Any sucessful riders start of late?

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It seems like most pros started riding the age of 3. I was just wondering if there are any pros that started off riding or racing at an older age (like 10-16 or something)
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John Dowd. I think the story goes that his first race was at 19 years old?
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Hanaa80 12/11/2010 3:02pm
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I think I heard somewhere that Weston Peick started riding about 5 years ago. Not very successful yet, I know. But he's a pro nonetheless.
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Hanaa80 wrote:
I think I heard somewhere that Weston Peick started riding about 5 years ago. Not very successful yet, I know. But he's a pro nonetheless.
If so.. thats amazing. Had a chance to see Peick at milestone and he hauls for a newbie

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Current pro Jason Langord Jr got a pretty late start. Old school guys will remember his Dad Jason Langord Sr as a former AX champion from the early 90s, 91 being his championship year. Story goes as young boy (either at or around a teenager?) Jr went into the attic to find something and dug up all his Dad's old stuff from his racing days. To that point his Dad had never mentioned being a rider or racer, nevermind past champion. Kid took it to heart and now he's starting his second year as an AMA pro. He made the night show several times last year but hasn't made a main yet.
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Martin Davalos started when he was 11. Mcgrath when he was ten. and im pretty sure Tedesco started pretty late(10,11) also.
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Hanaa80 wrote:
I think I heard somewhere that Weston Peick started riding about 5 years ago. Not very successful yet, I know. But he's a pro nonetheless.
The fact that he's made it to the pro ranks means he's successful! Huge props!

There was a guy that I raced 85 beginner with locally all throughout 2003 (we were 13). He'd ALWAYS beat me. One day he beat me in moto 1 and then he got a flat in moto 2, so I won. That was the first time I ever won a race haha.

Well his name is Caleb Bertrand and he went 26-34 for 34th overall at Pala this year!
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I thought MC started around 14, after his dad had taken him to some 3000 bmx races, where no doubt he learned how to keep the bike low.
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Karma wrote:
I thought MC started around 14, after his dad had taken him to some 3000 bmx races, where no doubt he learned how to keep the...
I thought MC started around 14, after his dad had taken him to some 3000 bmx races, where no doubt he learned how to keep the bike low.
That was his first race. He got his first dirtbike(1980 RM80) when he was ten.
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Karma wrote:
I thought MC started around 14, after his dad had taken him to some 3000 bmx races, where no doubt he learned how to keep the...
I thought MC started around 14, after his dad had taken him to some 3000 bmx races, where no doubt he learned how to keep the bike low.
iudi2006 wrote:
That was his first race. He got his first dirtbike(1980 RM80) when he was ten.
Well that makes sense, he got to ride for 4yrs just for fun, probably learned more without the pressure to win, and brought that care free attitude to racing.
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Gautier Paulin got to world class status within 2 or 3 years.
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I think Broc Glover started in High School.
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Karma wrote:
I thought MC started around 14, after his dad had taken him to some 3000 bmx races, where no doubt he learned how to keep the...
I thought MC started around 14, after his dad had taken him to some 3000 bmx races, where no doubt he learned how to keep the bike low.
iudi2006 wrote:
That was his first race. He got his first dirtbike(1980 RM80) when he was ten.
Karma wrote:
Well that makes sense, he got to ride for 4yrs just for fun, probably learned more without the pressure to win, and brought that care free...
Well that makes sense, he got to ride for 4yrs just for fun, probably learned more without the pressure to win, and brought that care free attitude to racing.
Thought i remember seeing a vid where he has his first bike and it was a little roached out briggs mini bike?
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iudi2006 wrote:
That was his first race. He got his first dirtbike(1980 RM80) when he was ten.
Karma wrote:
Well that makes sense, he got to ride for 4yrs just for fun, probably learned more without the pressure to win, and brought that care free...
Well that makes sense, he got to ride for 4yrs just for fun, probably learned more without the pressure to win, and brought that care free attitude to racing.
ocscottie wrote:
Thought i remember seeing a vid where he has his first bike and it was a little roached out briggs mini bike?
Your right. His dad bought a old beat up briggs bike when he was younger but never rode mx. Just around the property his parents had. Then he got his RM80 and but then really rode on a motocross track when he was 14. But being a national BMX rider helped him in motocross no doubt. And he already knew how to ride a dirtbike.
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Shawn142 wrote:
Current pro Jason Langord Jr got a pretty late start. Old school guys will remember his Dad Jason Langord Sr as a former AX champion from...
Current pro Jason Langord Jr got a pretty late start. Old school guys will remember his Dad Jason Langord Sr as a former AX champion from the early 90s, 91 being his championship year. Story goes as young boy (either at or around a teenager?) Jr went into the attic to find something and dug up all his Dad's old stuff from his racing days. To that point his Dad had never mentioned being a rider or racer, nevermind past champion. Kid took it to heart and now he's starting his second year as an AMA pro. He made the night show several times last year but hasn't made a main yet.
Little Jason was 12 when he did that, and he's either 17 or 18 now. Kid sure can scoot!
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Freddy 12/11/2010 4:45pm
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Didnt Langston start riding when he was 18?
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DownSouth 12/11/2010 4:54pm
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Freddy wrote:
Didnt Langston start riding when he was 18?
No. I think he was 125 world champ at 17/18 ish.
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Freddy wrote:
Didnt Langston start riding when he was 18?
DownSouth wrote:
No. I think he was 125 world champ at 17/18 ish.
he has been riding since he was little, racing on 50's and all the way up





