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rubarb
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2/8/2017 10:39pm
ledger wrote:
Lot's of talent going on in here, very impressed and thankful how well this train is roll'n.
Agree, kindles me heart mate
bents
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3426
Joined
12/31/2009
Location
CA
Fantasy
2/8/2017 11:05pm
Name: Ken
Age: 54
Began riding: Age 8
Favorite rider(s): Roger DeCoster, although Heikki Mikkola was Roger's nemesis, I had a great deal of respect for him. Later on John Dowd and RC. Currently Dungey but respect everyone who makes it to the gate as a professional or weekend warrior.
Profession: Women's Volleyball Coach. Was an Assistant Coach for the Canadian Olympic Women's Volleyball Team at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta
Current ride: Just sold my last 2 bikes and trying to decide which direction to go next. Started Mountain Biking last year and dig it.
Misc: 1st race bike was a 1975 TM 100. Won the 1976 Manitoba Big Wheel 100cc Championship on my very trick RM100. Have raced on and off since then. Won lots and lost more. Have owned over 40 bikes and still love moto. Couldn't wait to go racing every Sunday when I was a kid into my teens and every time I kick over a bike it brings back those memories. Have great memories into my 30's and 40's with my buddies racing age classes and travelling to race.
TannerMxer
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Location
Ventura, CA, USA
2/8/2017 11:21pm
rubarb wrote:
INO is good ,but there's enough sodium in a double double to kill a small dog
You should be asking for no salt on the patty. It really changes the game with the in-n-out burgers.
USMCMXer
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Location
Farmington, MN, USA
2/8/2017 11:28pm Edited Date/Time 2/8/2017 11:29pm
Name: Tommy
Age: 41
Began riding: Age 15, once I could afford my own bike. Parents have still never seen me ride/race..
Favorite rider(s): I really like all of the riders, immense respect for their ability. Faves are the MN guys and KW14
Profession: USMC since 1994. Enlisted for 8 years then got a commission. Currently an MV-22 Osprey pilot. Still trying to figure out what I wanna do when I grow up.
Current ride: YZF450 and Husky SM 701. Old, 78' HD FL.
Accomplishments: Best ones are my kids, 11 yr-old and 7 month old boys. They will be golfers and/or computer nerds!!!
Misc: Complete MX, and really anything racing related, junkie. Love to work on anything mechanical and I do all my own stunts....in the garage. Raced all over the world, thanks to the USMC, had some great times doing it and met some great people along the way.

The Shop

Starcrossed
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Location
New Bedford, MA, USA
2/8/2017 11:38pm Edited Date/Time 2/8/2017 11:39pm
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mingham97
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854
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Location
AU
2/9/2017 12:11am Edited Date/Time 2/9/2017 12:12am
Name: Mat
Age: 19
Started riding: 8 years old on a PW80
Current ride: 2013 KX250f
Favourite rider: Tomac, Webb, Cianciarulo, Wilson and Reed.
Profession: Studying accounting and mechanical engineering. I have also been working at bike shops for 4 years now.
Greatest acheivment: Making it into uni, moving out within a couple of months of turning 18 and being 100% self taught when it comes to motorbikes as I can rebuild one top to bottom.
Misc: I'm training for an iron-man 70.3

Final note: is it worth selling my motor bike to get a decent cycling bike?? Cheers
TwoStroke_857
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Location
Fort Wayne, IN, USA
2/9/2017 1:31am Edited Date/Time 2/9/2017 1:47am
Really enjoy reading through all the posts! Definitely couldn't ask for a better thread to bring some positivity and fresh air into the forums. I'll add a few extra things into the mix of info.

