the game as far as being a fan of Pro MX/SX, and had only casual knowledge of the sport and watched some races here and there.. Well, I had become a huge TP199 fan late 90's/ early 2000's for whatever reason, then, as soon as I received my Revolution 199 DVD and saw the "Supercross" chapter that has Windham in it and TP is basically awestruck with him, saying "He's pissing everyone because hes going too fast", "So smooth, its ridiculous", and "he's the only one here doing that, its huge".. (btw, if you go back and watch the vid, Kdub digs out a takeoff on the side of a jump, goes across to rows landing backside of a triple, early transfer action) I was instantly a fan after that and started really following the sport, and after TP was out, Kdub was it for me, couldn't get enough of the guy, especially since his comeback in 03 and seeing what kind of person/rider he has become... I have recordings of 2003 High Point, Unadilla, Washougal, the latter two being when he bested Carmichael after being the last person to do so for some time, its still crazy to watch how fast those guys were going even by todays standards & I still watch those races from time to time as motivation for riding or just training..
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Pumpkin37 1/20/2013 8:40pm
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These are awesome stories, keep them coming!
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Seattle 2010 winning his first race in quite some time, 50,000 people screaming like crazy! That was a good night!

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