Silly Season Stuff?

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PJ205 8/27/2008 3:41am
8/27/2008 3:41am
Rim Lock wrote:
Who is going to be on the Joe Gibbs team?
A lot of $$ there and I haven't heard any buzz on them.
Grant and Cooper
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alphado 8/27/2008 4:15am
8/27/2008 4:15am
I am down to 2 bikes, an RMZ450 and my Yamaha FZ1.
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GuyB 8/27/2008 5:18am
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PD441 wrote:
Pssst....GuyB, '09 hasn't happened yet. You're gonna get all of the conspiracy theorists fired up.
Oh, duh...I'm in that never-neverland between calendar year and model year. I'd spent part of the day working on an '09 calendar, and looking at '09 bikes. Sorry, I meant rough '08 for Ivan.
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-eagle- 8/27/2008 7:25am
8/27/2008 7:25am
Ivan hasn't been the same since james landed on him up north.
Seems like since then he has been trying to hard and riding to ragged.
The nasty cycle of injuries, trying to hard , injuries, trying to hard.

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BobbyM 8/27/2008 7:38am
8/27/2008 7:38am
BobbyM wrote:
jlaw? is he back in?
socalmx716 wrote:
J-Law was never out at YOT. I talked to M. Alessi the other night and he's still got a year on his contract and he said...
J-Law was never out at YOT.

I talked to M. Alessi the other night and he's still got a year on his contract and he said he isn't going anywhere, just bummed they wouldn't let him race the last two nationals. But he's getting ready for supercross.

thanks for the info...i figured as much. nerd stirring shit up again.
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vet954 8/27/2008 8:41am
8/27/2008 8:41am Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 8:12pm
Stewart / L&M are holding off until he rides the 2009 Honda CRF450R
rockcrawlerdude 8/27/2008 8:46am
8/27/2008 8:46am
vet954 wrote:
Stewart / L&M are holding off until he rides the 2009 Honda CRF450R
then he'll be on a honda.. they are better than the yamerhas....Wink
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PD441 8/27/2008 8:47am
8/27/2008 8:47am
PD441 wrote:
Pssst....GuyB, '09 hasn't happened yet. You're gonna get all of the conspiracy theorists fired up.
GuyB wrote:
Oh, duh...I'm in that never-neverland between calendar year and model year. I'd spent part of the day working on an '09 calendar, and looking at '09...
Oh, duh...I'm in that never-neverland between calendar year and model year. I'd spent part of the day working on an '09 calendar, and looking at '09 bikes. Sorry, I meant rough '08 for Ivan.
Can I interpret that as there will be a Vital MX calendar featuring GuyB photos? Biggest silly season news yet, if hat's the case!
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Lightning78 8/27/2008 9:24am
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vet954 wrote:
Stewart / L&M are holding off until he rides the 2009 Honda CRF450R
If that were the case he'd be unstopable! ...... Must be another joke eh?
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Ozy 8/27/2008 9:44am
8/27/2008 9:44am
FreshTopEnd wrote:
One of the things that struck me from the weekend was how ordinary Hepler and Tedesco looked, although Ivan did get some fast laps and decent...
One of the things that struck me from the weekend was how ordinary Hepler and Tedesco looked, although Ivan did get some fast laps and decent starts in. I hope it's just part of the still recovering process.
I think there are a few guys with factory rides that are getting beat by privateers pretty regular. I would really like to see a guy like Calimero get one of these rides for the nationals because once his body gets acclimated to the weather he could be a serious threat every weekend.

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al8 8/27/2008 9:46am
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FreshTopEnd wrote:
One of the things that struck me from the weekend was how ordinary Hepler and Tedesco looked, although Ivan did get some fast laps and decent...
One of the things that struck me from the weekend was how ordinary Hepler and Tedesco looked, although Ivan did get some fast laps and decent starts in. I hope it's just part of the still recovering process.
Ozy wrote:
I think there are a few guys with factory rides that are getting beat by privateers pretty regular. I would really like to see a guy...
I think there are a few guys with factory rides that are getting beat by privateers pretty regular. I would really like to see a guy like Calimero get one of these rides for the nationals because once his body gets acclimated to the weather he could be a serious threat every weekend.

For one moto at least.
TheWeapon 8/27/2008 9:52am
8/27/2008 9:52am
vet954 wrote:
Stewart / L&M are holding off until he rides the 2009 Honda CRF450R
Just like the rest of us Wink
doood broooo 8/27/2008 10:31am
8/27/2008 10:31am
an extremely credible source tells me Johnny O'Hannah will be riding SX only for factory Husqvarna.
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Huckster 8/27/2008 10:51am
8/27/2008 10:51am
vet954 wrote:
Stewart / L&M are holding off until he rides the 2009 Honda CRF450R
TheWeapon wrote:
Just like the rest of us Wink
2009 Honda CRF450R fuel injection with a totally redesigned frame. Nothing from the 08 will fit from what a little birdie told me.
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Spinner 8/27/2008 11:09am
8/27/2008 11:09am
Larry wrote:
Spinner why is Goerke out at MDK KTM ?
MDK KTM Announces 2009 Lites Team Members
- press release -

Murrieta, CA – MDK Racing, LLC (MDK) and KTM Motorsports are proud to announce three returning members, Justin Brayton, Ryan Sipes and Martin Davalos to the MDK KTM Factory Lites Team as the two companies prepare for their second year together.

