TOP Amateurs at the NORBA NATIONALS???

TheInedibleHulk · Nov 17, 2004

Why... me of course! My name's Phil Wheeler and I am a crazy badass. Next year I plan to win every Expert 19-24 race by at least 30 seconds.... Actaully I'm lying, Im going semi pro, and that is why there arent really any awesome riders in expert except for juniors, because once you start winning in expert you get the hell out and go semi pro so as nto to be a sandbagger and to avoid the disneyland style lines in practice and have to pass 4 people during your race run. But you can still give me stuff, right?

BMXman · Nov 17, 2004

Alf....D

rideagainst · Nov 17, 2004

how bout spencer bruce?
15 year old ripper took 7th in under 18 junior x at the nationals.

Rabie · Nov 17, 2004

BMXman said:
Alf....D

I thought he was retiring to freeride next year.

c2001 · Nov 17, 2004

those pseudo-dumpster kids that roll in the rv...especially the anderson one (is that his name?) those kids have "personality" for miles and the dh kid is smokin' fast.

DS Dom · Nov 17, 2004

TheInedibleHulk said:
Why... me of course! My name's Phil Wheeler and I am a crazy badass. Next year I plan to win every Expert 19-24 race by at least 30 seconds.... Actaully I'm lying, Im going semi pro, and that is why there arent really any awesome riders in expert except for juniors, because once you start winning in expert you get the hell out and go semi pro so as nto to be a sandbagger and to avoid the disneyland style lines in practice and have to pass 4 people during your race run. But you can still give me stuff, right?

Yea that basically seems to be how it goes. After 1 good season in expert most people (including myself) move up to semi-pro. If we didnt we would be labeled sandbaggers and probably wouldnt get much faster.

Full Trucker · Nov 17, 2004

There's quite a few Colorado JuniorX kids that are on their way for sure... take a look at the Yeti/RPM Cycling team.

TheInedibleHulk · Nov 17, 2004

Hey whats up Dom, I was the guy that finished second to you in the overall series... all I had to do was not suck at Durango and I woulda had you.... damn. See ya on the Semi Pro podiums, lol.

DS Dom said:
Yea that basically seems to be how it goes. After 1 good season in expert most people (including myself) move up to semi-pro. If we didnt we would be labeled sandbaggers and probably wouldnt get much faster.

The Mad Haderer · Nov 17, 2004

©2001 said:
those pseudo-dumpster kids that roll in the rv...especially the anderson one (is that his name?) those kids have "personality" for miles and the dh kid is smokin' fast.

Garrick Anderson is the name and PRO racing is his game. He actually raced pro at the nat. champs and beat lopes...11th i think..first pro race.

Most of the fast kids in JR X moved up this past year. #1 points junior Kyle Adams is a Ripper..2nd at nat. champs. junior worlds next year.

Another kid to keep an eye on is travis Bond or Nate Lewis. both have another year left in Jr. X and are already kwik as hell.

merrrrjig · Nov 17, 2004

I second Alf and maybe someday my bro

dhtahoe · Nov 17, 2004

v10"o-PlEaSuRe said:
Garrick Anderson is the name and PRO racing is his game. He actually raced pro at the nat. champs and beat lopes...11th i think..first pro race.

Most of the fast kids in JR X moved up this past year. #1 points junior Kyle Adams is a Ripper..2nd at nat. champs. junior worlds next year.

Another kid to keep an eye on is travis Bond or Nate Lewis. both have another year left in Jr. X and are already kwik as hell.

some friend you are.... what about Ryan??? You just got bumped from VCR to towel for christmas.

Pip3r · Nov 17, 2004

DS Dom said:
Yea that basically seems to be how it goes. After 1 good season in expert most people (including myself) move up to semi-pro. If we didnt we would be labeled sandbaggers and probably wouldnt get much faster.

Word.
I just started racing last season, and this was my first full one. Ive already heard the "SB" word thrown at me a bit so am looking to move up to semi next year (hopefully). There isnt much time for the new up and comer guys to be 'up and coming' in the expert categories, because by the time theyve come their already gone!

Marc Sullivan is a super fast kid that hardly anyone knows even around here. He's still got another year he could race JR X, i hope he does next year and gives the worlds a shot.
Avery Buch is pinner fo sho (when he can stay on bike

, but also already racing semi-pro
Nik Patalano is only 15 and will be going into this 3rd year racing (and will still be Jr X next year), by the time he's 18 he should be absolutley killing it.

The Mad Haderer · Nov 17, 2004

dhtahoe said:
some friend you are.... what about Ryan??? You just got bumped from VCR to towel for christmas.

# 1...ryan is no longer amatuer...# 2 he is no longer a space monkey..# 3. a christmas present would be the last thing to expect from that kid. PM me for the finer points of our former friendship. :nuts:

Also forgot to add JD Swanagen to the list of up and comers...hes got 2 years left in JR X and is already fast as ****. Get him a haircut and an attitude adjuster(damn socal gromets) and he could do OK.

