Blake Wharton

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Edited Date/Time 7/6/2013 11:55am
Sad to see him struggling this bad, is he even training?
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Langhammx 6/29/2013 4:47pm
6/29/2013 4:47pm
bobby397 wrote:
Sad to see him struggling this bad, is he even training?
I think he's too concerned with his "aweful" singing career !! His family is very wealthy, seems like his drive is gone !!
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Langhammx wrote:
I think he's too concerned with his "aweful" singing career !! His family is very wealthy, seems like his drive is gone !!
Well, that wouldn't be the only "awful" thing happening in this thread.
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burn1986 6/29/2013 6:17pm
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Yeah, what is up with him? He can turn on the speed when he wants to.
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Langhammx wrote:
I think he's too concerned with his "aweful" singing career !! His family is very wealthy, seems like his drive is gone !!
Define "very wealthy"?

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Sandberm 6/29/2013 7:01pm
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Has he had a good start this year?

It sure seems like he has gone the route of "I'm pretty good at SX where the money is, screw training my ass off for MX".
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newmann 6/29/2013 7:14pm
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Do "very wealthy" families own and operate small used car lots?
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Ramrod 6/29/2013 7:58pm
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He looks like he has put on some poundage but he has large hair and runs a chest protector. Who knows? He is a great personality in our sport. Hope he just had a bad day on the job.
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JJO741 6/29/2013 11:16pm
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So, those of you saying he doesn't train, what exactly are you basing this off of? Or, are you just saying it for the sake of talking shit on a rider?
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mojoman42 6/29/2013 11:41pm
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Blake has never been that fast. He had a couple flashes in 2009 and 2010, but he's never shown front-runner speed.
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Huckster 6/30/2013 3:36am
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newmann wrote:
Do "very wealthy" families own and operate small used car lots?
as a matter of fact I have a friend who is a multi-millionair that does exactly that.....Debt free and has a house worth 1mil plus as well as a very successful smaller used car lot
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burn1986 6/30/2013 7:31am
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newmann wrote:
Do "very wealthy" families own and operate small used car lots?
Maybe his family has managed their money very well, which I suspect is the case. They did have a pretty big house for sale.
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newmann 6/30/2013 9:38am
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newmann wrote:
Do "very wealthy" families own and operate small used car lots?
Huckster wrote:
as a matter of fact I have a friend who is a multi-millionair that does exactly that.....Debt free and has a house worth 1mil plus as...
as a matter of fact I have a friend who is a multi-millionair that does exactly that.....Debt free and has a house worth 1mil plus as well as a very successful smaller used car lot
I know several people who do quite well with note lots myself. Just trying to understand what some people consider a "very wealthy" family. Should be easy enough to put a number on. But a set of parents at or near retirement age might have their own idea of wealth. And as to why they had such a nice house for sale is anyone's guess.
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newmann 6/30/2013 9:40am
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I also find it funny that I was accused of being a "judgemental old fuck" in another topic yet this type of thread is par for the course for Vital.Laughing Laughing
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burn1986 6/30/2013 10:58am
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People talk and comment without knowing anything about the trials and tribulations people have gone through. I hate to say that I've been guilty of this. Once I found out the truth I felt pretty bad.
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burn1986 wrote:
People talk and comment without knowing anything about the trials and tribulations people have gone through. I hate to say that I've been guilty of this...
People talk and comment without knowing anything about the trials and tribulations people have gone through. I hate to say that I've been guilty of this. Once I found out the truth I felt pretty bad.
Someone's catching on....
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Thelen20 6/30/2013 11:48am
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He had some very impressive rides outdoors in the Honda. I remember at unadilla one year he finished second in a moto right on the heels of first place (canard iirc). After that ride where he was the fastest guy on the track hands down, I thought he would make a push towards being a champion, hasn't materialized that way yet.
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newmann wrote:
I also find it funny that I was accused of being a "judgemental old fuck" in another topic yet this type of thread is par for...
I also find it funny that I was accused of being a "judgemental old fuck" in another topic yet this type of thread is par for the course for Vital.Laughing Laughing
Judgmental old fucks like us have the life experience to back it up.
Langhammx 6/30/2013 1:15pm
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Well, I have been told they had a contract with the school system, making school bus conversions. My son raced with the Whartons for 10+ years, from 60's through the A class. Blake is a couple years younger than my son, Tyler is the same age. I had heard that Tyler has som sort of illness that kept him from racing anymore, but don't know nothing factual on him.

I know their mother was a Model, before becoming a hair dresser and supposedly made some good money modeling as well.

Trust me when I say "Very Wealthy", they own a bunch of land in Texas and who knows what kind of property / rentals they have too. They rolled pretty big, when they would come out to California for months at a time, they had a huge trailer and had a mechanic who travelled with them to maintain the 20 bikes they travelled with.

Maybe that clears up the question of "Very Wealthy". I'd guess they are worth several million, if not more. Nice way to live !!

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Langhammx wrote:
Well, I have been told they had a contract with the school system, making school bus conversions. My son raced with the Whartons for 10+ years...
Well, I have been told they had a contract with the school system, making school bus conversions. My son raced with the Whartons for 10+ years, from 60's through the A class. Blake is a couple years younger than my son, Tyler is the same age. I had heard that Tyler has som sort of illness that kept him from racing anymore, but don't know nothing factual on him.

