What's the story behind your Avatar?

My driveway is made of hash.

Sucks to be you I guess.

Where do you live exactly?

hahaha
Ps

Man I like that. Loved mosier growing up!

You played that well haha

Indian Dunes 82 or 83 playing in the sandwash.

Life was really, really good.

My car at Fitzland @ dusk....made an excellent photo

No matter how corny you think those numbers are, its a great pic of a good memory.

I changed to Caselli after he passed, and haven't found one better - probably won't for quite a while, either.

My avatar is a pic my buddy snapped right as we were getting done riding at Guy Cooper's house. We were staging a pic for a joke T-shirt I was doing (follow member Ezza did the photoshop job on it), when my buddy said "hang on, this would make a cool profile pic, I bet she (a certain MILF) would even like it!". She did, so it's my avatar. Lol

It is my Current Bike

Namur 2000 250/500 GP.

The trip of a lifetime after dreaming since a teenager of some day attending. Phil Alderton and I made the trip together then hooked with Johnny O´Mara. O Show was friends with Phil and was actually mounting a return to racing in 93 aboard a HoT machine. His comeback was halted when he ran out of gas on a jump breaking one of his heels badly. Rolling with Johnny was a trip since everyone holds him in high regard and there was no place we couldn´t go as long we were following him.

Had my first Red Bull in the L&M pits meeting Stefan Everts in the process. Stefan had been talked AKA snookered into signing with Husky by his then manager Dave ......? Stefan was not racing due to an injured shoulder while 250 GP competitor Pichon tried to ride with a injured shoulder but had to pull out.

First exposure to sound testing and 4 strokes were JUST starting to invade the sport at that time. Man what an experience so for sure my avatar holds a special meaning to this cowboy.

FOOTNOTE: I would not be where I am today in the industry without my buddy Phil AKA Flipper starting HoT. In March it will be three years since his passing and I am still not over it. I miss being able to pick up the phone and talk to him. Phil Alderton obviously had his issues but the guy had a heart of gold and was generous to a fault.

It's me in 1979 at Wildcat Creek located in Georgia. Any body else race there??

RC squaring a fast turn standing up to go up the inside of Alessi.. I saw it on the telecast and about lost my shit and had to watch it a thousand times then I saw the pic of it.. it's one of my all time favourite pics and it's just a classic example of Carmicheal being Ricky Carmicheal

New Years eve, 2007(maybe even new years day/morning, 2008)

Cooper, being the party animal he was, couldn't hold out any longer.

He passed September 30, 2010 at 15 1/2 years old, been damn near 4 years now!

This is a very cool thread, thanks for sharing your stories guys.

I was working in Asia and was visiting the Great Wall and saw this old Chinese couple and I wondered what kind of stuff they had been through in the old days of China. Perseverance is what got them through those bad times and it is a trait I highly admire.

Im Tuco, "The Rat" and the Ugly.

My vintage KYB air shocks.

Tara Booher, printscreen from a Dirt Shark video, somewhere around april I'm not sure which round.

One of my 1st races 1972 CZ 250 at Carlsbad

and it's a bad ass picture !

My avatar is me back in the year 1978 on my rm 250c2 (great bike for the time) at a practice track . I would ride every chance I got . I raced 125/250 b sometimes both on the same day. (Great times) . Looking back at those bikes now makes my calfs hurt
Just thinking about the dual shocks and the bumps on the side plates.
Cheers, Pat

No one cares. And the kings suck.

Me too.......

Bad Brad's '82 Full Floater. 'Nuff said.

Just me at Hilliard having fun last year.

It's me at my last race, circa 2011. Then I had to sell the bikes for college tuition. Lame.

Dont be mad bro, you guys hit one too many post in regulation!!

I still feel like that series vs the hawks was the one really for the cup.

Well said.

My (current) avatar says 'Killola', which is a band. When I first previewed their album I am the Messer on itunes I shit my pants twice because it was so awesome. (OK, the second time it was more like a shart.) If your precious mind can't handle a variety of female rock vocals then maybe you better play it safe and not watch the video. (Or if you're prone to seizures; it's quite flashy and annoying.)

It seems unfair that they're as teeny-tiny as they are, so I'm doing my part.

https://youtu.be/5khnWyWGkWc