Past "Next Big Thing Amatuers"..What happened to them?

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Bobby long time no see how ya been? Shawn is pretty much spot on with his assessment so Im guessing we most likely have been on...
Bobby long time no see how ya been? Shawn is pretty much spot on with his assessment so Im guessing we most likely have been on the same gate together at some point. Riddle could be blazing fast one moto and not so much the next. Evennou from what I understand works at FMF now.
aaron, sup man!! you were a great team green rider in your day! tell the family i said hey!
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Jonathan Kerr, Bradley Graham, Lance Hollister, Riley Kurosky
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Jonathan Kerr is in the military, Lance Hollister was going to Texas Tech, I believe he flies helicopters now. Im pretty sure Riley still teaches some...
Jonathan Kerr is in the military, Lance Hollister was going to Texas Tech, I believe he flies helicopters now. Im pretty sure Riley still teaches some moto classes
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Riley is a hotshot driver, does some rodeo stuff too.
Is he not riding MX at all anymore?
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CCMX wrote:
Jonathan Kerr, Bradley Graham, Lance Hollister, Riley Kurosky
zookrider62! wrote:
Jonathan Kerr is in the military, Lance Hollister was going to Texas Tech, I believe he flies helicopters now. Im pretty sure Riley still teaches some...
Jonathan Kerr is in the military, Lance Hollister was going to Texas Tech, I believe he flies helicopters now. Im pretty sure Riley still teaches some moto classes
ruckus wrote:
Riley is a hotshot driver, does some rodeo stuff too.
Is he not riding MX at all anymore?

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what about, SHAE BENTLEY, SEAN COLLIER, CODY GILMORE, EVAN LAUGHRIDGE, JOSH LICHTLE, JACOB MARTIN, NICK METCALF, JASON PARTRIDGE, CHASE REED, TURBO REEF, EDGARDO ROJAS, DANIEL SANI...
what about, SHAE BENTLEY, SEAN COLLIER, CODY GILMORE, EVAN LAUGHRIDGE, JOSH LICHTLE, JACOB MARTIN, NICK METCALF, JASON PARTRIDGE, CHASE REED, TURBO REEF, EDGARDO ROJAS, DANIEL SANI, ROBBIE SKAGGS, ADAM OVERCASH?? if i reamemer correctly, i watched adam overcash win LL's 250 B and 2nd in 125 B in 2000 or 2001 with ragged bikes and wearing 1986 team honda gear. didnt hear anything about him after that.....
Nick Metcalf was in jail last I heard. I think he got picked up for hauling dope.
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Yeah thanks man I tried just not hard enough at the time I suppose. When I get down to Nc again I'll have to meet up with you. Another one that should have done way more is Jesseman he was unbeatable in western pa that guy worked everyone over up there even 199.
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wow, how did Ben Riddle go from an amateur prospect to an 11 year sentence? Anyone know the real story?
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Justin Keeney?
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Justin rode SX this last season.



Who knows maybe he will be out there again in 2011.
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Shane Bess raced Boo Koo AX, never won any titles I don't think but he still rides occasionally at Piru, isn't very fast anymore tho.
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Chase Reed ended up doing construction with his dad. I know he had some injuries from racing that kept coming back. He did some Euro racing for a little bit but I think really he was just burnt out.
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I think Bess finished in the top 3 in the BooKoo season
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Well there was those 2 brothers that had great success as amatuers in the early 2000's. The one brother dominated, the other brother used to take out any competition. They got a lot of hype coming into the pro ranks. They rode honda's as amatuer's, but burned that bridge the first year. They have bounced from team to team as their mini-dad has managed them to this point. They have had a few wins in outdoors, but lately have kind of faded. They didn't even ride SX this year. Mini-dad has predicted the Universe will get everyone, but so far it has mostly got them. Can't remember names, but it will come to me.Whistling
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Well there was those 2 brothers that had great success as amatuers in the early 2000's. The one brother dominated, the other brother used to take...
Well there was those 2 brothers that had great success as amatuers in the early 2000's. The one brother dominated, the other brother used to take out any competition. They got a lot of hype coming into the pro ranks. They rode honda's as amatuer's, but burned that bridge the first year. They have bounced from team to team as their mini-dad has managed them to this point. They have had a few wins in outdoors, but lately have kind of faded. They didn't even ride SX this year. Mini-dad has predicted the Universe will get everyone, but so far it has mostly got them. Can't remember names, but it will come to me.Whistling
Villopoto is the name you're looking for....
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Unc!
That is harsh man! Smile
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Unc!
That is harsh man! Smile
Sorry, its been pretty boring for me waiting for Ryan to get back to riding. Jarid332, thanks for playing. Can't wait for SX next year, but its over 4 months away. Hope we
have a little racing these last few weeks. The Pourcel and Canard battle may go down
to the wire.
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With Ryan back in the mix for 2011 things should be interesting
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bobby397 wrote:
what about, SHAE BENTLEY, SEAN COLLIER, CODY GILMORE, EVAN LAUGHRIDGE, JOSH LICHTLE, JACOB MARTIN, NICK METCALF, JASON PARTRIDGE, CHASE REED, TURBO REEF, EDGARDO ROJAS, DANIEL SANI...
what about, SHAE BENTLEY, SEAN COLLIER, CODY GILMORE, EVAN LAUGHRIDGE, JOSH LICHTLE, JACOB MARTIN, NICK METCALF, JASON PARTRIDGE, CHASE REED, TURBO REEF, EDGARDO ROJAS, DANIEL SANI, ROBBIE SKAGGS, ADAM OVERCASH?? if i reamemer correctly, i watched adam overcash win LL's 250 B and 2nd in 125 B in 2000 or 2001 with ragged bikes and wearing 1986 team honda gear. didnt hear anything about him after that.....
Honda Pilot wrote:
Nick Metcalf was in jail last I heard. I think he got picked up for hauling dope.
Metcalf too ??? whats with all these drug mules ??? Cliff Adoptante,Riddle,Metcalf in the last couple years...................................Shocked

