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nmachamp 12/18/2009 12:17pm
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Sam Storer is currently in a mental institution.. had a breakdown years ago... his dad past away last year... cancer!!!! your the man Tom, Brooks and Denis running into eachother, trying to take eachother out, almost every race.. awsome!!! GREAT RACING..
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wownd out 12/18/2009 3:01pm
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I never remember Paul being that good, he was a descent intermediate, never did anything big that i could see but then again i was never really watching him, but his old man was always kind of a pissy fella, guy was always in a bad mood!.
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toby lawes 12/18/2009 6:08pm
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nmachamp wrote:
wownd out wrote:
I never remember Paul being that good, he was a descent intermediate, never did anything big that i could see but then again i was never...
I never remember Paul being that good, he was a descent intermediate, never did anything big that i could see but then again i was never really watching him, but his old man was always kind of a pissy fella, guy was always in a bad mood!.
paul denis !!!!!! i raced the same years paul did!!!! i was 80 int in 82. he was below averg rider!! he couldent beat bunch in a rocket ship!!!! come on????? YOUR RIGHT ABOUT HIS DAD TOO!!! (WHAT A PISSY GRUMPY MAN)!!!!!!!!!!
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toby lawes 12/18/2009 6:40pm
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ME AND KYLE LEWIS RACED A TEAM RACE TOGETHER IN 1981ON MY 81 DG YZ 80. WE SMOKED EVERY ONE!!! I STILL HAVE THE TROPHY.. GOOD TIMES!!!!!

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Webcokid 12/18/2009 6:40pm
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Ya bro, Paul was fast, but couldn't hang with Bunch. Remember, Bruce had a broken wrist at Ponca City 1982 and still averaged top 5 in all classes. No doubt Dennis was fast and by dad Jack always meant well. Maybe not the most positive guy, but dedicate.
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toby lawes 12/18/2009 6:50pm
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I WAS GOOD FRIENDS WITH BUNCH BROOKS MOUSE WILLY SURRATT KYLE LEWIS, DONT REMEMBER MUCH ABOUT PAUL? BUT I DO REMEMBER HIS DAD!! BY THE WAY!!! BUNCH COULD RUN 5TH WITH TWO BROKEN WRIST!!!!!HE WAS FROM A NOTHER PLANET!! MAN HE WAS FAST GOD SPEED BRUCE (RIP)
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nicks dad 12/18/2009 6:59pm
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first,i wanna thank everyone for the responses, ect.
i never thought the thread i started 2 years ago would still come up.lots of good info
what's paul up to now?what about jon-jon belisle?
tim tomaselli?
Suzuki School Grad 12/18/2009 7:26pm
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I recall the rivalry Paul and Larry had during the early 83 season. Paul had the bike advantage early that year with the advanced 1983 KX80. The racing was close and heated, Larry was more aggressive, and Paul was a little more laid back but just as fast. They were the top mini experts in 83. I would say it was a toss-up of who would win any given moto. I remember hearing that Suzuki of Japan was so upset that the Kawasaki’s were beating the R&D Suzuki in the 105 class that the sent a handmade 105 cylinder in a box to R&D with a note saying they better not see Paul Denis ahead of Larry anymore. I raced against them both once they moved to the 125 class and got to know both of them better. Paul just dropped out of the racing scene later that year. The story/joke was that he went on to manage a Tacobell. I would see him at some parties hanging out with Todd Campbell, they were funny together. It was strange that he quit so soon, but moving up the 125 pro class back then was tough and humbling.

Hey Webco I remember Bruce had a factory 125 cc ride with Suzuki for 1983, was he going to get a works bike? I always speculate what year and bike would he have been on if he won the 125cc championship.
83 Johnny’O
84 Ward
85 Lechien ,that bike was awesome
Maybe 86??
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Webcokid 12/18/2009 8:47pm
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I recall the rivalry Paul and Larry had during the early 83 season. Paul had the bike advantage early that year with the advanced 1983 KX80...
I recall the rivalry Paul and Larry had during the early 83 season. Paul had the bike advantage early that year with the advanced 1983 KX80. The racing was close and heated, Larry was more aggressive, and Paul was a little more laid back but just as fast. They were the top mini experts in 83. I would say it was a toss-up of who would win any given moto. I remember hearing that Suzuki of Japan was so upset that the Kawasaki’s were beating the R&D Suzuki in the 105 class that the sent a handmade 105 cylinder in a box to R&D with a note saying they better not see Paul Denis ahead of Larry anymore. I raced against them both once they moved to the 125 class and got to know both of them better. Paul just dropped out of the racing scene later that year. The story/joke was that he went on to manage a Tacobell. I would see him at some parties hanging out with Todd Campbell, they were funny together. It was strange that he quit so soon, but moving up the 125 pro class back then was tough and humbling.

