Ezra

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Edited Date/Time 1/26/2012 11:44pm
What's he up to? Does he ride anymore?
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gnarwhip 9/2/2008 9:09pm
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I heard he plays a lot of tennis and is super-pumped on his church.
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gt80rider 9/2/2008 9:19pm
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I was never a big Yogi fan...... but dayumm, that guy sure did give it his all chasing MC... rode with some crazy injuries as well.... hope he's doing ok today..
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txmxer 9/2/2008 9:23pm
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I got the chance to talk to Ezra a couple of times outside of the Houston SX...apparently he likes Taco Cabana.

Of course, I don't "know him"...but, he was extremely friendly and gracious. A really nice guy.

Left it all on the track and now left cycles behind. I wish him nothing but the best.
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KTM boy 137 9/2/2008 9:30pm
9/2/2008 9:30pm Edited Date/Time 9/2/2008 9:31pm
My son is named after him. (and the biblical name - but I chose it because of lusk, don't tell my wife)

Great rider. Great guy.

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gt80rider 9/2/2008 9:31pm
9/2/2008 9:31pm Edited Date/Time 9/2/2008 9:32pm
he certainly did leave it all on the track..... if todays Honda guys had half the heart of Yogi, they'd be running with Bubba instead of eat'n his roost....
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MXMatt 9/2/2008 10:25pm
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I was lucky enough to see him win the Phoenix SX a few years back (can't remember the year off the top of my head). My boy was a big Yogi fan and was really excited to see him win.
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andymoto 9/2/2008 10:58pm
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Great form as a rider, nice young man back in his racing days.
Beset by injuries at inopportune times; still had a grace on a SX track few have had.
Wish Yogi the best.
Transientthought 9/3/2008 1:50am
9/3/2008 1:50am
It is a shame that guys at his level of character do not race anymore. There is something to be said about a clean cut, well spoken guy who has a good work ethic and no sideways flatbiller hat.

Ezra is part of an icon from a lost era of motoctoss.
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Rupert X 9/3/2008 4:25am
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He's teaching some mx schools n Ohio soon, with Brock Sellards - I do know that.....

and he was a cool cat ...
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davis224 9/3/2008 5:03am
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It was 2003 when he won phoenix, and I was super pumped when he did. He was my first favorite rider, right when I started getting into the sport.
zookrider62 9/3/2008 5:08am
9/3/2008 5:08am
Racer X had an article on him about a year ago. Said he was ready to make a comeback and had been training and everything, then when Shane got hurt Ezra was done.
He was one of my favorites to watch.
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txmxer 9/3/2008 5:27am
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gt80rider wrote:
he certainly did leave it all on the track..... if todays Honda guys had half the heart of Yogi, they'd be running with Bubba instead of...
he certainly did leave it all on the track..... if todays Honda guys had half the heart of Yogi, they'd be running with Bubba instead of eat'n his roost....
sorry, but they'd need that much heart to get close enough to eat Bubba's roost.

Being behind by one minute isn't really even on the same track.
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YamieRider411 9/3/2008 7:44am
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He’s good friends with a buddy of mine that I ride with. We rode with him in the fall at Big Cedar in Alabama. He’s still blazing fast. He and Sean Dukes were mixing it up. All I could say was WOW. He was riding a Suzuki 450. My buddy goes to a lot of tennis tournaments with him. I haven’t been riding very much in the last 3 months so I haven’t heard anything lately. He’s a good guy.
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socalmx716 9/3/2008 7:53am
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KTM boy 137 wrote:
My son is named after him. (and the biblical name - but I chose it because of lusk, don't tell my wife)

Great rider. Great guy.
LOL same here, my son's name is Ezra.
queen of spodes 9/3/2008 7:55am
9/3/2008 7:55am
I saw him ride at a practice track near Atlanta when he was with Honda. he was so fast!
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Chili 9/3/2008 8:11am
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Transientthought wrote:
It is a shame that guys at his level of character do not race anymore. There is something to be said about a clean cut, well...
It is a shame that guys at his level of character do not race anymore. There is something to be said about a clean cut, well spoken guy who has a good work ethic and no sideways flatbiller hat.

Ezra is part of an icon from a lost era of motoctoss.
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jay_547 9/3/2008 8:19am
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he was one of my favorites too.
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davis224 9/3/2008 8:33am
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Transientthought wrote:
It is a shame that guys at his level of character do not race anymore. There is something to be said about a clean cut, well...
It is a shame that guys at his level of character do not race anymore. There is something to be said about a clean cut, well spoken guy who has a good work ethic and no sideways flatbiller hat.

Ezra is part of an icon from a lost era of motoctoss.
Chili wrote:
[img]http://www.makita.com/sponsorship/userfiles/2/team/Ryan_Dungey_BTD141_760.jpg[/img]
exactly, guys like that don't race anymore.

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Chili 9/3/2008 9:27am
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Hmm, must be something in the code at the site I borrowed the photo from but the photo I linked was Dungey not RC.
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kcadrenalin 9/3/2008 10:28am
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I always liked the Honda commercials that Ezra did. "I'm a pilot - I can fly"
Great camera angles. Almost made me want to buy a Honda. Almost.
Dirty Britches 9/3/2008 10:45am
9/3/2008 10:45am
Ever since he block pass wiped out MC on final turn at St. Louis I became a huge fan.
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FLmxer 9/3/2008 10:48am
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Ezra was not afraid to push it to win and would be one of the first and few to huck some of the big sections like quads or crazy rhythm sections. It bit him a few times. He was on a roll and his confidence was high until that practice incident where he had to roll a jump and then got landed on and broke his shoulder. He would have won a bunch that year for sure if not for that. I don't think he was ever the same again.
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breck 9/3/2008 11:11am
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always dug him too... But i heard MC's favorite band drove him into retirement...

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