Motocross Files - Dogger

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Edited Date/Time 12/17/2012 7:32pm
Did any body catch that one Sunday ?? By far the best one yet, his hair was killing me I loved all the mullets they showed...hahahahaha

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I did see that one, yep brought back some memories of the big hair days.
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drummer dude 1/6/2009 3:16pm
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hey sondy,that was a great mx file. who knew the dogger was such a partier then. good stuff!!!
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Sondy132001 1/6/2009 3:38pm
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I knew lol

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Lightning78 1/6/2009 4:24pm
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Can someone please post a torrent of this episode of the MX Files? I really wanted to see it but don't have speed.....

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FastEddy 1/6/2009 4:27pm
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That was crazy... where he was talking about being tweeked out and up for 2 days and then pretty much riding with no sleep. Also when he broke his femur they had to wait a while before they could surgery because of all the coke in his system.
Crazy stuff...but Ron is one hell of an honest guy!
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lumpy790 1/6/2009 4:28pm
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I really appreciated the fact that Ronnie now owned up to what had happened.

If he had trained like Hannah how many championships do you think he would have won?
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Slow ~ Pro 1/6/2009 4:33pm
1/6/2009 4:33pm Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 9:49pm
drummer dude wrote:
hey sondy,that was a great mx file. who knew the dogger was such a partier then. good stuff!!!
I had heard, but denied it...


A friend from SD, had told me he partied with him on several occasions. Now I believe him, and about the others (MANY) he says he partied with...that were into the same shit.


My friend was pretty fast, but when he got into drugs he completely left everything Motorcycle.


Kinda' makes J-Law look like a Saint...huh ?


I still dig the Dogger, he is a great person today, and had the speed to kill them all, if he would have been in the same frame of mind.
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drummer dude wrote:
hey sondy,that was a great mx file. who knew the dogger was such a partier then. good stuff!!!
Slow ~ Pro wrote:
I had heard, but denied it... A friend from SD, had told me he partied with him on several occasions. Now I believe him, and about...
I had heard, but denied it...


A friend from SD, had told me he partied with him on several occasions. Now I believe him, and about the others (MANY) he says he partied with...that were into the same shit.


My friend was pretty fast, but when he got into drugs he completely left everything Motorcycle.


Kinda' makes J-Law look like a Saint...huh ?


I still dig the Dogger, he is a great person today, and had the speed to kill them all, if he would have been in the same frame of mind.
I forget which guy said it, but the part where he dismissed the pot smoking as just w/e. He was from Kawasaki I think...??? Just wondering if the same people dismiss pot in the present day. Not until he got into the "heavy" drugs did his riding start to suffer. Hmmmm. He is a very honest guy to admit all that. Very glad he has his life together.
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Slow ~ Pro 1/6/2009 4:48pm
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Circus "He is a very honest guy to admit all that."

It is said, you have to admit all guilt and truly be over it, to be acquitted.
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circus 1/6/2009 4:53pm
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Slow ~ Pro wrote:
Circus "He is a very honest guy to admit all that." It is said, you have to admit all guilt and truly be over it, to...
Circus "He is a very honest guy to admit all that."

It is said, you have to admit all guilt and truly be over it, to be acquitted.
Yeah totally!! I was trying to think of something similar to what you just said. His father is a 1st class dad as well. Sticking by his boy through thick and thin. It still amazes me how certain drugs just take total control of a person...SCARY.
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Slow ~ Pro wrote:
I had heard, but denied it... A friend from SD, had told me he partied with him on several occasions. Now I believe him, and about...
I had heard, but denied it...


A friend from SD, had told me he partied with him on several occasions. Now I believe him, and about the others (MANY) he says he partied with...that were into the same shit.


My friend was pretty fast, but when he got into drugs he completely left everything Motorcycle.


Kinda' makes J-Law look like a Saint...huh ?


