worst factory rider ever

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shaner708 9/16/2009 6:53pm
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Not really factory but Star Racing hired that Moreas, he didnt even earn a point. Cody Cooper was a bust this year when you think about how supercross went for him.
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Must of brang some sponsorship dollars with him
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shaner708 wrote:
Not really factory but Star Racing hired that Moreas, he didnt even earn a point. Cody Cooper was a bust this year when you think about...
Not really factory but Star Racing hired that Moreas, he didnt even earn a point. Cody Cooper was a bust this year when you think about how supercross went for him.
I heard that his spot was basically bought there for him by his dad.

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WXNonline.com 9/16/2009 8:16pm
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I really didnt want to read all the post's but if no one had mentioned Jason Anderson was supposed to sport KTM the last few outdoor races and did not get the chance, not quite positive why... But he could of brought KTM back into the spot light...
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shaner708 wrote:
Not really factory but Star Racing hired that Moreas, he didnt even earn a point. Cody Cooper was a bust this year when you think about...
Not really factory but Star Racing hired that Moreas, he didnt even earn a point. Cody Cooper was a bust this year when you think about how supercross went for him.
MichaelAAntonovich57 wrote:
I heard that his spot was basically bought there for him by his dad.
I heard the same. Six figure payment supposedly.
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I think Wosick got in a little trouble with a rental vette,it was a long time ago and I could be mistaken.
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OW38B 9/16/2009 9:13pm
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Larry Wosick was told to stay home for Kawi.
croom mx wrote:
Why they say stay home?
Think of him as the "J-Law" of his day.
BornA'Lil2Slow 9/16/2009 9:29pm
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well, google didnt bring up much about Wosick except Honey lake and a sound fight... BUT!! haha! I DID find something REALLY interesting...

here are the rookies of the year from 1979-2006 There are some guys on this list that I am like, who the eff is that!? In bold, my "bust" riders...

2006 – Ryan Villopoto
2005 – Juss Laansoo
2004 – Broc Hepler
2003 – Brian Gray had the ultimate gift, just not the ultimate right wrist
2002 – James Stewart
2001 – Bobby Bonds
2000 – Travis Pastrana
1999 – Ernesto Fonseca
1998 – Nick Wey
1997 – Brock Sellards
1996 – Ricky Carmichael
1995 – Paul Currie I know who he is, just dont remember him doing much
1994 – Kevin Windham
1993 – Robbie Reynard
1992 – Tim Ferry
1991 – Butch Smith who? never heard of him
1990 – Buddy Antunez
1989 – Damon Bradshaw
1988 – Donny Schmit
1987 – Jeff Stanton
1986 – Larry Brooks

1985
Billy Frank (125)
Scooter Stafford (250)who the hell is this guy?
Kevin Foley (500)

1984
Guy Cooper (125)
Keith Bowen (250)
Ron Dunfee (500))

1983
Ron Lechien (125)
Billy Liles (250)
Tim Locey (500)

1982
George Holland (125)
Jim Tarantino (250)
John Finkeldey (500)

1981
Ricky Johnson (125)
Andy Stacey (250)
Kenny Keylon (500

1980
Scott Burnworth (125)
Mike Loeffler (250)
Alan King (500)

1979
Larry Wosick (125)
Donnie Cantaloupi (250)
Goat Breker (500)
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no offense intended towards these riders but bobby bonds never made his PC ride work out. and tommy hahn part of the factory honda squad was...
no offense intended towards these riders but bobby bonds never made his PC ride work out.

and tommy hahn part of the factory honda squad was really lack luster. although as we've seen lately, maybe a non-factory ride is better for some guys. less pressure?
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Bonds would have been great if that prick Langston didn't do the infamous brake check.
englishman wrote:
Langston did do it and Bonds didn't become great so your comment is nonsensical jibber, jabber. Did you mean if Langston hadn't brake checked him? Who...
Langston did do it and Bonds didn't become great so your comment is nonsensical jibber, jabber. Did you mean if Langston hadn't brake checked him?