Hey Webco I remember Bruce had a factory 125 cc ride with Suzuki for 1983, was he going to get a works bike? I always speculate what year and bike would he have been on if he won the 125cc championship.
83 Johnny’O
84 Ward
85 Lechien ,that bike was awesome
Maybe 86??
School grad, that's some killer info in the R&D engine. Yes, Bruce was to ride the 125 works bike, and yes, it's my opinion that he would have smoked all in 83. Consider this: I personally watched Bunchturn a faster lap time at SB than Mark Barnet. The Bommer himself approached Bruce at the webco flats amd commended him on his speed that day. True story! One last thing, I believe Paul Dennis won the 1983 national championship on the 80. I don't have actual result for the 82 season, but do recall Bruce winning quite a bit during the 82 season. The 82 Ponca race wasn't super important to Bruce, but he wanted to finish his 80 career on a good note, even with the broken wrist, and the broken toe he suffered the sat. Night in the hotel horsing around. What a f.... Carachter he was.
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Blake 12/19/2009 2:49pm
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Who is NMAChamp?
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Click on his profile it says Paul Dennis loves guys a bunch of times and the way the person describes Paul Dennis then i think it really is Paul Dennis bragging about something he's never even done or just being a goof about it.
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toby lawes 12/20/2009 6:34pm
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wownd out wrote:
Click on his profile it says Paul Dennis loves guys a bunch of times and the way the person describes Paul Dennis then i think it...
Click on his profile it says Paul Dennis loves guys a bunch of times and the way the person describes Paul Dennis then i think it really is Paul Dennis bragging about something he's never even done or just being a goof about it.
what???? DONT KNOW WHAT U MEAN???? OK BUT I STILL DONT KNOW WHAT U MEAN !!! I SAW IT !!! BUT IM GETING OLD WHAT DOES IT MEAN????
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Looped Out 12/20/2009 8:14pm
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nmachamp wrote:
Paul Denis was a punk. He was so big headed and always talked down on others. I remember when he said something rude to Larry Brooks' Mom or Sister and Brooks wanted to fight him. That started the rivalry between the two and I remember Brooks would do what ever it took to beat Denis or take him out. It got pretty out of control at times, but that's how it was back then. If two riders had a problem, they fought in the pits or they would bang bars on the track. Brooks was very aggressive on the track and was not scared of anyone in the pits.

Times have changed around the race track now a days. Maybe for the better, but it sure was fun to watch back in the 80's.

I think Brooks was #1 at Ponca in 1982, so must have won the Championship in 1981.
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Looped Out 12/20/2009 8:21pm
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Your right, NMAChamp is Paul Denis.

Man, what happened to you Paul? I know you had a big crash, but we all had big crashes back then. I heard you had some personal issues, it that true?

Sorry to hear about your Dad, Jack. I still remember his calling the 80 Intermediate class out to practice or to the starting gate, with his accent. I can't even write the way he said it, but we would always kind of giggle. He was a good guy.

You were always a little punk and always thought you were too cool, but things change after so many years and just glad to see you decided to talk about the old days.
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Looped Out 12/20/2009 8:44pm
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nicks dad wrote:
first,i wanna thank everyone for the responses, ect. i never thought the thread i started 2 years ago would still come up.lots of good info what's...
first,i wanna thank everyone for the responses, ect.
i never thought the thread i started 2 years ago would still come up.lots of good info
what's paul up to now?what about jon-jon belisle?
tim tomaselli?
I see Jon-Jon (he goes by Jon now) all the time. Well, I haven't seen him in a couple of years now. He's doing good. Still rides and is fast. Had a big crash about 3 or 4 years ago, but all good now.
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Blake 12/21/2009 8:25am
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Your right, NMAChamp is Paul Denis. Man, what happened to you Paul? I know you had a big crash, but we all had big crashes back...
Your right, NMAChamp is Paul Denis.

