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Markopolo400 9/22/2015 8:05am
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The quad at Mora was sick earlier this summer...That is all.
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kijen 9/22/2015 12:23pm
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Was awesome to see you killing it this year Christian, great story! Actually pretty unbelievable putting it into perspective, quit, got a job, got married, had...
Was awesome to see you killing it this year Christian, great story! Actually pretty unbelievable putting it into perspective, quit, got a job, got married, had a kid, time away and then boom! Well done.

My question is... how many times have the older industry guys either told you some crazy stories about your Dad, or made mention of it? Not sure you can share any but when you were on Pulp a while back I had to wonder. He was a larger than life figure of 80s/90s moto!
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There are many stories. Some I don't want to know haha!
Well, not a story from the an "industry guy" but sort of funny none the less.....your dad was doing a one day school at Dry Hill, north of Memphis....he had about 10 kids and was doing a good job with them all. He kept on getting on my kid about getting on the gas, really twisting the throttle so it's screaminnnnn, (yz85), and then hard on the brakes...

Guess my kid was not getting it, so he takes him to a flat field, gets on the bike, sitting behind my son, and then just takes off rippin thru the gears, just absolutely flying, funny to see with both of them on the bike. and then comes in hard on the brakes, front forks bottoming out etc....

he get's off the bike, looks at my son, and says, "so now do you get it?" and walks back to the track....my son on the other hand, well he was a bit scaredSmile

fun times!

good luck in 16!
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rryker 9/22/2015 12:24pm
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Christian,
Thanks for being a good role model to today's moto youth.
Hope you are keeping that Sexton kid out of trouble, good kid and family.
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GuyB 9/22/2015 12:26pm
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rryker wrote:
Christian,
Thanks for being a good role model to today's moto youth.
Hope you are keeping that Sexton kid out of trouble, good kid and family.
From what I've seen, it's cool that Chase gets a chance to learn from Christian.

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ChristianCraig 9/22/2015 12:32pm
9/22/2015 12:32pm
Crush wrote:
Was awesome to see you killing it this year Christian, great story! Actually pretty unbelievable putting it into perspective, quit, got a job, got married, had...
Was awesome to see you killing it this year Christian, great story! Actually pretty unbelievable putting it into perspective, quit, got a job, got married, had a kid, time away and then boom! Well done.

My question is... how many times have the older industry guys either told you some crazy stories about your Dad, or made mention of it? Not sure you can share any but when you were on Pulp a while back I had to wonder. He was a larger than life figure of 80s/90s moto!
ChristianCraig wrote:
There are many stories. Some I don't want to know haha!
kijen wrote:
Well, not a story from the an "industry guy" but sort of funny none the less.....your dad was doing a one day school at Dry Hill...
Well, not a story from the an "industry guy" but sort of funny none the less.....your dad was doing a one day school at Dry Hill, north of Memphis....he had about 10 kids and was doing a good job with them all. He kept on getting on my kid about getting on the gas, really twisting the throttle so it's screaminnnnn, (yz85), and then hard on the brakes...

Guess my kid was not getting it, so he takes him to a flat field, gets on the bike, sitting behind my son, and then just takes off rippin thru the gears, just absolutely flying, funny to see with both of them on the bike. and then comes in hard on the brakes, front forks bottoming out etc....

he get's off the bike, looks at my son, and says, "so now do you get it?" and walks back to the track....my son on the other hand, well he was a bit scaredSmile

fun times!

good luck in 16!
Oh gosh I can only imagine how scared he must have been. He for sure doesn't hold back haha loves to help kids out though!
ChristianCraig 9/22/2015 12:33pm
9/22/2015 12:33pm
rryker wrote:
Christian,
Thanks for being a good role model to today's moto youth.
Hope you are keeping that Sexton kid out of trouble, good kid and family.
GuyB wrote:
From what I've seen, it's cool that Chase gets a chance to learn from Christian.
I'm the only thing keeping him out of trouble haha just kidding. Good kid, I'll make sure to keep him on track!!
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TooOldToPlay 9/22/2015 12:52pm
9/22/2015 12:52pm Edited Date/Time 9/22/2015 1:43pm
Hi Christian. As an old guy (and as a parent) I enjoy seeing the "two generations" of successful father/son families at the pro level (You and your dad, the Jones's, Hansen's, Smith's, Bailey's, Martin's, etc). Obviously you've spun more laps at Spring Creek over the past couple years when living in Minnesota than you would have prior years. What is your impression of the expanded "Martin Mountain"? Had to be a heck of a challenge on the 250f's.

