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If he gets a bike he likes he should hit the Pro ams too, where it all started. I saw a older vid of him racing 250,450 RMZ at sunset ridge pro am. He looked pretty good on the 450. His brothers 1st pro am was in d16 Wi. At Crystall falls in the UP. Another great hilly sand track.
I second this.
Wild to think he may go his entire career without racing a single 450 national - it should have happened 10 years ago.
Had to check my calendar first, but it isn’t 4/1/25 so, no! He’ll not be coming back. His day in the sun has come and gone. And it was a good run, but Father Time waits for no one. It would be awesome to see him ride again like his championship years but I think, as someone mentioned above, too much damage has occurred in subsequent years so it would likely just be a dream. Sorry my friend.
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Crazy to me that people don't think he'd have a chance at being successful, top 10s or so at least. Go look at some of the names in top 15 in points last year. You really think he can't hang with savatgy outdoors?
Gonna get a lot of down votes but the ship has sailed..
While I certainly don't have "that dog in me" at 66 years old, I dread hearing these guys continue after big brain hits. We only have one brain and they can only take so many hits. I think that a career-victory/retirement lap at Millville before the first moto would be cool. Though I'm sure that wouldn't satisfy the dog. His choice, his life.
I was just joking around. But I checked their website and Yes they do have a VIP program for the Outdoors. They are showing 2024 race dates though so who knows.
At the Tampa Supercross I was standing in the tunnel by the podium and as J Mart was walking by I asked him "Are we going to see you in the summer?" He stopped dead in his tracks, smiled and said: "You never know."
450 would be his safest bet. The 250 class is young, and all throttle... bigger bike would be safer at this point.
Can someone tell me when he said that he worked at a dealership to make ends meet? People hear Matthes do a bit and actually think that J-Mart is acting like he is struggling. Maybe he just needed to feel productive and not sit around like a bump on a log.
I’m not sure why Milkman is talking about him struggling.
From what I heard on Pulp, JMart was bored and was like screw it I’ll go make money delivering packages at UPS as a driver helper during the holidays.
JMart busted ass and then realized they don’t pay jack shit to the helper that rides with the UPS man lol.
And apparently he also was working at some shop because he was bored.
I agree with this 100%
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J Marts stayed in excellent shape. Not sure if he's been a bike at all though. If he started riding even immediately, it would take 4 to 8 weeks minimum to get back necessary speed. Can he do that? Absolutely, but he would have to be doing that like right now. No time to waste. Otherwise, he just wouldn't be ready unless it was the July race at Spring Creek.
Who knows? I do believe if he did start bike training, built up properly, he could easily crack top 10 in the 250f class. He hasn't been out as long as Dungey was. Must be something in that Minnesota water
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wht im been saying for the longest! he should’ve been part of the baggett , ando & seely 450 draft class my personal opinion
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I follow him on strava, and he had a little teaser video unboxing some twin air product yesterday! I think he is riding...a good sign.
That's a way of thinking I have a hard time understanding...how can a 450 be safer than a 250. Especially considering that J-Mart is a relatively short guy and he's had is fair share of injury on the 250. Every weird kick and mistake is amplified on a 450. I remember hearing Rj Hampshire saying something similar, like he is excited to move up because the 450 suits him better, and I just don't see how that can be.
What about the "stop sale" on the KX 450?
Just spitballing here so don’t rip my head off.
What RJ lacks in talent to go fast on a 250 he makes up for with aggression. RJ goes fast on a 250 by giving max effort all the time. A rider like Jett went fast on a 250 by maintaining momentum and being a technician/ line choice.
the 450 will go just as fast without having to be as aggressive because of the power.
It goes the other way as well because the 450 is heavier and more inertia it’s harder to control when it gets kicked or bent out of shape.
theres so much grey area here as it comes down to rider style, track, etc but I think that could be an explanation for why RJ said he’ll be well suited to the 450.
Looks like A Mart just posted a picture to social, i bet you he ain;t riding that Kawi, and it is a 450!
Saw Jmart last night at the FXR practice track absolutely on rails. This quad is massive. Had to get some videos. Dude is an animal and nice as they come
His back injury screwed him from moving up or he should’ve tried moving up in 2017 instead of staying on 250s and signing with Geico. He won his 2nd outdoor title and failed to qualify for a sx or 2 in 2015, the year Anderson and Baggett moved up. 2015 would’ve been too early imo. When he signed with Geico I’m pretty sure it had a path to the 450s, but yaa his back injury messed that up.
I can’t recall the exact year but didn’t he do a one off race on a 450 at Daytona and podium? Maybe I’ve got some details scrambled there
2017 Daytona. Led Tomac for 10 laps, then Tomac led the last 10. Got 2nd. Pretty impressive for first Pro 450 Supercross.
I hope he is doing the whole series.
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