Man, what happened to you Paul? I know you had a big crash, but we all had big crashes back then. I heard you had some personal issues, it that true?

Sorry to hear about your Dad, Jack. I still remember his calling the 80 Intermediate class out to practice or to the starting gate, with his accent. I can't even write the way he said it, but we would always kind of giggle. He was a good guy.

You were always a little punk and always thought you were too cool, but things change after so many years and just glad to see you decided to talk about the old days.
I dunno. Maybe an imposter. Mouse McCoy and Eddie Hicks need to jump in here.

Cool to see Scott Brown around here.

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wownd out 12/21/2009 9:30am
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wownd out wrote:
Click on his profile it says Paul Dennis loves guys a bunch of times and the way the person describes Paul Dennis then i think it...
Click on his profile it says Paul Dennis loves guys a bunch of times and the way the person describes Paul Dennis then i think it really is Paul Dennis bragging about something he's never even done or just being a goof about it.
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what???? DONT KNOW WHAT U MEAN???? OK BUT I STILL DONT KNOW WHAT U MEAN !!! I SAW IT !!! BUT IM GETING OLD WHAT DOES...
what???? DONT KNOW WHAT U MEAN???? OK BUT I STILL DONT KNOW WHAT U MEAN !!! I SAW IT !!! BUT IM GETING OLD WHAT DOES IT MEAN????
No! click on NMA Champs profile and you will see what i mean.
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toby lawes 12/21/2009 10:08am
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oh! ok ! i got it now! maybe hes just mesen around? speaking of larry brooks! wen i was 13 i raced with larry. i remember being in the gate next him and thinking he is a big guy to still be on 80s? my dad told me last night larry had to be 18 years old at least! and still on 80s!! . SOME ONE SHOULD HAVE CHECKED HIS ID. WOW!!

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Looped Out 12/21/2009 10:31pm
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toby lawes wrote:
oh! ok ! i got it now! maybe hes just mesen around? speaking of larry brooks! wen i was 13 i raced with larry. i remember...
oh! ok ! i got it now! maybe hes just mesen around? speaking of larry brooks! wen i was 13 i raced with larry. i remember being in the gate next him and thinking he is a big guy to still be on 80s? my dad told me last night larry had to be 18 years old at least! and still on 80s!! . SOME ONE SHOULD HAVE CHECKED HIS ID. WOW!!
Ha Ha Ha! Larry Brooks won Ponca in the 80 Expert class in 1981 when he was 13 years old. The only reason I remember that is because he was the youngest 80 Exp. to win Ponca at that time. Not sure if anyone won the #1 plate at a younger age after that, but he was a Dunes guy too and it was a big deal back then.

So if he was 13 years old in 1981 and got off 80's in 1983, he would have only been 15 or so. I'm sure he was never 18 years old on a mini bike. He was a big kid. Not very tall, but pretty dam stocky. He sure could ride an 80 fast back then.

He also went on to be a top pro on the nationals and supercross after that.
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toby lawes 12/22/2009 9:08am
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my dad could be wrong heis 79 years old now? larrys dad and my dad wer friends and talked alot at the tracks. on day my dad told larrys dad how his son had improved. larrys dad responded by saying thanks. but he said they had a lot more time to train now and practice becus larry had graduated high school? maybe he miss spoke????? we dont know. but thats what his dad said. EVERY ONE WAS BIGER THEN ME ON 80S .I WAS TALL AND THEEN BACK THEN. THER IS A PICTURE OF ME ON AKX 80 IN 79or78 MANAGER OF INDIAN DUNESTOPIC ON THE FIRST PAGE . I THINK I WAS IN THE NOV CLASS.
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toby lawes 12/22/2009 9:36am
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hey looped out? we know alot of the same people. im sure we crossed paths when we wer younger at some point? thers a picture of me and troy welty on the int track on my profile in 82. im on the yz 80#23 .ring a bell?? now im real curious??????? by the way im 42 now??
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Looped Out 12/23/2009 10:20pm
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toby lawes wrote:
hey looped out? we know alot of the same people. im sure we crossed paths when we wer younger at some point? thers a picture of...
hey looped out? we know alot of the same people. im sure we crossed paths when we wer younger at some point? thers a picture of me and troy welty on the int track on my profile in 82. im on the yz 80#23 .ring a bell?? now im real curious??????? by the way im 42 now??
I was buddies with Eric Kehoe, Louie Franco, Mouce McCoy, David Lynch, Ty and Kenny Maddox, and so on. All the Dunes locals. I stayed at Mouse's house in Canyon Country all the time. I'd get dropped off out there as soon as summer came and Mouse and I would ride out of his garage and ride all day long. I read were you rode with Mouse a lot too, but I don't remember you.....sorry. You called your self "Snake"? Man, I just don't remember. Mouse had a lot of friends around there and I was on the shy side back then. It seemed a lot of guys would ride out there those days. That was some good riding.