Also, a young photographer from this area shot this photo of you at Red Bud. Thought it was pretty awesome.



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Super cool to have you here man thanks !

As an extremely talented rider what is the biggest thing you see an amateur do wrong in regards to riding techniques ?

Also what do you think of the STOCK CRF ?
Revels983 9/22/2015 2:42pm
9/22/2015 2:42pm
Well if I lived in Cali that'd be legit but I'm in tx. Thanks for the replies. Maybe one day I'll get to ride in Cali and maybe I'll see at out at the track!
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Tarz483 9/22/2015 2:48pm
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What is your favorite Track in Minnesota other than Milleville ?

Also what is your favorite track
On the pro tour ?
ChristianCraig 9/22/2015 4:23pm
9/22/2015 4:23pm
Markopolo400 wrote:
The quad at Mora was sick earlier this summer...That is all.
Thanks man haha
ChristianCraig 9/22/2015 4:24pm
9/22/2015 4:24pm
Tarz483 wrote:
What is your favorite Track in Minnesota other than Milleville ?

Also what is your favorite track
On the pro tour ?
Mx108 in Barnum, MN for sure. And my favorite track on the pro circuit is Thunder Valley.
ChristianCraig 9/22/2015 4:25pm
9/22/2015 4:25pm
TooOldToPlay wrote:
Hi Christian. As an old guy (and as a parent) I enjoy seeing the "two generations" of successful father/son families at the pro level (You and...
Hi Christian. As an old guy (and as a parent) I enjoy seeing the "two generations" of successful father/son families at the pro level (You and your dad, the Jones's, Hansen's, Smith's, Bailey's, Martin's, etc). Obviously you've spun more laps at Spring Creek over the past couple years when living in Minnesota than you would have prior years. What is your impression of the expanded "Martin Mountain"? Had to be a heck of a challenge on the 250f's.

Also, a young photographer from this area shot this photo of you at Red Bud. Thought it was pretty awesome.



Awesome picture man. I love the new section at Millville. It was harder this year cause it rained so it was muddy but love that track!
ChristianCraig 9/22/2015 4:27pm
9/22/2015 4:27pm
Rowlands wrote:
Super cool to have you here man thanks ! As an extremely talented rider what is the biggest thing you see an amateur do wrong in...
Super cool to have you here man thanks !

As an extremely talented rider what is the biggest thing you see an amateur do wrong in regards to riding techniques ?

Also what do you think of the STOCK CRF ?
I think amateurs now a days are pretty well taught, style wise. It's all about how you can twist that throttle at the end of the day haha! The stock CRF's are awesome. It's an all around great bike and what I rode the two years I was off!
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MR. X 9/22/2015 7:19pm
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You came back to racing and were running the pace of the leaders (and even leading). What was the mindset you had ? Was It pure confidence or was there a feeling of stepping back in feeling like an underdog who was just gonna throw haymakers with nothing to lose?
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Old-Man 9/22/2015 8:33pm
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ChristianCraig wrote:
Awesome shot! Yes I absolutely was pumped- love that track.
Gotta love this reply About Thunder Valley since many people took to the forum (Just after the race) to cry about err express their thoughts about the conditions of the track because little maintenance was done between moto's
Good to see that not all MX'ers are pampered these days and expect a Motocross track to be challenging as the day progresses.

What was your thoughts about the track conditions during the days racing?
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Fearo 9/23/2015 5:23am
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After bagging an incredible hottie like Paige, do you sometimes just smirk at yourself in the mirror and be like "yeah buddy"?
ChristianCraig 9/23/2015 5:32am
9/23/2015 5:32am Edited Date/Time 9/23/2015 5:35am
MR. X wrote:
You came back to racing and were running the pace of the leaders (and even leading). What was the mindset you had ? Was It pure...
You came back to racing and were running the pace of the leaders (and even leading). What was the mindset you had ? Was It pure confidence or was there a feeling of stepping back in feeling like an underdog who was just gonna throw haymakers with nothing to lose?
It was definitely not confidence haha maybe so excited to be back that I was just going for it. I shocked myself a lot but after that I got a lot of confidence that I had the potential to be up there!

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ChristianCraig 9/23/2015 5:41am
9/23/2015 5:41am
ChristianCraig wrote:
Awesome shot! Yes I absolutely was pumped- love that track.
Old-Man wrote:
Gotta love this reply About Thunder Valley since many people took to the forum (Just after the race) to cry about err express their thoughts about...
Gotta love this reply About Thunder Valley since many people took to the forum (Just after the race) to cry about err express their thoughts about the conditions of the track because little maintenance was done between moto's
Good to see that not all MX'ers are pampered these days and expect a Motocross track to be challenging as the day progresses.

