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Tue, 10/27/2009 - 6:20pm — hunter

I decided to round up a bunch of the photos from my motocross racing days and put them up in a gallery.  I put them in Chronological order with captions, the captions are viewable on each photo. 

I personally think these years were some of the most vital to my personal/professional development.  Most people don't realize the dedication is takes to race at this level.  I want to thank my parents and all my sponsors over the years for making these memories possible.  Some special thanks go out to not in any particular order, and obviously in different years:

  • Mom, Dad, Steve, Ashley and Ted
  • Bergers Honda in Flemington NJ
  • Dunlop Tires (In particular Brian Fleck)
  • AXO Sport (Sharon Richards, lovely person) 
  • Manchester Honda Racing (Al Cordner)
  • Factory Connection
  • PJ1 Oils
  • WD-40
  • No Fear (David Solomon)
  • Maxima
  • Acerbis
  • Renthal
  • Pro Spec, Aktive, Reaktive, Aktive Reed systems (Al Carr)
  • FMF
  • Pro-Circuit
  • Works Connection
  • The Kucowski Family
  • Jeff Dunlap
  • Scott USA
  • Action Photos
  • M2R helmets
  • Powermist Race Fuels
  • NGK Spark Plugs
  • Twin Air (Jeremy Garges)

 It takes a team to make any successful venture come off the ground.  My team was solid.

Photos are in Chronological Ordering

I was a pretty happy kid. I have to thank my parents for that. They did the best they could for me and I'll never forget that.
This was my first race, 1991 in Jackson NJ, at Powerline park
Family Affair: My brother and I after Christmas, we were in heaven. I painted a huge fence for that bike, heh
My brother Steve learning how to ride his 50
1992 racing at Powerline Park. I always loved that track. The Zupko's were good people and ran good races
This didn't end well. Check out John Schneider here, #78. He was super fast, went on to almost win a title that year.
1993 at The youth Regional for Loretta Lynns, this is my first attempt at qualifying, and I made it
My first year at Loretta's. Finished 8th out of 42 in 7-11 yr old 80cc, not too bad considering I had no idea what to expect
The old #172, my nemesis for much of my mini cycle racing years, Paul Carpenter is still a top Pro rider to this day
Giving a look to Thom Veety from Action Photos
The holeshot, AKA the start. The most important part of a race
Things sometimes don't work out, the goal is tuck and roll!
At Lorretta Lynns in 1994. This was a bad year, had a big crash and bike problems. Dads truck broke on the way there too.
1994 probably at a local Hurricane Hills race. I liked my gear here, I def. stepped it up, thanks to Dad.
Me, Carpenter and the GOAT (Greatest of All Time) Google: Ricky Carmichael, RC made short work of us after this
NY state Champ, 1994
That Yellow frame def. had some fans with the local kids. I think that was my idea.
Larry Mombolardi, not many people remember him, but he was fast #2
1995 - my last 80cc race, I won the top gun minicycle shootout, Josh Woods, crashed to my benefit
1995, one of my first 125cc races. How a rider progresses to the bigger bikes dictates his/her success
9th at Lorettas in Schoolboy. Not bad considering I had Travis Pastrana, BIlly Payne, Justin Buckalew, et al
Walden NY, 1997
1997 Hurricane Hills
1997 was a great year of racing in the north East. Lots of wins on that 97 CR125, great bike.
1997 Claytons Sand Pit. I loved that place.
1998, this was my break out year. I got a ride from Manchester Honda Racing in Connecticut
Play riding at Claytons Pit in Jackson NJ
Mike Raring telling me I did a good job after finishing 2nd overall in 250B stock at Lorettas, I was definitely disappointed
This is me in my first expert race at Raceway Park
1999 - Riding and training at Hardrock down in Ocala Florida
1999 - Raceway Park, this is the year I graduated Highschool and started thinking about college
1999 racing expert someplace, soon after this, I broke my ankle pretty badly
After 2 full years off with a broken ankle, I came back to racing in 2002
DMV Sand Pit down in Manahawkin NJ
Hitting a corner at Etown Practice
staying low over a jump at Raceway Park
Englishtown Practice track used to be sick. You could throw it sideways over almost everything.
2003 at a local Etown race
2003 vs. the old bear dog, Barry Carsten, google that name
Getting focused for the holeshot
I always had a bit of an extra hard time with deep rutted corners because of my longish legs, but I made it work
My last year at Loretta Lynns, I got the holeshot in the first 125 Pro Sport moto and finished 2nd
On my way to a 6th place overall in 125 Pro Sport
Check out those forks!
Steve Bruhn photo. Where is TFS anyways.
Even while I was racing all those years, I focused on learning programming and graphic design
Here I am today, richer for the experience
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