I still dig the Dogger, he is a great person today, and had the speed to kill them all, if he would have been in the same frame of mind.
I thought about the folks who make the Dogger-JL connection. One of the things that stood out to me was that RL was a partier but I didn't hear anything about picking fights or acting like an asshole. Even Hannah said he was a nice guy.
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Sondy132001 1/6/2009 5:16pm
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JPT wrote:
I thought about the folks who make the Dogger-JL connection. One of the things that stood out to me was that RL was a partier but...
I thought about the folks who make the Dogger-JL connection. One of the things that stood out to me was that RL was a partier but I didn't hear anything about picking fights or acting like an asshole. Even Hannah said he was a nice guy.
Ronnie was/is a great guy and he only got in one altercation that I personally saw...him and RJ Sunrise Raceway at a Golden state in the 80's. Oh and he only screwed up his own life, he never dragged other people or spectators into it.

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Slow ~ Pro wrote:
I had heard, but denied it... A friend from SD, had told me he partied with him on several occasions. Now I believe him, and about...
I had heard, but denied it...


A friend from SD, had told me he partied with him on several occasions. Now I believe him, and about the others (MANY) he says he partied with...that were into the same shit.


My friend was pretty fast, but when he got into drugs he completely left everything Motorcycle.


Kinda' makes J-Law look like a Saint...huh ?


I still dig the Dogger, he is a great person today, and had the speed to kill them all, if he would have been in the same frame of mind.
JPT wrote:
I thought about the folks who make the Dogger-JL connection. One of the things that stood out to me was that RL was a partier but...
I thought about the folks who make the Dogger-JL connection. One of the things that stood out to me was that RL was a partier but I didn't hear anything about picking fights or acting like an asshole. Even Hannah said he was a nice guy.
Maybe he was just one of those happy guys when he was wasted. Ya know.... like the token happy drunk guy.
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circus 1/6/2009 5:17pm
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JPT wrote:
I thought about the folks who make the Dogger-JL connection. One of the things that stood out to me was that RL was a partier but...
I thought about the folks who make the Dogger-JL connection. One of the things that stood out to me was that RL was a partier but I didn't hear anything about picking fights or acting like an asshole. Even Hannah said he was a nice guy.
Sondy132001 wrote:
Ronnie was/is a great guy and he only got in one altercation that I personally saw...him and RJ Sunrise Raceway at a Golden state in the...
Ronnie was/is a great guy and he only got in one altercation that I personally saw...him and RJ Sunrise Raceway at a Golden state in the 80's. Oh and he only screwed up his own life, he never dragged other people or spectators into it.

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I didnt know you've been in the sport this long!! We should have talked some gossip when I met you @ Kennys ugly xmas sweater party. Tongue
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Wolfman 1/6/2009 5:34pm
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In 1984 when I had my '78 XL75 with all the lights stripped off, I ran #7 on my helmet because RL was my favorite rider.

Anyone know what race he said this at? " I'm Ron Lechien, 19, ridin' a kawasaki number 2".
For some reason I have always remembered that.
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TooOldToPlay 1/6/2009 5:43pm
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Great as the stories are, watching the boy ride was a whole lot more fun..





..and watching him and the Bomber on the same track at the same time...priceless.
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Wolfman 1/6/2009 6:02pm
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Is that Millville?
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TooOldToPlay 1/6/2009 6:11pm
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Yep...Spring Creek/Milville it is. I've got quite a few photo's from that day.

