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

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jeremy mcgrath?
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Tony Alessi. But according to the expose on Inside the Moto, poverty destroyed his pro aspirations.

on a related Inside the Moto sidenote: Ryan Villopoto did not have a successful amateur career. Nope.
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Bronson905 wrote:
Kyle Engle?
Ddavis wrote:
Ive answered this question probably 30x on Vitalmx.
Well could you answer it again for us that dont know...
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Charley Bogard ( he beat Charmichel a few times back in the Amateur days)

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eddie hicks. how'd he make out in life?
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toolie wrote:
Charley Bogard ( he beat Charmichel a few times back in the Amateur days)
rep for WPS in texas last I heard....
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kardy wrote:
Pretty sure going straight to a factory Suzuki out of the Ams makes you a 'next big thing'...
Shawn142 wrote:
There were plenty of kids in that situation who never made anything of it. Were Bess and Shimp the 'next big thing'? They were both in...
There were plenty of kids in that situation who never made anything of it. Were Bess and Shimp the 'next big thing'? They were both in that same situation. Listen, I'm certainly not saying they weren't fast as hell. But there's still a very significant step between guys who made it and the ones that didn't. For every Andrew Short or Ivan Tedesco who made factory rider careers after being not so stellar amateurs, there's a thousand who didn't. Are they all the next big thing?
I get what you are saying......(shawn142) ......these threads usually turn into a contest for guys to name every fast rider they ever knew.

In your class Pastrana was the "can't miss kid." In my era it was Ricky Carmichael. This year it was Eli Tomac. Not sure about next year....every year may not have that "can't miss kid."

Basically kids who had a shot at winning in their first 5 pro races. Not kids who came in and got 17th and had to work their way to the top.
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Jonathan Shimp broke both of his femurs and now does construction. For anyone who's curious.
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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.....
That Martin kid is working like the rest of us stiffs, but doing very well. Married with an 18 month old son.
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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.....
jmar wrote:
That Martin kid is working like the rest of us stiffs, but doing very well. Married with an 18 month old son.
shae? He won a sx title so I'd say he made it.

Matt Maximoff, I expected more out of Walker, James Justice never made the big bike jump well, Danny Carlson showed up with Mcgavrin to mini o's one year on 80's and we worked those guys, Trettle's had a rough go at it, Nick Adams, Paul Currie, Tom Barron, ect...

P.S. Remember the Lachiway brothers? They had the ninja turtle gig going on?
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j100 wrote:
shae? He won a sx title so I'd say he made it. Matt Maximoff, I expected more out of Walker, James Justice never made the big...
shae? He won a sx title so I'd say he made it.

Matt Maximoff, I expected more out of Walker, James Justice never made the big bike jump well, Danny Carlson showed up with Mcgavrin to mini o's one year on 80's and we worked those guys, Trettle's had a rough go at it, Nick Adams, Paul Currie, Tom Barron, ect...

P.S. Remember the Lachiway brothers? They had the ninja turtle gig going on?
You really think someone like Tom Barron was a "next big thing?" Comeon man.........I know Tom......super cool and real fast......but NEXT BIG THING???
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j100 wrote:
shae? He won a sx title so I'd say he made it. Matt Maximoff, I expected more out of Walker, James Justice never made the big...
shae? He won a sx title so I'd say he made it.

Matt Maximoff, I expected more out of Walker, James Justice never made the big bike jump well, Danny Carlson showed up with Mcgavrin to mini o's one year on 80's and we worked those guys, Trettle's had a rough go at it, Nick Adams, Paul Currie, Tom Barron, ect...

P.S. Remember the Lachiway brothers? They had the ninja turtle gig going on?
JB 19 wrote:
You really think someone like Tom Barron was a "next big thing?" Comeon man.........I know Tom......super cool and real fast......but NEXT BIG THING???
I know Tom really well myself. He was battling for wins at LL, winning winter series races against Shea and won some mini o's events.

Not saying he was the next big thing, but he was doing really well when he got on big bikes and then the steam came out.

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