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OldPro277
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OldPro277 11/10/2021 2:02pm
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Been on the gate with Hannah, Chuck Sun, Laporte, Tony D, Jammer, Billy Grossi, Jimmy Ellis and quite few others . I did the Winter-AMA Florida series and the Nats and the qualifying rounds . Also, some of the top Euros of the day. No I never beat any of the "names" . Pulled a few holey's in my day, but always faded like an old newspaper . It is a real eye opener to experience the difference between "fastest local Pro" and the REAL guys.... I realized quickly the only way I was making money in this game was to race the local big money races , lol.
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Dungey, PJ Larson, AMart, Chiz, Kiniry etc. Raced Am nats in the 00s. I remember Dungey at Branson on his shiny new RMz 250. Did a FCA riding cap in Indiana in 05 with Sipes, Buckelew and a few other big names at the time. Growing up in Oklahoma Marley, Reynard, Cory Green, Humprey, Nichols, Bogle, Robbie Smith, Terren Odell all those guys were around. Heck even the Wharton bros used to come race the Oklahoma State Races. Nichols used to ride at my house when he was on 85s haha. I think the first time I realized I wasnt going to make it pro was at Colt Humpreys AX track I frame cased a step on/step off and thought I had died...never was the same after that
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Got to do a few pro races in Europe that included FIM World Champs Heinz Kinigadner and John Van den Berk, plus Kees Van der Ven, several 125 SX races that meant lining up with Bob Moore, Trampas Parker, Mike Healey, Larry Brooks, Eddie Warren, Rodney Barr and more... And a single 125 National ('85 High Point) that included Erik Kehoe, Ron Lechien, Guy Cooper, George Holland, Ricky Ryan and more. Didn't score a point but I qualified and lined up for the motos!

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Allie Spurgeon !!! And she kicked my ass !!!

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JaredPartridge 11/10/2021 2:29pm
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Amateur 05-07 definitely sucked in the intermediate class. I was always part of the 'best of the rest'.

Villopoto, Stroupe, Izzi, Dungey, Canard, Hill, Wharton (both of em), Alessi for a time, PJ Larsen and others I'm drawing a blank on. Was terrible knowing those guys were behind you. For me, it wasn't a matter of if but when I'd get passed, even if they fell and are 10 spots back.
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I've posted this photo a few times on here, it was rad to line up beside the fastest mini rider in the world at the time, especially at a sand track like Baja Acres, RIP Swinkster

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kibby 11/10/2021 2:43pm
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1986-1988 Matt Mladin, Anthony Gobert, Damon Buckmaster, Kim Ashkenazi. Australian Mini's MX/Flat Track
1997 Kyle Lewis, Brian Deegan, Mike Jones, Pedro Gonzalez, Eric Vallejo, Tommy Clowers. Mexico SX
1996-2000 Chad Reed, Michael Byrne ,Travis Pastrana. Australia, NSW MX Championships / USA Steel City B class.
I was closer to the front on mini's but all the later stuff....yeah well- I was just on the gate with them........
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tprice07 11/10/2021 2:53pm
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tprice07 wrote:
I never raced against these guys but I did ride on the same tracks as them at times. Justin Brayton, Teddy Maier, Gavin Faith, Cody Gilmore...
I never raced against these guys but I did ride on the same tracks as them at times.

Justin Brayton, Teddy Maier, Gavin Faith, Cody Gilmore, and maybe Chad Pederson but I don't remember. I would just get the heck out of their way when they went by. Teddy Maier used to do a riding/camping thing at his place in Fort Dodge, Iowa and there were a lot of good riders that would be there. I just focused on hitting a couple of his massive jumps. They always went straight to the moon but were relatively soft if you came up short.
DaveB771 wrote:
Back in the 70s and 80s the fast guys at Fort Dodge were Roger Burman, Randy Ayala and Jimmy White when he drove up from Des...
Back in the 70s and 80s the fast guys at Fort Dodge were Roger Burman, Randy Ayala and Jimmy White when he drove up from Des Moines (I think that's where he was from. It was a long time ago.)

