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Edited Date/Time 1/25/2012 12:51pm
the pics of josh in the sx testing pit bits don't even look like him, says he lost around 35 pounds. looks like a totally different rider. If he gets some confidence going and stays injury free I think he could do really good this year.

also, since he's with L&M he probably won't be doing the outdoors. do you think that could hurt his career? make it more difficult to get signed by a factory team in the future that does both sx and outdoors?
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Motodrew295 11/13/2009 2:15pm
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I noticed in the Bercy video, his face looked a lot thinner. Todays pics confirmed that hes looking pretty trim. I too hardly recognized him on the bike. Good for him, for overcoming those minor issues.
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P 11/13/2009 2:16pm
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If he's working hard it will pay off.

I don't think him not riding outdoors will hurt him in terms of signing with another Factory team in the future.

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Old School Racer 11/13/2009 2:18pm
11/13/2009 2:18pm
Who cares about riding for a factory team. 2010 is probably the last year of the factory teams anways.
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FastEddy 11/13/2009 2:50pm
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That is fantastic.
His new nick name should be Slim Fast!
Or he should at least put that on the back of his pants for A1. Wink

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MX45 11/13/2009 3:24pm
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great, now his pants will never stay up.
THE mx addict 11/13/2009 3:41pm
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MX45 wrote:
great, now his pants will never stay up.
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zippy895 11/13/2009 3:56pm
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the weight lose is one of the best things he could of done to relieve the bad back issue.i'm impressed.
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peelout719 11/13/2009 4:18pm
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hope he can get back to his great speed and aggressiveness
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maicoking 11/13/2009 4:32pm
11/13/2009 4:32pm Edited Date/Time 4/17/2016 6:56pm
Yeah man!

I think Josh Hill could have a good season. Still young and yet to reach his potential. The L&M team should be a great fit with JS1 as his teammate.

Hopefully he can get back to the form that saw him win minneapolis in what, 2008?

SX only shouldn't hurt his chances of a factory ride in the future. What would be the difference in support and equipment with a factory ride anyway?

Go Josh Hill!!!
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sharkey 11/13/2009 4:59pm
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josh and izzi both look good
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TeamGreen 11/13/2009 5:14pm
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Think about it...

You know he's got that whole "Natural-Talent" thing goin' for him...kinda like a certain French-Pain-n-th'-Ass from the ol' Team Honda days.

He CAN win SX mains...(Remember?)

He's shown Remarkable speed and on more than a few occasions has shown the ability to be the ONLY other person on the track to take those "Crazy-Lines" that James does.

Now, take all that and add:

1. Larry as a Mgr./Ass-Kicker.

2. His history of gettin' along with James (And practicing w/ him).

3. No J-Law around to Roll Rental Cars with.

4. No "easy-money" (Paid on results w/ VERY LITTLE base salary)

What'ya got?

A very Hungry and Fast kid from the Southern-Hills of Oregon that's gonna kick some ASS!
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lamy962 11/13/2009 6:58pm
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TeamGreen wrote:
Think about it... You know he's got that whole "Natural-Talent" thing goin' for him...kinda like a certain French-Pain-n-th'-Ass from the ol' Team Honda days. He CAN...
Think about it...

You know he's got that whole "Natural-Talent" thing goin' for him...kinda like a certain French-Pain-n-th'-Ass from the ol' Team Honda days.

He CAN win SX mains...(Remember?)

He's shown Remarkable speed and on more than a few occasions has shown the ability to be the ONLY other person on the track to take those "Crazy-Lines" that James does.

Now, take all that and add:

1. Larry as a Mgr./Ass-Kicker.

2. His history of gettin' along with James (And practicing w/ him).

3. No J-Law around to Roll Rental Cars with.

4. No "easy-money" (Paid on results w/ VERY LITTLE base salary)

What'ya got?

A very Hungry and Fast kid from the Southern-Hills of Oregon that's gonna kick some ASS!
x200! go show those nay sayers what up Josh!
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andymoto 11/13/2009 10:21pm
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Josh will be just fine. If he can get top 5 starts like he did a lot of '08, he'll be fine.

Doesn't make too many mistakes and scratch '09; gets lots smokin' starts and he'll be fine in the lead pack.

Bet he top 5's season OA; don't care who else is moving up to the SX class.
jordanmendes127@gmail.com 11/13/2009 11:21pm
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TeamGreen wrote:
Think about it... You know he's got that whole "Natural-Talent" thing goin' for him...kinda like a certain French-Pain-n-th'-Ass from the ol' Team Honda days. He CAN...
Think about it...

You know he's got that whole "Natural-Talent" thing goin' for him...kinda like a certain French-Pain-n-th'-Ass from the ol' Team Honda days.

He CAN win SX mains...(Remember?)

He's shown Remarkable speed and on more than a few occasions has shown the ability to be the ONLY other person on the track to take those "Crazy-Lines" that James does.

Now, take all that and add:

1. Larry as a Mgr./Ass-Kicker.

2. His history of gettin' along with James (And practicing w/ him).

3. No J-Law around to Roll Rental Cars with.

4. No "easy-money" (Paid on results w/ VERY LITTLE base salary)

What'ya got?

A very Hungry and Fast kid from the Southern-Hills of Oregon that's gonna kick some ASS!
Honestly must you drag JLaw into this?
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WORCSRacer 11/14/2009 7:08am
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I am just glad it looks like he listened to the advice from MXA...
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mccread 11/14/2009 7:29am
11/14/2009 7:29am Edited Date/Time 4/17/2016 6:56pm
I seen him in Bercy definitely lost some weight and seems like a nice pleasant guy... I was expecting him to be faster though. seems strange he is wasting his time on the 09 that won't help him in 2010 L&M are making some strange decisions lately.
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Flatliner 11/14/2009 8:09am
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Its great he's getting into shape..... having said that... its his job no?
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sharkey 11/14/2009 9:06am
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mccread wrote:
I seen him in Bercy definitely lost some weight and seems like a nice pleasant guy... I was expecting him to be faster though. seems strange...
I seen him in Bercy definitely lost some weight and seems like a nice pleasant guy... I was expecting him to be faster though. seems strange he is wasting his time on the 09 that won't help him in 2010 L&M are making some strange decisions lately.
i think he had only been on the bike for 2 weeks or less

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race 11/14/2009 9:52am
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I'm glad he's finally taking his training seriously .... but how can a PROFESSIONAL athlete who has been doing this since a young age, and getting paid a huge amount of $$$ to do so, be overweight by 35 pounds?

Who is managing or advising these guys?

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Flatliner 11/14/2009 10:03am
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well you can blame the employer as much as the manager, advisor, or rider.
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Cygnus 11/14/2009 10:05am
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His pants are never gonna stay up now. Go Josh!
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GuyB 11/14/2009 10:14am
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sharkey wrote:
i think he had only been on the bike for 2 weeks or less
Josh had one day of testing on the 2010 before leaving for Bercy.

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