When is it to late ?

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lorihoo 1/4/2019 10:02pm
1/4/2019 10:02pm
mjr119 wrote:
Although it is highly unlikely, I remember hearing that Larry Ward didn't start riding until the age of 18 or 20. Is that correct?
Hi, not sure how I came across this particular thread but wanted to say that part of my childhood was spent at NW racetracks, and Larry (Ward) was a friend (all us kids hung out together - there was a lot of overnight camping out at the racetracks every weekend back then, plus everyone traveled for series racing ). Larry and my brother Todd we’re always competing against each other, and our families were all friends as well as many other racetrack families in the 80’s (Osters, Swansons, Chapmans, Thompsons, etc.). So, he definitely started out as a kid.
To the OP, you sound passionate in your words about racing, so I would say live without regrets and just do it as hard as you can, for as long as you can!
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Texas Built 1/4/2019 10:07pm
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Suzuki7 wrote:
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...
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
Learn to spell "pursue" and use proper punctuation.
Track and Trail 1/4/2019 10:19pm
1/4/2019 10:19pm Edited Date/Time 1/4/2019 10:20pm
He wants to be the first moto champion with bad grammar. Let him dream, not everyone speaks as well as a factory rider you know.
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drt410 1/4/2019 10:23pm
1/4/2019 10:23pm
It takes 5 years minimum just to reach just local A class. So at 31 you may be just fast enough to be the last place guy. Isnt there a bigger problem though? Doesnt Arenacross not exist anymore?

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donman 1/5/2019 8:41pm
1/5/2019 8:41pm
I would advise looking this guy up. He knows a lot about trying to qualify at an older age...
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VetMX.com 1/5/2019 9:26pm
1/5/2019 9:26pm
You will probably make more $ at your day job but why not race for plastic and have both? If you smoke everybody on the way up at least try.
Graybeard 1/6/2019 8:10am
1/6/2019 8:10am Edited Date/Time 1/6/2019 8:14am
It’s YOUR dream, so don’t lose that. I still dream of making it to the 50+ A class at 57 years old! Dreams are what motivate you and keep you going! No need to build a track or as others have said, buy a new bike, there are plenty of local practice tracks and amateur AX series races to give it a shot just for fun. Practice practice practice, starting with getting the bike suspension set up for AX, working your way through each obstacle one by one until you can string a lap together, then give a race a shot. But most of all, practice practice practice and have fun! AX is not like outdoors and takes a different skill set, in my opinion.
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4csHATER 1/6/2019 8:56am
1/6/2019 8:56am
well with the way things went last night it honestly looks as if the local b rider around here could have got on the podium, i mean every rider except cooper webb, and colt nichols was tired after the ten minute mark lmao, arm pump surgery and all and still cant hang what jokers, i bet if johny o mara , hannah, albertyne, vulliman, mcgrath, i bet all of them constantly laugh there ass off at this feild of new age spoiled idiots that have all this equiptment and cant even ride it hard fpr more than 10 minutes, chicken is somewhere replaying the footage from last night saying if only i was riding what they were riding.


shits a joke now days anyone can make it as long as they have money, its not even about the raw talent anymore, so if i were you id work for 4 more years and pay the media to blow your name up and then dance on the stadium floor, and boom son you got a contract all while riding with no touch of talent
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brocster 1/6/2019 9:18am
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4csHATER wrote:
well with the way things went last night it honestly looks as if the local b rider around here could have got on the podium, i...
well with the way things went last night it honestly looks as if the local b rider around here could have got on the podium, i mean every rider except cooper webb, and colt nichols was tired after the ten minute mark lmao, arm pump surgery and all and still cant hang what jokers, i bet if johny o mara , hannah, albertyne, vulliman, mcgrath, i bet all of them constantly laugh there ass off at this feild of new age spoiled idiots that have all this equiptment and cant even ride it hard fpr more than 10 minutes, chicken is somewhere replaying the footage from last night saying if only i was riding what they were riding.


shits a joke now days anyone can make it as long as they have money, its not even about the raw talent anymore, so if i were you id work for 4 more years and pay the media to blow your name up and then dance on the stadium floor, and boom son you got a contract all while riding with no touch of talent
From the couch in Verona, Kentucky! Hell yeah boy preach that shit...

Still hungover from last night I see
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TeamGreen 1/6/2019 9:23am
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4csHATER wrote:
well with the way things went last night it honestly looks as if the local b rider around here could have got on the podium, i...
well with the way things went last night it honestly looks as if the local b rider around here could have got on the podium, i mean every rider except cooper webb, and colt nichols was tired after the ten minute mark lmao, arm pump surgery and all and still cant hang what jokers, i bet if johny o mara , hannah, albertyne, vulliman, mcgrath, i bet all of them constantly laugh there ass off at this feild of new age spoiled idiots that have all this equiptment and cant even ride it hard fpr more than 10 minutes, chicken is somewhere replaying the footage from last night saying if only i was riding what they were riding.


shits a joke now days anyone can make it as long as they have money, its not even about the raw talent anymore, so if i were you id work for 4 more years and pay the media to blow your name up and then dance on the stadium floor, and boom son you got a contract all while riding with no touch of talent
Your Man Card is revoked for the rest of the Supercross season & you've been sent a large jar of Jo Mamma's Butthurt Cream. Apply it out your ass...and face.