Name: Russ
Age: 18
Started Riding: Age 10
Current Ride: 2003 RM125, 2004 RM125
(The 03 is my bike and the 04 is my brother's bike, but I'll rip on it from time to time, if he lets me throw a leg over it!)
Favorite Riders: Eli Tomac, Ryan Dungey, Jeremy Martin, Austin Forkner, Grant Langston
(Although I say favorites, I have a tremendous amount of respect for all riders)
Profession: Just graduated high school, beginning college in the fall, will be studying Business Administration/Marketing
Greatest Achievement: To be determined...
Favorite Music: Music is really important to me. I could go without television, honestly. I would prefer to jam out. My favorite bands include Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Stone Temple Pilots, Dave Matthews Band, Matchbox Twenty, System of a Down, and any/all Country music.I cover a broad spectrum in terms of genres lol.
Favorite Movie: No Country for Old Men
Misc: Motocross has been an central part of my life for as long as I can remember. Even before I got my first bike and took interest in actually riding at age 10, I would watch races constantly and re-watch classic moto videos like Fox Racing Greatest Hits, Terrafirma, The Great Outdoors, and all the Pastrana vids. Never felt more passionate about anything in life than Motocross.

2/9/2017 5:03am
Really enjoy reading through all the posts! Definitely couldn't ask for a better thread to bring some positivity and fresh air into the forums. I'll add...
Really enjoy reading through all the posts! Definitely couldn't ask for a better thread to bring some positivity and fresh air into the forums. I'll add a few extra things into the mix of info.

Name: Russ
Age: 18
Started Riding: Age 10
Current Ride: 2003 RM125, 2004 RM125
(The 03 is my bike and the 04 is my brother's bike, but I'll rip on it from time to time, if he lets me throw a leg over it!)
Favorite Riders: Eli Tomac, Ryan Dungey, Jeremy Martin, Austin Forkner, Grant Langston
(Although I say favorites, I have a tremendous amount of respect for all riders)
Profession: Just graduated high school, beginning college in the fall, will be studying Business Administration/Marketing
Greatest Achievement: To be determined...
Favorite Music: Music is really important to me. I could go without television, honestly. I would prefer to jam out. My favorite bands include Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Stone Temple Pilots, Dave Matthews Band, Matchbox Twenty, System of a Down, and any/all Country music.I cover a broad spectrum in terms of genres lol.
Favorite Movie: No Country for Old Men
Misc: Motocross has been an central part of my life for as long as I can remember. Even before I got my first bike and took interest in actually riding at age 10, I would watch races constantly and re-watch classic moto videos like Fox Racing Greatest Hits, Terrafirma, The Great Outdoors, and all the Pastrana vids. Never felt more passionate about anything in life than Motocross.

Nice to meet you Russ! Congrats on graduating HS and good luck with college!
davistld01
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Location
Springfield, MO, USA
2/9/2017 6:18am
GD2 wrote:
Name: Grant Age: 20 Began riding: Around 2009 Favorite Rider: Eli Tomac Profession: I work for Vital and I'm a college student. Current Ride: None. College...
Name: Grant

Age: 20

Began riding: Around 2009

Favorite Rider: Eli Tomac

Profession: I work for Vital and I'm a college student.

Current Ride: None. College is expensive. (I do have a Santa Cruz 5010C for MTB, though.)

Misc: I took over the title of Youngest Vital Employee from Michael when I joined the team. Working in the motocross industry is the best job ever. By the way, Whataburger is the best. Not sure why you California people like In-N-Out.
Whataburger is the best. Not sure why you California people like In-N-Out.

