Where is Blake Baggett?

2/3/2023 1:02pm
McG194 wrote:

I looked it up about a month or so ago and it was still listed for sale. 

sam hain wrote:

As high as CA taxes are you'd think it would be better financially to have stayed in FL.

Brent wrote:
He and his family have more than enough money to afford life in So Cal. Who would ever want to live in Central Florida unless you...

He and his family have more than enough money to afford life in So Cal.

Who would ever want to live in Central Florida unless you had to for training?

bugs, insane rain, heat and humidity, fuck that day after day.

  Chad Reed left for a reason.

If you can afford SoCal, why would you live in Florida? Florida is cheap for a reason

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2/3/2023 1:43pm
sam hain wrote:

As high as CA taxes are you'd think it would be better financially to have stayed in FL.

Brent wrote:
He and his family have more than enough money to afford life in So Cal. Who would ever want to live in Central Florida unless you...

He and his family have more than enough money to afford life in So Cal.

Who would ever want to live in Central Florida unless you had to for training?

bugs, insane rain, heat and humidity, fuck that day after day.

  Chad Reed left for a reason.

If you can afford SoCal, why would you live in Florida? Florida is cheap for a reason

I'd live anywhere besides CA regardless of my income. Taxes, traffic and liberals are enough to keep anyone out. Believe CA is rapidly losing population anyway for one or more reasons I just mentioned.

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2/3/2023 2:31pm
Brent wrote:
He and his family have more than enough money to afford life in So Cal. Who would ever want to live in Central Florida unless you...

He and his family have more than enough money to afford life in So Cal.

Who would ever want to live in Central Florida unless you had to for training?

bugs, insane rain, heat and humidity, fuck that day after day.

  Chad Reed left for a reason.

If you can afford SoCal, why would you live in Florida? Florida is cheap for a reason

sam hain wrote:
I'd live anywhere besides CA regardless of my income. Taxes, traffic and liberals are enough to keep anyone out. Believe CA is rapidly losing population anyway...

I'd live anywhere besides CA regardless of my income. Taxes, traffic and liberals are enough to keep anyone out. Believe CA is rapidly losing population anyway for one or more reasons I just mentioned.

Pick your poison!


 

 

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2/3/2023 2:35pm

Didn’t he literally have a key to glen helen when he lived out there originally?

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2/3/2023 2:38pm Edited Date/Time 2/3/2023 2:39pm

Man, Kawasaki Race of Champions was awesome as a kid with the factory Kawi team coming through. Getting to see Fro, Ryno, Kiedrowski, Huffman, RC, Stewart, and all those guys. 
 

I remember seeing Tim Ferry out of a box truck there, and a bunch of other pros. Barry Carsten and his kids who dominated Englishtown. 

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2/3/2023 6:02pm

Wasn't the main injury on his thumb from Anderson brake checking him like a moron in that off camber?

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2/3/2023 6:18pm
johnk408 wrote:
Was just watching some races from a few years ago and the Lakewood race popped up where he passed Tomac around the outside. I forgot how...

Was just watching some races from a few years ago and the Lakewood race popped up where he passed Tomac around the outside. I forgot how fast he was when he was on. Or what about his launch into the whoops in Texas:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vlm-rhdZgSs

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIX7niJJYJk

 

Or his best one ever:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

You sumbitch.  Got me.  F’ng Rick Astley……….

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2/4/2023 10:37am Edited Date/Time 2/4/2023 8:59pm
sam hain wrote:
I'd live anywhere besides CA regardless of my income. Taxes, traffic and liberals are enough to keep anyone out. Believe CA is rapidly losing population anyway...

I'd live anywhere besides CA regardless of my income. Taxes, traffic and liberals are enough to keep anyone out. Believe CA is rapidly losing population anyway for one or more reasons I just mentioned.

Not to go too far off topic, but outside of Los Angeles and San Francisco Metro areas, most of California is conservative or centrist.

33 military bases are located In California, including the DEVGRU/Seal Training base in San Diego, and thousands of servicemen and Officers live and retire here, more than any other place in the United States.

Why don't you head in to a bar in Coronado and tell a Navy Seal that he is a "Liberal" for living here, and tell me how it turns out for you.

Do not believe everything you hear on Fox News.

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2/4/2023 11:31am
sam hain wrote:
I'd live anywhere besides CA regardless of my income. Taxes, traffic and liberals are enough to keep anyone out. Believe CA is rapidly losing population anyway...

I'd live anywhere besides CA regardless of my income. Taxes, traffic and liberals are enough to keep anyone out. Believe CA is rapidly losing population anyway for one or more reasons I just mentioned.

