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Edited Date/Time 3/10/2020 7:44am
In 2 or 3 years chances are Tomac, Barcia, Anderson, Musquin, Roczen Osborne, Wilson and Baggett are retired. Gonna miss that generation Blink
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Ray_MXS 3/6/2020 2:37am
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RalphS wrote:
In 2 or 3 years chances are Tomac, Barcia, Anderson, Musquin, Roczen Osborne, Wilson and Baggett are retired. Gonna miss that generation Blink
Not a bad guess. I do think some of those have the determination to race well in to their 30s though.

And Roczen is only 25 so he´s probably have more years.
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observeroffacts 3/6/2020 3:01am
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RalphS wrote:
In 2 or 3 years chances are Tomac, Barcia, Anderson, Musquin, Roczen Osborne, Wilson and Baggett are retired. Gonna miss that generation Blink
Ray_MXS wrote:
Not a bad guess. I do think some of those have the determination to race well in to their 30s though. And Roczen is only 25...
Not a bad guess. I do think some of those have the determination to race well in to their 30s though.

And Roczen is only 25 so he´s probably have more years.
After the last few years I can see Roczen calling it sooner than most do. Chronic fatigue is no joke and pushing it may not make him a happy dude in the long term.

Baggett strikes me as a dude who could race until he’s 35.
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fullysicmate 3/6/2020 3:06am
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Na, I think there will be more 30+ riders coming. There not making enough cash to retire early....if you are 28 and you could make $300000 per year riding dirt bike why quit to make $50000 a year in construction doing 60hr weeks.
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RalphS wrote:
In 2 or 3 years chances are Tomac, Barcia, Anderson, Musquin, Roczen Osborne, Wilson and Baggett are retired. Gonna miss that generation Blink
Think Reed may be retired by then too? 😂
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davis224 3/6/2020 3:42am
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I could see Osborne racing well into his 30s, maybe going back to the GPs for a year or two
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akmx17 3/6/2020 4:37am
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Baggett and Roczen will ride on for years

Tomac, I could see

Osborne just the next sipes
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davis224 wrote:
I could see Osborne racing well into his 30s, maybe going back to the GPs for a year or two
Osborne will be 31 this year. 😂
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RalphS wrote:
In 2 or 3 years chances are Tomac, Barcia, Anderson, Musquin, Roczen Osborne, Wilson and Baggett are retired. Gonna miss that generation Blink
RalphS please let someone else call the races starting Saturday. Evil
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RalphS 3/6/2020 9:10am
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RalphS wrote:
In 2 or 3 years chances are Tomac, Barcia, Anderson, Musquin, Roczen Osborne, Wilson and Baggett are retired. Gonna miss that generation Blink
Knobbyjake wrote:
RalphS please let someone else call the races starting Saturday. Evil
On Saturday I'm getting a good start, hitting my marks, staying away of trouble and calling a white flag the checkered flag.
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RalphS wrote:
In 2 or 3 years chances are Tomac, Barcia, Anderson, Musquin, Roczen Osborne, Wilson and Baggett are retired. Gonna miss that generation Blink
Knobbyjake wrote:
RalphS please let someone else call the races starting Saturday. Evil
RalphS wrote:
On Saturday I'm getting a good start, hitting my marks, staying away of trouble and calling a white flag the checkered flag.
dont forget to make statements and ride with a chip on your shoulder
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Me, not so much... except for Barcia and el Hombre, a rather boring bunch on a personal level.... great skilled riders, but most were super vanilla (Dungey anyone?).....

Our sport needs another Hannah.......
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Things may change. Depending on how things go and safety equipment we could see more riders racing into there mid 30s if they can stay competitive and how talented the younger generation is coming in.
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10 years ago people were saying that about their current batch of riders...and 10 years before that the same about that one. There is a reason people say that nothing is ever as good as it used to be...but the sport continues to fill in with good and fast talent. There will always be a solid core of 18-26 year olds (+/- 4 years on either side) that do amazing things on a dirt bike and make it fun to watch.
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Jardo 3/6/2020 10:09am
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I'm 32 and this thread shook me.