Fonzie18 · Nov 18, 2004

J.D is very fast and smooth, the Andersons have awesome style and a clean riding technique, I'm stoked to be able to ride with them from time to time......Ryan is suuuuper fast, I'm scared. As for me, I'm washed up. I'm too old to make it (19), but I'll try my luck in the semi pro division :rolleyes:

-ALF

DHanamal · Nov 18, 2004

Tim Price of Great Falls, VA. He's 15, got 2nd in Durango JuniorX DH, 6th at Mammoth. He's ranked 5th in the US in JuniorX. Watch this kid at the Junior Worlds next year.

DsDhBxracer13 · Nov 18, 2004

Watch out for Sam Teasdale. This kid in on my team and at only 14 he is a serious ripper. He just started racing this year, jumped right up to Jr. X and was placing mid pack not even on a downhill bike. Piper you race him at one of the Tenney races in four cross, he was going way to big off of the jumps on my bike and seriously ripping it. Also those who may know him may think he is a joke, but I think Mr. Conor Lockwood at only 12 has some serious potential. If he dropped a few pounds and really got serious he could really get fast, he is the most enthusiastic person about biking in the world, and is definitely talented. I myself am making the jump to Semi-Pro from Jr. X next year so that I can get my ass kicked. good times.

neversummersnow · Nov 18, 2004

I still say TJ Sharp And Brendon Newton are the two to watch for in 05

Yeti DHer · Nov 18, 2004

Those damn kids from santa cruz. They all ride Hecklers with fox forks.... You know the ones. They are FAST!

The Mad Haderer · Nov 18, 2004

Yeti DHer said:
Those damn kids from santa cruz. They all ride Hecklers with fox forks.... You know the ones. They are FAST!

The man speaks of Josh Toland (4th in DH @ mammoth)((blue heckler)) and Greg Watts (NCS Mtn. X overall winner)((white heckler)). greg and josh also have mad DJ skills. you may remember Gregs video from the 2004 UFC competition.

Id have to agree on the Tim Price kid...i forgot he was only 15. hes gonna be dangerous next year.

TheInedibleHulk · Nov 18, 2004

The Lazian (TJ Sharp), The Weasel (Brendan Newton), and TIMMAYY Price are all the shiznit. I would like to thank Brendan for teaching me how to corner at snowmass, it was clutch. Timmy as well deserves some credit for showing me a thing or two about riding in the mud, a lesson with which I promptly went out and completely blew WV and VT, I suppose there's no teaching some people. Have fun in expert practice next year, young-uns.

esr · Nov 18, 2004

Ok,

Derek Cowell he just turned I beleive 16 so he has time left in Jr expert. Technically speaking he qualified for worlds this year but lost his spot because Canada had to bring a kid from Quebec.

Derek is a ripper and travels alot he was all around Canada this year with some super high finishes ranging from top 5 to a first place out in BC. The kid is fast he rides with Canada's racing phenom Justin"jus" Brown who I think minus bad bike set up at worlds this year would have made some people on the podium upset, qualified 13 when he was throwing whips suicide no handers and skidding into to corners to make roost.

Anyways Derek kids like a son and brother to me and just to let you know with the coaching he has now and the support from friends and family he will be top 5 at worlds next year.

Pip3r · Nov 18, 2004

DsDhBxracer13 said:
Watch out for Sam Teasdale.

yea i was trying to think of that kids name. ill definitly be curiouse to see how he does

bizutch · Nov 18, 2004

I'm throwing Travis Bond out there. Kid is physically designed for DH. Tall, strong, placed 3rd behind Herndon at Windrock...no easy feat on that super tech course. Plus, most of the year he was stuck on a crappo, CRAPPO, CRAP Tomac DH bike that was beaten!

Seriously, check the kid out. 4th JuniorX at Durango, 5th DH at Snowmass..both once he ditched the Tomac and got a Chumba! All you gotta do is meet him once...

SuspectDevice · Nov 18, 2004

Piper and Jade hit most of the eastcoast rippers, but there is a whole crop of 13-14 year olds out there that are absolutely nuts. Almost any kid with a half decent bmx background and a pretty crapy bike can get insanely fast with a little bit of coaching. If you take the top 3 kids from the Junior open class (12-14 beginner and sport basically) and put them on good bikes, and let them develop for another year, they are going to absolutely kill everyone in Junior X. Geoff Ulmer, from Troy, and my boy Converse from right here in Northampton already have semi-pro or pro level skills. They are at an age that is phenonemal for aquiring skills. Once their engines catch up with their skills, if, and this is a big if, they decided to stick with the sport, they will put everyone on the east coast to shame. I'm seriously spending all winter at the indoor bmx track meeting the rippers and trying to hook them up with bikes. Why anyone would leave the NBL (OLYMPICS, PRIZE MONEY), to race mtb's anymore is beyond me, but I know in my heart of hearts that MTB racing is the best sport in the world, and if i can get 3 rippers on the national scene, i feel like maybe I will have made it full circle in this sport....