Whataburger>>>>>>>>>>>in-N-out
As soon as I saw the name Whataburger...I knew you were from Texas, and YES Whataburger is the best.
FolkLoar
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Location
Hickory, NC, USA
2/9/2017 6:27am Edited Date/Time 2/9/2017 7:05am
Name: Brandon(No, not THE Brandon)
Age: 35
Occupation: Self employed(paintless dent repair)
also have a degree in Anthropology that I got for fun.(grew up hunting arrowheads and artifacts)
Started riding: 9
Racing: 12
Favorite rider: Hard not to pull for NC boy Webb. I really just love to see good racing. Usually pull for whoever is not running away with it.
Current ride: 2007 CR 144, XR 100, various pit bikes
Racing Accomplishments: Few local championships in schoolboy. Qualified for RM cup then broke both ankles and never went. Was a big time Moto nerd. All my buddies would laugh at how I knew everyone's name, number, and stats at any local or regional race. Grinning Quit to go to college and took about 10 yrs away from seriously following the sport. About 3 yrs ago when my oldest started riding we got back into it and I have the bug pretty bad again. Checking Vital all day now Grinning
Greatest Accomplishment:
Been with their mom for 15 yrs

We also have custody of my wife's niece, and have been raising her the past 4 years.
Misc: I like to sing and play guitar. I play solo acoustic delta blues shows. Also sing with a southern rock band. We cover Allman Brothers, Zeppelin, etc. plus some originals.
RM Mike
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Oakhurst, CA, USA
2/9/2017 6:50am
Mike
55
2006 RM250
Owner of a Locksmith Shop
First race in 1977
I do the RV thing with my gal

Ryno23
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Location
Manhattan, MT, USA
2/9/2017 6:56am Edited Date/Time 2/9/2017 7:02am
Name is Ryan
I'll be 41 tomorrow
Started riding at 11
Started racing at 14
Work as a service manager at a Honda/Arctic Cat powersports dealership
2017 CRF450R, 2016 CRF450R, 2005 CRF450X

Still race various type off dirt events from Motocross, to desert, to endurance races.
Greatest racing accomplishments were probably the 2014 Vet A mx title in the Big Sky MX series. Was a tough championship for me as I had to fight down to the last race to win it. Also finishing 4th in the Ironman class at the 24 hours of Starvation Ridge in some of the nastiest mud I have ever dealt with. I've had a good local run of success with racing in my life that I would trade for anything. The friends I have made through all the years are worth the scars and stories for sure.

Now a days I do less racing after some old injuries have caught up to me requiring quite a bit of down time and major surgery. Instead of getting my racing fix I like to mentor kids and new members at our local track and give back to the sport I have loved for so long. I also help people get their bike setup figured out so they can be more comfortable and safer. Most people have NO clue what suspension clickers do or how to adjust things right.

So that's basically me. I have a wife and kids that ride bikes as well. We are a dirt family and have a toy hauler that is gone pretty much every weekend in the summer either going racing, to the mountains, or where ever to enjoy our time on earth. Life is pretty good all things considered. I have been blessed by the man above and am very thankful for it.

Cheers,
Bolt-On
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Location
Morgantown, WV, USA
2/9/2017 7:24am
Jmicmoto13 wrote:
I've seen a few posts today talking about how savage this forum has gotten over the last few weeks and I couldn't agree more. There have...
I've seen a few posts today talking about how savage this forum has gotten over the last few weeks and I couldn't agree more. There have been some cut throat comments lately and we all just need to chill and be civilized in talking about the sport we love. So I figured I would formally introduce myself in an attempt to humanize this person that I am on there interwebs.

Disclaimer: Admins, if this thread is stupid or degrades quickly, please feel free to delete.

Name: Justin
Age: 28
Began riding: 2007
Favorite Rider: Eli Tomac
Profession: Sales
Current Ride: 2003 KTM 250SX
Riding accomplishment: Finished Mountaineer Run GNCC
Misc: I am passionate about all things moto. I live, eat, and breath this stuff. I'm mechanically inclined so I enjoy working on my bike more than riding it sometimes.





Ah I just realized! Your dad is Craig, right??
2/9/2017 7:33am
Jmicmoto13 wrote:
I've seen a few posts today talking about how savage this forum has gotten over the last few weeks and I couldn't agree more. There have...
I've seen a few posts today talking about how savage this forum has gotten over the last few weeks and I couldn't agree more. There have been some cut throat comments lately and we all just need to chill and be civilized in talking about the sport we love. So I figured I would formally introduce myself in an attempt to humanize this person that I am on there interwebs.

