David Pingree on Christian Craig

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This was on featured in the latest Racer X racerhead with a quote from David Pingree.

"There’s been a lot of talk about the son of former factory Yamaha rider Mike Craig, Christian Craig, lately. The young rider is all set to make his pro debut in two weeks at the X Games on a 450 Yamaha. He’s got Ryan Villopoto’s former mechanic, Jon Mitcheff, taking care of his bikes and helping him get ready, and it looks like he is going to turn some heads. I watched him ride at a local supercross track this week and I was impressed with what I saw. Don’t be surprised if he runs up front in the Moto X event in Los Angeles. Here’s a video that was put together by some of his supporters."





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mototextbook 7/20/2009 10:46pm
7/20/2009 10:46pm
There's been quite a helping of spamming of C.C. on this site and I tell ya its getting a little old. Yes, we see hes working hard, he has a great mechanic in his corner and I wish him luck at X games and beyond. But his 'supporters' need to calm down a bit with all the spamming, and hyping; Its beginning to be very "Tony Alessi-esque."

I thought I heard him say "top 3"... that's a monumental assumption for a kid racing in a professional 450 SX race with no pro SX or MX racing experience.
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Nikhil 7/20/2009 10:48pm
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Oh, he's jumping right into the 450s? That's quite a leap, especially with how stacked the field is going to be next year... People running top 5 this year will be lucky to be top 10 next year...
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mxtryon231 7/20/2009 10:57pm
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I believe he is only riding the 450 for xgames.. i could be wrong though.
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J. Sloan 7/20/2009 11:07pm
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mototextbook wrote:
There's been quite a helping of spamming of C.C. on this site and I tell ya its getting a little old. Yes, we see hes working...
There's been quite a helping of spamming of C.C. on this site and I tell ya its getting a little old. Yes, we see hes working hard, he has a great mechanic in his corner and I wish him luck at X games and beyond. But his 'supporters' need to calm down a bit with all the spamming, and hyping; Its beginning to be very "Tony Alessi-esque."

I thought I heard him say "top 3"... that's a monumental assumption for a kid racing in a professional 450 SX race with no pro SX or MX racing experience.
After one post, you chime in with this? Wish the kid luck!

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mototextbook 7/20/2009 11:12pm
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mototextbook wrote:
There's been quite a helping of spamming of C.C. on this site and I tell ya its getting a little old. Yes, we see hes working...
There's been quite a helping of spamming of C.C. on this site and I tell ya its getting a little old. Yes, we see hes working hard, he has a great mechanic in his corner and I wish him luck at X games and beyond. But his 'supporters' need to calm down a bit with all the spamming, and hyping; Its beginning to be very "Tony Alessi-esque."

I thought I heard him say "top 3"... that's a monumental assumption for a kid racing in a professional 450 SX race with no pro SX or MX racing experience.
J. Sloan wrote:
After one post, you chime in with this? Wish the kid luck!
look at what I wrote.. I did wish him luck.
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WhipMeister 7/20/2009 11:14pm
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I wish the kid luck. But he's still a kid with no caps (a soccer term). And I agree that the number of 'impressions' is starting to overflow the cup. Do it on the track, and the internet will follow. Not the other way around.
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If I had a badass kid coming up, what kind of crappy ass music could I put in his video? I would want something really really bad though. I was a pretty big fan of Mike Craig. Always seemed to have his head screwed on pretty decent, of course the internet wasn't around back then either! Hopefully his kid won't be overhyped and will do good. Looking forward to seeing some of that next generation out there on the track.
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DirtyFilter75 7/21/2009 6:15am
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newmann wrote:
If I had a badass kid coming up, what kind of crappy ass music could I put in his video? I would want something really really...
If I had a badass kid coming up, what kind of crappy ass music could I put in his video? I would want something really really bad though. I was a pretty big fan of Mike Craig. Always seemed to have his head screwed on pretty decent, of course the internet wasn't around back then either! Hopefully his kid won't be overhyped and will do good. Looking forward to seeing some of that next generation out there on the track.
Now they say Mike Craig has demons and personal issues! But no one ever spells out what these so called demons are.

Maybe he has a mysterious stomach ailment?
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jbomx363 7/21/2009 6:23am
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Hopefully his kid won't be overhyped

Too late for that.

It will be interesting to see, since he hasn't been smoking everyone in the amateur ranks.
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WhipMeister wrote:
I wish the kid luck. But he's still a kid with no caps (a soccer term). And I agree that the number of 'impressions' is starting...
I wish the kid luck. But he's still a kid with no caps (a soccer term). And I agree that the number of 'impressions' is starting to overflow the cup. Do it on the track, and the internet will follow. Not the other way around.
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Has the kid ever raced Barcia? that would be a pretty good indicator.
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MXTRAINER1 7/21/2009 8:41am
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There are quite a few good kids coming up and Christian C. is one of them.
He has plenty of skill and will jump anything. One part that you cannot teach is experience and the time it takes to get it.
If the people around him can keep the pressure off and allow him to do his job, he will do fine.
Good luck to Christian and Mike at the X.

