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Edited Date/Time 5/28/2012 7:28am
i saw this mentioned on racer x somewhere and also they commented about it yesterday in Texas, that jessy nelson only has one thumb?! i never knew this but how does he hold on etc.. thats crazy, fair play to the kid!, he rips!!
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ocscottie 5/27/2012 6:45am
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I heard it mentioned earlier in the week when someone posted a pic of him practicing. also boggled my mind on how the heck he holds on??? Would like to see more about it.

I posted a cool vid earlier in the week:

Generation Next: Jessy Nelson
Just a few days before Hangtown, the Troy Lee Designs / Lucas Oil / Honda team called on amateur rider Jessy Nelson to make his pro debut a bit earlier than expected. And so, aboard the #136, Jessy showed up at his hometown track ready to race.

Sure seems like a nice polite kid Cool Really impressed with is ride yesterday!
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slipdog 5/27/2012 6:49am
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He got it cought in his sprocket when he was on minis, now he has a prosthetic thet he wears to help him grip with his 4 fingers.

I give that badass MF' er one thumb up for his rides the last two weeks!
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ocscottie 5/27/2012 6:53am
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Check out how he picks up the flyer after he signs it, does not look like he uses his thumb to pick it up?

Call me curious, but i really want to see a pic of his hand lol

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ocscottie 5/27/2012 7:01am
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slipdog wrote:
He got it cought in his sprocket when he was on minis, now he has a prosthetic thet he wears to help him grip with his...
He got it cought in his sprocket when he was on minis, now he has a prosthetic thet he wears to help him grip with his 4 fingers.

I give that badass MF' er one thumb up for his rides the last two weeks!
G'mornin Slippy! so how much of it is missing? is it just the tip that he slips a prosthetic nub over what is left of his thumb? or is like the whole thing gone?
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ocscottie 5/27/2012 7:02am
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...and how badass was the 1st moto?? he came flying like he was shot out of a cannon!!
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kardy 5/27/2012 7:20am
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Its almost entirely gone. There's a nub at the base, but I don't even think that first joint closest to the hand is there at all anymore.
minidad160 5/27/2012 7:22am
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That kid has been through alot. His thumb happened when the 150s came out. Heard it was most of his thumb . His dad fell off the roof and broke his back about the same time. Good for jessy for over coming all this. I read this somewhere
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slipdog 5/27/2012 7:25am
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ocscottie wrote:
G'mornin Slippy! so how much of it is missing? is it just the tip that he slips a prosthetic nub over what is left of his...
G'mornin Slippy! so how much of it is missing? is it just the tip that he slips a prosthetic nub over what is left of his thumb? or is like the whole thing gone?
Morning O/C, I was working with a kid that raced against him when it happened a few years back so I remember the story well. I got to work with them ( The Nelson's) a little at MDK and Ridge and I spent most of the day in the Red Bull rig at Hangtown with them, but I never saw or asked how much was gone.
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Wiley 5/27/2012 8:09am
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His elbows down ride style looks a little odd to me. I was wondering if this is due to his digit handicap.

Stoked to see the kid do this great. He's representing SLO County well.
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Do you think he'd get offended by the nickname Werewolf? It's better than Barf from Spaceballs (the movie).

See where I'm goin with this? Lol
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jpmoney57 5/27/2012 8:22am
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scottie im so with u on this one! get the pics up i wanna see that nub so bad! i thought i was bad ass riding with a missing wedding ring finger when my sprocket decided to eat it aswell...F-U sprockets Sad
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FastEddy 5/27/2012 8:37am
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ocscottie wrote:
...and how badass was the 1st moto?? he came flying like he was shot out of a cannon!!
He definitely turned some heads with that start and hanging on for as long as he did.
Was fun watching him in that first moto lead it.
Hope we see him on the podium before the season is over.
The kid seems like he definitely wants to be up there and there is no doubt he is capable & has the skills/speed to run with those guys.
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Hut 5/27/2012 8:42am
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I thought he was kicking ass before I heard about his missing thumb, Thumb up for sure! Cool
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ChingLongBing 5/27/2012 8:45am
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He has a part in moto the movie where you get a pretty clear shot of his hand, and they show him putting on a glove of some sort with a thumb on it while gearing up. It's 10 seconds into the trailer for the movie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJ640v2Nf5Q&feature=youtube_gdata_player

https://youtu.be/HJ640v2Nf5Q
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chrisbuehler 5/27/2012 8:52am
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Wiley wrote:
His elbows down ride style looks a little odd to me. I was wondering if this is due to his digit handicap. Stoked to see the...
His elbows down ride style looks a little odd to me. I was wondering if this is due to his digit handicap.

