best 30 plus rider of all time

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FIREfish148 10/30/2022 11:20pm
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Johnny Ringo wrote:
JYD podiumed Southwick 09 at like 62 years old
44, close though
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KiwiBermRailer 10/31/2022 2:06am
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Books wrote:
Joel Smets started to ride dirtbikes on a age off 18 year old. Ended up winning GPs and titles in his 30s.

NorCalRedRyder wrote:
I guess it's him and Dowd. Wasn't he big dude and race a 4 stroke 501 Husky? I do remember him being a badass and didn't...
I guess it's him and Dowd. Wasn't he big dude and race a 4 stroke 501 Husky? I do remember him being a badass and didn't he put in a great ride at the MXDN in the late 90's or early 2000s?
He was most well known for his days on the Husaberg then later on the new KTM.
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NorCalRedRyder 10/31/2022 2:29am
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KiwiBermRailer wrote:
He was most well known for his days on the Husaberg then later on the new KTM.
That's right I always forget about the Husabergs. Smets was a stud.
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cz2crf2wc 10/31/2022 2:50am
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Decoster was 36 in his last season and won his final race. He won a championship at 31 and 32 years old.
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Richy 10/31/2022 4:25am
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Smets was a bad dude muscling those beefcake of 4-Strokes around for sure. I remember how damn loud that thing seemed blasting past, now it's just the usual. That's another frequently-opened can of worms though
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Nairb#70 wrote:
Pretty sure John Dowd entered his first local race at Southwick in the novice class at age 18. Some pro careers end before that age.
I was racing when JD began and it was 85’ if memory serves. That would’ve made him 20 or 21. He joined us in the expert class in a years time and was winning by 88’.

We used to ride together in his first few years. I’d already been expert for a couple years and was a top five guy and improving. I remember taking John out to the sand pits and doing some crazy cliff climbs and drops and stuff. Even though he didn’t have the experience yet he’d just follow me once and he’d have it dialed and he’d be ready to do something bigger. It was really easy to see he had ‘it’

So, he’s the best 30+ for me.
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Graybeard 10/31/2022 6:03am
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I immediately thought of Gary Jones, dude was winning national titles well into his 30s I think.
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mfowler wrote:
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Adolf?
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BobPA 10/31/2022 6:32am
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Without reading the thread I am going with either Mike Brown or John Dowd.

Cairoli gets an honorable mention as well.
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30 plus? easy, Mike Brown, end of topic
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TalinH112 10/31/2022 11:11am
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TalinH112 wrote:
Guess Mike Brown doesn’t get any love around here 😂
mb60 wrote:
They said 30's not 50's 😂
Fair enough! Just super impressed with the longevity Mike has shown in a sport the burns people out in their late 20’s! Truly shows how much Brownie loves ripping a bike. It’s just awesome. 🤘🏻
Jeremy Macduff 10/31/2022 11:24am
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1. Mike Brown
2. John Dowd
3. Doug Dubach
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Johnny Ringo wrote:
JYD podiumed Southwick 09 at like 62 years old
God damn right he did, the man is a LEGEND.
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Jeremy Macduff wrote:
1. Mike Brown
2. John Dowd
3. Doug Dubach
1. Decoster
2. Mikkola
3. Smets
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OleTex 10/31/2022 3:51pm
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TalinH112 wrote:
Guess Mike Brown doesn’t get any love around here 😂
mb60 wrote:
They said 30's not 50's 😂
Lol! Browns just an amazing dude.

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Adolf Weil 33 yrs old 3rd 500 gp
34 8th 500 gp
35 2nd 250 gp 1st trans am
36 3rd 500 gp
37 4th 250 gp
38 3rd 500 gp
39 10th 500 gp

Hard to argue against Adolf. 1st place in the Trans am series at 35 years old is quite the accomplishment.
The Trans am series was a fall series that featured the best riders in the world . It started on the east coast and ended on the west coast. If i remember correctly, it was 12 rounds.
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mfowler wrote:
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olds cool wrote:
Adolf?
This!
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Go look up what Stefan Everts achieved after age 30. More top level race wins and championships than any other 30+ year old by far and not in the vet class.

The day he retired he beat James Stewart who is 14 years younger than him.
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profeshenal125 10/31/2022 9:57pm
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KiwiBermRailer wrote:
He was most well known for his days on the Husaberg then later on the new KTM.
NorCalRedRyder wrote:
That's right I always forget about the Husabergs. Smets was a stud.
And a whiner. 95 does nation Emig was whipping his yz250 extra wide to block him. You should hv heard smets he,s dangerous I was faster than him etc. Oh yeah so why is Emig in front of you. 96 he called it the Supercross des nation haha. Lammy is doing heal clickers off the big double that was a quad and smoking everyone.
Dowd is the best 30+ rider Yamaha should’ve never had him race the 125 outdoors . He was a Great 250 rider.
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109 wrote:
Go look up what Stefan Everts achieved after age 30. More top level race wins and championships than any other 30+ year old by far and...
Go look up what Stefan Everts achieved after age 30. More top level race wins and championships than any other 30+ year old by far and not in the vet class.

The day he retired he beat James Stewart who is 14 years younger than him.
This. Everts is the easy answer (Cairoli comes really close, you could argue for him too).

Brian Butterfield 11/1/2022 1:33am
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Brad Anderson is pretty incredible here in the uk.
He raced the British mx2 on a 96 cr250 and still finished in the top 10.
And beat brown and tickle at foxhills and farleigh.
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Ando is a bit of a beast on a two stroke for sure.
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ATKpilot99 11/1/2022 3:53am
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If you're talking best rider over 30 years of age you're talking about Everts , Cairoli , Reed etc. If you're talking best 30 plus class rider then Dubach , Brown and guys like that enter the conversation
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soggy 11/1/2022 5:59am
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I guess none of you watched Gauldy at the PBoN?
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TxT0RKiT 11/7/2022 1:51pm
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TxT0RKiT wrote:
Brownie, 2001 125cc MX title, EnduroX, X-games, WORCs title, LL, and recently Vet MxDN. He is over 50 now.
Update: Mike Brown went 1-1 in the over 40 at World Vets. He also went 1-2 in the over 30 Pro 125 class.

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TxT0RKiT wrote:
Brownie, 2001 125cc MX title, EnduroX, X-games, WORCs title, LL, and recently Vet MxDN. He is over 50 now.
TxT0RKiT wrote:
Update: Mike Brown went 1-1 in the over 40 at World Vets. He also went 1-2 in the over 30 Pro 125 class.

Yes and to boot Brown didn’t have a 125 and put out a message that he was looking for one to “rent” for the day. Pasha stepped up and let Brown use his for the 30 Pro 125.

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