Who was the dude who rode his works CanAm in to a swimming pool? I probably wouldn't keep a guy around who drowns his equipment.
Langston the sociopath did bad,, just as he did to some female rider at Glen Helen open practice..I heard about in Cycle News a while ago,, facts may be wront..,,,, broke her hip or leg...... Bonds was hauling till then..
Matt Fisher 9/16/2009 10:09pm
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Regardless of how Bonds did on a MX track, he's now a champion at WORCS racing. I don't think he can be put in the category of "worst" factory rider, especially given that championship. Also, if he was competing for podium spots at any time during his MX career, that should also exclude him from being in the running for such a dubious distinction.
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shaner708 wrote:
Not really factory but Star Racing hired that Moreas, he didnt even earn a point. Cody Cooper was a bust this year when you think about...
Not really factory but Star Racing hired that Moreas, he didnt even earn a point. Cody Cooper was a bust this year when you think about how supercross went for him.
MichaelAAntonovich57 wrote:
I heard that his spot was basically bought there for him by his dad.
mxknowitall wrote:
I heard the same. Six figure payment supposedly.
Same with Josh Coppins to Factory Suzuki back in 2000. Ben Townley had to pay his way as well when he started with Phase Suzuki in the GP's.
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My nominees..... Eric 'Soreballs' Sorby and 'who's that guy' !!!!


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catatonic 9/17/2009 4:27am
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Scott Sheak, very cool and fast guy but couldnt stay off the ground enough to really make it big. anybody know what he does these days?
He was supposed to ride for Hart & Huntington's supermoto team a couple years ago......It never happened.
I actually have one of his H&H Jerseys.
I hear different things (rumors) but none of them are reliable enough to repeat
bigfella1963 9/17/2009 5:38am
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shaner708 wrote:
Not really factory but Star Racing hired that Moreas, he didnt even earn a point. Cody Cooper was a bust this year when you think about...
Not really factory but Star Racing hired that Moreas, he didnt even earn a point. Cody Cooper was a bust this year when you think about how supercross went for him.
MichaelAAntonovich57 wrote:
I heard that his spot was basically bought there for him by his dad.
mxknowitall wrote:
I heard the same. Six figure payment supposedly.
I will call bullshite on this one!

Cody's Dad passes away years ago (when he was on 80's) and he stopped racing for few years....No money.... Cody spent his own hard cash to race there in 08.

Rumor is he has his old Factory Honda ride back here for 2010.

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Bobby Bonds and the Langston take out pretty much signaled the beginning of the end for his MX career. It was definitely a chickenshit looking move on GL's part coming down that hill at Hangtown. Just looked unnecessary. However, Bonds didn't hang around year after year sucking the life out of a full factory ride like the frail boys of today. So, might as well leave him out of this one.

My vote for one of (not the only) the worst factory riders would be Hepler. Can he just not handle the trickness and power of a full on factory ride or what? Super talented and ultra fast, he literally cannot keep his ass off the ground long enough to accomplish anything.I actually feel sorry for him. Did the limo lesbo Shift ad finish him off? Seems like one of the nicest riders out there. Back in 1980, he would not have had his factory ride more than one year.
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MichaelAAntonovich57 wrote:
I heard that his spot was basically bought there for him by his dad.
mxknowitall wrote:
I heard the same. Six figure payment supposedly.
bigfella1963 wrote:
I will call bullshite on this one! Cody's Dad passes away years ago (when he was on 80's) and he stopped racing for few years....No money...
I will call bullshite on this one!

Cody's Dad passes away years ago (when he was on 80's) and he stopped racing for few years....No money.... Cody spent his own hard cash to race there in 08.

Rumor is he has his old Factory Honda ride back here for 2010.

I think they were talking about Moreas because I had heard the same thing.This is very common in Europe i think most teams in the U.K do this to bring in extra money.

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donman wrote:
My nominees..... Eric 'Soreballs' Sorby and '[b]who's that guy[/b]' !!!! [img]http://www.vitalmx.com/images/photos/10005/normal_116625570_1234717271.jpg[/img] Kyle Chisholm
My nominees..... Eric 'Soreballs' Sorby and 'who's that guy' !!!!


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When were either two factory riders?
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X RACER wrote:
Scott Sheak, very cool and fast guy but couldnt stay off the ground enough to really make it big. anybody know what he does these days?
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He was supposed to ride for Hart & Huntington's supermoto team a couple years ago......It never happened. I actually have one of his H&H Jerseys. I...
He was supposed to ride for Hart & Huntington's supermoto team a couple years ago......It never happened.
I actually have one of his H&H Jerseys.
I hear different things (rumors) but none of them are reliable enough to repeat
Sheak won a national as a privateer and received a factory ride with Honda. He finished 2nd or 3rd his first yr on the team to Lamson. After that year, Honda shipped out its 125 team to FMF and things went down hill from there. He rode for PC and was doing well until he hit his head on a tree at Southwick. He never fully recovered from that.

He is back home in NY.
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mxknowitall 9/17/2009 6:51am
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mxknowitall wrote:
I heard the same. Six figure payment supposedly.
bigfella1963 wrote:
I will call bullshite on this one! Cody's Dad passes away years ago (when he was on 80's) and he stopped racing for few years....No money...
I will call bullshite on this one!