Brent wrote:
Not to go too far off topic, but outside of Los Angeles and San Francisco Metro areas, most of California is conservative or centrist. 33 military...

Not to go too far off topic, but outside of Los Angeles and San Francisco Metro areas, most of California is conservative or centrist.

33 military bases are located In California, including the DEVGRU/Seal Training base in San Diego, and thousands of servicemen and Officers live and retire here, more than any other place in the United States.

Why don't you head in to a bar in Coronado and tell a Navy Seal that he is a "Liberal" for living here, and tell me how it turns out for you.

Do not believe everything you hear on Fox News.

This. 3 counties run this entire state. Come to Keen county and tell me it’s liberal 

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2/4/2023 7:24pm
sam hain wrote:
I'd live anywhere besides CA regardless of my income. Taxes, traffic and liberals are enough to keep anyone out. Believe CA is rapidly losing population anyway...

I'd live anywhere besides CA regardless of my income. Taxes, traffic and liberals are enough to keep anyone out. Believe CA is rapidly losing population anyway for one or more reasons I just mentioned.

Brent wrote:
Not to go too far off topic, but outside of Los Angeles and San Francisco Metro areas, most of California is conservative or centrist. 33 military...

Not to go too far off topic, but outside of Los Angeles and San Francisco Metro areas, most of California is conservative or centrist.

33 military bases are located In California, including the DEVGRU/Seal Training base in San Diego, and thousands of servicemen and Officers live and retire here, more than any other place in the United States.

Why don't you head in to a bar in Coronado and tell a Navy Seal that he is a "Liberal" for living here, and tell me how it turns out for you.

Do not believe everything you hear on Fox News.

UpTiTe wrote:

This. 3 counties run this entire state. Come to Keen county and tell me it’s liberal 

Just like King (and to some degree, Snohomish and Pierce) Counties run WA, and Portland in Oregon. It’s sad. Most of WA is fairly middle of the road, but it doesn’t matter because the whack job county/ies run everything.

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Brent wrote:
Not to go too far off topic, but outside of Los Angeles and San Francisco Metro areas, most of California is conservative or centrist. 33 military...

Not to go too far off topic, but outside of Los Angeles and San Francisco Metro areas, most of California is conservative or centrist.

33 military bases are located In California, including the DEVGRU/Seal Training base in San Diego, and thousands of servicemen and Officers live and retire here, more than any other place in the United States.

Why don't you head in to a bar in Coronado and tell a Navy Seal that he is a "Liberal" for living here, and tell me how it turns out for you.

Do not believe everything you hear on Fox News.

UpTiTe wrote:

This. 3 counties run this entire state. Come to Keen county and tell me it’s liberal 

PNWMXer wrote:
Just like King (and to some degree, Snohomish and Pierce) Counties run WA, and Portland in Oregon. It’s sad. Most of WA is fairly middle of...

Just like King (and to some degree, Snohomish and Pierce) Counties run WA, and Portland in Oregon. It’s sad. Most of WA is fairly middle of the road, but it doesn’t matter because the whack job county/ies run everything.

I'm afraid the "whack jobs" are starting to out number the normal people...everywhere. 

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2/6/2023 7:35am

Blake is one of the fortunate ones. He got unhappy in the sport, and walked away on his own terms...like James Stewart. I imagine he made enough money to set his wife & kids up for a comfortable life...and decided to be "normal" again. I was a fan, and I miss him out there, but I sure can't fault a guy for having priorities like being a husband and a Daddy. 

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2/6/2023 7:38am
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Blake is one of the fortunate ones. He got unhappy in the sport, and walked away on his own terms...like James Stewart. I imagine he made...

Blake is one of the fortunate ones. He got unhappy in the sport, and walked away on his own terms...like James Stewart. I imagine he made enough money to set his wife & kids up for a comfortable life...and decided to be "normal" again. I was a fan, and I miss him out there, but I sure can't fault a guy for having priorities like being a husband and a Daddy. 

If/when his place sells he should be set. From what he has said in the past, he was literally putting all his money/invested millions into his ranch. I am sure it wasn't "all his money" but still, a lot to tie up into land/equipment that is only valuable to another motocrosser.

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2/6/2023 9:49am

Those insane CA taxes. Screw all of that. 
 

I just can’t understand how he could even be making a fraction of the amount he was when he was racing. There’s a reason dudes leave and quickly come back, especially at his caliber.

But to not give a single interview to his fans and the media for his retirement….

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2/6/2023 10:15am
CDA331 wrote:
Those insane CA taxes. Screw all of that.    I just can’t understand how he could even be making a fraction of the amount he was...