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WhipMeister wrote:
I wish the kid luck. But he's still a kid with no caps (a soccer term). And I agree that the number of 'impressions' is starting...
I wish the kid luck. But he's still a kid with no caps (a soccer term). And I agree that the number of 'impressions' is starting to overflow the cup. Do it on the track, and the internet will follow. Not the other way around.
Larry wrote:
X2
Has the kid ever raced Barcia? that would be a pretty good indicator.
Yeah and Barcia won at Mini O's by a lot.
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WhipMeister wrote:
I wish the kid luck. But he's still a kid with no caps (a soccer term). And I agree that the number of 'impressions' is starting...
I wish the kid luck. But he's still a kid with no caps (a soccer term). And I agree that the number of 'impressions' is starting to overflow the cup. Do it on the track, and the internet will follow. Not the other way around.
Larry wrote:
X2
Has the kid ever raced Barcia? that would be a pretty good indicator.
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Yeah and Barcia won at Mini O's by a lot.
are you HIGH?? hahahah Christian won the 450 SX against Barcia. yeah, Barica fell, but that was after Christian had checked out and won the race. keep in mind, Christian got a 9th place start and PASSED Barica. Barcia fell 2 laps later while in like 3rd or 4th.

the MX Christian beat Barcia, because he fell again, but Barica, Craig and Baker were all battling 1-2-3 when he tossed it away. furthermore, he wasn't leading when he fell so get your facts straight before you ramble.

Travis Baker Temecula, CA
Christian Craig San Diego, CA
Michael Mcdade Raleigh, NC
Justin Barcia Cairo, GA

The race he blew everyone away was the 250 stock class and Christian didn't race him.
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j100 7/21/2009 2:53pm
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Nikhil wrote:
Oh, he's jumping right into the 450s? That's quite a leap, especially with how stacked the field is going to be next year... People running top...
Oh, he's jumping right into the 450s? That's quite a leap, especially with how stacked the field is going to be next year... People running top 5 this year will be lucky to be top 10 next year...
he's only riding the 450 at the X Games.
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trick121 7/21/2009 3:49pm
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j100

I remember JLAW smoking Villopoto at Loretta Lynns so those B level races mean shit.

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mototextbook wrote:
There's been quite a helping of spamming of C.C. on this site and I tell ya its getting a little old. Yes, we see hes working...
There's been quite a helping of spamming of C.C. on this site and I tell ya its getting a little old. Yes, we see hes working hard, he has a great mechanic in his corner and I wish him luck at X games and beyond. But his 'supporters' need to calm down a bit with all the spamming, and hyping; Its beginning to be very "Tony Alessi-esque."

I thought I heard him say "top 3"... that's a monumental assumption for a kid racing in a professional 450 SX race with no pro SX or MX racing experience.
When news first broke of Christian going pro at X people were saying they never heard of him and asked who was "in his corner" and who vouched for the kid.

Now, when people vouch for him, you get this response.

Anyways, the funniest thing about this statement is this. I know of one person that will for sure be sitting in front of the tube wondering how this "hyped" kid will do and that is mototextbook, because wether he believes in Christian or not he will be watching.

good job Icon1 for spreading the word!
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peelout719 7/21/2009 3:52pm
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trick121 wrote:
j100

I remember JLAW smoking Villopoto at Loretta Lynns so those B level races mean shit.

i watched him make villopoto look silly at whitney... we all saw what happened after that
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trick121 7/21/2009 3:56pm
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Racers always look fast practicing by themselves.

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Trip 7/21/2009 4:32pm
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MXTRAINER1 wrote:
There are quite a few good kids coming up and Christian C. is one of them. He has plenty of skill and will jump anything. One...
There are quite a few good kids coming up and Christian C. is one of them.
He has plenty of skill and will jump anything. One part that you cannot teach is experience and the time it takes to get it.
If the people around him can keep the pressure off and allow him to do his job, he will do fine.
Good luck to Christian and Mike at the X.

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If the people around him can keep the pressure off and allow him to do his job, he will do fine.

Seems a little late for that. Every week there is another video and a thread telling us how great this kid is. The pressure is on!!!

Imo, they should of just made a little noise saying he was going to race, no videos, no spouting off at top 3.. Just go out, race, and that way you don't set yourself up for failure. He now has a ton of pressure to get top 3 in his first pro race.
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honda256 7/21/2009 4:36pm
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trick121 wrote:
Racers always look fast practicing by themselves.
Actually i talk to christian about every day and he was practicing with jake moss and christian was a few seconds a lap faster than moss and moss is a podium rider in ever sx so dont talk like you know whats going on.
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trick121 wrote:
Racers always look fast practicing by themselves.
honda256 wrote:
Actually i talk to christian about every day and he was practicing with jake moss and christian was a few seconds a lap faster than moss...
Actually i talk to christian about every day and he was practicing with jake moss and christian was a few seconds a lap faster than moss and moss is a podium rider in ever sx so dont talk like you know whats going on.
Ok we get it, he is the second coming..
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honda256 wrote:
Actually i talk to christian about every day and he was practicing with jake moss and christian was a few seconds a lap faster than moss...
Actually i talk to christian about every day and he was practicing with jake moss and christian was a few seconds a lap faster than moss and moss is a podium rider in ever sx so dont talk like you know whats going on.
moss podiumed in every supercross race?
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trick121 wrote:
j100