Fort Dodge has always had fast guys. I was just a half lap behind them.
Awesome, I think Roger Burman builds hot rods now if I'm not mistaken. Pretty good builder too. Did you ever race against Tracy Bachman? I did a harescramble that ran multiple classes at once. Him and Scott Mericle were hauling ass on that track. I came up to a ravine and assumed you just coast down it, they launched off it and landing at the bottom, almost face planted into the uphill on the other side. I'm not sure what the motocross scene is like up there now. I'm sure there are still some good riders since there is a decent OHV park in town.
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250 cross 11/10/2021 3:08pm
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Tony DiStefano lined up next to me at Crooms during the 87/88 Florida winter series. He asked me about the new 88 RM250 I was riding for the first time, he was still on his 87.
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tprice07 wrote:
I never raced against these guys but I did ride on the same tracks as them at times. Justin Brayton, Teddy Maier, Gavin Faith, Cody Gilmore...
I never raced against these guys but I did ride on the same tracks as them at times.

Justin Brayton, Teddy Maier, Gavin Faith, Cody Gilmore, and maybe Chad Pederson but I don't remember. I would just get the heck out of their way when they went by. Teddy Maier used to do a riding/camping thing at his place in Fort Dodge, Iowa and there were a lot of good riders that would be there. I just focused on hitting a couple of his massive jumps. They always went straight to the moon but were relatively soft if you came up short.
Rode on the track and raced them when I was younger and they where young . I have ridden and raced Denny in the last few years. Rode with Dungeys when they where younger, and the Martins.
lostboy819 11/10/2021 4:06pm
11/10/2021 4:06pm
I have been lapped by several national champs and lots of factory riders. Blush
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Bob Hannah Rick Johnson Jeff Ward Doug Dubach Kurt Nicoll Troy Lee Mike Bier Brian Manley Jim Tarantino Ron Turner Gary Jones Jeremy McGrath Mickey Dymond Rex Staten Gary Semics Billy Liles Jeff Leisk David Bailey Willie Suratt Ron Lechien
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JaredPartridge wrote:
Amateur 05-07 definitely sucked in the intermediate class. I was always part of the 'best of the rest'. Villopoto, Stroupe, Izzi, Dungey, Canard, Hill, Wharton (both...
Amateur 05-07 definitely sucked in the intermediate class. I was always part of the 'best of the rest'.

Villopoto, Stroupe, Izzi, Dungey, Canard, Hill, Wharton (both of em), Alessi for a time, PJ Larsen and others I'm drawing a blank on. Was terrible knowing those guys were behind you. For me, it wasn't a matter of if but when I'd get passed, even if they fell and are 10 spots back.
I feel that reply. Mookie is the most notable guy to hand me my ass on a bike
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FreshTopEnd 11/10/2021 5:56pm
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Well, at Hollister January 77 my 250 novice class was gated before open experts, and Bad Brad was lined up behind me on his new ride factory Honda waiting on my gate (as gates go for a rubber band start).

That's all I got. But, hey, when the gate dropped for my class I could honestly can say I roosted on a world champion. Laughing
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Mit12 11/10/2021 6:14pm
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Here I was at Saddleback golden state series 1984, I look over and see Glover, Lachine, Ward, Bier, Barnett, Johnson and OShow…..then the gate dropped! I started with most of the top riders form 83 and 84 I got passed by all of them as I was a great starter. As a local pro we get to line up with greats but raced with them not so much.
EZZA 95B 11/10/2021 6:24pm
11/10/2021 6:24pm
Living in the same region and sharing local clubs, Chad Reed, Craig Anderson, Danny Ham, and at some other events Jay Marmont (Junior State Titles) Shane Watts at a Stadium MX, along with Reed (I nearly ran over him when he fell in the first corner) Paul Broomfield (RIP) Jono Porter (RIP) Mitch Hoad (RIP)... Many other notable Aussie riders.
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DaveB771 11/10/2021 6:29pm
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tprice07 wrote:
I never raced against these guys but I did ride on the same tracks as them at times. Justin Brayton, Teddy Maier, Gavin Faith, Cody Gilmore...
I never raced against these guys but I did ride on the same tracks as them at times.

Justin Brayton, Teddy Maier, Gavin Faith, Cody Gilmore, and maybe Chad Pederson but I don't remember. I would just get the heck out of their way when they went by. Teddy Maier used to do a riding/camping thing at his place in Fort Dodge, Iowa and there were a lot of good riders that would be there. I just focused on hitting a couple of his massive jumps. They always went straight to the moon but were relatively soft if you came up short.
DaveB771 wrote:
Back in the 70s and 80s the fast guys at Fort Dodge were Roger Burman, Randy Ayala and Jimmy White when he drove up from Des...
Back in the 70s and 80s the fast guys at Fort Dodge were Roger Burman, Randy Ayala and Jimmy White when he drove up from Des Moines (I think that's where he was from. It was a long time ago.)

