When is it to late ?

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How late is it age wise to actually peruse a career in arena cross, I'm 26 now and I want to give it a shot. Are should I stick to my day job lol
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Kyle978 1/12/2017 7:43pm
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Definitely stick to your day job.
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Suzuki7 1/12/2017 7:46pm
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Kyle978 wrote:
Definitely stick to your day job.
Lol anything else to add besides that
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Hope your day job isn't an English teacher lol Are you might be in trouble Laughing

Look at John Dowd, did not enter his first until he was 20.
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Got any sweet riding vids Bro?
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kkawboy14 1/12/2017 7:49pm
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If your on the internet asking......it's to late!
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ocscottie wrote:
Hope your day job isn't an English teacher lol Are you might be in trouble :laugh: Look at John Dowd, did not enter his first until...
Hope your day job isn't an English teacher lol Are you might be in trouble Laughing

Look at John Dowd, did not enter his first until he was 20.
Thanks
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ocscottie wrote:
Hope your day job isn't an English teacher lol Are you might be in trouble :laugh: Look at John Dowd, did not enter his first until...
Hope your day job isn't an English teacher lol Are you might be in trouble Laughing

Look at John Dowd, did not enter his first until he was 20.
Or not Are Wink
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Suzuki7 1/12/2017 7:50pm
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Camp332 wrote:
Got any sweet riding vids Bro?
Not yet I wish
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vetmxr 1/12/2017 7:50pm
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Line up and Race and see how it feels? You should know pretty quickly if you belong there or not? Remember, the older we get the slower we heal...

You may need to keep your day job anyway even if you do good in Arenacross.....Smile

Good Luck
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Suzuki7 1/12/2017 7:51pm
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kkawboy14 wrote:
If your on the internet asking......it's to late!
I'm asking cause I wanted opinion, I just got into the sport last year. And I love it
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RedDirtDog 1/12/2017 7:52pm
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well RC and RV retired at your age lol
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vetmxr wrote:
Line up and Race and see how it feels? You should know pretty quickly if you belong there or not? Remember, the older we get the...
Line up and Race and see how it feels? You should know pretty quickly if you belong there or not? Remember, the older we get the slower we heal...

You may need to keep your day job anyway even if you do good in Arenacross.....Smile

Good Luck
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Suzuki7 1/12/2017 7:53pm
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RedDirtDog wrote:
well RC and RV retired at your age lol
Oh boy well now that you put it that way lol
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ocscottie wrote:
Hope your day job isn't an English teacher lol Are you might be in trouble :laugh: Look at John Dowd, did not enter his first until...
Hope your day job isn't an English teacher lol Are you might be in trouble Laughing

Look at John Dowd, did not enter his first until he was 20.
It gets worse... He accesses people's medical care claims..lol
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Harambe 1/12/2017 7:56pm
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Just started riding at 26? Yea probably about 20 years too late
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Suzuki7 1/12/2017 7:56pm
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ocscottie wrote:
Hope your day job isn't an English teacher lol Are you might be in trouble :laugh: Look at John Dowd, did not enter his first until...
Hope your day job isn't an English teacher lol Are you might be in trouble Laughing

Look at John Dowd, did not enter his first until he was 20.
tempura wrote:
It gets worse... He accesses people's medical care claims..lol
And I do a good job at it thanks, you don't have nothing better else to besides be a tool?
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MX4EVR 1/12/2017 7:56pm
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It can be done
Like OC Scottie said
Dowd did it
And he was like 40++ and got 2nd in last moto at wick when gerkie won

I would build a supercross track 1.5 times longer than the tracks they race at and replicate one to the exact layout
And train to go 30 min at the 20th guys lap ave
And never stop till I get it
Then your on tv and making it happen
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Suzuki7 1/12/2017 7:58pm
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MX4EVR wrote:
It can be done Like OC Scottie said Dowd did it And he was like 40++ and got 2nd in last moto at wick when gerkie...
It can be done
Like OC Scottie said
Dowd did it
And he was like 40++ and got 2nd in last moto at wick when gerkie won

I would build a supercross track 1.5 times longer than the tracks they race at and replicate one to the exact layout
And train to go 30 min at the 20th guys lap ave
And never stop till I get it
Then your on tv and making it happen
Thanks for the solid advice

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Take a moment and reflect on this --- if your 'gut' says go for it....... get after it. Watch the naysayers.

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Sure why not? If you have never had any big injuries you may still have the fearless thing.

