Where are they now: Robby Skaggs, Richie Horton

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Edited Date/Time 3/11/2015 4:39pm
I was looking in the RacerX Vault for Lorettas...and noticed these two guys beat the GOAT a few times...but I don't recognize their names from pro motocross at all. Any idea where they are or if they did anything professionally? ?

http://llvault.racerxonline.com/1991/85-9-13-modified
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3/11/2015 9:30am
If I'm thinking of the same Robby Skaggs, he's working for Dunlop/Gear in Corona. I can't remember if he goes to the races for not.
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3/11/2015 9:48am
Wasn't Richie Horton one of them they profiled in Terrafirma 2?
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3/11/2015 9:51am
didn't Skaggs run Arenacross right up until just a few years ago?
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3/11/2015 9:59am
didn't Skaggs run Arenacross right up until just a few years ago?
You may be thinking of Nathan Skaggs.

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3/11/2015 10:00am
didn't Skaggs run Arenacross right up until just a few years ago?
you're thinking of Nathan Skaggs
Randy Savage
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3/11/2015 10:03am
Yea, I'm thinking Nathan.
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3/11/2015 10:29am
How about Michael Brandes? He was a fav rider of mine back in the day and remember him battling Reynard at Millville (I think) when he first came on the scene..
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3/11/2015 10:42am
Robbie Skaggs raced Loretta's last year.
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3/11/2015 11:52am
ehr400 wrote:
Wasn't Richie Horton one of them they profiled in Terrafirma 2?
Robbie Skaggs and Horton were in Terrafirma 3
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3/11/2015 11:57am
Remember them well from the mid 90s GNC Finals, Ponca, Lorettas, Pro Challenge etc. Remember one specific photo I took of Robbie at Whitney that's buried in a box around here. Seems like one or both raced at least a few supercrosses or outdoors.
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3/11/2015 1:05pm Edited Date/Time 3/11/2015 1:05pm
I used to me an Operations Manager for a commercial GC... Had Robbie's Resume come across my desk applying for a Superintendent Position. That was probably 2005 or 6. Haven't heard what he's doing since.
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3/11/2015 1:33pm
The Horton bros were from GA and raced against Bradshaw all the time.
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3/11/2015 2:20pm
One of the Hortons was into supermoto. He was pretty good and was all tatted out.

That was 2006 or so.

Scaggs raced Loretta's last year and I think wrote a story in one of the mags about coming back to the ranch.
3/11/2015 2:24pm
Last I heard, Mr. Skaggs has been playing bluegrass music for the past few decades. Or is that Ricky?

3/11/2015 2:37pm
Back sometime in the late '90s early 2000s, I was at glen helen practicing on a Thursday, and this dude parked super close to us. Dude gets out of his car with a smile on his face and says "hey, what's up guys"? We were like heyyy... Turns out it was Robbie Skaggs and he was super friendly... There we were a bunch of no bodies and a national pro parks next to us and with a smile on his face starts conversation. Cool dude!
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3/11/2015 3:51pm Edited Date/Time 3/11/2015 4:02pm
Richie Is Robbie Horton's older brother. Robbie was the one in Terrafirma video. Robbie had some very good rides in 125sx. He still whips up on the youngsters in the pro classes at the FMF indoor winter series(NC, TN, GA?). Not as familiar with Richie Hortons career. He was older, Robbie was close to my age(33).
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3/11/2015 4:39pm
Racer x did a where are they now a while back on brandes, seems like he was doing good living in nor cal. He had gotten married and had a kid I believe. Can't find the link tho

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