Disclaimer: Admins, if this thread is stupid or degrades quickly, please feel free to delete.

Name: Justin
Age: 28
Began riding: 2007
Favorite Rider: Eli Tomac
Profession: Sales
Current Ride: 2003 KTM 250SX
Riding accomplishment: Finished Mountaineer Run GNCC
Misc: I am passionate about all things moto. I live, eat, and breath this stuff. I'm mechanically inclined so I enjoy working on my bike more than riding it sometimes.





Bolt-On wrote:
Ah I just realized! Your dad is Craig, right??
Guilty. Yep, that's my dad. Wink
JBlain619
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Severna Park, MD, USA
2/9/2017 8:23am
USMCMXer wrote:
Name: Tommy Age: 41 Began riding: Age 15, once I could afford my own bike. Parents have still never seen me ride/race.. Favorite rider(s): I really...
Name: Tommy
Age: 41
Began riding: Age 15, once I could afford my own bike. Parents have still never seen me ride/race..
Favorite rider(s): I really like all of the riders, immense respect for their ability. Faves are the MN guys and KW14
Profession: USMC since 1994. Enlisted for 8 years then got a commission. Currently an MV-22 Osprey pilot. Still trying to figure out what I wanna do when I grow up.
Current ride: YZF450 and Husky SM 701. Old, 78' HD FL.
Accomplishments: Best ones are my kids, 11 yr-old and 7 month old boys. They will be golfers and/or computer nerds!!!
Misc: Complete MX, and really anything racing related, junkie. Love to work on anything mechanical and I do all my own stunts....in the garage. Raced all over the world, thanks to the USMC, had some great times doing it and met some great people along the way.
The USMC is essentially what got me in the sport as my dad was in the Marines when he first started riding and racing. He was stationed at Lejeune(I was born at the Naval Hospital) and there used to be a track outside of Jacksonville that he started at on an old private airfield. Thank you for your service Tommy and be safe.
Semper Fi!!!
MELTON139
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Location
Milton, FL, USA
2/9/2017 8:54am Edited Date/Time 2/9/2017 9:01am
Name: Sam
Age: 24
Began riding: When I was 3, stopped after parents divorced when I was 6, bought my first bike when in De. 2010 when I was 18.
Favorite Riders: Current: Stew, Ken, Tomac, Webb - Past: RC, MC
Profession: Electrical Engineer
Current Ride: None, sold my old blue last year to put money toward a wedding, Planning on getting another in the next few months.
Riding accomplishment: Nothing big, local race wins in C class, Couple of top 5s at some bigger races.
Misc: I met my wife at the track. She was a yearly top 10 finisher at Lorrettas in the girls class. I love riding and just hanging out at the track with everyone in general. I have a beautiful little 1 year old that me and the father in law can't wait to put on a pw50.
MELTON139
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Milton, FL, USA
2/9/2017 9:08am
MELTON139 wrote:
Name: Sam Age: 24 Began riding: When I was 3, stopped after parents divorced when I was 6, bought my first bike when in De. 2010...
Name: Sam
Age: 24
Began riding: When I was 3, stopped after parents divorced when I was 6, bought my first bike when in De. 2010 when I was 18.
Favorite Riders: Current: Stew, Ken, Tomac, Webb - Past: RC, MC
Profession: Electrical Engineer
Current Ride: None, sold my old blue last year to put money toward a wedding, Planning on getting another in the next few months.
Riding accomplishment: Nothing big, local race wins in C class, Couple of top 5s at some bigger races.
Misc: I met my wife at the track. She was a yearly top 10 finisher at Lorrettas in the girls class. I love riding and just hanging out at the track with everyone in general. I have a beautiful little 1 year old that me and the father in law can't wait to put on a pw50.