That is all,

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4csHATER 1/6/2019 9:46am
1/6/2019 9:46am
i actually just purchased a large can-a-bis from ignote and was gonna see if that helps me from the couch all the way in verona ky, hell yea redneck hick stick shit, man card never had one i race wmx you idiot, i was the guy that got a sex change and tried to race lorettas in 2011 in the womens class.
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Pete The Fisherman 1/6/2019 11:22pm
1/6/2019 11:22pm
4csHATER wrote:
well with the way things went last night it honestly looks as if the local b rider around here could have got on the podium, i...
well with the way things went last night it honestly looks as if the local b rider around here could have got on the podium, i mean every rider except cooper webb, and colt nichols was tired after the ten minute mark lmao, arm pump surgery and all and still cant hang what jokers, i bet if johny o mara , hannah, albertyne, vulliman, mcgrath, i bet all of them constantly laugh there ass off at this feild of new age spoiled idiots that have all this equiptment and cant even ride it hard fpr more than 10 minutes, chicken is somewhere replaying the footage from last night saying if only i was riding what they were riding.


shits a joke now days anyone can make it as long as they have money, its not even about the raw talent anymore, so if i were you id work for 4 more years and pay the media to blow your name up and then dance on the stadium floor, and boom son you got a contract all while riding with no touch of talent

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mattyhamz2 1/6/2019 11:37pm
1/6/2019 11:37pm
I hope most of you noticed this is a 2 year old thread...
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pkiczuk 1/8/2019 4:32am
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mattyhamz2 wrote:
I hope most of you noticed this is a 2 year old thread...
I did not.....im embarrassed
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feelit2morrow 1/8/2019 5:50am
1/8/2019 5:50am
mattyhamz2 wrote:
I hope most of you noticed this is a 2 year old thread...
I just want to know if the OP made it big. Doubtful though. He strikes me as a guy who races in LBZ over the boot moto pants.
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pkiczuk 1/8/2019 7:21am
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mattyhamz2 wrote:
I hope most of you noticed this is a 2 year old thread...
feelit2morrow wrote:
I just want to know if the OP made it big. Doubtful though. He strikes me as a guy who races in LBZ over the boot...
I just want to know if the OP made it big. Doubtful though. He strikes me as a guy who races in LBZ over the boot moto pants.
i was obsessed with those and SMP when I was a kid. OBSESSED. I was very much a 90's kid haha
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psg119 1/8/2019 9:17am
1/8/2019 9:17am
I don't know if you have anything like this out where you're at but Grand Prix racing would be fun for you if you're trying to get into a fun/professional racing environment. And if you end up being decent you can still pick up some pretty big sponsors. You won't make a career out of it but you'll have a blast and likely be able to race em for as long as you want along with motocross racing on other weekends if you want more.

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psg119 1/8/2019 9:19am
1/8/2019 9:19am
mattyhamz2 wrote:
I hope most of you noticed this is a 2 year old thread...
damn it i just read down to your postLaughing well maybe somebody else trying to make it big in their first year of riding can use my advice hahaha
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Squirrelings 1/8/2019 10:54am
1/8/2019 10:54am
4csHATER wrote:
i actually just purchased a large can-a-bis from ignote and was gonna see if that helps me from the couch all the way in verona ky...
i actually just purchased a large can-a-bis from ignote and was gonna see if that helps me from the couch all the way in verona ky, hell yea redneck hick stick shit, man card never had one i race wmx you idiot, i was the guy that got a sex change and tried to race lorettas in 2011 in the womens class.
Holy shit, you are dumb. Like, really, really dumb. I can see you lasting a long time around these parts.
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4csHATER 1/8/2019 11:01am
1/8/2019 11:01am
4csHATER wrote:
i actually just purchased a large can-a-bis from ignote and was gonna see if that helps me from the couch all the way in verona ky...
i actually just purchased a large can-a-bis from ignote and was gonna see if that helps me from the couch all the way in verona ky, hell yea redneck hick stick shit, man card never had one i race wmx you idiot, i was the guy that got a sex change and tried to race lorettas in 2011 in the womens class.
Squirrelings wrote:
Holy shit, you are dumb. Like, really, really dumb. I can see you lasting a long time around these parts.
hell yea im d.u.m.b.


are you kidding me, i would way rather be deep under ground in a military base!
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ben5020 1/8/2019 5:47pm
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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
Just get out there and have fun man, get your friends into riding/racing as well! We need more riders and less assholes in this sport
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jeffro503 1/8/2019 6:59pm
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4csHATER wrote:
i actually just purchased a large can-a-bis from ignote and was gonna see if that helps me from the couch all the way in verona ky...
i actually just purchased a large can-a-bis from ignote and was gonna see if that helps me from the couch all the way in verona ky, hell yea redneck hick stick shit, man card never had one i race wmx you idiot, i was the guy that got a sex change and tried to race lorettas in 2011 in the womens class.
So that's why you're fucked up. Makes sense now.
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MX76er 1/8/2019 9:17pm
1/8/2019 9:17pm
IWreckALot wrote:
You should clean your fuckin room.
Another Peterson faithful!?
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Sierra Ranger 1/8/2019 11:58pm
1/8/2019 11:58pm
It's too late when you're hanging out on Vital, reading a two-year old thread asking when it's too late.

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