Why are no sx/mx champions from the city or burbs?

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Question is in the title, why is it we don’t see any sx/mx champions from a big city or from the suburbs?
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It's hard to ride dirtbikes day in/day out living in those areas. Kids from rural areas can have a backyard with woods or a track, or both. Plus most public tracks are in rural areas. There's only one track within an hour of St. Pete FL, it would be hard to get enough riding in to eventually be a pro.
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bite_the_curb 10/16/2022 11:19am
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tomlopez wrote:
It's hard to ride dirtbikes day in/day out living in those areas. Kids from rural areas can have a backyard with woods or a track, or...
It's hard to ride dirtbikes day in/day out living in those areas. Kids from rural areas can have a backyard with woods or a track, or both. Plus most public tracks are in rural areas. There's only one track within an hour of St. Pete FL, it would be hard to get enough riding in to eventually be a pro.
this. unless you grow up in a rural area or have parents who are dedicated to keeping you on the bike..you arent going to be a pro.

i think people who grow up in urban areas are weird and i never really gelled with them.
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kijen 10/16/2022 11:21am
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Yep driving your kid an hour each way for practice would not last long, but also explains why the training facilities are popular for those that can afford them.
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Motodave15 wrote:
Question is in the title, why is it we don’t see any sx/mx champions from a big city or from the suburbs?
For many (depending on country) storage/garage/washing etc is very difficult if you live in a 'townhouse' in the city/suburb. Of course, it doesn't hold true for large McMansions in the burbs, but for 'regular people'.

I can say.... as an adult with family, the big enabler for me is a great garage. Without it I couldn't ride. I know of people who would want to ride (motocross) and can afford but they have no garage so any maintenance to the bike is a challenge.

Question: Why does many kids for race come from familys that operate a heavy machinery business Wink ?
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Justin Cooper is probably the closest
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bite_the_curb 10/16/2022 11:45am
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JOE_SPROCKETS#1 wrote:
Didn’t TP199 grow up in Annapolis that’s pretty
Much Washington DC
pretty sure his family owned a construction business and they lived out in the subburbs or a more rural area
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Obviously, they've gotten a little more built up, but Donny Schmitt was from a close-in Minneapolis suburb and Mark Barnett is from suburban Chicago.

For that matter, Ryan Dungey grew up in Minnesota's seven county metropolitan mosquito control district.
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As a kid, I lived on a farm in rural Saskatchewan, very close to a forest. I rode literally every day all summer. Now I live in a city and am lucky to be on the bike twice a week. Worse, my kids could only go when I could take them. Rural life is awesome if you can do it.
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Isn’t Nick Romano from Queens?
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Zack981 wrote:
Isn’t Nick Romano from Queens?
Yes he is.
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Justin coooer is from Long Island.

But mostly because it’s to hard to find places to ride / too many other things to do in those areas.
It’s like asking why aren’t there stock brokers in Millville Minnesota, well because There’s no internet
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TheDennisSystem 10/16/2022 4:52pm
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Isn’t New Jersey considered to be the suburbs? J Law 2008 west coast sx champ.
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JOE_SPROCKETS#1 wrote:
Didn’t TP199 grow up in Annapolis that’s pretty
Much Washington DC
bite_the_curb wrote:
pretty sure his family owned a construction business and they lived out in the subburbs or a more rural area
Bingo. Davidsonville ,. 10 mins. From me
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Who is the last MX / SX champ born and raised in California . McGrath ?
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I may be completely wrong, but didn't Anderson live in West Hollywood for a while or just had a home there?
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MXR wrote:
Who is the last MX / SX champ born and raised in California . McGrath ?
Christian craig is a 250 sx champ.
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early 10/16/2022 7:42pm
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I dont think Adam Cianciarillo was from the country.

Chase Sexton is from outside Chicago but I don't know how rural that area is.

