Signs your kid won't make a living racing mx

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8/15/2014 9:36am Edited Date/Time 8/19/2014 4:14am
I come across a lot of parents and riders and the question I get more than anything is... You think he can do it?? You think he can go pro? Only one time have a said yes. I don't mean local pro . I mean national level. I can name a 100 signs. That would not give anyone else a chance to answer. This is for the dad's just wondering. I'll go first.
If your rider is working on his/her 3rd year in the beginner class he/she is not going to make a living racing.
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8/15/2014 9:39am
If the bike is Tuned to the max with the best suspension available and not dominating he or she wont make it either.

Hate to see all these kids on 10-20 grand bikes instead of spending the money on riding lessons and bike time working on the one true gift that all pros have. Corner speed.
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8/15/2014 9:40am
if the kid is more interested in yanking handfuls of grass when you talk to him about it....
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8/15/2014 9:42am
if you don't have an extra $60k a year to pay for his racing

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8/15/2014 9:44am
If you have to question it; there's your sign.
perfect!
Spinnin t's
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8/15/2014 9:44am
If your rider spent more time putting on 22 graphics this week than busting corners not going to happen
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8/15/2014 9:47am Edited Date/Time 8/15/2014 10:39am
If he's over the age of 16 and no one on the national level knows who he is..... It's not looking good
enketchum
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8/15/2014 9:50am
If he attends public school....
Spinnin t's
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8/15/2014 9:51am
If you have to question it; there's your sign.
Not entirely true. Met a family a month or so ago that got there 2 kids ktm 50's 6 months ago. Built a track at the house. When I was there they had them 4 months and put 90 hours on the new bikes. The 6 year old was getting on top of the whoops and running ruts. They have only been in racing for 2 months. Of course they had to ask. They had no idea about the sport at all.
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8/15/2014 9:52am
hartebreak wrote:
if you don't have an extra $60k a year to pay for his racing
Bingo
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8/15/2014 9:55am
if dad gets on vital asking for handouts so they can go to an amateur national
8/15/2014 9:56am
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enketchum
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peelout wrote:
if dad gets on vital asking for handouts so they can go to an amateur national
That's in my signature
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8/15/2014 9:58am
peelout wrote:
if dad gets on vital asking for handouts so they can go to an amateur national
enketchum wrote:
That's in my signature
i'm still diggin' that sig, bro
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8/15/2014 10:04am
Send all your money to MTF....
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8/15/2014 10:16am
If you're a two income family, you're not cut out for it. . . Generally, one parent has to be free to take the kid racing.
8/15/2014 10:17am
If you listen to people like OP.

Nothing personal, just don't tell someone they can't live their dreams.
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8/15/2014 10:20am
If you're the new "hotness" at your local track but you go elsewhere and get smoked by those locals.
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8/15/2014 10:21am
If your kid is not dominating... absolutely dominating... on the local level, race for fun because he has no future as a top level Pro.

I see local kids who have to be reminded to stand up, shift gears sometimes, and sit front in the pocket of the seat for corners yet their parents think they have a shot.
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8/15/2014 10:27am Edited Date/Time 8/15/2014 10:29am
If your kid is not the fastest kid at the local track, they will need to plan on riding for fun and getting a real job. End of story.
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8/15/2014 10:30am
MxKing809 wrote:
If he's over the age of 16 and no one on the national level knows who he is..... It's not looking good
John Dowd disapproves of your comment..
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8/15/2014 10:36am
There aren't two different businesses competing to pay for his racing.
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8/15/2014 10:40am Edited Date/Time 8/15/2014 10:41am
MxKing809 wrote:
If he's over the age of 16 and no one on the national level knows who he is..... It's not looking good
Brad460 wrote:
John Dowd disapproves of your comment..
A 20 year old guy doesn't get picked from obscurity anymore
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8/15/2014 10:40am
Brad460 wrote:
John Dowd disapproves of your comment..
Dowd is an AWESOME dude, but he also turned pro in 1986. Its a different world today especially when it comes to being paid to pro race.
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8/15/2014 10:41am
I've seen two kids at a young age that I knew were destined for greatness at the pro-ranks.

The first was Darcy Lange. He was just ridiculously fast on 80's. The margins he would win by were determined only by how bored he got out front. He did have one kid that could hang with him a little bit locally, but it wasn't long before he just became another guy behind Darcy too. What really impressed me though was his pig-headed stubbornness and how he hated losing even more than he liked winning. The combination of raw natural talent and the determined mindset of a winner at such a young age were an unbeatable combo.

The second kid I saw with the eventual ability to win at the pro level was Colton Facciotti. I didn't know his family the same way I knew Darcy's, but his speed on the track even when he on 60's was enough to convince me he had the natural talent to go far.

Both had/have the talent to run top five anywhere, but both opted to run in a lower ranked series to pad their bank accounts. There's not a lot of money to be made in the sport at the rider level unless you're one of the top five guys and even then you can usually earn more by winning in a smaller series than finishing top ten in a premier series. Throw in the potential for serious injury and take into account the typically short careers and it's not an easy career path by any means. You have a very short amount of time to earn your cash and theres not enough of it up for grabs.
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8/15/2014 10:43am
99.9% of the time you will be right if you just answer no no matter who asks until they are 15 or 16 and dominating schoolboy and B class at a national level, and then you can answer maybe.
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8/15/2014 10:47am
MxKing809 wrote:
If he's over the age of 16 and no one on the national level knows who he is..... It's not looking good
Brad460 wrote:
John Dowd disapproves of your comment..
MxKing809 wrote:
A 20 year old guy doesn't get picked from obscurity anymore
Agreed...unfortunately I think your right.
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8/15/2014 10:48am
She gets pregnant at 16.
8/15/2014 10:55am
If your paycheck doesn't have your kid's sponsor's logo on it, then it's not happening.

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