Hard to believe that the riders I've been watching since their amateur days are going to be retiring.

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lumpy790 3/6/2020 11:30am
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WHAT????? Racers retire?

You mean Kent Howerton, Tony DiStefano, Bob Hannah, Marty Smith. Broc Glover ....... stopped racing?
HandicapMX 3/6/2020 11:35am
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I wish these guys would be able to and willing to take a year or two off. Reset, live a non-racing life, I would say join the real world but that wouldn’t happen lol..., then come back refreshed for a few more years.
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AC, Sexton, Mcelrath, Ferrandis, Marvin, Jett Lawrence probably. They’ll be running the show in a couple years.
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Motox627! 3/6/2020 11:44am
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fullysicmate wrote:
Na, I think there will be more 30+ riders coming. There not making enough cash to retire early....if you are 28 and you could make $300000...
Na, I think there will be more 30+ riders coming. There not making enough cash to retire early....if you are 28 and you could make $300000 per year riding dirt bike why quit to make $50000 a year in construction doing 60hr weeks.
You can make a shit ton more than that doing construction...…
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ATKpilot99 3/6/2020 11:51am
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Jardo wrote:
I'm 32 and this thread shook me.

Hard to believe that the riders I've been watching since their amateur days are going to be retiring.

Wait till your'e in your 50s. I started following pro MX around 1980 but the firsts amateurs I really followed were Emig and Bradshaw .
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Philly215 wrote:
AC, Sexton, Mcelrath, Ferrandis, Marvin, Jett Lawrence probably. They’ll be running the show in a couple years.
Sorry but your post is confusing. What show are they gonna be running in a couple years? Jett and Chase are great young prospects and AC still has time but Ferrandis and Mcelrath will both be 26 by this summer and MM will be 31 at the end of the year.
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3/6/2020 12:17pm Edited Date/Time 3/6/2020 12:18pm
gt80rider wrote:
Me, not so much... except for Barcia and el Hombre, a rather boring bunch on a personal level.... great skilled riders, but most were super vanilla...
Me, not so much... except for Barcia and el Hombre, a rather boring bunch on a personal level.... great skilled riders, but most were super vanilla (Dungey anyone?).....

Our sport needs another Hannah.......
Watch what you say after all Cooper Webb pointed a finger at Roczen after he passed him in the last corner and more than half the board on here hates him for that!!! Laughing
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dl117 3/6/2020 1:13pm
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Motox627! wrote:
You can make a shit ton more than that doing construction...…
yeah around here they are paying $35 plus per hour, so different that when I started in early 90s at $10
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#76 3/6/2020 2:58pm
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HandicapMX wrote:
I wish these guys would be able to and willing to take a year or two off. Reset, live a non-racing life, I would say join...
I wish these guys would be able to and willing to take a year or two off. Reset, live a non-racing life, I would say join the real world but that wouldn’t happen lol..., then come back refreshed for a few more years.
The only one I can think of who actually did that was Christian Craig. He seems to have done well again after a break and working Construction. Good point Sir!.
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arunkxf 3/10/2020 7:24am
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Was gutted when JS7 retired. All these riders are who I follow/ followed when I got into the sport, I don't know if I'll be as excited when they retire
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fullysicmate wrote:
Na, I think there will be more 30+ riders coming. There not making enough cash to retire early....if you are 28 and you could make $300000...
Na, I think there will be more 30+ riders coming. There not making enough cash to retire early....if you are 28 and you could make $300000 per year riding dirt bike why quit to make $50000 a year in construction doing 60hr weeks.
You’re working for the wrong construction company if you’re making 50k a year @ 60 hours a week.
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JustMX 3/10/2020 7:41am
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Well,

Saw Marty smith, billy grossi, Jimmy weinert, jim pomeroy, Tommy croft, tony d, and many others fade away from racing in the late 70's/early 80's.

They didn't get farewell tours. Even lackey slipped away with little fanfare even though he was certainly due.

Life went on.

It still will.

Somewhere on a Stacyc is a future mx icon.
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