Martin Davalos Retires From Racing

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mx 219 4/23/2021 6:13pm
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Best of luck with whatever the future holds for ya Marty.
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mxtech1 4/23/2021 6:15pm
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Sucks to go out like this. Every racer with a long career deserves that one last “fare well” race to soak it all in.

I’ve always been a fan of Davalos and thought he would do a few more years before retiring.
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Rickyisms 4/23/2021 6:16pm
4/23/2021 6:16pm
Damn. A great personality in moto. Always liked Marty. Best wishes to whatever is next on his list.
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fullfloater 4/23/2021 6:25pm
4/23/2021 6:25pm
Dammit. Good luck Marty but that's a bummer. He's one of the guys I always look at first when I look at qualifying times to see if he's on.

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ProKawi24 4/23/2021 6:30pm
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Damn that really sucks. Loved watching him ride. Hope he stays in the industry and does something like team manager or coaching, dude has a great attitude and personality people would love to work with and for.
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dan45mt 4/23/2021 6:35pm
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Martin, you have been a great rider to watch and root for all of these years. I will miss seeing you out there!
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EngIceDave 4/23/2021 6:36pm
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Good guy known a long time and seen grow up a lot.

Happy for him
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mb60 4/23/2021 6:44pm
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Can't say I was a huge fan but the guy had great style on the track. Good luck to him and his family going forward.
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Johnny Depp 4/23/2021 6:48pm
4/23/2021 6:48pm
Sorry to see him go, he showed so much promise last year I thought things were looking up for his career. Good luck!
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Zycki11 4/23/2021 6:51pm
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I remember his first race in St. Louis. He was not afraid to send it in the whoops on that Yamaha. Great career and person.
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hamncheeze 4/23/2021 6:59pm
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Best of luck in retirement Marty!
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Suicidal_Tendencies 4/23/2021 7:02pm
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Great career. Results did not match his incredible talent. Good luck, and congratulations!
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Electro21 4/23/2021 7:04pm
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Damn, that sucks. He always got ragged on for being in the 250’s too long. I don’t agree, I think they should be able to ride whatever class since it’s professional. Best of luck to him!!!
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davis224 4/23/2021 7:10pm
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Had a nice long career, and finally got to show he had decent 450 speed several times. Sucks it ended a little prematurely but you've gotta know when to cut the cord. Who is the next guy out there who's had the longest career now?
Dirty Points 4/23/2021 7:28pm
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davis224 wrote:
Had a nice long career, and finally got to show he had decent 450 speed several times. Sucks it ended a little prematurely but you've gotta...
Had a nice long career, and finally got to show he had decent 450 speed several times. Sucks it ended a little prematurely but you've gotta know when to cut the cord. Who is the next guy out there who's had the longest career now?
Bratyon is still the longest tenured, and I think Blose and Chiz both debuted a bit before Marty
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Phil109 4/23/2021 7:33pm
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Thanks for the memories and great racing over the years. Enjoyed every bit of it. Love your story and how you made it here. Enjoy the next chapter!
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davis224 wrote:
Had a nice long career, and finally got to show he had decent 450 speed several times. Sucks it ended a little prematurely but you've gotta...
Had a nice long career, and finally got to show he had decent 450 speed several times. Sucks it ended a little prematurely but you've gotta know when to cut the cord. Who is the next guy out there who's had the longest career now?
I would say Brayton (2002) followed by Chisholm (2004).
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yzf162 4/23/2021 7:38pm
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I really thought he was gonna have 2 more years before he called it a day. I really think his best 450 years were gonna be the next 2. When people talk about having a good style for riding a 450 he's always one of the riders i point out. Always felt like with his style and how you have to over ride a 250 to go those speeds didn't suit him.

Good luck in the future.
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Dios, patria y libertad
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Johnny Ringo 4/23/2021 7:46pm
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Damn! Gonna miss ya Marty. Hell of a career. Dude had winning speed for a long time
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mx617 4/23/2021 8:16pm
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Man that's shitty.
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Motoxdoc 4/23/2021 8:27pm
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Total bummer!...but a hell of a career made that much more impressive by where he came from. He raced so well that he made Steve Matthes sweep the PC floors; nobody can ever take that away from him!
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ShawdowGlen 4/23/2021 10:12pm
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Thanks for the memories Marty. I wish you success in your future adventures.

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CraigCrashes 4/23/2021 10:45pm
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Damnit. Hope Team Tedder sticks around now
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28hall 4/23/2021 11:27pm
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davis224 wrote:
Had a nice long career, and finally got to show he had decent 450 speed several times. Sucks it ended a little prematurely but you've gotta...
Had a nice long career, and finally got to show he had decent 450 speed several times. Sucks it ended a little prematurely but you've gotta know when to cut the cord. Who is the next guy out there who's had the longest career now?
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I would say Brayton (2002) followed by Chisholm (2004).
Chiz, Blose and Marty were all 2006 debutants.
Brayton was 2004
* I know he doesn’t really count but sipes was actually 2004 also
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mx186 4/24/2021 12:18am
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davis224 wrote:
Had a nice long career, and finally got to show he had decent 450 speed several times. Sucks it ended a little prematurely but you've gotta...
Had a nice long career, and finally got to show he had decent 450 speed several times. Sucks it ended a little prematurely but you've gotta know when to cut the cord. Who is the next guy out there who's had the longest career now?
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I would say Brayton (2002) followed by Chisholm (2004).
28hall wrote:
Chiz, Blose and Marty were all 2006 debutants.
Brayton was 2004
* I know he doesn’t really count but sipes was actually 2004 also
Actually Brayton was 2002 in the outdoor nationals, followed by Chiz in '04 and then Blose and Marty in 2006.
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28hall 4/24/2021 12:38am
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mx186 wrote:
Actually Brayton was 2002 in the outdoor nationals, followed by Chiz in '04 and then Blose and Marty in 2006.
I went off the racer x vault which said brayton was 2004 but your right I looked up 2002 mx and was in the 250 class. That’s actually crazy he has been at it for 19 years!
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Lightning78 4/24/2021 1:55am
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fullfloater wrote:
Dammit. Good luck Marty but that's a bummer. He's one of the guys I always look at first when I look at qualifying times to see...
Dammit. Good luck Marty but that's a bummer. He's one of the guys I always look at first when I look at qualifying times to see if he's on.

I wish Marty the best in his post retirement phase of life...

Marty is also one of the last very few riders that Matthes has had a personal relationship with. He's gonna need to pound / pavement with the new generation of racers that have become the sport as we know it today. I don't mean that Steve is starting with a blank slate but all the racers that he kind of was a mechanic around an early media guy are all pretty much retired except for Marty who is now at the end of his career

I can't think of anybody else that hes known from start to finish buuuuuuuut, my post isn't about Matthes and his media Empire I want to tip my cap to Marty hes one of the few guys to have put for the long valiant effort is career when a lot of 250 races had a very good 450 careers ......whelp hats off to you Marty!

"I don't know what I'm dOOing out there!" Infamous quote from Marty regarding his 2021 450sx campaign. 😂😂😜



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GuyB 4/24/2021 1:56am
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Yep, it was a bummer to see him go out like that.
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MyBobbym 4/24/2021 2:46am
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mx 219 wrote:
Best of luck with whatever the future holds for ya Marty.
Damn good rider. With a little luck he could have won a race or 2.
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