heikkihall · Nov 18, 2004

Pip3r said:
Marc Sullivan is a super fast kid that hardly anyone knows even around here. He's still got another year he could race JR X, i hope he does next year and gives the worlds a shot.
Avery Buch is pinner fo sho (when he can stay on bike , but also already racing semi-pro

Marc is ridiculously fast, Hes one of the kids that was having top 5 pro times at Plattekill when he was a jr x. Super nice kid but unfortunately had alot of bike problems this year.
Avery is my teamate and a really talented young Semi Pro. If he trained or even rode his bike when not actually racing and put some meat on his bones hed be damn quick.

SuspectDevice said:
Geoff Ulmer, from Troy, and my boy Converse from right here in Northampton already have semi-pro or pro level skills. They are at an age that is phenonemal for aquiring skills. Once their engines catch up with their skills, if, and this is a big if, they decided to stick with the sport, they will put everyone on the east coast to shame.

I agree on Geoff, that kids going to have some skills one day! Ive seen him ride the past 2 or 3 seasons and hes super quick for his age. With a good bike and some experience he is going to be someone to look out for in the not too distant future. I dont know the other kid unfortunately though.

neversummersnow said:
I still say TJ Sharp And Brendon Newton are the two to watch for in 05

Ive seen those kids ride and I was impressed. They are rippers for sure and could deffinately be a force in '05

Theres a couple other kids that are super young from all over the country that have allready had real good pro results, some were allready listed some werent. One that comes to mind is Luke Strobel. Thats all I can think of for now.

dexter · Nov 18, 2004

tj brendon and luke strobel will dominate

buildyourown · Nov 18, 2004

dexter said:
tj brendon and luke strobel will dominate

strobel is semi-pro

heikkihall · Nov 18, 2004

buildyourown said:
strobel is semi-pro

Actually hes a pro and a really fast one at that. But If hes got another year in Junior (I think he might?) then he will be racing amature at the first couple nationals in order to qualify for worlds.

Transcend · Nov 18, 2004

cyrus house. 2nd and 3rd place at the 2 east coast round (expert last season). MOving to semi pro this season. The kid is out of control all of a sudden.

buildyourown · Nov 18, 2004

heikkihall said:
Actually hes a pro and a really fast one at that. But If hes got another year in Junior (I think he might?) then he will be racing amature at the first couple nationals in order to qualify for worlds.

What is the cut-off for juniors. I think he is 19 or 20.

And I know how fast he is. I raced locally with him and spent my time trying to follow his line.

DS Dom · Nov 18, 2004

Transcend said:
cyrus house. 2nd and 3rd place at the 2 east coast round (expert last season). MOving to semi pro this season. The kid is out of control all of a sudden.

not to take anything away from cyrus, cause he rules... but at least get your facts straight. He couldn't have had 2nd and 3rd on the east coasts, i took 2nd at both of them... i think it was more like 4th and 3rd or 5th and 3rd.

The Mad Haderer · Nov 18, 2004

buildyourown said:
What is the cut-off for juniors. I think he is 19 or 20.

And I know how fast he is. I raced locally with him and spent my time trying to follow his line.

Luc is a really cool kid and a fast one at that. it seems like everyone made the huge deal out of Duncan and Henry Racing pro this season but from what i know strobel went right from starting in junior X to Pro in the same season and still competing. That is pretty damn fast.

and as for the cut off. you can be 18 up until 12/31/of the previous racing year.

EX.. birthday of 11/30/86 would put you as 19 for the 2005 season and no longer a junior.

Transcend · Nov 18, 2004

DS Dom said:
not to take anything away from cyrus, cause he rules... but at least get your facts straight. He couldn't have had 2nd and 3rd on the east coasts, i took 2nd at both of them... i think it was more like 4th and 3rd or 5th and 3rd.

was probably 3rd and 4th then. As they were back to back results. I thought it was 2nd and 3rd tho, oops.

dexter · Nov 18, 2004

i wish i was still a junior last season sucked due to major issues and i didnt get to make one fn race. ohh well next season will kick ass and i cant wait to go semi.

one of lucs good friends lives 2 doors down from me and didnt even know luc was that fast i found that funny

Heath Sherratt · Nov 20, 2004

Don't forget Droopy A.K.A. Drew Powers...he's pretty impressive 4x elbow basher guy hit the double to triple combo out at Sandhill without pedaling inbetween. Check Him out. v-10 o'pleasure has his info.

bizutch · Nov 20, 2004

again...I'm telling ya...Travis Bond....

Eigil · Nov 21, 2004

Alf. If he'd get workin on the DH stuff again instead of goofing off at the DJs, he'd be my hero.

neversummersnow · Nov 21, 2004

opinions do end up being like assholes, everybody has one and they all kinda stink

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