Fresh Dirt Alumni Rollcall

SweetDaddy
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SweetDaddy
Edited Date/Time 7/19/2019 10:01pm
Good memories - too bad it burned to the ground. What year did it start?
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MxKyle (MD)
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MxKyle (MD) 7/15/2019 10:47am
7/15/2019 10:47am
Let me be one of the first....

My original MXKyle screen name was changed when Motodrive was absorbed into Vital.

I knew the original Redrider (RIP). He worked for me in Orlando.

Jim1934 is my father and still riding at 84 years old. Vital was a little too rough around the edges so he quit posting several years ago.

KT



yak651
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yak651 7/15/2019 10:53am
7/15/2019 10:53am
I remember the yellow board, maybe around '98 or so I found it.
mxcat324
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mxcat324 7/15/2019 3:14pm
7/15/2019 3:14pm
started there but was mostly a lurker back then around 2000 I guess. Migrated to motodrive after that, now it is vitalmx. I don't post much but generally find pretty good info from many of the topics.
500 Mike
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500 Mike 7/15/2019 3:18pm
7/15/2019 3:18pm
Posted a little on FD but lurked a lot, about like here. Good memories of that place. Some of the meltdowns at the end were a little over the top but loved the banter.

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Tokyo_Tiddler
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Tokyo_Tiddler 7/15/2019 5:04pm
7/15/2019 5:04pm
I have had the same name since the beginning and that was at least 1998 or 99.
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avidchimp
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EGL, MN, USA
avidchimp 7/15/2019 6:14pm
7/15/2019 6:14pm
Lurked FD, but was all Bushwood and Motodrive for me since about 2001. Same screen name the entire time.
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pelted
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pelted 7/15/2019 7:11pm
7/15/2019 7:11pm
Har, seems like a lifetime ago. Not sure all the memories are good, some of the shenanigans over there were disturbing.
BMSOBx2
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BMSOBx2 7/15/2019 7:18pm
7/15/2019 7:18pm
avidchimp wrote:
Lurked FD, but was all Bushwood and Motodrive for me since about 2001. Same screen name the entire time.
Same here. I miss Motodrive.
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brocster
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brocster 7/15/2019 7:30pm
7/15/2019 7:30pm
Same screen name from the beginning. Thought it started around 94 but maybe not, was definately before 98. Didn’t post on motodrive but Picked back up at motonews.
APLMAN99
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APLMAN99 7/15/2019 7:33pm
7/15/2019 7:33pm
Present
kaboom645
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kaboom645 7/15/2019 8:08pm
7/15/2019 8:08pm
I came around on I think it was the mx world site, was there lie a month and when to freshdirt. Hung around there until the mikeep meltdown and the mass migration to motodrive. Sure didn't get a lot done at work during that time due to the daily AOL chat room with guyb, EIDave and about 20 others from motodrive in there
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rex.e
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rex.e 7/15/2019 8:21pm
7/15/2019 8:21pm Edited Date/Time 7/16/2019 2:05am
APLMAN99 wrote:
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RyanD797
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RyanD797 7/15/2019 8:25pm
7/15/2019 8:25pm
here
GuyB
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GuyB 7/15/2019 11:26pm
7/15/2019 11:26pm
Yep.
scott_nz 7/16/2019 12:02am
7/16/2019 12:02am Edited Date/Time 7/16/2019 1:22am
yep, was there, then motonews, then here,
used the same user name on all 3 sites,
mxbonz
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mxbonz 7/16/2019 1:20am
7/16/2019 1:20am
Mikeee P !
He was a little crazy but that's alright.
Pots to kettles....we race motorcycles....
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Truespode
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Truespode 7/16/2019 6:51am
7/16/2019 6:51am
I go all the way back to the RMD days. I played on FD a little but not as much as other sites.
gt80rider
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gt80rider 7/16/2019 7:19am
7/16/2019 7:19am
Fd was the best.... Loved the days of the wild west.... Good God the hours I wasted over there .... Still a slacker.... 😀

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G-man
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G-man 7/16/2019 7:30am
7/16/2019 7:30am Edited Date/Time 7/16/2019 7:31am
Truespode wrote:
I go all the way back to the RMD days. I played on FD a little but not as much as other sites.
Yep RMD days for me too.
Do you attend any of the Spodefest events?
I flew all the way to Atlanta to attend the first one, it was a blast as MXtuner rented a track.
The ex-wife could not understand why I would fly across the country to meet a bunch of strangers I've never met. Grinning

Cyclenews board, Freshdirt then Motodrive.
Truespode
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Truespode 7/16/2019 8:18am
7/16/2019 8:18am
G-man wrote:
Yep RMD days for me too. Do you attend any of the Spodefest events? I flew all the way to Atlanta to attend the first one...
Yep RMD days for me too.
Do you attend any of the Spodefest events?
I flew all the way to Atlanta to attend the first one, it was a blast as MXtuner rented a track.
The ex-wife could not understand why I would fly across the country to meet a bunch of strangers I've never met. Grinning

Cyclenews board, Freshdirt then Motodrive.
I put one together in SC in 2001 but never went to another one. Been to a few Dirtweek's with DRN in Illinois and Oklahoma though. Met some good people like AJ Wagoner at those. Got to watch AJ torture people on a grass track while riding a TTR 125 and the others were on full size bikes. Amazing corner speed. Also got to meet Doug Dubach in Oklahoma.

