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It was actually Davi's dad who he allegedly spit on. They ended up coming to blows and and the story was Tony spit in his face. Who knows. The parrot that his dad used to always have on his shoulder could not be reached for comment and was uninjured in the altercation. There were several mini dads back in the day that were all hot heads. Nario Izzi was just as gnarly as tony was back in the day.

The guys who send their suspension out for a revalve before touching a clicker are going to tell you they can feel a worn out frame. They can also feel different motor mount flex while running mid pack +40-C.

The NMA from the 70's was originally National Minicycle Association, then changed to National Motosport Association. I actually won an NMA Championship in the 70's on an XR75. They shut down about 15 years ago. Freestone NMA National Motorcyclist Association has nothing to do with the old NMA. Its a new motocross sanctioning body.

Because his wife is a dentist in Tallahassee and doesn’t want to relocate.

It could be a requirement by the team he is on. The team's insurance company may require it . Employee's have to be covered by workers comp insurance. Something that just may be impossible to do for a motocrosser, or could be insanely expensive. As the business owner he doesn't need workers comp. The team might get a better rate on their insurance if they only use subcontractors who are LLC's . So as a result they require riders to form one. Or he could just have thought it was the best way to go about doing things. There doesn't...

Great post. I agree. Mike is around my age so I always kept an eye on his amateur career. Somehow the 13 year old me ended up on the Alessi email list and one Christmas they mailed out dozens of race used jerseys from Loretta Lynn’s over the years! Tony is a good guy deep down I believe he just can’t see his own flaws. I remember reading an interview back then Mike said he wasn’t allowed to have ANY posters on his walls, his dad said even one poster could distract his focus from racing. So when I hear...

With a S Corp you hv to do quarterly taxes.penalties r brutal for not filing quarterly. Only benefit ovr a LLC is that you can fire yourself & get unemployment. You can write off all expenses for your business as a LLC.