Stoked to see the kid do this great. He's representing SLO County well.
You noticed that too? Elbows down very weird but whatever works
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Wiley 5/27/2012 9:18am
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ChingLongBing wrote:
He has a part in moto the movie where you get a pretty clear shot of his hand, and they show him putting on a glove...
He has a part in moto the movie where you get a pretty clear shot of his hand, and they show him putting on a glove of some sort with a thumb on it while gearing up. It's 10 seconds into the trailer for the movie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJ640v2Nf5Q&feature=youtube_gdata_player

https://youtu.be/HJ640v2Nf5Q
Seeing Woody in the intro of that vid brings a tear to my eye. RIP Nathan.

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ChingLongBing 5/27/2012 9:29am
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Wiley wrote:
Seeing Woody in the intro of that vid brings a tear to my eye. RIP Nathan.
I had a chance to go to a moto clinic he was putting on at a local track and I couldn't bring myself to spend the money on it, I'm sure for some stupid reason. Regret not going ever since, would have been a very cool experience. RIP Nathan.
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dboivin 5/27/2012 9:32am
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he wiffed on a couple tearoff grabs yesterday...figured it was because of thumb. much impressed with his ride. hope he has a good summer on the series.
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Travis_Hudson 5/27/2012 10:40am
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I have been up close and seen it ....there is almost nothing there, It seems like he kind of keeps it out of view i don't think he really likes showing it off he just wants to be a bad ass dirt biker....not a bad ass dirt biker without a thumb. That kid is a hero i have sat on my bike many a time and tried to figure out how he does it? Guess it shows what the body will do to compensate
when it needs too.....Awesome!
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bullpen58 5/27/2012 10:58am
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I went to high school in a town less than an hour away from where he "hails from" (Emig's line about Roczen). Therefore, by default, me and him are like BFFs and any success he has is due (somehow) to me and I, thereby, am entitled to take credit for it.

"We" are gonna keep "our" heads down and hope for a podium in Colorado.
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se7enmx 5/27/2012 1:46pm
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Really all you post about is Jessy's thumb. Holy cow get a clue. Jessy is a great young rider with a talent most do not have or will ever have. Follw his progress and nothing to see here about his hand.
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jpmoney57 5/27/2012 2:14pm
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se7enmx wrote:
Really all you post about is Jessy's thumb. Holy cow get a clue. Jessy is a great young rider with a talent most do not have...
Really all you post about is Jessy's thumb. Holy cow get a clue. Jessy is a great young rider with a talent most do not have or will ever have. Follw his progress and nothing to see here about his hand.
dude your a helmet, go away. im just curious, you couldnt right that comment in 99% of the threads in here, dick
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ridge 5/27/2012 2:17pm
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se7enmx wrote:
Really all you post about is Jessy's thumb. Holy cow get a clue. Jessy is a great young rider with a talent most do not have...
Really all you post about is Jessy's thumb. Holy cow get a clue. Jessy is a great young rider with a talent most do not have or will ever have. Follw his progress and nothing to see here about his hand.
It's not an issue with Jesse, why is it with you?
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SEEMEFIRST 5/28/2012 1:08am
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jpmoney57 wrote:
dude your a helmet, go away. im just curious, you couldnt right that comment in 99% of the threads in here, dick
I'm usually fairly good at translating "drunk", "stupid", and "gibberish", but I must say I'm stumped here...Anyone?
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dboivin 5/28/2012 1:21am
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jpmoney57 wrote:
dude your a helmet, go away. im just curious, you couldnt right that comment in 99% of the threads in here, dick
SEEMEFIRST wrote:
I'm usually fairly good at translating "drunk", "stupid", and "gibberish", but I must say I'm stumped here...Anyone?
haha ok here we go.

Vital translation in progress
"dude, your a helmet, go away. i'm just curious, you could 'write' that comment in 99% of the threads on vital, you dick!"

and it still makes no sense. Smile
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TeamGreen 5/28/2012 7:28am
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Rode a Team-Fun-Pitbike race w/him a couple years back at Mammoth.

He's a Class Act & the Nelsons are a very cool family with their heads in the right place.

He's going to do real well at TLD.

I look forward to it.

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