I've crashed myself slow haha, but better to keep it on 2 wheels at 30 then to ride like a mad man and sit on the couch for a few months
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ocscottie wrote:
Hope your day job isn't an English teacher lol Are you might be in trouble :laugh: Look at John Dowd, did not enter his first until...
Hope your day job isn't an English teacher lol Are you might be in trouble Laughing

Look at John Dowd, did not enter his first until he was 20.
tempura wrote:
It gets worse... He accesses people's medical care claims..lol
Suzuki7 wrote:
And I do a good job at it thanks, you don't have nothing better else to besides be a tool?
I'll add, at your age and with only one years riding experience, you'd probably be better sticking to your day job, unless you are a natural talent and have already reached a high level..but even then, the chances of you making a living out of it are slim.
Do you have a wife, house payments, car payments, kids on the way?
smashingpumpkins167 1/12/2017 8:04pm
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I used to ride with a lot of guys that do the nitro arenacross tour. They all still work full time. Not sure how much better the other series pays their pros.
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Go sign up for an arenacross.! Ride over 25 class. See how it goes.
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Well if you have been riding a year and smoking local pros, you are a prodigy, go for it. Or your delusional like most of us. Either way dont quit your day job for arenacross. You need money to spend on racing.
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Suzuki7 1/12/2017 8:08pm
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tempura wrote:
It gets worse... He accesses people's medical care claims..lol
Suzuki7 wrote:
And I do a good job at it thanks, you don't have nothing better else to besides be a tool?
tempura wrote:
I'll add, at your age and with only one years riding experience, you'd probably be better sticking to your day job, unless you are a natural...
I'll add, at your age and with only one years riding experience, you'd probably be better sticking to your day job, unless you are a natural talent and have already reached a high level..but even then, the chances of you making a living out of it are slim.
Do you have a wife, house payments, car payments, kids on the way?
Nicest thing you ever said lol. But I get what your saying, and no I don't have no wife or kids on the way. My car is paid off as well.
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Suzuki7 1/12/2017 8:09pm
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JWACK wrote:
Go sign up for an arenacross.! Ride over 25 class. See how it goes.
I'll look into this thanks, I was unaware there was at 25 and older class.
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Suzuki7 1/12/2017 8:10pm
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resetjet wrote:
Well if you have been riding a year and smoking local pros, you are a prodigy, go for it. Or your delusional like most of us...
Well if you have been riding a year and smoking local pros, you are a prodigy, go for it. Or your delusional like most of us. Either way dont quit your day job for arenacross. You need money to spend on racing.
Oh yeah man, exactly quitting my day job was never a option lol.
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JWACK 1/12/2017 8:11pm
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JWACK wrote:
Go sign up for an arenacross.! Ride over 25 class. See how it goes.
Suzuki7 wrote:
I'll look into this thanks, I was unaware there was at 25 and older class.
Yes. It's good times. No need to go buy a new bike or anything. Run what ya brung. Practice lots of starts!
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kkawboy14 1/12/2017 8:12pm
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kkawboy14 wrote:
If your on the internet asking......it's to late!
Suzuki7 wrote:
I'm asking cause I wanted opinion, I just got into the sport last year. And I love it
I gave you my opinion
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Harambe 1/12/2017 8:21pm
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IMO... Its not possible, having been in the sport for quite a while ive seen people buy a bike then claim to want to make it big, then make it to about midpack C level, crash, break something, then quit and move on. In the time ive been lurking then moved to posting on this site ive seen this same question asked a couple times then the OP disappear shortly after.

Nealry everyone who is racing and making any type of money at it has been riding since 5 or so years old. Yea, John Down did it but that was a super rare case and also when people werent taking racing as seriously as they are now.

Theres kids who basically live year round at training facilities from age 5 who wont make jack shit in the sport.

Speaking from my experience trying to simply earn a pro card while working 50 hours a week and going to engineering school, its not as simple as buying a bike and deciding you want to make a career out of racing. Ill never make money doing this but if I could make the motos at a national that would be a dream come true, but Ive also been riding since 14 and Im 26 now, doing it totally on my own since 18.

Making a "career" in areanacross when starting riding at 25 is in my eyes impossible, and im sure i will be proven correct... But if you said something like you want to get good enough to race A class locally or qualify for arenacross mains eventually.. thats a much more achievable goal. Not many people have a "career" in arenacross and those that do are at the tippy top.

Again, not trying to be a dick, just speaking from experience in a similar situation. You just dont have enough time on the bike starting at 25 to learn the skills needed to race areanacross and make money doing it.
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