This is my girl telling me to give it some more gas lol








wreckitrandy
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Granite Falls, NC, USA
2/9/2017 9:17am
Great thread!
name- Randy
age- 55
marital status- vet
occupation- semi retired,,,, down to two jobs presently
first bike- 72 Yamaha 125
first race- 77 on a 74 Yamaha MX175. ... result- mechanical dnf both motos
current bike- 07 DRZ 400S
last race and bike- 30+A at Parker Valley in 05 on an 03 RM250..result- dnf/dns due to crash damaged back
racing highlights- nothing worth mentioning here other than a lifetime of memories with great friends
future motorcycling goals- get another old smoker race bike to moto with nephew and old friends!
immediate life goals- to serve and praise God. He's worthy!
2/9/2017 9:20am
MELTON139 wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2017/02/09/174927/s1200_IMG_20160403_202200.jpg[/img] This is my girl telling me to give it some more gas lol [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2017/02/09/174928/s1200_IMG_20151119_073530.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2017/02/09/174929/s1200_13304946_1569265206700877_5232795624388940740_o.jpg[/img]

This is my girl telling me to give it some more gas lol








Great pics Sam!
jeffro503
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St Helens, OR, USA
2/9/2017 9:20am
USMCMXer wrote:
Name: Tommy Age: 41 Began riding: Age 15, once I could afford my own bike. Parents have still never seen me ride/race.. Favorite rider(s): I really...
Name: Tommy
Age: 41
Began riding: Age 15, once I could afford my own bike. Parents have still never seen me ride/race..
Favorite rider(s): I really like all of the riders, immense respect for their ability. Faves are the MN guys and KW14
Profession: USMC since 1994. Enlisted for 8 years then got a commission. Currently an MV-22 Osprey pilot. Still trying to figure out what I wanna do when I grow up.
Current ride: YZF450 and Husky SM 701. Old, 78' HD FL.
Accomplishments: Best ones are my kids, 11 yr-old and 7 month old boys. They will be golfers and/or computer nerds!!!
Misc: Complete MX, and really anything racing related, junkie. Love to work on anything mechanical and I do all my own stunts....in the garage. Raced all over the world, thanks to the USMC, had some great times doing it and met some great people along the way.
Tommy first off...thank you for all your service! And a 22 Osprey pilot....dude! That is cool as hell right there!! This may sound stupid ( and i guess it is speaking to a real life pilot ) but in one of my RC flight sims we have the Osprey 22 in there , and it's probably the most difficult aircraft to fly. In my eyes , your job is pretty dang badass!
2/9/2017 9:20am
Great thread! name- Randy age- 55 marital status- vet occupation- semi retired,,,, down to two jobs presently first bike- 72 Yamaha 125 first race- 77 on...
Great thread!
name- Randy
age- 55
marital status- vet
occupation- semi retired,,,, down to two jobs presently
first bike- 72 Yamaha 125
first race- 77 on a 74 Yamaha MX175. ... result- mechanical dnf both motos
current bike- 07 DRZ 400S
last race and bike- 30+A at Parker Valley in 05 on an 03 RM250..result- dnf/dns due to crash damaged back
racing highlights- nothing worth mentioning here other than a lifetime of memories with great friends
future motorcycling goals- get another old smoker race bike to moto with nephew and old friends!
immediate life goals- to serve and praise God. He's worthy!
Amen. Pleasure to meet you Randy.
Phantom 661
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Torrance, CA, USA
2/9/2017 9:40am
Great thread! name- Randy age- 55 marital status- vet occupation- semi retired,,,, down to two jobs presently first bike- 72 Yamaha 125 first race- 77 on...
Great thread!
name- Randy
age- 55
marital status- vet
occupation- semi retired,,,, down to two jobs presently
first bike- 72 Yamaha 125
first race- 77 on a 74 Yamaha MX175. ... result- mechanical dnf both motos
current bike- 07 DRZ 400S
last race and bike- 30+A at Parker Valley in 05 on an 03 RM250..result- dnf/dns due to crash damaged back
racing highlights- nothing worth mentioning here other than a lifetime of memories with great friends
future motorcycling goals- get another old smoker race bike to moto with nephew and old friends!
immediate life goals- to serve and praise God. He's worthy!
I didn't know yamaha made a 74 175 MX. I had the 125 MX same year. Was a great bike! Must have been something racing that 74 against the new 77 YZ. Lot of upgrades that year for the Yami. Anyway, enjoyed your post!
OldPro277
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Avonmore, PA, USA
2/9/2017 10:16am
Been waiting for this thread to go sideways, and pleasantly surprised it has not !! So here goes