Here are a couple photo's from the one in SC that was mostly RMD guys including Jim from Smackover and MX Tuner (those from RMD will remember those names). The loopout was me during the wheelie contest. I never did get much better but did wear gloves more often.




AzTrooper
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AzTrooper 7/16/2019 8:27am
7/16/2019 8:27am Edited Date/Time 7/16/2019 8:42am
I was on Fresh Dirt just after we got our first PC back in I think it was 1995. It was while I was still married to the Antichrist. I really enjoyed FD. My screen name was Motomaniac. Mike is a good guy, I "talk" to him on Facebook from time to time. Hes in Fla and seems to be doing good. He went thru some hard times. He was taking care of his mother who he loved dearly but sadly a couple of years ago she passed away .

John
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SIMX2
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SIMX2 7/16/2019 8:28am
7/16/2019 8:28am
SIMX from way back!!
RandyS
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RandyS 7/16/2019 9:42am
7/16/2019 9:42am
Same screen name since RMD in 95 or 96. Anyone remember the chatroom from about 97/98, I remember Swap and Sondy being on there but I know there were others that ended up at MD/here.
rex.e
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rex.e 7/16/2019 11:17am
7/16/2019 11:17am Edited Date/Time 7/16/2019 11:29am
RandyS wrote:
Same screen name since RMD in 95 or 96. Anyone remember the chatroom from about 97/98, I remember Swap and Sondy being on there but I...
Same screen name since RMD in 95 or 96. Anyone remember the chatroom from about 97/98, I remember Swap and Sondy being on there but I know there were others that ended up at MD/here.
I remember the chatroom! Late night phone sex with that chatroom girl was the best. Good times. Not sure if it was mxgrl but there were several. A motodrive member married one.
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10000hrs
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10000hrs 7/16/2019 2:37pm
7/16/2019 2:37pm Edited Date/Time 7/16/2019 2:38pm
Truespode wrote:
I go all the way back to the RMD days. I played on FD a little but not as much as other sites.
G-man wrote:
Yep RMD days for me too. Do you attend any of the Spodefest events? I flew all the way to Atlanta to attend the first one...
Yep RMD days for me too.
Do you attend any of the Spodefest events?
I flew all the way to Atlanta to attend the first one, it was a blast as MXtuner rented a track.
The ex-wife could not understand why I would fly across the country to meet a bunch of strangers I've never met. Grinning

Cyclenews board, Freshdirt then Motodrive.
Same progression for me, CN, FD, MD and VMX. Mostly a lurker but joined here during lasergate.

My only post till recently was on cyclenews and taught me how nasty forums could turn. It was about the Doug Henry Yammie 426 (or was it 400 ) era and a poster asked about racing the 426 in mx. I still remember my response:

Friends dont let friends race motocross on four stokes. They take spooky hops at the wrong time in the wrong directions. Sure, Henry and Button proved that you can win on them but success didnt come quick and didnt come without pain. Dont do it.

The first comeback:

I really want to put my fist down your throat and rip the heart from some asshole who really deserves it.

The remaining responses were on that level.

Decided not to post for awhile and nothing too critical. Smile



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ShipLap
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ShipLap 7/16/2019 5:48pm
7/16/2019 5:48pm
What's Rmd?
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Truespode
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Truespode 7/17/2019 7:06am
7/17/2019 7:06am
ShipLap wrote:
What's Rmd?
Usenet

rec.motorcycles.dirt

Full anarchy and where I met friends I still have today... been best man at one's wedding, traveled with others and formed bonds that have never been duplicated
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WhipMeister
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WhipMeister 7/17/2019 8:29am
7/17/2019 8:29am Edited Date/Time 7/17/2019 8:49am
Fresh Dirt first appeared as a single article on Whip It! in 1996/97 (edit: now that I think about it, it was probably 95. )when someone (EJ - shhh) whispered in my ear that Emig had signed with Kawasaki following years on Yamaha. It was simple headline "Fresh Dirt:Emig to Kawasaki".

A little later it became a regular feature with Mikeee P (a fixture on RMD and Prodigy before that) doing most of the writing. Then, Mikeee split and started doing his own thing, with a forum, which is what most of you guys remember. I helped him with the domain name and pointed him in the right direction software-wise.

The rest is history.
Hammer
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Hammer 7/17/2019 10:12am
7/17/2019 10:12am
Been there done that!

FLA had a pretty strong presence on the site. Lot's of people enjoying the same things! Lot's of good times and memory's.

Hammer
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FlickitFlat 7/17/2019 11:19am
7/17/2019 11:19am Edited Date/Time 7/17/2019 11:21am
FD, RonRon, Motodrive and here. I think it all started around 98' or 99' for me. I had a lot of good times on race day with the guys at DMXS chat as well. I miss those days for sure.

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