I remember JLAW smoking Villopoto at Loretta Lynns so those B level races mean shit.

i wasn't comparing Christian to anyone so....

someone asked about him and Barcia and i responded with the facts from the last time they raced one another.

i'm not saying Christian is going to smoke Barcia, so lets not put words in my mouth.

i'm the one that said Barica would holeshot and check out at Glen helen and everyone told me i was a dumbass and i have no clue what i'm talking about so....


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honda256 wrote:
Actually i talk to christian about every day and he was practicing with jake moss and christian was a few seconds a lap faster than moss...
Actually i talk to christian about every day and he was practicing with jake moss and christian was a few seconds a lap faster than moss and moss is a podium rider in ever sx so dont talk like you know whats going on.
mxtryon231 wrote:
moss podiumed in every supercross race?
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honda256 7/21/2009 5:10pm
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honda256 wrote:
Actually i talk to christian about every day and he was practicing with jake moss and christian was a few seconds a lap faster than moss...
Actually i talk to christian about every day and he was practicing with jake moss and christian was a few seconds a lap faster than moss and moss is a podium rider in ever sx so dont talk like you know whats going on.
mxtryon231 wrote:
moss podiumed in every supercross race?
well the races he was in this year he was always running up front.
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Larry wrote:
X2
Has the kid ever raced Barcia? that would be a pretty good indicator.
Chris_ONeal wrote:
Yeah and Barcia won at Mini O's by a lot.
j100 wrote:
are you HIGH?? hahahah Christian won the 450 SX against Barcia. yeah, Barica fell, but that was after Christian had checked out and won the race...
are you HIGH?? hahahah Christian won the 450 SX against Barcia. yeah, Barica fell, but that was after Christian had checked out and won the race. keep in mind, Christian got a 9th place start and PASSED Barica. Barcia fell 2 laps later while in like 3rd or 4th.

the MX Christian beat Barcia, because he fell again, but Barica, Craig and Baker were all battling 1-2-3 when he tossed it away. furthermore, he wasn't leading when he fell so get your facts straight before you ramble.

Travis Baker Temecula, CA
Christian Craig San Diego, CA
Michael Mcdade Raleigh, NC
Justin Barcia Cairo, GA

The race he blew everyone away was the 250 stock class and Christian didn't race him.
Easy turbo! You really have a heart on for him huh!

Results don't lie!

250 A/Pro-Am Modified
Finish Number Brand License # Name City,State Moto 1 Moto 2 Moto 3 Points
1 51 HON 326406 Justin Barcia Cairo, GA 1 1 25
2 334 HON 353192 Michael Mcdade Raleigh, NC 1 2 22
3 44 YAM 245066 Christian Craig San Diego, CA 2 3 20
4 371 SUZ 728235 Terren Odell Gentry, AR 3 4 18
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j100 7/21/2009 5:12pm
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thats one class, brother!!

so he beat him 1 class out of 3, sweet?

they didn't race each other in the heats and in the main Barcia did NOT check out so...


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j100 7/21/2009 5:13pm
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why don't you post the results from that week, because they don't lie, lol.
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Open A/Pro-Am Modified
Finish Number Brand License # Name City,State Moto 1 Moto 2 Moto 3 Points
1 44 YAM Christian Craig San Diego, CA 1 1
2 108 HON Les Smith York, SC 4 2
3 370 SUZ Drew Yenerich New Lenox, IL 4 3
4 211 KAW Tevin Tapia Federal Way, WA 16 4
5 51 HON Justin Barcia Cairo, GA 1 5
6 471 SUZ Kyle Regal Fowlerville, MI 15 6
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bbeaboutmx 7/21/2009 5:58pm
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MXTRAINER1 wrote:
There are quite a few good kids coming up and Christian C. is one of them. He has plenty of skill and will jump anything. One...
There are quite a few good kids coming up and Christian C. is one of them.
He has plenty of skill and will jump anything. One part that you cannot teach is experience and the time it takes to get it.
If the people around him can keep the pressure off and allow him to do his job, he will do fine.
Good luck to Christian and Mike at the X.

Alan Gerkey
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[b]If the people around him can keep the pressure off and allow him to do his job, he will do fine. [/b] Seems a little late...
If the people around him can keep the pressure off and allow him to do his job, he will do fine.

Seems a little late for that. Every week there is another video and a thread telling us how great this kid is. The pressure is on!!!

Imo, they should of just made a little noise saying he was going to race, no videos, no spouting off at top 3.. Just go out, race, and that way you don't set yourself up for failure. He now has a ton of pressure to get top 3 in his first pro race.
Pressure from who??? all the nobodys on here??? lol

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