The best rider in history that never won a race

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im going to throw some wild names out who off the top of my head was always in the mix but cant remeber if they got a win in their career.

Heath Voss..?
Eric Sorby?
Chris gosselaar?
Kelly Smith?
Steve Boniface?
Tyler Evans?
Paul Carpenter?
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backinthesaddleagain 11/16/2021 1:43pm
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MyBobbym wrote:
Warren Reid...
quadzrulebro wrote:
Reid won a 125 national at a track I’ve never heard of. Pine Top.
Yes and I was there. Rhode Island's one and only national MX. Rain forecasts kept people away. Guess where it didn't rain? Pine Top.
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backinthesaddleagain 11/16/2021 1:46pm
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MyBobbym wrote:
Warren Reid...
quadzrulebro wrote:
Reid won a 125 national at a track I’ve never heard of. Pine Top.
TeamFlannel wrote:
Watch the vid of that race on YouTube- what a cool track👍🏻
It was a ski hill as we don't have ski mountains in RI. LOL I rode a mountain bike there some years ago trying to find evidence of the track but all I found were ski area remnants. Said as on the same street we host national and world trials with guys like Tony Bou, but could never get the MX back as the ski area closed down. I can still smell the bean oil and listen to the bikes running up the hill.
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Ron Sun and Phil Larson come to mind as well.
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decano51 wrote:
im going to throw some wild names out who off the top of my head was always in the mix but cant remeber if they got...
im going to throw some wild names out who off the top of my head was always in the mix but cant remeber if they got a win in their career.

Heath Voss..?
Eric Sorby?
Chris gosselaar?
Kelly Smith?
Steve Boniface?
Tyler Evans?
Paul Carpenter?
You don't listen to the Pulp MX
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decano51 wrote:
im going to throw some wild names out who off the top of my head was always in the mix but cant remeber if they got...
im going to throw some wild names out who off the top of my head was always in the mix but cant remeber if they got a win in their career.

Heath Voss..?
Eric Sorby?
Chris gosselaar?
Kelly Smith?
Steve Boniface?
Tyler Evans?
Paul Carpenter?
PDUB481 wrote:
You don't listen to the Pulp MX
Not often unless he has a guest im interested in hearing from.. Find him arrogant and rude haha
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Basically no one has topped Scott “The Burner” Burnsworth.
Dude was always in the mix-never won a race.
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decano51 wrote:
im going to throw some wild names out who off the top of my head was always in the mix but cant remeber if they got...
im going to throw some wild names out who off the top of my head was always in the mix but cant remeber if they got a win in their career.

Heath Voss..?
Eric Sorby?
Chris gosselaar?
Kelly Smith?
Steve Boniface?
Tyler Evans?
Paul Carpenter?
kelly smith won mt morris 125 national in mud
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If there's a stats guru who can find out the riders with the most podiums but 0 wins. That should narrow it down.
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mx313 wrote:
If there's a stats guru who can find out the riders with the most podiums but 0 wins. That should narrow it down.
@SX RESEARCH DEPARTMENT

is the guy on Instagram who keeps records of all the stats and wild facts about racers
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scottydogmx 11/16/2021 5:33pm
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Steve Ramon
Won the world championship but didn't win a race that year?
Also a mention about Searles time in the mx1 class after showing Herlings a clean set of heels on more than one occasion during the mx2 class
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robbiescrubs 11/16/2021 5:35pm
11/16/2021 5:35pm Edited Date/Time 11/16/2021 5:36pm
From Racer X Vault. Just used the "Individual Races" tab which is based on Overall results for both MX and SX in all classes



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robbiescrubs wrote:
From Racer X Vault. Just used the "Individual Races" tab which is based on Overall results for both MX and SX in all classes [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/11/16/518662/s1200_Capture.jpg[/img]
From Racer X Vault. Just used the "Individual Races" tab which is based on Overall results for both MX and SX in all classes



Nicely done!!
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Looks like Michael Byrne, then?
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fullfloater 11/17/2021 1:35am
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robbiescrubs wrote:
From Racer X Vault. Just used the "Individual Races" tab which is based on Overall results for both MX and SX in all classes [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/11/16/518662/s1200_Capture.jpg[/img]
From Racer X Vault. Just used the "Individual Races" tab which is based on Overall results for both MX and SX in all classes



Byrne probably takes the cake. 251 races and tied for a 450 overall win. So close.


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Did Metcalfe seriously never win a 250/125 race? I could have sworn he did.
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davis224 wrote:
Did Metcalfe seriously never win a 250/125 race? I could have sworn he did.
Just checked The Vault, and nope. Lots of 2nds and 3rds, but his only win in the US was at Southwick in ‘11 on a 450. Kinda surprising, actually.
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robbiescrubs wrote:
From Racer X Vault. Just used the "Individual Races" tab which is based on Overall results for both MX and SX in all classes [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/11/16/518662/s1200_Capture.jpg[/img]
From Racer X Vault. Just used the "Individual Races" tab which is based on Overall results for both MX and SX in all classes



fullfloater wrote:
Byrne probably takes the cake. 251 races and tied for a 450 overall win. So close. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/11/17/518681/s1200_byrne.jpg[/img]
Byrne probably takes the cake. 251 races and tied for a 450 overall win. So close.


And he had Unadilla (2012?) in the bag!!!
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robbiescrubs 11/17/2021 4:55am
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FWYT wrote:
Looks like Michael Byrne, then?
Nope. If Podiums is the determining factor, Jim Gibson is the man.

(Again - all results taken from Racer X Vault individual races so considers only AMA overall wins)




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robbiescrubs 11/17/2021 4:58am
11/17/2021 4:58am Edited Date/Time 11/17/2021 5:00am
Riders mentioned in this thread who have actually won an overall and don't qualify...




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HonDawg17 11/17/2021 5:15am
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Pastrana never won a 250 Main....No one has said him yet.
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FWYT 11/17/2021 5:29am
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Nice work, Robbie. Hell this was going to be a 10 pager if you hadn't come in here with actual stats!Laughing
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Killer Customz 11/17/2021 9:07am
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Killer Customz wrote:
Travis Pastrana in the 250 class. Never won a Supercross Main Event and never finished top 20 in the Nationals.
Johnny Ringo wrote:
Holy cow you guys is anyone actually reading OP’s question? AMA Pro wins.
I am reading the OP and my answer was Travis Pastrana, as he never won an AMA Pro Race indoors or outdoors in the 250 class.
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scottydogmx wrote:
Steve Ramon Won the world championship but didn't win a race that year? Also a mention about Searles time in the mx1 class after showing Herlings...
Steve Ramon
Won the world championship but didn't win a race that year?
Also a mention about Searles time in the mx1 class after showing Herlings a clean set of heels on more than one occasion during the mx2 class
Nop, Ramon won two races and took world title, despite not winning a single Grand Prix that year,
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Killer Customz wrote:
Travis Pastrana in the 250 class. Never won a Supercross Main Event and never finished top 20 in the Nationals.
Johnny Ringo wrote:
Holy cow you guys is anyone actually reading OP’s question? AMA Pro wins.
Killer Customz wrote:
I am reading the OP and my answer was Travis Pastrana, as he never won an AMA Pro Race indoors or outdoors in the 250 class.
The op is talking about an AMA pro race of any kind regardless of class . If they won a 125/250 regional SX main they're out of the conversation.
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