1/14/2019 11:01 AM
Edited Date/Time: 1/14/2019 11:05 AM
nrosso391 wrote:
I can't be the only person who sees Deegan as the 2nd coming of "believe the hype" BS right? Because I keep hearing about this kid way to much and other riders beating him when I read about it. Kid won't be able to produce on a big bike once he gets there. And who makes a Film about his Dad? Pretty sure even the moto guys won't go see that film. Its like if Clifford Adoptante made a film...would you go see it? Probably not. The guy isn't as significant as HE thinks he is. And he's a big cry baby, just watch any rally race where he loses.
Wow, somebody named Deegan must have pissed in your cheerios?
Look, I wasn't really a fan of Brian when he raced or did the FMX thing, but you have to respect what he has accomplished in his own two and four-wheeled careers, his business accomplishments, as well as what he's helping his children accomplish as their father.
Did Clifford Adoptante win a SX? Did the flyin hawaiian start an FMX brand that turned into a world wide brand and some say a movement? Did Cliff win a stack of X-Games medals? Did Cliff win Off-Road racing World Championship races in an off-road truck? Did Cliff win Global Rallycross races? Did Cliff help his son become a standout Loretta Lynn's amateur MX championship or help his daughter become the first girl in history to win a Nascar race as a teenager?
I'm sorry but your comparison is ridiculous.
I found this in wikipedia, and love him or hate him, it's a career highlight list anyone would be proud of, even the Flyin Hawaiian, Clifford.
Career highlights
1997 Los Angeles Supercross – 1st place
1999 World Freestyle champ / Gravity Games Silver
2000 Gravity Games Gold
2000 Air MX Champ
2000 Bluetorch Ride and Slide FMX Champ
2001 Moto x Big Air – Silver
2002 Winter X Games Gold
2003 Featured Rider on Tony Hawk tour
2003 Summer X-Games Gold
2003 EXPN Rider of the year nominee
First to land a 360
2004 ESPY award nominee
Hold the most medals in FMX X Games history: 10 medals
2004 ESPN top 100 athlete of all sports
2005 Winter X Games Gold Medalist
2007 Winner Best Biography X Dance Action Sports Film Festival for Brian Deegan: Disposable Hero
2009 Awarded The Lifetime Achievement Award At The Transworld Motocross Awards In Las Vegas.
1 gold and 5 medals at the X Games rally events.
2nd at the 2012 Global RallyCross Championship.
4th at the 2013 Global RallyCross Championship.
2009, 2011 and 2013 Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Pro Lite Unlimited champion
2011, 2012 and 2014 Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Pro 2 Unlimited champion
2011 World Championship race winner in the Pro Light truck class