I started riding and racing at Saddleback in something like 1982 and kind of lost track of all my old buddies.

I saw Louie a bunch of years ago. He had a company that did license plate frames and rubber gloves. His Dad passed away and Vito was always so good to me. I was so sad.
I see Eric all the time at the races, but things have changed between us because of our jobs. His Father passed away too and that killed Eric, he's very corporate now a days.
I see Mouse here and there. Last I saw him, he was still working on movie sets and shooting commercials. He was doing some stunt work still too. A lot of the old Dunes guys, work in the stunt industry. I think Mouse and his Dad Mike hooked them all up.
I still see David Lynch quit a bit. He's driving trucks and working construction.
Ty went to the Navy and he's a really good guy. Kenny kind of lost his way for a little bit, but it sounds like he's back on track.

I have so much more to say, but I have my kids screaming at me and have to go.
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toby lawes 12/24/2009 11:12am
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yep! i stayed at mouses house all the time i went to school with him and hi s next door neighber royce hagger . remember his mean ass german sheperds???i was scared to death of those dogs. . i know we have met befor!. tell mouse toby says hi!!!
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at least i know one of them. littel ronny!! im surprised his dad isent in the picture !!! lol!!!
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The NMA Champ Paul Denis in front of his trailer. Let's review the results to see how he placed in the 1982 World Mini Grand Prix.

80 STOCK EX 12+ RUN-OFF-Bruce Bunch, Rick Hemme, Paul Denis, Tyson Vohland, Bob Moore.
80 MOD EX 12+ RUN-OFF-Bruce Bunch, Larry Brooks, Paul Denis, Rick Hemme, Bob Moore.
105 RUN-OFF-Paul Denis, Rick Hemme, Bruce Bunch, Bob Moore, Tyson Vohland.
RACE OF CHAMPIONS-Paul Denis, Todd Campbell, Larry Brooks, Danny Storbeck, Art DeHoff.

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toby lawes 1/14/2010 4:14pm
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cool!! con grats paul!! (snake) # 23 nice picture tom!!!!
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Tom Corley wrote:
[img]http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/ss76/tomcorley/CSC_1256.jpg[/img] The NMA Champ Paul Denis in front of his trailer. Let's review the results to see how he placed in the 1982 World Mini Grand...


The NMA Champ Paul Denis in front of his trailer. Let's review the results to see how he placed in the 1982 World Mini Grand Prix.

80 STOCK EX 12+ RUN-OFF-Bruce Bunch, Rick Hemme, Paul Denis, Tyson Vohland, Bob Moore.
80 MOD EX 12+ RUN-OFF-Bruce Bunch, Larry Brooks, Paul Denis, Rick Hemme, Bob Moore.
105 RUN-OFF-Paul Denis, Rick Hemme, Bruce Bunch, Bob Moore, Tyson Vohland.
RACE OF CHAMPIONS-Paul Denis, Todd Campbell, Larry Brooks, Danny Storbeck, Art DeHoff.

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I remember that trailer ..14ft Pro-Trac. He sold it to my friend Derek Nye and I wanted to get it from him when he quit racing but he would not let it go.
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Tom Corley 1/21/2010 10:19am
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Rudy Dickinson Sr. proudly poses next to Shaun Kalos and his R&D Racing Engines Suzuki.

Check out that display in the background with Bell helmet lamps.

Saddleback Park

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Big Rudy was a great man, always had a good word no matter what, he's given me a pep talk or two, and always had a ear open to listen. God bless you Rudy R.I.P.

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