Blake Bagget was from California and a national champion, but his career was handicapped by not having a famous father.
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profeshenal125 10/16/2022 8:22pm
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JOE_SPROCKETS#1 wrote:
Didn’t TP199 grow up in Annapolis that’s pretty
Much Washington DC
By far the worst traffic in the country Baltimore to south of dc. But your still not out of it. Maine and nh isn’t bad conn. And mass. Terrible Down to southern Va. the worst traffic of a longer distance. Pa. Into Jersey to a address that doesn’t exist in the city to south of dc. Is 19.5 hrs 320 miles. The shipper was only 2 hrs. La traffic is no where as bad as the ne. If your rv and race trailer breaks down very little parking at tiny service plazas. Everyone just parks each other in. North of nyc to Maine there is 1 pilot , flying j get ready to sit 1 + hrs to get fuel. Truckers r so exhausted they go to sleep in the driveway or in line or at the fuel island. Funny Pa. Women trash Md. and De. Drivers real bad.
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profeshenal125 10/16/2022 8:30pm
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early wrote:
I dont think Adam Cianciarillo was from the country. Chase Sexton is from outside Chicago but I don't know how rural that area is. Blake Bagget...
I dont think Adam Cianciarillo was from the country.

Chase Sexton is from outside Chicago but I don't know how rural that area is.

Blake Bagget was from California and a national champion, but his career was handicapped by not having a famous father.
Chase is out in the sticks 90 mi from Chicago. The kid on a kx super mini that beat Deagan last yr. A polish kid his parents r from Poland he lives in the city of Chicago. Not a rich neighborhood either. Blue collar area.
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4DAIVIPAI2K5 10/16/2022 8:54pm
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early wrote:
I dont think Adam Cianciarillo was from the country. Chase Sexton is from outside Chicago but I don't know how rural that area is. Blake Bagget...
I dont think Adam Cianciarillo was from the country.

Chase Sexton is from outside Chicago but I don't know how rural that area is.

Blake Bagget was from California and a national champion, but his career was handicapped by not having a famous father.
profeshenal125 wrote:
Chase is out in the sticks 90 mi from Chicago. The kid on a kx super mini that beat Deagan last yr. A polish kid his...
Chase is out in the sticks 90 mi from Chicago. The kid on a kx super mini that beat Deagan last yr. A polish kid his parents r from Poland he lives in the city of Chicago. Not a rich neighborhood either. Blue collar area.
Krystian Janik... Super nice kid and family.
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Motodave15 wrote:
Question is in the title, why is it we don’t see any sx/mx champions from a big city or from the suburbs?
Over 75% of the field is from a rather large city or suburb! Very few are from the cuts.
profeshenal125 10/16/2022 9:08pm
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early wrote:
I dont think Adam Cianciarillo was from the country. Chase Sexton is from outside Chicago but I don't know how rural that area is. Blake Bagget...
I dont think Adam Cianciarillo was from the country.

Chase Sexton is from outside Chicago but I don't know how rural that area is.

Blake Bagget was from California and a national champion, but his career was handicapped by not having a famous father.
profeshenal125 wrote:
Chase is out in the sticks 90 mi from Chicago. The kid on a kx super mini that beat Deagan last yr. A polish kid his...
Chase is out in the sticks 90 mi from Chicago. The kid on a kx super mini that beat Deagan last yr. A polish kid his parents r from Poland he lives in the city of Chicago. Not a rich neighborhood either. Blue collar area.
4DAIVIPAI2K5 wrote:
Krystian Janik... Super nice kid and family.
Yup that’s his name. I,ve been running the ne for weeks in this beaten pile of a trk. So exhausted head to toe full beating. Pic of a Chinese tire I blew today in sc it was 84 degrees. I hear a loud plastic or part break the same second as the tire blew. I,m going 75 and see the quarter fender fly 200 mph past the next lane.

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AceDudemeisterX 10/16/2022 10:01pm
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Motodave15 wrote:
Question is in the title, why is it we don’t see any sx/mx champions from a big city or from the suburbs?
How about Brock Glover, Ricky Johnson, Damon Bradshaw and maybe Jeff Ward?