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If you never seen a yz50 in action, you aint shit.
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Ron lechien was smoother than a peeled onion. just because somebody did drugs at one time in their life doesn't mean they are scum now.


and Sondra he looks like he's doing pretty good now and his life is still in progress. life is a journey and we all label parts of that journey as "good" or "bad", whether it's self labeling or describing other peoples issues. The journey is the important part IMHO and many times when you look back through all the labeled "bad" parts of that journey you realize that's what made you into who you are today. Then you crack a smile and then it doesn't seem so bad. Smile

Ron was always cool to all the fans too and to this day I am still totally amazed about the time he bought that YZ in San Diego, Bevo put tires or something on it and he waxed the field that night, most of whom were on full bore factory exotica. afuckingmazing
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Ronnie accomplished much more in the sport than they showed. More of a say no to drugs speacial than a mx files. Utter discrace to a fabulous racer . Won' be wasting my time on that show. Message sent to speed tv.
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Sorry Vet,

We didn't mean to not give you the show you expected. We agonized a long time on how to lay out Ronnie's show and even worked with him on it. It would be hard to cover his great races but the championships that never materialized without getting into the cause of it.

The best part of his story is what he is like today and what a stand-up guy he was throughout his whole career. Different than a lot of those out there today.

Ronnie and whole Lechien family loved the show and contacted me about it thanking our crew for their hard work on it.

It's sad that we lost a viewer over one episode after the 19 others a lot of people seemed to enjoy and look forward to.

I hope others can rally your negative note to Speed with positive ones because this show is always on the bubble and it doesn't need any reason for them to say no more.

I don't think many would like it if it went away.

Hope you spend your time on all the other quality programming that is out there.

Best,

Todd

P.S. (sarcasm inserted here) We're working as we speak on another "expose" of another 6-time loser...Joel Robert...we'll keep your standards up.


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KiKi-Matthew 1/6/2009 9:22pm
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I'm still watching & don't plan on stopping, can't please everyone Todd.

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Did he talk about his herpes ?
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MXR wrote:
Did he talk about his herpes ?
STFU cornbinder
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vet954 wrote:
Ronnie accomplished much more in the sport than they showed. More of a say no to drugs speacial than a mx files. Utter discrace to a...
Ronnie accomplished much more in the sport than they showed. More of a say no to drugs speacial than a mx files. Utter discrace to a fabulous racer . Won' be wasting my time on that show. Message sent to speed tv.
You would rather watch some glossed over hero worship? Not telling the whole story would be the disgrace.

Keep up the good work Todd.
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tunedlength 1/6/2009 9:46pm
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Great show!
Message sent to Speed TV......
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Todd,
You said you've done 19 of these shows now? Awesome.
Is there a list any where that lists everyone you've shown?

Because if you've not done it yet, Doug Henry would make one hell of a show, IMO.
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MX-Files wrote:
Sorry Vet, We didn't mean to not give you the show you expected. We agonized a long time on how to lay out Ronnie's show and...
Sorry Vet,

We didn't mean to not give you the show you expected. We agonized a long time on how to lay out Ronnie's show and even worked with him on it. It would be hard to cover his great races but the championships that never materialized without getting into the cause of it.

The best part of his story is what he is like today and what a stand-up guy he was throughout his whole career. Different than a lot of those out there today.

Ronnie and whole Lechien family loved the show and contacted me about it thanking our crew for their hard work on it.

It's sad that we lost a viewer over one episode after the 19 others a lot of people seemed to enjoy and look forward to.

I hope others can rally your negative note to Speed with positive ones because this show is always on the bubble and it doesn't need any reason for them to say no more.

I don't think many would like it if it went away.

Hope you spend your time on all the other quality programming that is out there.

Best,

Todd

P.S. (sarcasm inserted here) We're working as we speak on another "expose" of another 6-time loser...Joel Robert...we'll keep your standards up.


Don't %$^& with my hero!

A smoke and a beer on the line means winning!
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here's a quote about a guy named bryan fogarty...he broke all bobby orr's jr. scoring records for defenceman and has been quoted by many as being probably the most talented d-man to ever lace up skates.......but he was a drunk and played barely 3 seasons in the nhl. reminds me of dogger..

"He was the best player I have ever seen. He had a heart of gold. He'd never hurt a fly. He'd do anything for you. He just couldn't help himself." - Marc Laforge

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