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TSCHAM101 9/24/2019 10:11am
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ga_pike wrote:
Another question that hasn't been asked... who is your energy drink sponsor? I'm going to guess Bang?
agn5009 wrote:
This would be cool. Honda’s, moose riding gear and bang energy drinks.

Team Moose Bang
Team Bang Moose would be better IMO LOL ahah
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miketherider 9/24/2019 10:42am
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Maybellin Racing? Vidal Sassoon Team MX? Pantene Factory Support?

From: a guy with longer hair that gets made fun of in similar manners.
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TymeMoto 9/24/2019 11:10am
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Michael, if any of your riders didn’t earn a national number you should encourage them run #512.
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kiwifan 9/24/2019 12:08pm
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Some humour for the day, I hope all 4 riders can bottom out their suspension Smile
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Riesenberg448 9/24/2019 12:11pm
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Knew there was a reason Ronnie Mac got onto a 4 stroke.
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ML512 9/24/2019 1:13pm
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Mr. Afterbar wrote:
I predict Jacob Hayes is one of the riders.
Jacob Hayes has signed a deal, but not with what I’m doing. I am however helping him with some product.
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UpTiTe 9/24/2019 3:34pm
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Mr. Afterbar wrote:
I predict Jacob Hayes is one of the riders.
He signed very recently with a different team
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MXMattii 9/24/2019 4:06pm
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Mr. Afterbar wrote:
I predict Jacob Hayes is one of the riders.
ML512 wrote:
Jacob Hayes has signed a deal, but not with what I’m doing. I am however helping him with some product.
I hope the GP riders you are talking about is Darian Sanayei. He's a great hard working kid, who has tons of speed, but due to sickness this year hasn't shown much.
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CivBars 9/24/2019 4:38pm
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Mr. Afterbar wrote:
I predict Jacob Hayes is one of the riders.
UpTiTe wrote:
He signed very recently with a different team
Gas Monkey Garage
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Mr. Afterbar 9/24/2019 6:14pm
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Mr. Afterbar wrote:
I predict Jacob Hayes is one of the riders.
UpTiTe wrote:
He signed very recently with a different team
Yeah, that’s what I heard which is why I guessed with ML. West coast SX only on something other than a Yamaha. Seemed like it could be a possibility. A shot in the dark. Shot and a miss.
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CivBars 9/24/2019 6:37pm
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Mr. Afterbar wrote:
I predict Jacob Hayes is one of the riders.
UpTiTe wrote:
He signed very recently with a different team
CivBars wrote:
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"One of the bigger independent teams in the pits, the AJE Motorsports team is set to come back for the 250 West Coast portion of the Supercross series. We have heard that Jacob Hayes has reached an agreement with the team, but it is yet to be announced. Kyle Peters is another rider that is said to be in talks." - SML


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Jerry Robin | Rumored
Justin Starling | Rumored
Jeff Walker | Rumored
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UpTiTe wrote:
He signed very recently with a different team
CivBars wrote:
Gas Monkey Garage
CivBars wrote:
"One of the bigger independent teams in the pits, the AJE Motorsports team is set to come back for the 250 West Coast portion of the...
"One of the bigger independent teams in the pits, the AJE Motorsports team is set to come back for the 250 West Coast portion of the Supercross series. We have heard that Jacob Hayes has reached an agreement with the team, but it is yet to be announced. Kyle Peters is another rider that is said to be in talks." - SML


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Jeff Walker | Rumored
The 3 J's Smile
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CivBars 9/24/2019 6:52pm
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CivBars wrote:
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CivBars wrote:
"One of the bigger independent teams in the pits, the AJE Motorsports team is set to come back for the 250 West Coast portion of the...
"One of the bigger independent teams in the pits, the AJE Motorsports team is set to come back for the 250 West Coast portion of the Supercross series. We have heard that Jacob Hayes has reached an agreement with the team, but it is yet to be announced. Kyle Peters is another rider that is said to be in talks." - SML


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Jeff Walker | Rumored
kiwifan wrote:
The 3 J's Smile
4 J's

Jhris Jlose was mentioned in another thread

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BigDaddyG 9/24/2019 7:08pm
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ML512 wrote:
Jacob Hayes has signed a deal, but not with what I’m doing. I am however helping him with some product.
Congrats ML512.... I admire the courage and ballls it took to do what you have done for the past 2 years. Stepping outside your comfort zone, taking a huge gamble on yourself is way more than most people are willing to do. And now starting a Westcoast team??? That’s gnarly!! Best of luck and I can’t wait to buy some merch!!
Would love to see Deegan Vonlossberg #427 or Justin Hoeft get a shot Wink
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Brent 9/24/2019 8:01pm
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Damn, first the kid buys bikes at retail for his own 450 test and pisses off the establishment, and then starts a supercross race team?

Pretty impressive I must say.

Good Luck Michael, now just don't let those sponsors get behind with sending the checks, they tend to do that in this sport...