Kids today are proving that any kid can wheelie a dirt bike in the city.
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AceDudemeisterX 10/16/2022 10:09pm
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profeshenal125 wrote:
Chase is out in the sticks 90 mi from Chicago. The kid on a kx super mini that beat Deagan last yr. A polish kid his...
Chase is out in the sticks 90 mi from Chicago. The kid on a kx super mini that beat Deagan last yr. A polish kid his parents r from Poland he lives in the city of Chicago. Not a rich neighborhood either. Blue collar area.
4DAIVIPAI2K5 wrote:
Krystian Janik... Super nice kid and family.
profeshenal125 wrote:
Yup that’s his name. I,ve been running the ne for weeks in this beaten pile of a trk. So exhausted head to toe full beating. Pic...
Yup that’s his name. I,ve been running the ne for weeks in this beaten pile of a trk. So exhausted head to toe full beating. Pic of a Chinese tire I blew today in sc it was 84 degrees. I hear a loud plastic or part break the same second as the tire blew. I,m going 75 and see the quarter fender fly 200 mph past the next lane.

If you would just start driving in km’s that tire would have been fine.
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Dungey, Cooper, and Craig are all from populated areas. If you go back, a lot of champions were from heavily populated areas. Johnny O’mara grew up in Van Nuys, you don’t get more populated than the San Fernando Valley.
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Banzai551 10/17/2022 6:32am
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early wrote:
I dont think Adam Cianciarillo was from the country. Chase Sexton is from outside Chicago but I don't know how rural that area is. Blake Bagget...
I dont think Adam Cianciarillo was from the country.

Chase Sexton is from outside Chicago but I don't know how rural that area is.

Blake Bagget was from California and a national champion, but his career was handicapped by not having a famous father.
Chase is from Mendota Illinois. About 2 hrs southwest of Chicago. That area is very rural/agricultural. But the town fairgrounds there also run fair series races every season, there's also a small indoor track in Mendota.
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Banzai551 10/17/2022 6:35am
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early wrote:
I dont think Adam Cianciarillo was from the country. Chase Sexton is from outside Chicago but I don't know how rural that area is. Blake Bagget...
I dont think Adam Cianciarillo was from the country.

Chase Sexton is from outside Chicago but I don't know how rural that area is.

Blake Bagget was from California and a national champion, but his career was handicapped by not having a famous father.
profeshenal125 wrote:
Chase is out in the sticks 90 mi from Chicago. The kid on a kx super mini that beat Deagan last yr. A polish kid his...
Chase is out in the sticks 90 mi from Chicago. The kid on a kx super mini that beat Deagan last yr. A polish kid his parents r from Poland he lives in the city of Chicago. Not a rich neighborhood either. Blue collar area.
Oak Lawn Illinois is not the City of Chicago, but close to the South Side....n yes Janik FLIES! Very humble kid. Really want to see him succeed.
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early wrote:
I dont think Adam Cianciarillo was from the country. Chase Sexton is from outside Chicago but I don't know how rural that area is. Blake Bagget...
I dont think Adam Cianciarillo was from the country.

Chase Sexton is from outside Chicago but I don't know how rural that area is.

Blake Bagget was from California and a national champion, but his career was handicapped by not having a famous father.
Banzai551 wrote:
Chase is from Mendota Illinois. About 2 hrs southwest of Chicago. That area is very rural/agricultural. But the town fairgrounds there also run fair series races...
Chase is from Mendota Illinois. About 2 hrs southwest of Chicago. That area is very rural/agricultural. But the town fairgrounds there also run fair series races every season, there's also a small indoor track in Mendota.
When he was on pulpmx one time he talked about going to the track when his dad got home from work so even though his area is rural it sounded like he didn't grow up riding on the farm.

This whole thread is a bit silly in my opinion. City and suburb folks just don't ride dirtbikes much because it's harder and more time consuming to get to a place where you can ride. It's like asking why there aren't many downhill ski champions from Florida.
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La Moille is definitely a small country town about 20ish miles from one of the best tracks in the midwest, and less than 10 miles from a fairground track and an indoor track.

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