Justin Brayton and Ryan Sipes will be returning to the team to fulfill the second year of their two-year contract. Both riders will race aboard the KTM 250 SX-F machine. Brayton competed aboard the 250 SX-F and the 450 SX-F this season but will ride Lites classes only in 2009. Sipes, a consistent top ten finisher in the 2008 series, has steadily improved during the last half of the motocross season and has been inches away from a podium finish. “We believe with the progress Ryan (Sipes) and Justin (Brayton) have shown in the past couple of months that they will be serious contenders for both the AMA Supercross Lites and Motocross Lites Championship in 2009,” commented MDK KTM Factory Lites Team Manager Danny Paladino.

Joining Brayton and Sipes in his third year with KTM and second year with the MDK KTM team is Ecuador’s Martin Davalos. After missing the first two rounds of the AMA Motocross Lites Series Davalos came back on fire finishing on the podium in three different motos while also pulling numerous holeshots. “I feel very comfortable with the MDK KTM Team and believe the bikes are the best of any factory team. I struggled with injuries in 2008 and look forward to competing 100% healthy in 2009,” stated Davalos.

While Brayton, Sipes and Davalos will all be competing in both the AMA Supercross Lites and AMA Motocross Lites Series, a fourth member will join the team to compete for the 2009 Motocross Lites Championship. The motocross-only competitor is none other than Great Britain’s Tommy Searle. Currently sitting second in the Grand Prix MX-2 class, Searle is eager to come over to the U.S. to race against new competition. Searle has signed a two-year contract with MDK KTM which will consist of racing the Motocross Lites class in 2009 and both the Supercross Lites and Motocross Lites Series for 2010.

“Each of these riders has the ability to be a champion. They are each dedicated athletes that have a championship as their main goal. I have no doubt that they will each be top competitors in the 2009 Lites Championship Series,” reported KTM’s Director of Racing, Kurt Nicoll.

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thepopo 8/27/2008 12:56pm
8/27/2008 12:56pm
Larry wrote:
Spinner why is Goerke out at MDK KTM ?
Spinner wrote:
MDK KTM Announces 2009 Lites Team Members - press release - Murrieta, CA – MDK Racing, LLC (MDK) and KTM Motorsports are proud to announce three...
MDK KTM Announces 2009 Lites Team Members
- press release -

Murrieta, CA – MDK Racing, LLC (MDK) and KTM Motorsports are proud to announce three returning members, Justin Brayton, Ryan Sipes and Martin Davalos to the MDK KTM Factory Lites Team as the two companies prepare for their second year together.

Justin Brayton and Ryan Sipes will be returning to the team to fulfill the second year of their two-year contract. Both riders will race aboard the KTM 250 SX-F machine. Brayton competed aboard the 250 SX-F and the 450 SX-F this season but will ride Lites classes only in 2009. Sipes, a consistent top ten finisher in the 2008 series, has steadily improved during the last half of the motocross season and has been inches away from a podium finish. “We believe with the progress Ryan (Sipes) and Justin (Brayton) have shown in the past couple of months that they will be serious contenders for both the AMA Supercross Lites and Motocross Lites Championship in 2009,” commented MDK KTM Factory Lites Team Manager Danny Paladino.

Joining Brayton and Sipes in his third year with KTM and second year with the MDK KTM team is Ecuador’s Martin Davalos. After missing the first two rounds of the AMA Motocross Lites Series Davalos came back on fire finishing on the podium in three different motos while also pulling numerous holeshots. “I feel very comfortable with the MDK KTM Team and believe the bikes are the best of any factory team. I struggled with injuries in 2008 and look forward to competing 100% healthy in 2009,” stated Davalos.

While Brayton, Sipes and Davalos will all be competing in both the AMA Supercross Lites and AMA Motocross Lites Series, a fourth member will join the team to compete for the 2009 Motocross Lites Championship. The motocross-only competitor is none other than Great Britain’s Tommy Searle. Currently sitting second in the Grand Prix MX-2 class, Searle is eager to come over to the U.S. to race against new competition. Searle has signed a two-year contract with MDK KTM which will consist of racing the Motocross Lites class in 2009 and both the Supercross Lites and Motocross Lites Series for 2010.

“Each of these riders has the ability to be a champion. They are each dedicated athletes that have a championship as their main goal. I have no doubt that they will each be top competitors in the 2009 Lites Championship Series,” reported KTM’s Director of Racing, Kurt Nicoll.

that is just the lites riders. Goerke is going to ride the 450 next year.
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mx356 8/27/2008 2:47pm
8/27/2008 2:47pm
I thought Hill had said he got a year or 2 extension on his contract after his win in SX?
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simo 8/29/2008 3:54am
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doood broooo wrote:
an extremely credible source tells me Johnny O'Hannah will be riding SX only for factory Husqvarna.
heard that too .............except i heard that it was OUTDOORS only......because O'HANNAH said that real men ride outdoors ( gotta agree with him there ) ........the only holdup on his contract is the fact he refuses to ride a 4 stroke , said will only sign if it's 2-smoke only !!! plus he only wants to wear an open face helmet so the fans can see his face when he whips past all the - quote " indoor girlyboys"

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3taweek 8/29/2008 4:19am
8/29/2008 4:19am
So who is riding for Suzuki next year? Lites/Heavy - indoor/real mx?
Has Burner an extension in his contract? Is Izzy still in the team?
Is Dungey doing Heavies indoor?
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smesple 8/29/2008 4:52am
8/29/2008 4:52am Edited Date/Time 8/29/2008 4:53am
Reed, Alessi on 450's Burner is working out contract details.

Dungey and Nico on 250s
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nc_mx_kid 8/29/2008 8:02am
8/29/2008 8:02am
what about KTMs Michael Hall?

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