I know their mother was a Model, before becoming a hair dresser and supposedly made some good money modeling as well.

Trust me when I say "Very Wealthy", they own a bunch of land in Texas and who knows what kind of property / rentals they have too. They rolled pretty big, when they would come out to California for months at a time, they had a huge trailer and had a mechanic who travelled with them to maintain the 20 bikes they travelled with.

Maybe that clears up the question of "Very Wealthy". I'd guess they are worth several million, if not more. Nice way to live !!
Sounds to me like they've earned every bit of it. So what's the problem?
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davistld01 7/1/2013 7:09am
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I like Blake...always have, even though he definately is a bit eccentric and dances to a different beat than most. I have been wondering what happened to him this year as well. He's been in the 250 class for what seems like forever, and had plenty of fire in the SX season earlier this year. I don't know if it's training...too many diversions/distractions...or that the class is just so freaking stacked with rocket-fast talent that he's flat just outclassed. Something is wrong, because he's not even on the same grid as the top ten guys he's supposed to be racing with.
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I don't know, but he sure has screwed me in fantasy mx a couple times this year. I'm starting to lose faith in him.
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Langhammx wrote:
Well, I have been told they had a contract with the school system, making school bus conversions. My son raced with the Whartons for 10+ years...
Well, I have been told they had a contract with the school system, making school bus conversions. My son raced with the Whartons for 10+ years, from 60's through the A class. Blake is a couple years younger than my son, Tyler is the same age. I had heard that Tyler has som sort of illness that kept him from racing anymore, but don't know nothing factual on him.

I know their mother was a Model, before becoming a hair dresser and supposedly made some good money modeling as well.

Trust me when I say "Very Wealthy", they own a bunch of land in Texas and who knows what kind of property / rentals they have too. They rolled pretty big, when they would come out to California for months at a time, they had a huge trailer and had a mechanic who travelled with them to maintain the 20 bikes they travelled with.

Maybe that clears up the question of "Very Wealthy". I'd guess they are worth several million, if not more. Nice way to live !!
What does this have to do with anything? Are you jealous or something? Damn...
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newmann wrote:
Do "very wealthy" families own and operate small used car lots?
Yes
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kawasa84 7/1/2013 10:14am
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I've rode with Blake and Tyler in Texas back when they were on KTM's. They would show up to the track with their dad and a 3/4 ton diesel Ford or Dodge. Anyway, never saw all that $$ shit.
They had a nice property in Pilot Point, TX that is in the heart of horse country here, and most of those people had alot of money, which brought up the value of property they had for a long time.
Their property bordered the family who's dad ran Extreme Team Green for years, then moved to run a Suzuki team for awhile. The son raced but never won in the pros. Can't think of his name right now.
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kawasa84 wrote:
I've rode with Blake and Tyler in Texas back when they were on KTM's. They would show up to the track with their dad and a...
I've rode with Blake and Tyler in Texas back when they were on KTM's. They would show up to the track with their dad and a 3/4 ton diesel Ford or Dodge. Anyway, never saw all that $$ shit.
They had a nice property in Pilot Point, TX that is in the heart of horse country here, and most of those people had alot of money, which brought up the value of property they had for a long time.
Their property bordered the family who's dad ran Extreme Team Green for years, then moved to run a Suzuki team for awhile. The son raced but never won in the pros. Can't think of his name right now.
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kawasa84 7/1/2013 10:53am
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kawasa84 wrote:
I've rode with Blake and Tyler in Texas back when they were on KTM's. They would show up to the track with their dad and a...
I've rode with Blake and Tyler in Texas back when they were on KTM's. They would show up to the track with their dad and a 3/4 ton diesel Ford or Dodge. Anyway, never saw all that $$ shit.
They had a nice property in Pilot Point, TX that is in the heart of horse country here, and most of those people had alot of money, which brought up the value of property they had for a long time.
Their property bordered the family who's dad ran Extreme Team Green for years, then moved to run a Suzuki team for awhile. The son raced but never won in the pros. Can't think of his name right now.
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Hewitt
Yeah, Hunter thats it thanks Grape ape, also Matt Lemoine was living and training with them in the amatuer days. Hope his knee heals good. Would love to see a healthy Lemoine back on the track.
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jstein639 7/1/2013 12:19pm
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mojoman42 wrote:
Blake has never been that fast. He had a couple flashes in 2009 and 2010, but he's never shown front-runner speed.
I'm not sure which Blake Wharton you've been watching.
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bobby397 wrote:
Sad to see him struggling this bad, is he even training?
Langhammx wrote:
I think he's too concerned with his "aweful" singing career !! His family is very wealthy, seems like his drive is gone !!
Quick to throw someone under the bus eh?
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reagan 7/1/2013 12:58pm
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Maybe he don't want to race any more.
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newmann 7/1/2013 1:11pm
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reagan wrote:
Maybe he don't want to race any more.
Maybe he wants to win a 250 and 450 championship. SX and MX.

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