Mick---57
Married - 33 years - 1- 27 yo daughter (that has the same love for MX as Dad,and rides!!,and married an Engineer that also rides)
First bike -- 1971 yamaha mini enduro
Raced local B and then A, won a bunch and eventually got my AMA Pro card in 1977.
Raced some Nationals and Qualifiers (separate in those days)
Got the amazing opportunity to be on the track at the same time as some of our greatest legends, Marty, Hannah, Tony D, the original Fox team,etc etc. , although getting lapped by one or more of them usually....Whistling
Got banged up bad in a first turn crash at a High Point qualifier and wasnt quite the same.afterwards.. Retired from racing in 81, didnt even ride again until my daughter showed interest in about 2004. And then helped/trained a couple local Pro's for a half dozen years.
Returning to racing (Vintage Mx) this year hopefully.
Current bikes--- 10 vintage racers-- 1978 DG RM125, Fox RM125, Fox RM250, Hannah replica 80 YZ250, 1980 DG RM 100, a 1978 DG XR75, a stock 1977 xr75, 1980 all original YZ60 and a couple other minis
Favorite riders-- all the old school legends ,but particularly, Marty Smith ,The Hurricane, Roger D and Chuck Sun
Favorite current guys-- RV , Tomac and Jason Anderson.
Occupation-- in the car biz 33 years everything from sales /management to owner.
GregDVT
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Location
Phoenix, MD, USA
2/9/2017 10:27am
GD2 wrote:
Name: Grant Age: 20 Began riding: Around 2009 Favorite Rider: Eli Tomac Profession: I work for Vital and I'm a college student. Current Ride: None. College...
Name: Grant

Age: 20

Began riding: Around 2009

Favorite Rider: Eli Tomac

Profession: I work for Vital and I'm a college student.

Current Ride: None. College is expensive. (I do have a Santa Cruz 5010C for MTB, though.)

Misc: I took over the title of Youngest Vital Employee from Michael when I joined the team. Working in the motocross industry is the best job ever. By the way, Whataburger is the best. Not sure why you California people like In-N-Out.
Hey Grant,
I'm a college student myself (graduating with a professional/technical writing degree in may) and looking to turn this hobby into a profession as well. If you don't mind me asking, how did you get your foot in the door?

--Greg
GregDVT
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2/9/2017 10:35am
Name: Greg

Age: 22

Began riding: 2007

Favorite Riders: Chad Reed and Cooper Webb

Profession: College student and food runner at a brewhaus

Current Ride: 2005 crf250r

Misc.: Been following MX/SX since the mid 2000's. Love reading the bike builds and plan on doing one once I have some funds.
GD2
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Fantasy
2/9/2017 10:36am Edited Date/Time 2/9/2017 10:39am
GregDVT wrote:
Hey Grant, I'm a college student myself (graduating with a professional/technical writing degree in may) and looking to turn this hobby into a profession as well...
Hey Grant,
I'm a college student myself (graduating with a professional/technical writing degree in may) and looking to turn this hobby into a profession as well. If you don't mind me asking, how did you get your foot in the door?

--Greg
Well, Greg, the answer probably won't help you all that much, but here it is:

GuyB posted a thread advertising an open spot on the Vital team, so I sent him an email about it and ended up with the job. That's really about it. Like I said, not all that helpful Tongue .