Cody's Dad passes away years ago (when he was on 80's) and he stopped racing for few years....No money.... Cody spent his own hard cash to race there in 08.

Rumor is he has his old Factory Honda ride back here for 2010.

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I think they were talking about Moreas because I had heard the same thing.This is very common in Europe i think most teams in the U.K...
I think they were talking about Moreas because I had heard the same thing.This is very common in Europe i think most teams in the U.K do this to bring in extra money.
Yea, we were talking about Lucas Moraes. He rode for Star Racing this year and struggled to qualify for the motos.
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great call on Mertens, Andy! and what about his teammate, Paul Veracka? Also, I think Charlie Morrison had a factory Husky ride, as well (and I know those guys are fast, but FACTORY riders? eh...) and before you say, yeah, big deal, it was Husky, it was a factory ride, with factory parts! free travel to and from races, and getting paid! and I rode the factory CR 125 in 2001, and it absolutely ripped! the suspension sucked and the chassis was a little weird, but the bike flew, and once we got it dialed, I could have easily gotten used to it and raced it, so I'm sure those guys were comfy on it-just not fast, lol.
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Michael Craig enough said.
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Nick Wey, went from a consistent top 5 on a privateer Honda 450, to sucking on Team Suzuki 250 2 stroke. And how come he can't take a picture without doing the Zoolander 'Blue Steel'?
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Nick Wey, went from a consistent top 5 on a privateer Honda 450, to sucking on Team Suzuki 250 2 stroke. And how come he can't...
Nick Wey, went from a consistent top 5 on a privateer Honda 450, to sucking on Team Suzuki 250 2 stroke. And how come he can't take a picture without doing the Zoolander 'Blue Steel'?
You've got your years all mixed up dude. Wey rode Yamaha 250s for Moto XXX and Mach 1 before he got that Suzuki ride in '04. He didn't set the world on fire but did pretty well, like 5th in SX, 7th outdoors. Hardly "the worst" of anything. He rode Hondas after that and did even better.
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Mike Chamberlain had a full pc ride when they first switched to kawi's and didn't do much with it. In fact i think they sent him packing before the season was over. He was a terror on the local scene though...
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Have seen numerous topics about best rider never to get a ride, best rider never to go pro etc. Has there been a post about the...
Have seen numerous topics about best rider never to get a ride, best rider never to go pro etc. Has there been a post about the worst rider to score a factory ride? Seems like KTM had a few that didnt amount to much when they first started fielding a team. Andy Harrington comes to mind. Donovan Mitchell never got a chance due to his injury. I remember some people talking about how Suzuki was crazy for bringing relitively unkown Ryan Dungey on. Looks like he proved some wrong. What you guys got for factory duds?
worst means....

injured?
no speed?
not a complete rider sx vs mx?
never won a title?


too many factors to choose from imho
DanDunes818 9/17/2009 8:32am
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Not really factory but Star Racing hired that Moreas, he didnt even earn a point. Cody Cooper was a bust this year when you think about...
Not really factory but Star Racing hired that Moreas, he didnt even earn a point. Cody Cooper was a bust this year when you think about how supercross went for him.
MichaelAAntonovich57 wrote:
I heard that his spot was basically bought there for him by his dad.
mxknowitall wrote:
I heard the same. Six figure payment supposedly.
Are you guys talking about JGR or Star racing? The comment mentions Moreas and Cooper.
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smc916 wrote:
Nick Wey, went from a consistent top 5 on a privateer Honda 450, to sucking on Team Suzuki 250 2 stroke. And how come he can't...
Nick Wey, went from a consistent top 5 on a privateer Honda 450, to sucking on Team Suzuki 250 2 stroke. And how come he can't take a picture without doing the Zoolander 'Blue Steel'?
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You've got your years all mixed up dude. Wey rode Yamaha 250s for Moto XXX and Mach 1 before he got that Suzuki ride in '04...
You've got your years all mixed up dude. Wey rode Yamaha 250s for Moto XXX and Mach 1 before he got that Suzuki ride in '04. He didn't set the world on fire but did pretty well, like 5th in SX, 7th outdoors. Hardly "the worst" of anything. He rode Hondas after that and did even better.
Didint he almost get to keep the factory zook ride. If I remember correctly it came down to the last few nationals and they ended up giving Tortelli another extension.
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MichaelAAntonovich57 wrote:
I heard that his spot was basically bought there for him by his dad.
mxknowitall wrote:
I heard the same. Six figure payment supposedly.
DanDunes818 wrote:
Are you guys talking about JGR or Star racing? The comment mentions Moreas and Cooper.
Do you mean Morias, as in Ryan Morias, or is Moreas someone else?

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