Fort Dodge has always had fast guys. I was just a half lap behind them.
tprice07 wrote:
Awesome, I think Roger Burman builds hot rods now if I'm not mistaken. Pretty good builder too. Did you ever race against Tracy Bachman? I did...
Awesome, I think Roger Burman builds hot rods now if I'm not mistaken. Pretty good builder too. Did you ever race against Tracy Bachman? I did a harescramble that ran multiple classes at once. Him and Scott Mericle were hauling ass on that track. I came up to a ravine and assumed you just coast down it, they launched off it and landing at the bottom, almost face planted into the uphill on the other side. I'm not sure what the motocross scene is like up there now. I'm sure there are still some good riders since there is a decent OHV park in town.
I don't remember Bachman racing down at the track by the river. If he did he was way ahead of me.

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Spudnut 11/10/2021 7:13pm
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I once pulled a holeshot on Ryan breece in superminis… on my small wheeled yz85 that only had a pipe
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Ryan breece, Landon Currier…that’s about all I got Unsure
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J-Rock27 11/10/2021 7:52pm
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Ricky Johnson: Lost 15, won 2 (he was 9 & I was 13 ahem)
Scott Burnworth:Lost 6, won 0
Jeff Ward: Lost 2, won 0 (I was only guy he didn't lap, ahem)
Brian Myerscough: Lost 2, won 0

* Plus heard about Suzuki testing their new RM (was TM) at Carlsbad
and tested them alongside Bob Hannah. All Japanese mechanics and
engineers and just assumed I belonged... That was fun!

** All during early/mid 70s
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jemcee 11/10/2021 8:04pm
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Only guy the non Aussie dudes would know was Andrew McFarlane

But otherwise for the Aussies reading dudes like Peter Melton, Takeshi Katsuya, Mickey Cook and whoever else was floating around the SE QLD mx scene haha
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Guy Cooper multiple times, and Henry Miller once.
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JMX247 11/10/2021 8:22pm
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McGrath earlier this year.
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scott_nz 11/10/2021 8:37pm
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Josh Coppins a lot since we are the same age. Ben Townley a few times, Shayne Darrell and Damian king , Darryl Hurley a lot and...
Josh Coppins a lot since we are the same age. Ben Townley a few times, Shayne Darrell and Damian king , Darryl Hurley a lot and still do in vets races
Chad Reed when he was 16
Stefan everts and Joel smelts when they came out here for the Taupo international ,

Never ridden outside Nz , but have been lucky enough to race most guys that came here ,
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I rode with Darryl Atkins when he came over here in '85/'86 for a few months. Years later, I worked with him when my company was...
I rode with Darryl Atkins when he came over here in '85/'86 for a few months. Years later, I worked with him when my company was sponsoring the race team he was running here in America.
His dad is still around here and is a life member of mnz
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National hare and hounds don’t count…but if they do: Destry Abbott, KC66, Ricky Brabec, Taylor Robert, Skyler Howes, Kendall Norman, And several others…when they start the pros and the A class on the same row…I can usually keep them in sight for about 50-60 feet off the line…lol
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2006-2007

Norcal Local novice class had a bunch of 80 expert racers moving up such as

Gerrad Steinke, Austin Howell, Kieth Knight, jake locks, tevin tapia
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jemcee 11/11/2021 12:36am
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jemcee wrote:
Only guy the non Aussie dudes would know was Andrew McFarlane But otherwise for the Aussies reading dudes like Peter Melton, Takeshi Katsuya, Mickey Cook and...
Only guy the non Aussie dudes would know was Andrew McFarlane

But otherwise for the Aussies reading dudes like Peter Melton, Takeshi Katsuya, Mickey Cook and whoever else was floating around the SE QLD mx scene haha
Oh yeah another one I raced heaps with was Stefan Merriman.. Almost beat him once or twice too but that was when he was first trying MX.. That dude improved! and NEVER sat down haha
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Graham Noyce , Dave Thorpe , Neil Hudson plus many other top British riders from the past including the likes of Geoff Mayes , Steve Beamish , Billy Aldridge , Roger Harvey , Bob Wright , Dave Watson , Rob Andrews et al , and Aussie Greg Brink , South African Rob Herring .
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