What was your thoughts about the track conditions during the days racing?
I love how the track changes through the day haha wouldn't be as fun or challenging if it was perfect all day long. Its good to have to strategize with the team about what we need to change for the race to come. Also tests the skill level of the riders. You learn a lot more from a challenging track than from a perfectly groomed track.
ChristianCraig 9/23/2015 5:42am
9/23/2015 5:42am Edited Date/Time 9/23/2015 11:11am
Fearo wrote:
After bagging an incredible hottie like Paige, do you sometimes just smirk at yourself in the mirror and be like "yeah buddy"?
Always. I sure got lucky!
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GD2 9/23/2015 6:50am
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What do you think about running the #38 next year? You sure did make the #68 look good out there this last year.
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brocster 9/23/2015 9:27am
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during your time off what was the key moment, thought or something that happened that made you come back to racing?

good luck in 2016! looking forward to seeing you give em hell
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JeepnMike 9/23/2015 10:37am
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Sully wrote:
Thanks for doing this, Christian. It's awesome to see you have so much success, but it's also makes me feel old, because I used to watch...
Thanks for doing this, Christian. It's awesome to see you have so much success, but it's also makes me feel old, because I used to watch your dad tear up Barona Oaks on a YZ80 back in the day.

At any point in your career, have you ever felt like you have more to prove than other riders, given who your dad and father-in-law are?
I was at Dave & Buster's once in SD and Christian (who was a tyke) spilled a drink all over the place, his dad was pissed.. LOL. I am right there with you in feeling old seeing how old Christian is now. BTW, I was a big fan of your dad's!! Style forever and a real racing personality to go with it.
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USMCMXer 9/23/2015 12:27pm
9/23/2015 12:27pm
Hey Christian, thanks for taking some time out of your life to do this! After living in MN for the past couple years, what are your thoughts on the D23 scene and some of the fast riders coming from there, how the MN people treated you (MN nice?), and what you like/dislike about CA/MN, MX wise?

I grew up there then moved to CA in the 90s, have raced and ridden in both places, so the opposite transition you did, really, on a much different level.

Good luck!
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Jack_4196 9/23/2015 1:01pm
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What was your job title after racing, What did you exactly do? And what was the final straw, what made you want to come back to racing
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What's been your favorite bike to ride over all the years?

And you can't pick your current ride!
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oilman400 9/23/2015 2:52pm
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I would like to hear about the day you were able to beat you dad on the track, how old you were and how much it pissed him off. I can remember the day like it was yesterday when my son motored on by and i totally t-boned him riding way over my head trying to keep up. Dizzy
ChristianCraig 9/23/2015 7:04pm
9/23/2015 7:04pm
GD2 wrote:
What do you think about running the #38 next year? You sure did make the #68 look good out there this last year.
Thanks man! I'm bummed to let the 68 go but if u remember right, canard won a championship with #38 on a geico honda!
ChristianCraig 9/23/2015 7:06pm
9/23/2015 7:06pm
brocster wrote:
during your time off what was the key moment, thought or something that happened that made you come back to racing? good luck in 2016! looking...
during your time off what was the key moment, thought or something that happened that made you come back to racing?

good luck in 2016! looking forward to seeing you give em hell
Thank you!! I don't know that there was one single moment but a lot of little moments that added up. I realized that I still had a lot of talent to show. Being sidelined almost my whole career and then being able to finally get healthy the past two years really put it into perspective of how much potential I have.
ChristianCraig 9/23/2015 7:07pm
9/23/2015 7:07pm
Sully wrote:
Thanks for doing this, Christian. It's awesome to see you have so much success, but it's also makes me feel old, because I used to watch...
Thanks for doing this, Christian. It's awesome to see you have so much success, but it's also makes me feel old, because I used to watch your dad tear up Barona Oaks on a YZ80 back in the day.

At any point in your career, have you ever felt like you have more to prove than other riders, given who your dad and father-in-law are?
JeepnMike wrote:
I was at Dave & Buster's once in SD and Christian (who was a tyke) spilled a drink all over the place, his dad was pissed...
I was at Dave & Buster's once in SD and Christian (who was a tyke) spilled a drink all over the place, his dad was pissed.. LOL. I am right there with you in feeling old seeing how old Christian is now. BTW, I was a big fan of your dad's!! Style forever and a real racing personality to go with it.
Hahaha I can see that! Thank you man!

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