Let’s hear it for John Short

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Edited Date/Time 7/1/2019 4:22pm
John put in a solid race yesterday. After going down in turn one of the first Moto he charged to finish 15th.

Moto two put in a amazing ride to finish in 9th.
Earning him 10th place overall on what was a brutal track and some great racing.

CONGRATULATIONS John Short!
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IWreckALot 6/30/2019 11:21am
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He raced a few local series in dfw several years ago. I remember first hearing of him before demuth lost his leg. Both of those guys would show up and make the other local pros look like goons. Demuth would race the cross country tracks blind and still win. Unreal how fast these guys are. And yes, nice ride for short.
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Johnny Depp 6/30/2019 11:52am
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Great job. What’s his story?
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tylermx967 6/30/2019 12:44pm
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I ALWAYS CHEER FOR JOHN SHORT BECASE HE IS FORM TEXAS AND I REMBER EVEN RIDED SUSZUKI A FEW YEAR AGO I THINK NOW THAT KYLE AND MATT QUITED HE IS 1 OF THE FASTIST RIDERS THATS FORM TEXAS
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motoxxx599 6/30/2019 12:46pm
6/30/2019 12:46pm
Did anyone hear the broadcast in the second moto when they said Short passed Roczen on the last lap? Talk about a career milestone!

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motoxxx599 6/30/2019 12:47pm
6/30/2019 12:47pm
Johnny Depp wrote:
Great job. What’s his story?
He’s from Pilot Point, TX north of Dallas and has been with TPJ for a while now.
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GuyB 6/30/2019 1:47pm
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Look over the top of Coop...


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Shawn142 6/30/2019 2:28pm
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Short is a local DFW mad-man. Good kid who has been a journeyman pro for a while now but really come into his own the last year. He had several good finishes indoors.

We have a really good local track called Underground MX. It was the spot Kyle Regal's crew owned at one time and now he still teaches there. In the back was a scrub jump into rolling double section. I always thought if someone had the balls they could make that into one big triple. John Short proved me right. I can't really do justice to how big this is. It's completely blind and all speed. If you look close he clips a tree branch with his head.

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Mr. Afterbar 6/30/2019 3:04pm
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Back in ‘14 I first saw him ride at a regional at Mt. Caroll, IL. So fast and smooth. I had no doubt that he was going places. Glad to see him running closer to the front yesterday.
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Sounds like a good place, but I got to start claiming a percentage of gate takings for the naming rights Wink
Underground 6/30/2019 4:47pm
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And good ride Shorty #2. Or should that be 2 Short?
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NvHermit 6/30/2019 5:04pm
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I had him on my Pulp team for 82 points
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cason402 6/30/2019 6:18pm
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awesome ride, he keeps progressing.

my brother / Gainesville (TX) Sheet Metal / and nephew have helped him some. Hear he is a real good kid.

Obviously in hella shape, no one goes from last to 15th at Southwick without being a badass. and 9th in the 450's, second moto... that's straight up killer.
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MXerDW 6/30/2019 7:10pm
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I traveled the Nationals in 2014 and 2015 and was a big fan and helped him when I could. Known John and Cheyenne since then.
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kawasa84 6/30/2019 11:38pm
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I've "rode" (been on the same track and got out of his way) with Short many times at Oak Hill MX in Alvord, TX.
2 yrs ago I suffered a collapsed lung, and John loaded my bike and gear for me. He is very humble, and a great young guy.

About 11 days ago, (June 19th) he practiced at Oak Hill getting ready for the Florida National. The sand and rough conditions, and the extreme heat at Oak Hill were great conditions for him to prepare for the sand of Florida and The "Wick". On that day he practiced with a guy with the last name Floyd. Don't know who he was for sure, but I'm sure someone on here might. Anyways, they ran half hour moto's throughout the day, and the air temp was in the mid 90's and the heat index got to 106. It was a brutal day.

As others have said, he is from Pilot Point, TX which is where Tyler and Blake Wharton, and Hunter Hewitt all came from as well. Matt Lemoine, also moved to Pilot Point, TX and was based from there when he raced Supercross and the Nationals.

Oak Hill is Mitchell Oldenburg's home base, and is also close to where the Masterpool boys run out of at their facility in Paradise, TX

When Wil Hahn, and Tommy Hahn raced, their home and personal Supercross tracks was about 5 miles north of Oak Hill. There is a good base of private and public tracks in the north Texas area for pros.

I'm very happy to see John Short getting the results, because he puts in the work and its starting to show.
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Derek Harris 7/1/2019 12:01pm
7/1/2019 12:01pm
John is a great young man - who is one of the most fit people I've ever seen - his worth ethic there is unreal.

He has made consistent improvement every year in SX - and for a full privateer that's hard. He is usually very solid and rarely crashes

I think he is overlooked because his "raw speed" hasn't shown the be brilliant - but he shouldn't be overlooked. He is a killer rider, has no quit - and good person. I think on a factory effort his speed would go up a couple notches too
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