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So…who are your heroes in this sport? They can be pro riders that motivated you to ride at a higher level, that were amazing to watch ride, or were great personalities.

They can be people at any level of racing…past or present.

Mine:
Roger Decoster
Jeremy McGrath
Wyman Priddy
Rick Johnson
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Jason Anderson, James Stewart, Ryan Villipoto, Chris Loredo, Lars Lindstrom, Mitch Payton, Kevin Windham and Josh Hansen.
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While I wouldn't call mine heroes, the the following have indeed inspired or continue to inspire my riding aspirations.

In no particular order:

Jeff Emig
Mike Brown
Ryan Hughes
Kevin Windham
Blair Sharpless
Graham Jarvis
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McG194 11/11/2022 12:36pm
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I'm a grown ass man, I don't have heroes but mine is Doug Henry.

End of discussion.
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mumbles 11/11/2022 12:41pm
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I'm old so it's hard for me to call somebody my hero when they are younger than me. But for me when I was young my first MX hero was Joel Robert, then DeCoster. My American hero was Brad Lackey. I have a signed photo of each of them in my garage.
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McG194 wrote:
I'm a grown ass man, I don't have heroes but mine is Doug Henry.

End of discussion.
I've ridden with Doug.
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Malcolm Smith.
Brad Lackey.
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McGrath, Zach O, Billy Bolt.
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Jeremy McGrath
Ricky Carmichael
Gary Semics
Doug Henry
Greg Albertyn
John Dowd
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davistld01 11/11/2022 2:20pm
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McG194 wrote:
I'm a grown ass man, I don't have heroes but mine is Doug Henry.

End of discussion.
Soooo...let me understand. You're a grown ass man...you don't have heroes, but your hero is Doug Henry?

Ok. Blink
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McG194 wrote:
I'm a grown ass man, I don't have heroes but mine is Doug Henry.

End of discussion.
Rode with him yesterday.

He's such a great dude and bad MF'er on a dirtbike.
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NorCalRedRyder 11/11/2022 2:53pm
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Emig hands down. He was the epitome of cool in the late 90's.







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Mike Brown
Jeremy McGrath
Ryan Villopoto
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McG194 wrote:
I'm a grown ass man, I don't have heroes but mine is Doug Henry.

End of discussion.
davistld01 wrote:
Soooo...let me understand. You're a grown ass man...you don't have heroes, but your hero is Doug Henry?

Ok. Blink
I didn't think it was that tough to follow along with.

I don't have heroes, big deal Tomac could lap me in a one lap race, that just means he is better on a dirt bike than I could ever hope to be. I'm probably way better at Excel spreadsheets, doesn't make me his hero. haha

Doug Henry is enough of an inspiration that I throw out my no hero rule. I thought saying it that way was more interesting than just listing a name.
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Marty Smith.
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If you’re between 20 and 30 years old and TP199 isn’t on your list you’re lying.
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Anybody in the +60 class. Seriously.
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Jeremy McGrath.

The way he laid waste to the competition in the 90s changed the game
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All the fast guys in 250A when I first started in 250c..

Like
Jeromy Buehl
Mike Morgan
J.D. Collins
Mark Burhart
Brock Sellards
+ many others


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Malcom Smith, who everyone's heard of. And guys in 80 plus classes hardly anyone's heard of.

Barry Simon- Racing in the 80+ class for a couple years now.

John Webb. Raced until almost 90. Sharp as a tack and funny as shit. Use to see him at every Supercross or outdoor race we went to.


Dick Lyons. Runs his age for his number each year. #87 this year.


And a bunch of others. Not fast by any stretch, but racing mx for decades and decades just out of love for the sport.






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7 James Stewart.
4 Ricky Carmichael.
67 Greg Albertyn
blockhead17 11/12/2022 1:20am
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I’m missing something here, why can’t adults have hero’s?
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For me growing up it was Stephen Gall. He's a true legend.
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Gerrit Wolsink!
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sumdood wrote:
Malcom Smith, who everyone's heard of. And guys in 80 plus classes hardly anyone's heard of. Barry Simon- Racing in the 80+ class for a couple...
Malcom Smith, who everyone's heard of. And guys in 80 plus classes hardly anyone's heard of.

Barry Simon- Racing in the 80+ class for a couple years now.

John Webb. Raced until almost 90. Sharp as a tack and funny as shit. Use to see him at every Supercross or outdoor race we went to.


Dick Lyons. Runs his age for his number each year. #87 this year.


And a bunch of others. Not fast by any stretch, but racing mx for decades and decades just out of love for the sport.






Dick Lyons is a straight pimp! Good for him to continue competing in the sport he loves at that age. Legend. I'll be lucky to make it to 65. Respect 👊.
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Yzf916 wrote:
Marty Smith.
Me too. He’s the reason I got an XR75 when I was a kid. RIP.

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