Langston retires

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Edited Date/Time 1/23/2012 3:19pm
thoughts?
http://www.racerxonline.com/article/grant-langston-retires.aspx
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Keith Stone 8/30/2010 9:12am
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Good luck GL
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Its a bummer to hear as Grant is one of my favorites, but I wish the best of luck to him in whatever he chooses to do.
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ATKpilot99 8/30/2010 9:15am
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Great career . Best wishes to him in his life after racing .

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Dirty Britches 8/30/2010 9:17am
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I thought he already retired.
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Justin314 wrote:
Its a bummer to hear as Grant is one of my favorites, but I wish the best of luck to him in whatever he chooses to...
Its a bummer to hear as Grant is one of my favorites, but I wish the best of luck to him in whatever he chooses to do.
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ATKpilot99 wrote:
Great career . Best wishes to him in his life after racing .
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adamdf 8/30/2010 9:20am
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One of my favorite racers, sad to see him retire, but glad i got to watch him race and witness the bulldog fight that he had in him, never gave up, a real warrior, a Zulu Warrior!

All the best Grant in your future endeavors.
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Chili 8/30/2010 9:22am
8/30/2010 9:22am
Wished he could have returned to form after his time off, always enjoyed watching race. I'd like to see someone give him a chance behind the mic as I think he'd be a great color guy on a broadcast.
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500guy 8/30/2010 9:24am
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Best of luck to Grant and congratulations on a great career.
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A true racer through and through. I don't doubt he could mount ANOTHER comeback and be successful if his heart was in it. But if it isn't, this is a good choice.
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Chili wrote:
Wished he could have returned to form after his time off, always enjoyed watching race. I'd like to see someone give him a chance behind the...
Wished he could have returned to form after his time off, always enjoyed watching race. I'd like to see someone give him a chance behind the mic as I think he'd be a great color guy on a broadcast.
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Chili wrote:
Wished he could have returned to form after his time off, always enjoyed watching race. I'd like to see someone give him a chance behind the...
Wished he could have returned to form after his time off, always enjoyed watching race. I'd like to see someone give him a chance behind the mic as I think he'd be a great color guy on a broadcast.
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He was sure fun to watch on a 125

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Wandell 8/30/2010 9:42am
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One of the good guys in our sport. GL had a great career and battled back time and time again from adversity. Good luck in the future Grant!
mxrider225 8/30/2010 9:46am
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Horrible news! GL was awesome. Too bad he had to retire already, he had just turned 28!
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ocscottie 8/30/2010 9:48am
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Wandell wrote:
One of the good guys in our sport. GL had a great career and battled back time and time again from adversity. Good luck in the...
One of the good guys in our sport. GL had a great career and battled back time and time again from adversity. Good luck in the future Grant!
Damn straight, and pure class even during those hard times. Its been a rough couple years for him, kind of a bummer for him to go out this way, but you cant take away what he has accomplished in this sport. A true Champion.
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muGz.147 8/30/2010 10:24am
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One of my all time fav's. Incredibly nice guy in person too! Best of luck to you LL Cool G!!

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newmann 8/30/2010 10:29am
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My youngest kid is a #111 fanatic. Been running it ever since his first KTM 50. Langston = Badass. Great career, too many injuries. Glad he survived it all.

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jaeckle 8/30/2010 10:31am
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He is so well spoken and intelligent. It would be great to see him in the booth with Fro.,
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David Izer 8/30/2010 10:48am
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I love that guy. Wishing you the best GL!
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FreshTopEnd 8/30/2010 10:50am
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It's a real shame. GL is a great person for the sport, and I hope he can continue to be involved at a high level.

The run he made to pass Alessi on the las lap at Hangtown a few years ago was motocross at its best, as was the image a couple weeks later when he won Southwick almost unable to walk. The guy is a model of perserverance and competitiveness.

When I think of the prematurely retired talent who could still be competitive, like Lusk, Tortelli even Pastrana and now Langston, we've missed some spectacular racing opportunities.
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Titan1 8/30/2010 10:52am
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He should just head to back to the GP's and win a few more "world" championships....Tongue Unsure


One of my favorites, congrats on an amazing career, and best of luck in the future.
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KGAspeed 8/30/2010 11:06am
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It seems like his career was definitely cut too short. It seems like he had a LOT of competitive life in him yet - just too bad his injuries stopped that much earlier than it should have.

One of my all time favorite racers - very humble, always talkative and seemingly liked by everyone.

Hopefully we'll see him around for a long time yet.

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Rudeboy119 8/30/2010 11:15am
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Always a class act, hopefully he can do something within the sport in terms of a union or something to enhance the rider side of the sport
TripleFive 8/30/2010 11:15am
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Cool G is a BADASSS! It's a shame his career was cut short.
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It's not a surprise, let alone a shame.

He had a fantastic career and won a lot of titles and races, but over the last 3 years it hasn't been working.
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NV825 8/30/2010 11:45am
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Here's to you zulu warrior, one of the greats to destroy both sides of the pond.
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Chili wrote:
Wished he could have returned to form after his time off, always enjoyed watching race. I'd like to see someone give him a chance behind the...
Wished he could have returned to form after his time off, always enjoyed watching race. I'd like to see someone give him a chance behind the mic as I think he'd be a great color guy on a broadcast.
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he was at our track last weekend with travis pastrana and martin davaalos martin cleaned his clock ..he looked nothing like the langston of old....i believe he is having a problem with his shoulder too...as he pulled off the track halfway thru the race pointing to his shoulder......
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onenastynotch 8/30/2010 12:01pm
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Chili wrote:
Wished he could have returned to form after his time off, always enjoyed watching race. I'd like to see someone give him a chance behind the...
Wished he could have returned to form after his time off, always enjoyed watching race. I'd like to see someone give him a chance behind the mic as I think he'd be a great color guy on a broadcast.
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jndmx wrote:
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he was at our track last weekend with travis pastrana and martin davaalos martin cleaned his clock ..he looked nothing like the langston of old....i believe he is having a problem with his shoulder too...as he pulled off the track halfway thru the race pointing to his shoulder......

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