Remember Jerry Barnardo?

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Edited Date/Time 10/29/2022 12:03am
I was trying to remember what broadcast he was on. Was it Motoworld? He was quite the character and I enjoyed his antics. He was affiliated with or started FAQU Racing. Everyone seems so serious these days and we need a little more fun on broadcasts.
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Falcon 10/18/2022 8:26am
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ESPN commentator, I believe, back when that network was smaller. Motoworld was Larry Maiers.
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He was just on Jimmy Lewis podcast tech talk taco Tuesday. Still sounds wild with good stories.
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mx317 10/18/2022 8:31am
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Falcon wrote:
ESPN commentator, I believe, back when that network was smaller. Motoworld was Larry Maiers.
I knew Larry was the main one on Motoworld. I just thought he was involved, but I think you are right about ESPN.
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Dirt bike test podcast is the official name

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FAHQ Racing!
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I watched some old ESPN races on YouTube where he was pit reporting with no shirt on, it was loose back in the day.
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AH387 10/18/2022 8:40am
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I remember him from back in the day. I thought he was entertaining, for sure. He was pretty cool.
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ARM670 10/18/2022 9:39am
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Falcon wrote:
ESPN commentator, I believe, back when that network was smaller. Motoworld was Larry Maiers.
Jerry did Motoworld 2 on ESPN 2
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Graybeard 10/18/2022 9:44am
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Bevo Forte has some stories of Jerry! Just listened to the Bevo interview on Whisky Throttle Show and he mentions Bernardo / his drinking prowess.
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Jeff Roberts 10/18/2022 10:22am
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Had the chance to meet him a few times at a couple nationals and was super cool to talk to.
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Graybeard wrote:
Bevo Forte has some stories of Jerry! Just listened to the Bevo interview on Whisky Throttle Show and he mentions Bernardo / his drinking prowess.
He was a colorful guy for sure!

I think that "prowess" you mention might have helped lead to his demise. It is my understanding the last event he did was a AMA Hall of Fame introduction one year and after the TV gigs slowed down, and I think he was a bit aggressive with his commentary. It was a long time ago though, but I remember it being kind of his last event in the dirt bike business. Maybe around 2010 or so. He now lives in Australia.

Fah-Q is still going here and there, kinda like Moto XXX.

I ordered a Tommy Norton Tee Shirt when he was doing them, but the order got messed up and it the nothing ever shipped. He gave me a refund, so that was fine, but I was bummed!
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sam hain 10/18/2022 10:39am
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Motoworld was awesome back in the day, I remember as a kid being glued to the TV when it came on to see the SX/MX results.
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I can still hear his accent... At the time, he drove me nuts. LOL Fast forward to now, I appreciate his unfiltered style.
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One year in the mid 90's at Kenworthys he was next to me at the Stairway to Heaven jumps. We were bullshitting a bit and he tells me to watch when Metzger came around. He talked to him before the race and told him to style it over those jumps. He was whipping huge and throwing Can-Cans and heel clickers. He was taking pictures and I was messing with him and said some joke about him having a big nose getting in the way of the camera. His response made me laugh my butt off and I still remember it. He said "You know what they say, Big nose, Big hose."
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Falcon 10/18/2022 3:38pm
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Falcon wrote:
ESPN commentator, I believe, back when that network was smaller. Motoworld was Larry Maiers.
ARM670 wrote:
Jerry did Motoworld 2 on ESPN 2
There you go; I was half right.
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Jerry’s beginnings were in NETRA riding hard scrambles. On the start line one would yell “FAH!” And somewhere down the line someone else would respond “Q!” like an ancient war cry. I believe Mark Kariya of Dirt Rider at the time was staying with Kevin Hines and attended a hare scramble and Jerry introduced himself and a star was born. FAH-Q would race with various doll heads, arms and whatever else zip-tied to their bikes and bodies. Hellion will probably check in here seeing the FAH-Q de facto leader being mentioned. At one race Tommy Norton came driving in an old brown Cadillac and Jerry without missing a beat did a handstand on the hood while it was moving went over and his feet went through the windshield. He came walking over to where I stood and said “the bitch is that’s my car”. Never be another like him.
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I just gawt a braaaand new Howndah, the thing is wicked aaawsum man.
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joneal621 10/18/2022 4:53pm
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I loved watching Motoworld in high school. Went to my first national at hangtown in 96 or 97 I was 14-15 saw Jerry and asked him to sign my bald head. He said I’ll sign your cock and started laughing. The 90s were wild lol
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JustMX 10/18/2022 6:29pm
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Dude was wide open all the time.

I did some announcing down at the mini os and winter ams in the late 80's and he was down to shot some bits for the show for when it was slow during the winter.

We were talking using a wireless mic and got some feedback.

He grabs his ears and starts screaming and turns and runs away, screaming the entire time until he gets a couple hundred feet away. Then he turns and comes walking back like nothing ever happened.

Good or bad, he was unique.
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FWYT 10/18/2022 9:38pm
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Remember him? How could you forget him? Dude is classic. I know he was writing a book from his
Masshole days . . . if the rest of the book is like the page I read . . . holy crap. hahahhaha
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Sully 10/18/2022 11:32pm
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Did anyone else read this entire thread in a thick New England accent, or was it just me?
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I always looked forward to him commenting on "Tawmy da tawmcat Clowizz"
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Motodave15 10/19/2022 2:15pm
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Man i enjoyed all of his moto stuff when i was kid. I remember seeing him go to the Chaparral Motorsports block sale they used to have and he got a shit ton of tires lol.
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dsc131 10/19/2022 3:40pm
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Titan1 wrote:
Classic Bernardo right here…

https://youtu.be/0UBe8uBKvS8
Giving RC the business at 9:43...

"Rumah has it he's in negotiations to be sponsored next year by Dryers ice cream."

HaHa!! If he only knew....
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mx317 wrote:
I was trying to remember what broadcast he was on. Was it Motoworld? He was quite the character and I enjoyed his antics. He was affiliated...
I was trying to remember what broadcast he was on. Was it Motoworld? He was quite the character and I enjoyed his antics. He was affiliated with or started FAQU Racing. Everyone seems so serious these days and we need a little more fun on broadcasts.
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Payup_199 10/20/2022 6:10am
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Maybe JT$ will take his shirt off next outdoor season for his pit report. Hard cut for it!
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prozach 10/20/2022 7:47am
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Man he would get canned so quick in 2022 by PC culture. Used to love him.
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