Nico Izzi

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Edited Date/Time 1/26/2012 4:37am
We caught up with him to see how he's doing following the devastating foot injury he suffered at Jacksonville last year.

http://www.vitalmx.com/videos/features/Hot-Seat-Nico-Izzi,3237/Hot-Seat…
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offroadtoday 11/5/2009 10:24am
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Man that sucks with what happened to his foot. Good to see him coming back and he looks good on the blue bike.
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Nikhil 11/5/2009 10:28am
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He definitely seems to have his head on straight. Hope he does well in 2010.
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lumpy790 11/5/2009 10:39am
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Seems like Nico has a really good attitude and his bike looked to be working really well in the woops.
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DD410 11/5/2009 10:48am
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very good interview, he seems alot less cocky and thinner.

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roost251 11/5/2009 10:56am
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Whats up with some riders always saying "I gotta get out of cali too much drama here" ?
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Rupert X 11/5/2009 10:59am
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Izzi grew on me as the season went on last year with his hard-charging rides and,

by the time at JAX when I witnessed his awful get-off, I was stoked on the lad.

Love hearing of guys overcoming and persevering. Can't wait to see him ride,

I dig that kid. Two things I'd like to see him do tho, that would help his program:

1. Put some black rimmage on that beetch. Cmon man, this ain't June,1979.
Silver rims are tres' GAY.

2. Change number to 1221. That would be so flippin' casual.
Category five (5) casual, actually. Holla.
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rucka356 11/5/2009 11:00am
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Hopefully he can stay healthy through the off season and come in strong. It would be nice to see STAR get their first championship this year, and I think they have a good chance if he and Stroupe can be consistent and stay healthy.
SlowOldGuy 11/5/2009 11:04am
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I don't think Stroupe is not riding for Star this year, he is on a factory Suzuki. So maybe Izzi, Martin, or Tickle can get that Championship.
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rucka356 11/5/2009 11:04am
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My bad, i forgot he is riding for suzuki, not star
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Rupert X 11/5/2009 11:04am
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roost251 wrote:
Whats up with some riders always saying "I gotta get out of cali too much drama here" ?

Seriously, there is waaaay too much drama in Cali.

You can't swing a cat at Danny Dolan at the In 'N Out without some

punk-ass lesbian Quaker gangster in high-heeled Sketchers

with a blue-tooth and an Abercrombie thong - screaming

some random obscure Spongebob soundtrack in

a lispy Guatemalan gang drawl whilst slinging fajitas

out of the blacked -out windows of a pristine '82 Cutlass.
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mx918 11/5/2009 11:09am
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To be honest, I never pulled for Nico mainly because he seemed cocky and full of himself...like he said he was...

Looks like hes got an awesome attitude now! I'm gonna be pulling for him.
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roost251 wrote:
Whats up with some riders always saying "I gotta get out of cali too much drama here" ?
Rupert X wrote:
Seriously, there is waaaay too much drama in Cali. You can't swing a cat at Danny Dolan at the In 'N Out without some punk-ass lesbian...

Seriously, there is waaaay too much drama in Cali.

You can't swing a cat at Danny Dolan at the In 'N Out without some

punk-ass lesbian Quaker gangster in high-heeled Sketchers

with a blue-tooth and an Abercrombie thong - screaming

some random obscure Spongebob soundtrack in

a lispy Guatemalan gang drawl whilst slinging fajitas

out of the blacked -out windows of a pristine '82 Cutlass.
What is it that you are on again Rup?

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SMITH201 11/5/2009 11:18am
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Good to hear he believes in trainers again! Smile
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mccread 11/5/2009 11:25am
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I dont get why they don't work hard from the start?
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GuyB 11/5/2009 11:30am
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Nico's definitely a lot leaner than he was at last year's Rockstar Makita Suzuki team photo shoot. Working with Charles Dao will do that to you.

I did see Nico's foot, and I'm not sure which was worse. The hole left where the bone came through, or the giant zipper scar that runs along the bottom edge of his foot, and up to his ankle from the surgery afterward. That was a brutal injury.

The drama? Nico told me that maybe there are just too many guys who live off of one freeway exit. They not only race together on the weekends, but they ride the same tracks during the week, eat at the same restaurants, and see each other maybe a little too often.

Of course, girlfriends, and ex-girlfriends might have something to do with it, too.

Oh, and the DNA Shred Stix / Star Racing / Yamaha roster is Nico, Broc Tickle, Martin Davalos, and Max Anstie.

One thing different on that team this year is that all the guys get their own gear deals. No more No Fear.
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Nikhil 11/5/2009 12:17pm
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GuyB wrote:
Nico's definitely a lot leaner than he was at last year's Rockstar Makita Suzuki team photo shoot. Working with Charles Dao will do that to you...
Nico's definitely a lot leaner than he was at last year's Rockstar Makita Suzuki team photo shoot. Working with Charles Dao will do that to you.

I did see Nico's foot, and I'm not sure which was worse. The hole left where the bone came through, or the giant zipper scar that runs along the bottom edge of his foot, and up to his ankle from the surgery afterward. That was a brutal injury.

The drama? Nico told me that maybe there are just too many guys who live off of one freeway exit. They not only race together on the weekends, but they ride the same tracks during the week, eat at the same restaurants, and see each other maybe a little too often.

Of course, girlfriends, and ex-girlfriends might have something to do with it, too.

Oh, and the DNA Shred Stix / Star Racing / Yamaha roster is Nico, Broc Tickle, Martin Davalos, and Max Anstie.

One thing different on that team this year is that all the guys get their own gear deals. No more No Fear.
How big is the hole?
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OW38B 11/5/2009 12:52pm
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roost251 wrote:
Whats up with some riders always saying "I gotta get out of cali too much drama here" ?
I say that about this forum all the time.................
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GuyB 11/5/2009 2:56pm
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Nikhil wrote:
How big is the hole?
Man, that sounds like a personal question to me. Wink

At this point it's more like a divot in the scar tissue.

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BobbyM 11/5/2009 4:45pm
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GuyB wrote:
We caught up with him to see how he's doing following the devastating foot injury he suffered at Jacksonville last year. http://www.vitalmx.com/videos/features/Hot-Seat-Nico-Izzi,3237/Hot-Seat-Nico-Izzi,924/GuyB,64
We caught up with him to see how he's doing following the devastating foot injury he suffered at Jacksonville last year.

http://www.vitalmx.com/videos/features/Hot-Seat-Nico-Izzi,3237/Hot-Seat…
good job steveO...cool feature
wakeriderof87 11/5/2009 5:01pm
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mccread wrote:
I dont get why they don't work hard from the start?
B/c They are 16-18 year olds.
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sharkey 11/5/2009 6:09pm
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mccread wrote:
I dont get why they don't work hard from the start?
wakeriderof87 wrote:
B/c They are 16-18 year olds.
thats a great video. he looks good on the bike, noticebly thinner, probably also good to not be dungeys shadow. maybe he feels a little more improtant to the team now as well
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Nikhil 11/5/2009 6:23pm
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Nikhil wrote:
How big is the hole?
GuyB wrote:
Man, that sounds like a personal question to me. Wink

At this point it's more like a divot in the scar tissue.
I was trying to set someone up to run with it, but no one took the bait...

That's pretty gnarly though.
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swizcore 11/5/2009 6:33pm
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Did the bone actually come through? He said on DMXS that it was the pressure from the force that just popped the hole through but I assume with the hole being there and the bone being broken it probably did end up coming through. eeueueughhhaoaooaoaao ( thats how I spell a cringing feeling)

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