...and remember to have fun.
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CivBars 9/24/2019 8:09pm
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Brent wrote:
Damn, first the kid buys bikes at retail for his own 450 test and pisses off the establishment, and then starts a supercross race team? Pretty...
Damn, first the kid buys bikes at retail for his own 450 test and pisses off the establishment, and then starts a supercross race team?

Pretty impressive I must say.

Good Luck Michael, now just don't let those sponsors get behind with sending the checks, they tend to do that in this sport...

...and remember to have fun.
Yeah kudos to Michael. He's doing a great job.

But I don't think he paid retail.
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yz133rider 9/24/2019 9:16pm
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Kinda wild jgr cant get anything going sponsor wise and ML seems to be killing it.
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TymeMoto 9/24/2019 9:32pm
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yz133rider wrote:
Kinda wild jgr cant get anything going sponsor wise and ML seems to be killing it.
I said something similar in another thread about how JGR seems to be awful at finding sponsors compared other teams and got flamed. But it’s the truth. They fucking suck at it. You give any other team 18 months to find a sponsor and they do it no problem. Not JGR, though.
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ML512 9/24/2019 9:52pm
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yz133rider wrote:
Kinda wild jgr cant get anything going sponsor wise and ML seems to be killing it.
The difference in money being spent on what I’m planning and what is needed to operate there, is pretty big. I can get away with much, much less. But I’m setting out to accomplish a different end goal to what they are.

I’m actually thinking about explaining my budget in a video after we get rolling. I think it would be interesting to show people how much I’m stretching the ole dollar.
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ML512 9/24/2019 9:59pm
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ML512 wrote:
Jacob Hayes has signed a deal, but not with what I’m doing. I am however helping him with some product.
BigDaddyG wrote:
Congrats ML512.... I admire the courage and ballls it took to do what you have done for the past 2 years. Stepping outside your comfort zone...
Congrats ML512.... I admire the courage and ballls it took to do what you have done for the past 2 years. Stepping outside your comfort zone, taking a huge gamble on yourself is way more than most people are willing to do. And now starting a Westcoast team??? That’s gnarly!! Best of luck and I can’t wait to buy some merch!!
Would love to see Deegan Vonlossberg #427 or Justin Hoeft get a shot Wink
A friend of mine wrenches for Deegan, sounds like he just picked up some fresh Yamahas for next season.

I think I’ve only spoken with Hoeft maybe once before, geez he’s been through a lot...
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yz133rider 9/24/2019 10:00pm
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yz133rider wrote:
Kinda wild jgr cant get anything going sponsor wise and ML seems to be killing it.
ML512 wrote:
The difference in money being spent on what I’m planning and what is needed to operate there, is pretty big. I can get away with much...
The difference in money being spent on what I’m planning and what is needed to operate there, is pretty big. I can get away with much, much less. But I’m setting out to accomplish a different end goal to what they are.

I’m actually thinking about explaining my budget in a video after we get rolling. I think it would be interesting to show people how much I’m stretching the ole dollar.
Fair enough
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ML512 9/24/2019 10:04pm
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Brent wrote:
Damn, first the kid buys bikes at retail for his own 450 test and pisses off the establishment, and then starts a supercross race team? Pretty...
Damn, first the kid buys bikes at retail for his own 450 test and pisses off the establishment, and then starts a supercross race team?

Pretty impressive I must say.

Good Luck Michael, now just don't let those sponsors get behind with sending the checks, they tend to do that in this sport...

...and remember to have fun.
CivBars wrote:
Yeah kudos to Michael. He's doing a great job.

But I don't think he paid retail.
I didn’t pay MSRP 😂 but it still cost a pretty penny...And now I’m doing it again. My wallet and credit card will be very happy when Shootout is over. Maybe by the time we get to December I’ll be able to afford to buy a Christmas present.

I gotta split my time wisely, or at least attempt to, because as of right now...the race team won’t make me a dime. Hoping for some new subscribers though. Smile
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Aaryn234 9/24/2019 10:18pm
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yz133rider wrote:
Kinda wild jgr cant get anything going sponsor wise and ML seems to be killing it.
ML512 wrote:
The difference in money being spent on what I’m planning and what is needed to operate there, is pretty big. I can get away with much...
The difference in money being spent on what I’m planning and what is needed to operate there, is pretty big. I can get away with much, much less. But I’m setting out to accomplish a different end goal to what they are.

I’m actually thinking about explaining my budget in a video after we get rolling. I think it would be interesting to show people how much I’m stretching the ole dollar.
That would be so cool, do it Smile
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TriRacer27 9/25/2019 1:16pm
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yz133rider wrote:
Kinda wild jgr cant get anything going sponsor wise and ML seems to be killing it.
ML512 wrote:
The difference in money being spent on what I’m planning and what is needed to operate there, is pretty big. I can get away with much...
The difference in money being spent on what I’m planning and what is needed to operate there, is pretty big. I can get away with much, much less. But I’m setting out to accomplish a different end goal to what they are.

I’m actually thinking about explaining my budget in a video after we get rolling. I think it would be interesting to show people how much I’m stretching the ole dollar.
That would be fascinating.

