Jeff Walker

JeffWalker841 wrote:

Wow, thanks for all the kind words guys! As others have stated, I graduated from the Pre-Medicine program at Florida Gulf Coast University in the winter...

Wow, thanks for all the kind words guys! As others have stated, I graduated from the Pre-Medicine program at Florida Gulf Coast University in the winter of 2019-2020. My YouTube channel was just started to gain traction at that time, and I was at a crossroads where I either had to take the MCAT and pursue medical school, or see where the racing and content took me. I felt like I never had a fair shot at the racing side of things because most of my time was spent maintaining perfect grades (required for med school), so I figured I might as well take a few years and “chase the dream” while I still could! School would always be there for me, but you only have a very small window of opportunity to race professional motocross. I’m glad I chose what I did for sure! It’s been really fun

Content revenue, sponsorships, and race/contingency payout are my only sources of income, and I fully fund my own racing. My dad loves racing more than anyone I know and he would absolutely pay for everything if I let him, but I told myself that if I can’t 100% fund it myself, then it’s not a real career and I’m fooling myself. I’m lucky that it’s been enough to support everything I’ve wanted to do, but I’m definitely not getting rich from it. I think it’s totally possible to make a lot more from it, but I don’t really enjoy pestering the followers with the typical content creator stuff. I’m just stoked they’re interested in what I’m doing and watch the videos, and if that covers my racing then that’s totally cool with me. It’s likely that I’ll take the MCAT in the next year or two and go back to school, but you never know!

As for B-Unit; she’s a very quiet and shy person and she wasn’t enjoying some of the strange comments and direct messages she was getting. On top of that, she was also graduating college and getting a job of her own, so she doesn’t attend practice days nearly as much as at the start of the channel. We recently picked up a clapped out CRF150F trail bike for her, so we might make a build series on the channel if she’s up for it!

That’s pretty much all. Thanks again guys! Super cool and humbling to see posts like this. Hope y’all had a great Easter

JeffWalker841 wrote:

Wow, thanks for all the kind words guys! As others have stated, I graduated from the Pre-Medicine program at Florida Gulf Coast University in the winter...

Wow, thanks for all the kind words guys! As others have stated, I graduated from the Pre-Medicine program at Florida Gulf Coast University in the winter of 2019-2020. My YouTube channel was just started to gain traction at that time, and I was at a crossroads where I either had to take the MCAT and pursue medical school, or see where the racing and content took me. I felt like I never had a fair shot at the racing side of things because most of my time was spent maintaining perfect grades (required for med school), so I figured I might as well take a few years and “chase the dream” while I still could! School would always be there for me, but you only have a very small window of opportunity to race professional motocross. I’m glad I chose what I did for sure! It’s been really fun

Content revenue, sponsorships, and race/contingency payout are my only sources of income, and I fully fund my own racing. My dad loves racing more than anyone I know and he would absolutely pay for everything if I let him, but I told myself that if I can’t 100% fund it myself, then it’s not a real career and I’m fooling myself. I’m lucky that it’s been enough to support everything I’ve wanted to do, but I’m definitely not getting rich from it. I think it’s totally possible to make a lot more from it, but I don’t really enjoy pestering the followers with the typical content creator stuff. I’m just stoked they’re interested in what I’m doing and watch the videos, and if that covers my racing then that’s totally cool with me. It’s likely that I’ll take the MCAT in the next year or two and go back to school, but you never know!

As for B-Unit; she’s a very quiet and shy person and she wasn’t enjoying some of the strange comments and direct messages she was getting. On top of that, she was also graduating college and getting a job of her own, so she doesn’t attend practice days nearly as much as at the start of the channel. We recently picked up a clapped out CRF150F trail bike for her, so we might make a build series on the channel if she’s up for it!

That’s pretty much all. Thanks again guys! Super cool and humbling to see posts like this. Hope y’all had a great Easter

JeffWalker841 wrote:

Wow, thanks for all the kind words guys! As others have stated, I graduated from the Pre-Medicine program at Florida Gulf Coast University in the winter...

Wow, thanks for all the kind words guys! As others have stated, I graduated from the Pre-Medicine program at Florida Gulf Coast University in the winter of 2019-2020. My YouTube channel was just started to gain traction at that time, and I was at a crossroads where I either had to take the MCAT and pursue medical school, or see where the racing and content took me. I felt like I never had a fair shot at the racing side of things because most of my time was spent maintaining perfect grades (required for med school), so I figured I might as well take a few years and “chase the dream” while I still could! School would always be there for me, but you only have a very small window of opportunity to race professional motocross. I’m glad I chose what I did for sure! It’s been really fun

Content revenue, sponsorships, and race/contingency payout are my only sources of income, and I fully fund my own racing. My dad loves racing more than anyone I know and he would absolutely pay for everything if I let him, but I told myself that if I can’t 100% fund it myself, then it’s not a real career and I’m fooling myself. I’m lucky that it’s been enough to support everything I’ve wanted to do, but I’m definitely not getting rich from it. I think it’s totally possible to make a lot more from it, but I don’t really enjoy pestering the followers with the typical content creator stuff. I’m just stoked they’re interested in what I’m doing and watch the videos, and if that covers my racing then that’s totally cool with me. It’s likely that I’ll take the MCAT in the next year or two and go back to school, but you never know!

As for B-Unit; she’s a very quiet and shy person and she wasn’t enjoying some of the strange comments and direct messages she was getting. On top of that, she was also graduating college and getting a job of her own, so she doesn’t attend practice days nearly as much as at the start of the channel. We recently picked up a clapped out CRF150F trail bike for her, so we might make a build series on the channel if she’s up for it!