didnt dowd turn pro at age 28 or something like that?

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I believe Bryce Vallee has only been racing for 4-5 years. He has managed a moto win at Loretta's along with a pair of second overalls in the 450B classes (2009) and a third overall in the 450 pro sport class (2010). In his pro debut at Pala he went 17-20 for 21st overall.

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ddog558 12/11/2010 6:47pm
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Hannah. Started around 17 I think.
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I started riding when I was 15 and turned pro at the age of 21. I rode for about 3 months in my yard and then went to DCMX for a thurs. night practice followed by my first race that weekend.. I was so slow I got lapped twice in the 125beg. class(and it was only a 5 lap race).. Up until I was 18 I was only allowed to ride on thurs. nights, and race/ride 1 day during the weekend.
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Karma wrote:
Well that makes sense, he got to ride for 4yrs just for fun, probably learned more without the pressure to win, and brought that care free...
Well that makes sense, he got to ride for 4yrs just for fun, probably learned more without the pressure to win, and brought that care free attitude to racing.
ocscottie wrote:
Thought i remember seeing a vid where he has his first bike and it was a little roached out briggs mini bike?
iudi2006 wrote:
Your right. His dad bought a old beat up briggs bike when he was younger but never rode mx. Just around the property his parents had...
Your right. His dad bought a old beat up briggs bike when he was younger but never rode mx. Just around the property his parents had. Then he got his RM80 and but then really rode on a motocross track when he was 14. But being a national BMX rider helped him in motocross no doubt. And he already knew how to ride a dirtbike.
Do you remember which flick that was from? was it just from a net movie? or off of a DVD? I thought it was cool how they still had it.
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I'm pretty sure Heath Voss turned Pro within 3-4 years of starting out.
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Darrell Shultz believe was 15 as top 125 Novice in '74 by '75 was a top Expert in 125 class.
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Karma wrote:
I thought MC started around 14, after his dad had taken him to some 3000 bmx races, where no doubt he learned how to keep the...
I thought MC started around 14, after his dad had taken him to some 3000 bmx races, where no doubt he learned how to keep the bike low.
iudi2006 wrote:
That was his first race. He got his first dirtbike(1980 RM80) when he was ten.
After that little pull start bonanza he got a 1977 rm80b model in the early 80's and started racing in 85/86,won lorettas in 125C class in 87 then raced B class for half of 88 then turned expert and then full pro in 89..
Very fast progression-beginner to pro in 3 years...
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I'm pretty sure Joel Smets first bike was his uncles YZ 490 at 16.
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Hakan Carlqvist !

He started riding at 19 and was world champ 5 years later ...

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Kurt Nicoll if i remember right started late

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