Another thought would be to sell virtual VIP passes for the season. I would pay good money for you to do a members-only live feed during track walk and another one post-practice talking about how the track is shaping up, what changes you're making to the bikes, what you're seeing from other riders' bike setup, etc. Throw in a live-feed of your radio communication during the race and you'll have fans more focused on your guys than just about anyone else.
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nch209 9/25/2019 2:09pm
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I had some insight to the birth of a SX team many many many moons ago in another life... big budget, bigger plans, biggger names, bigggger sponsors, biggggest egos, and........ was a massive flop. That said, I love the way ML is pursuing this. Seems like a level head at the helm, realistic expectations, and just an overall good dude. Now, I don't know ML personally, but from what I gather he is vastly different from those I knew back in the day, which is a good thing. Those attributes and a new way of pursuing things with a young and fresh approach could lead to big things. Lets face it, lots of older guys will be moving on, and ML certainly appears to be a contender to fill in those gaps. I wish you the best ML.
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MXMattii 9/25/2019 4:22pm
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yz133rider wrote:
Kinda wild jgr cant get anything going sponsor wise and ML seems to be killing it.
ML512 wrote:
The difference in money being spent on what I’m planning and what is needed to operate there, is pretty big. I can get away with much...
The difference in money being spent on what I’m planning and what is needed to operate there, is pretty big. I can get away with much, much less. But I’m setting out to accomplish a different end goal to what they are.

I’m actually thinking about explaining my budget in a video after we get rolling. I think it would be interesting to show people how much I’m stretching the ole dollar.
Giving people a real insight of what it all costs would open a lot of eyes...
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kxkid715 9/25/2019 4:32pm
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yz133rider wrote:
Kinda wild jgr cant get anything going sponsor wise and ML seems to be killing it.
ML512 wrote:
The difference in money being spent on what I’m planning and what is needed to operate there, is pretty big. I can get away with much...
The difference in money being spent on what I’m planning and what is needed to operate there, is pretty big. I can get away with much, much less. But I’m setting out to accomplish a different end goal to what they are.

I’m actually thinking about explaining my budget in a video after we get rolling. I think it would be interesting to show people how much I’m stretching the ole dollar.
TriRacer27 wrote:
That would be fascinating. Another thought would be to sell virtual VIP passes for the season. I would pay good money for you to do a...
That would be fascinating.

Another thought would be to sell virtual VIP passes for the season. I would pay good money for you to do a members-only live feed during track walk and another one post-practice talking about how the track is shaping up, what changes you're making to the bikes, what you're seeing from other riders' bike setup, etc. Throw in a live-feed of your radio communication during the race and you'll have fans more focused on your guys than just about anyone else.
First- my hats off to you ML512. Can't wait to see what you have up your sleeve. This is as genuine as it comes; if you need any help from me hit me up anytime. I'd gladly volunteer time to help you out.

For the live feed.....I thought about selling this package to teams quite a bit, its a difficult sell because a lot of teams have a "few" things they don't want the public/sponsors to see. You would need to hire a full time guy to film and stream the "safe" stuff. haha.

However, if done correctly and still giving the paying fan a great insight to the race day, this is a fantastic idea.
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Danster 9/25/2019 5:17pm
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I thought the Deegan’s were going green in 2020.?
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m21racing 9/25/2019 6:23pm
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Where you will test your bikes? Do you have private test facilities lined up as well?
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ML512 9/25/2019 6:53pm
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ML512 wrote:
The difference in money being spent on what I’m planning and what is needed to operate there, is pretty big. I can get away with much...
The difference in money being spent on what I’m planning and what is needed to operate there, is pretty big. I can get away with much, much less. But I’m setting out to accomplish a different end goal to what they are.

I’m actually thinking about explaining my budget in a video after we get rolling. I think it would be interesting to show people how much I’m stretching the ole dollar.
TriRacer27 wrote:
That would be fascinating. Another thought would be to sell virtual VIP passes for the season. I would pay good money for you to do a...
That would be fascinating.

Another thought would be to sell virtual VIP passes for the season. I would pay good money for you to do a members-only live feed during track walk and another one post-practice talking about how the track is shaping up, what changes you're making to the bikes, what you're seeing from other riders' bike setup, etc. Throw in a live-feed of your radio communication during the race and you'll have fans more focused on your guys than just about anyone else.
kxkid715 wrote:
First- my hats off to you ML512. Can't wait to see what you have up your sleeve. This is as genuine as it comes; if you...
First- my hats off to you ML512. Can't wait to see what you have up your sleeve. This is as genuine as it comes; if you need any help from me hit me up anytime. I'd gladly volunteer time to help you out.

For the live feed.....I thought about selling this package to teams quite a bit, its a difficult sell because a lot of teams have a "few" things they don't want the public/sponsors to see. You would need to hire a full time guy to film and stream the "safe" stuff. haha.

However, if done correctly and still giving the paying fan a great insight to the race day, this is a fantastic idea.
Hey, truck guy, shoot me a dm on IG. I had an awning question. No one will call me back on a few awning related questions. Laughing
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