That’s pretty much all. Thanks again guys! Super cool and humbling to see posts like this. Hope y’all had a great Easter

motomike894 wrote:

Im gonna humble you up next time we ride Jeff 

Im gonna humble you up next time we ride Jeff 

dsoll703 wrote:

Classy for Jeff to post. Love his content and always watch where he stands while I’m watching the Nationals. I do have a question though for...

Classy for Jeff to post. Love his content and always watch where he stands while I’m watching the Nationals.

I do have a question though for Jeff if he has the time. 
 

I know he is riding the 22 GasGas since his KTMs are being worked on. Could you ride the 22 in the Nationals? I thought there was a limit on how far back you could go back using older models? I could be totally off base though.

JeffWalker841 wrote:

Wow, thanks for all the kind words guys! As others have stated, I graduated from the Pre-Medicine program at Florida Gulf Coast University in the winter...

Wow, thanks for all the kind words guys! As others have stated, I graduated from the Pre-Medicine program at Florida Gulf Coast University in the winter of 2019-2020. My YouTube channel was just started to gain traction at that time, and I was at a crossroads where I either had to take the MCAT and pursue medical school, or see where the racing and content took me. I felt like I never had a fair shot at the racing side of things because most of my time was spent maintaining perfect grades (required for med school), so I figured I might as well take a few years and “chase the dream” while I still could! School would always be there for me, but you only have a very small window of opportunity to race professional motocross. I’m glad I chose what I did for sure! It’s been really fun

Content revenue, sponsorships, and race/contingency payout are my only sources of income, and I fully fund my own racing. My dad loves racing more than anyone I know and he would absolutely pay for everything if I let him, but I told myself that if I can’t 100% fund it myself, then it’s not a real career and I’m fooling myself. I’m lucky that it’s been enough to support everything I’ve wanted to do, but I’m definitely not getting rich from it. I think it’s totally possible to make a lot more from it, but I don’t really enjoy pestering the followers with the typical content creator stuff. I’m just stoked they’re interested in what I’m doing and watch the videos, and if that covers my racing then that’s totally cool with me. It’s likely that I’ll take the MCAT in the next year or two and go back to school, but you never know!

As for B-Unit; she’s a very quiet and shy person and she wasn’t enjoying some of the strange comments and direct messages she was getting. On top of that, she was also graduating college and getting a job of her own, so she doesn’t attend practice days nearly as much as at the start of the channel. We recently picked up a clapped out CRF150F trail bike for her, so we might make a build series on the channel if she’s up for it!

That’s pretty much all. Thanks again guys! Super cool and humbling to see posts like this. Hope y’all had a great Easter

Rickyisms wrote:

I remember watching you shred a YZ125 at 74mx one day, Then like two days later the helmet cam of it was going viral and your...

I remember watching you shred a YZ125 at 74mx one day, Then like two days later the helmet cam of it was going viral and your channel took from there. 
 

I worked full time when I was in college, and raced harescrambles every weekend out of my own pocket and if I said it was easy I’d be lying! Huge props to you for paving your own way and still having a great career to fall back on when riding for a living is over for you. 

Monte122 wrote:

STFU noob

Wick3d3vo wrote:

Why shit on someome's post? Pretty personal and unneeded. 

Monte122 wrote:

It’s a joke 

Wick3d3vo wrote:

Why shit on someome's post? Pretty personal and unneeded. 

Monte122 wrote:

It’s a joke 

Joey98 wrote:

Aren’t jokes supposed to be funny?

Mavetism wrote:

Absolutely blows my mind when you watch guys like Jeff Walker.. That there is riders out there going multiple seconds faster a lap. This sport has...

Absolutely blows my mind when you watch guys like Jeff Walker.. That there is riders out there going multiple seconds faster a lap. This sport has some insane freaks out there. 

eric513anderson wrote:

Wow that’s a lame take. I don’t care if you’re a average C class guy or a top pro, if you’ve got good content that’s fun...

Wow that’s a lame take. I don’t care if you’re a average C class guy or a top pro, if you’ve got good content that’s fun to watch…I’m gonna watch. 

Mavetism wrote:

What I meant with that was that his gopro footage looks unreal fucking fast and that I sometimes can't imagine that there is riders going even...

What I meant with that was that his gopro footage looks unreal fucking fast and that I sometimes can't imagine that there is riders going even faster. I didn't say anything bad about his content? Maybe my wording was bad on that one.

dsoll703 wrote:

Classy for Jeff to post. Love his content and always watch where he stands while I’m watching the Nationals. I do have a question though for...

Classy for Jeff to post. Love his content and always watch where he stands while I’m watching the Nationals.

I do have a question though for Jeff if he has the time. 
 

I know he is riding the 22 GasGas since his KTMs are being worked on. Could you ride the 22 in the Nationals? I thought there was a limit on how far back you could go back using older models? I could be totally off base though.

JeffWalker841 wrote:

I’ve never actually looked it up in the rule book, but my understanding is that there’s a 4-year homologation rule for the nationals. A 2020 model...

I’ve never actually looked it up in the rule book, but my understanding is that there’s a 4-year homologation rule for the nationals. A 2020 model is the oldest you can race this year.

I have heard, however, that an OEM can choose to not give contingency if you’re on a previous generation bike even if it is legal by the AMA. No idea if that will apply in my situation, but the KTM group has always been great with contingency so I don’t see them pulling it. Time will tell! 

spitinabucket wrote:

Jeff I will be sure to check out your videos. My son raced a lot when younger then he went on to Med school, never thought...

Jeff I will be sure to check out your videos. My son raced a lot when younger then he went on to Med school, never thought we would really ever be the team we once were. Wrong! we raced amateur day in Millville last year and both did great, then he flew into Colorado to do a CORCS race last weekend, we both won our classes! He is an amazing surgeon and I am one lucky father. Good luck and thanks for sharing.