Good luck on your search for a job in the industry, though. I hope you land somewhere.
GregDVT
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2/9/2017 10:39am Edited Date/Time 2/9/2017 10:40am
GregDVT wrote:
Hey Grant, I'm a college student myself (graduating with a professional/technical writing degree in may) and looking to turn this hobby into a profession as well...
Hey Grant,
I'm a college student myself (graduating with a professional/technical writing degree in may) and looking to turn this hobby into a profession as well. If you don't mind me asking, how did you get your foot in the door?

--Greg
GD2 wrote:
Well, Greg, the answer probably won't help you all that much, but here it is: GuyB posted a thread advertising an open spot on the Vital...
Well, Greg, the answer probably won't help you all that much, but here it is:

GuyB posted a thread advertising an open spot on the Vital team, so I sent him an email about it and ended up with the job. That's really about it. Like I said, not all that helpful Tongue .

Good luck on your search for a job in the industry, though. I hope you land somewhere.
Sometimes you just need to be in the right spot at the right time haha. I appreciate the quick response!
Piston Slap
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Stillwater, OK, USA
2/9/2017 10:52am Edited Date/Time 2/9/2017 10:56am
I'm in for a buck

Name: JP
Age: 55
Started Riding: Age 9 on a Honda 50 that we cut the sidecar off of...no lie.
Current Ride: 1986 CR500 Honda
Level of Education: Doctorate
Profession: Industrial Electrician/Controls Electrician/Instrumentation Electrician (22 years)
Favorite Music: My favorite bands include 3EB, Everclear, Stevie Ray Vaughn and DT
Favorite Movie: Apocalypse Now Rdux
Memorable Race: 7th place Open class OKC Amateur SX 1993 (It was outdoors)
TannerMxer
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Ventura, CA, USA
2/9/2017 11:00am
This thread... I feel like it has humanized us all a little bit and when you see the photos, it's like, "oh yeah, we're all just normal people that get fucking amped when chatting about moto on the message boards." lol

Well fucking done.

BigDaddyG
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Saint Helens, OR, USA
Fantasy
2/9/2017 11:04am
Name: Jason
Age: 43
Started Riding: Age 6-7
Current Ride: Harley Davidson Road King (Will get another 450 in a year or so)
Favorite Riders: Dang, they are all bad ass, anyone who rides is a stud. But I go back to Kenny Zhart, Willie Surratt, Mike Pascarella, Willie Simmons, Jeff Mayberry, Steven Kotajarvi, Eddie Hicks, Turner brothers, Mike Healy, Tim Hanna, RJ, MC, Wardy, Reynard, RV all time fav, RC, JS7, Tomac, Webb, I mean, there are 1000 I forgot to mention. But those early years of racing throughout SoCal those dudes left a lasting impression.
Profession: 25+ years in the utility industry in one form or another. Electric meter reading system specialist.
Greatest Achievement: My 2 kids....but for riding, just not really getting hurt too badly, having fun and meeting kick ass people over the years.
Favorite Music: Metal!! HELLYEAH, HedPE, Pantera, Suicidal Tendencies, Anthrax, Metallica, Slayer, some old school rap here and there....and the rock station on the radio. Rock and Roll
Misc: Growing up and racing throughout socal in the mid/late 80's on 80's hitting all the CRC races and riding in the desert really was a great up bringing. Although I sold my 450 I do plan to get another one and race the vet world series, mammoth, DiTD, a few SoCal trips, etc....my little brother and I want to make sure we can do those things before we get too much older. Can't wait to make it happen in the next few years.
Future MX builds I want to get a 1996 CR250 and build an MC replica. I want to build my childhood dream bike, a 1980 YZ80 and make it a full on DG racer. I want a late model KX500 just since I am a big dude and had fun riding 500's several years ago.

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