Those insane CA taxes. Screw all of that. 
 

I just can’t understand how he could even be making a fraction of the amount he was when he was racing. There’s a reason dudes leave and quickly come back, especially at his caliber.

But to not give a single interview to his fans and the media for his retirement….

His family owns a big construction company, he never needed to race to be set for life.

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2/6/2023 10:46am
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His family owns a big construction company, he never needed to race to be set for life.

Just because one has a successful company does not mean their children have the same interests or want to follow in their footsteps. 

 

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5/12/2023 4:17pm Edited Date/Time 5/12/2023 4:17pm

Evertyime we go to Freestone, I make my kid look at these pictures. Then I tell him not to come back to the truck if he doesnt send it like Bagget...Screenshot 20230512 181302 Google.jpg?VersionId=G

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5/12/2023 10:08pm

dude was a badass, for sure

 

he doesnt owe anyone an explanation as to why he retired. 

 

unless youre a top guy in this sport, the cost benefits arent really worth it

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9/26/2023 5:18pm
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Best post in months - maybe of the year!

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9/26/2023 5:23pm
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Seeing the number 4 chase thread the first thing I thought was man I hope Blake’s happy and doing welll. Been a minute since I saw any info.  Glad he’s around. 

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9/26/2023 5:43pm

He was a better outdoor rider than a whole bunch of the current top 450 riders.

 

Fuck butler brothers for not paying him.

 

Fuck Anderson for riding dirty and breaking his thumb off his hand.

 

Cunts

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9/26/2023 5:48pm
sam hain wrote:
I'd live anywhere besides CA regardless of my income. Taxes, traffic and liberals are enough to keep anyone out. Believe CA is rapidly losing population anyway...

I'd live anywhere besides CA regardless of my income. Taxes, traffic and liberals are enough to keep anyone out. Believe CA is rapidly losing population anyway for one or more reasons I just mentioned.

Rapidly losing population? Yeah, its for sure different and it hit the news, but the reality is the net loss is not that fast .

According to --> https://www.ppic.org/publication/californias-population/ and https://www.macrotrends.net/states/california/population

There was a net loss of 100k residents from 2021-2022. With over 39M people in California that's less than 0.3% of the population.

The year before there was a greater loss, ~400k or so, but that was preceded by 100 years of net growth and triggered by a pandemic. 

We'll see what the future holds, but I'm not thinking that California is going to lose much of its influence any time soon.

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9/26/2023 8:08pm

He's gonna be racing for Triumph....

Seriously,   I know people.

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9/26/2023 8:14pm
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He's gonna be racing for Triumph....

Seriously,   I know people.

Laughing

I’m thinking there may be some Tigers goin’ to Baja soon.’Maybe Blake could get in on that? 

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9/26/2023 8:22pm

Dude pulled the perfect exit. He doesn't owe any one anything. I for one appluad it. Good on him living life. 

I did hear a rumor that this guy was his inspiration on how to leave the sport. Not sure it is true....

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He needs to be in the booth

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9/26/2023 8:43pm
Kevin852 wrote:
Dude pulled the perfect exit. He doesn't owe any one anything. I for one appluad it. Good on him living life.  I did hear a rumor...

Dude pulled the perfect exit. He doesn't owe any one anything. I for one appluad it. Good on him living life. 

I did hear a rumor that this guy was his inspiration on how to leave the sport. Not sure it is true....

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You don’t think all the chupacabra fans that bought BB4 apparel and supported him for years don’t at the very least deserve a PR statement?

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9/26/2023 11:35pm
sam hain wrote:
I'd live anywhere besides CA regardless of my income. Taxes, traffic and liberals are enough to keep anyone out. Believe CA is rapidly losing population anyway...

I'd live anywhere besides CA regardless of my income. Taxes, traffic and liberals are enough to keep anyone out. Believe CA is rapidly losing population anyway for one or more reasons I just mentioned.

Brent wrote:
Not to go too far off topic, but outside of Los Angeles and San Francisco Metro areas, most of California is conservative or centrist. 33 military...

Not to go too far off topic, but outside of Los Angeles and San Francisco Metro areas, most of California is conservative or centrist.

33 military bases are located In California, including the DEVGRU/Seal Training base in San Diego, and thousands of servicemen and Officers live and retire here, more than any other place in the United States.

Why don't you head in to a bar in Coronado and tell a Navy Seal that he is a "Liberal" for living here, and tell me how it turns out for you.

Do not believe everything you hear on Fox News.

I live in HB. There are pockets all around SoCal that are good. But crime, homeless losers, and insane wokeness is everywhere. Idiotic, lunatic liberal policies have destroyed this once great state.

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