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Here’s the Doc and I in Loveland CO. Always been a fan of his, except when he’s giving me the business on the race track. Great kid, excellent racer. Go gettem!

Soooo elephant in the room, did you actually name him Doc or is that a nickname with a good memorable story behind it?

Mark Barnett told me this years ago, he said you either have it or you dont and if you DO have it someone will notice and thats when you get the support. I didnt have it. 😒

Great read and keep it up. I feel like on this form people are going to rip you apart for asking and posting how they can help and also if you don’t post that info. Good luck in the upcoming season.

It’s really hard for people to understand. And I don’t mean that in a negative way. Most people actually don’t understand because they haven’t been there with you from the start. They don’t understand what you had to do just to race as a kid at a high level. I’m sure most think that you just had everything handed to you. Unfortunately everyone will think I’m biased, so they wouldn’t believe me 😂

I think a lot of people who love the sport would happily chip in to support a rider chasing results — but most don’t want to just hand over cash up front with no guarantees. A results-based model feels way more fair, because then fans can say ‘I’ll support you when you make a main’ instead of feeling like their money might vanish without much to show for it.

I had a thought—maybe not the idea for this particular rider (since they might just need upfront funding to get to the races), but what if general supporters backed results instead of expenses? For example: instead of giving money up front, fans could pledge, “I’ll give $X if you qualify for a main event.” The funds would sit in a holding account with a service that only releases the money if the rider hits the target. It’s basically the rider betting on themselves, with supporters amplifying the reward. Someone might say, “Rather than giving you $100 now, I’ll put $1,000...

I hope he is, I just put the motor back in the frame for his race bike! Doc’s been great to work with. He has a very analytical mind, sometimes he overthinks things lol. Happy to have him back. Rumor has it there will be an AX class for 250’s only again, and he should be a front runner there!

Driving truck and working as a ranch hand to get some cash for supercross! You are living a wild life buddy. Hope you can keep it rolling!

Are you back with Motonation Suzuki for AX again this year? I've enjoyed watching AX the past few years, and always have a soft spot for the yellow bikes!

I recognized your name from this thread posted by the owner of the Arenacross team and corroborating your story about the Brian Storrie introduction (I remember things!). If you could get him or your father who is a Vital member to comment and verify who you are, it would help your cause. Great story. I'm sure some folks would step up to help once they are comfortable that you really are "Doc Smith". Edit: Also update your IG with a link to this or verifying your plan. Best of luck! https://www.vitalmx.com/forums/moto-related/so-i-started-arenacross-tea…