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Uncleof2 wrote:
Well there was those 2 brothers that had great success as amatuers in the early 2000's. The one brother dominated, the other brother used to take...
Well there was those 2 brothers that had great success as amatuers in the early 2000's. The one brother dominated, the other brother used to take out any competition. They got a lot of hype coming into the pro ranks. They rode honda's as amatuer's, but burned that bridge the first year. They have bounced from team to team as their mini-dad has managed them to this point. They have had a few wins in outdoors, but lately have kind of faded. They didn't even ride SX this year. Mini-dad has predicted the Universe will get everyone, but so far it has mostly got them. Can't remember names, but it will come to me.Whistling
Jarid332 wrote:
Villopoto is the name you're looking for....
haha, im sure the alessi's came in with more hype than anyone this sports has seen. do bad they havent lived up to it.
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Yeah thanks man I tried just not hard enough at the time I suppose. When I get down to Nc again I'll have to meet up...
Yeah thanks man I tried just not hard enough at the time I suppose. When I get down to Nc again I'll have to meet up with you. Another one that should have done way more is Jesseman he was unbeatable in western pa that guy worked everyone over up there even 199.
for sure!
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Sean Collier almost won the 2006 Phoenix Supercross. He led until the last lap where he went from 1st to 5th or something. Pretty amazing race, I was there.
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bobby397 wrote:
what about, SHAE BENTLEY, SEAN COLLIER, CODY GILMORE, EVAN LAUGHRIDGE, JOSH LICHTLE, JACOB MARTIN, NICK METCALF, JASON PARTRIDGE, CHASE REED, TURBO REEF, EDGARDO ROJAS, DANIEL SANI...
what about, SHAE BENTLEY, SEAN COLLIER, CODY GILMORE, EVAN LAUGHRIDGE, JOSH LICHTLE, JACOB MARTIN, NICK METCALF, JASON PARTRIDGE, CHASE REED, TURBO REEF, EDGARDO ROJAS, DANIEL SANI, ROBBIE SKAGGS, ADAM OVERCASH?? if i reamemer correctly, i watched adam overcash win LL's 250 B and 2nd in 125 B in 2000 or 2001 with ragged bikes and wearing 1986 team honda gear. didnt hear anything about him after that.....
Honda Pilot wrote:
Nick Metcalf was in jail last I heard. I think he got picked up for hauling dope.
web mx wrote:
Metcalf too ??? whats with all these drug mules ??? Cliff Adoptante,Riddle,Metcalf in the last couple years...................................Shocked
It's the lure of easy money,
It's got a very strong appeal.
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Bronson905 wrote:
Kyle Engle?
Ive answered this question probably 30x on Vitalmx.
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bobby397 wrote:
what about, SHAE BENTLEY, SEAN COLLIER, CODY GILMORE, EVAN LAUGHRIDGE, JOSH LICHTLE, JACOB MARTIN, NICK METCALF, JASON PARTRIDGE, CHASE REED, TURBO REEF, EDGARDO ROJAS, DANIEL SANI...
what about, SHAE BENTLEY, SEAN COLLIER, CODY GILMORE, EVAN LAUGHRIDGE, JOSH LICHTLE, JACOB MARTIN, NICK METCALF, JASON PARTRIDGE, CHASE REED, TURBO REEF, EDGARDO ROJAS, DANIEL SANI, ROBBIE SKAGGS, ADAM OVERCASH?? if i reamemer correctly, i watched adam overcash win LL's 250 B and 2nd in 125 B in 2000 or 2001 with ragged bikes and wearing 1986 team honda gear. didnt hear anything about him after that.....
I think Gilmore raced east coast sx this year?



Sani still rides. He raced X Games sx.


Lichtle raced outdoors last year i believe.

Antipodean 8/23/2010 1:24am
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Kyle Tobin?

Don't know if Kyle was ever a "Next Big Thing (U.S.) Amateur" but he did come down under to do some, if not all, of the Australian Nationals in 2007. From memory, he did quite well.

I don't recall seeing his name on any entry lists this year.
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Mike Lapalgia?
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Antipodean wrote:
Kyle Tobin? Don't know if Kyle was ever a "Next Big Thing (U.S.) Amateur" but he did come down under to do some, if not all...
Kyle Tobin?

Don't know if Kyle was ever a "Next Big Thing (U.S.) Amateur" but he did come down under to do some, if not all, of the Australian Nationals in 2007. From memory, he did quite well.

I don't recall seeing his name on any entry lists this year.
When my dad was the team manager for WRI he rode for us. (Kyle Tobin)

Really fast, no brains. I forgot about him.

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http://www.racerxonline.com/article/2216.aspx
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Honda Pilot wrote:
Nick Metcalf was in jail last I heard. I think he got picked up for hauling dope.
web mx wrote:
Metcalf too ??? whats with all these drug mules ??? Cliff Adoptante,Riddle,Metcalf in the last couple years...................................Shocked
user760a wrote:
It's the lure of easy money,
It's got a very strong appeal.
HaHa...........Smugglers blues=Glen Frey-1984...........should have known......

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