Is Blake Wharton the rider coming out of retirement....

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Edited Date/Time 12/21/2017 5:46pm
Racing for that new Yamaha team, east coast SX2..?

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Thelen20 12/20/2017 1:44pm
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His Instagram hints at a come back imo
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flatout111 12/20/2017 1:52pm
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Hope so. Blake would be my favorite rider along with Mookie. Miss seeing Blake ride. That would be awesome.

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Steadman 12/20/2017 1:55pm
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Very interesting. He's been out for awhile. Wonder if he still has the speed. Cool if he is coming back though!
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Donovan759 12/20/2017 1:56pm
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It would be great to see Blake compete again. He was a fun rider to watch.
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NWmx756 12/20/2017 2:34pm
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Did I miss something? When was there talk of a rider coming out of retirement and a new Yamaha team?
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Flip109 12/20/2017 2:39pm
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NWmx756 wrote:
Did I miss something? When was there talk of a rider coming out of retirement and a new Yamaha team?
^^??
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BobKerr 12/20/2017 2:58pm
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According to the vault, it looks like the last time he raced was 250SX East coast in 2014. He finished 16th. 3 years away from the sport is a long time.
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PJ205 12/20/2017 3:11pm
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I hope so! Blake is the man. A unique and refreshing personality in the sport.
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bsharkey 12/20/2017 3:32pm
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He's another Rider I was surprised just quit or I'm not sure what his reasons were but his last few seasons were good he had solid results really no reason to throw in the towel yet
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Rockinar 12/20/2017 3:41pm
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I guess playing bongos on street corners as a career did not work out?
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BobKerr 12/20/2017 3:43pm
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I think he is 26 yrs old.
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Sparkey 12/20/2017 3:43pm
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bsharkey wrote:
He's another Rider I was surprised just quit or I'm not sure what his reasons were but his last few seasons were good he had solid...
He's another Rider I was surprised just quit or I'm not sure what his reasons were but his last few seasons were good he had solid results really no reason to throw in the towel yet
He plateaued. Not bashing on the guy, but on his rise to the top, others were faster. At some point, one would throw in the towel and you can't blame anyone in that position. I would prefer to not see him come back as that would allow for someone younger to take a crack at the process.
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BobKerr 12/20/2017 4:26pm
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I pulled his results from the Vault.

2009 250SX East 4th
2010 250SX West 5th
2011 250SX East 5th
2012 250SX East 4th
2013 250SX East 3rd
2014 250SX East 16th

Did he get injured in 2014? He must have gotten injured.
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flatout111 12/20/2017 6:18pm
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Rockinar wrote:
I guess playing bongos on street corners as a career did not work out?
I gotta say that Blake is an extremely talented musician. Its hard to make it in music. Harder than in Supercross. You can be great in music and never get noticed. If you're great in SX you'll get a shot more than likely.

Its tough. I know.
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jj welks 12/20/2017 6:20pm
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I've liked this dude since I first saw him on "inside the outdoors" in like 2010/11 when he was on Geico Honda 250s, would be sweet to see him make a come back to SX
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KGAspeed 12/20/2017 8:05pm
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Rockinar wrote:
I guess playing bongos on street corners as a career did not work out?
I hope that is sarcasm. Pretty douchey thing to say.

Blake is a very talented singer and musician. Big fan of the guy - great personality and well-spoken. I hope he comes back to racing and keeps playing music. His latest EP is outstanding.

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tylermx967 12/20/2017 8:23pm
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BRAKE IS MY FAVERITE RIDER THATS FORM TEXAS I HOAP HE COMES BACK AND RIDES SUSZUKI WE SEED HIM WIN THE RACE FOR THEM AT HOUSTON
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Honda11 12/20/2017 8:27pm
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Rockinar wrote:
I guess playing bongos on street corners as a career did not work out?
KGAspeed wrote:
I hope that is sarcasm. Pretty douchey thing to say. Blake is a very talented singer and musician. Big fan of the guy - great personality...
I hope that is sarcasm. Pretty douchey thing to say.

Blake is a very talented singer and musician. Big fan of the guy - great personality and well-spoken. I hope he comes back to racing and keeps playing music. His latest EP is outstanding.
I wish he had more music online, his one song I can find "crown" is a pretty great song.
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KGAspeed 12/20/2017 8:39pm
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Rockinar wrote:
I guess playing bongos on street corners as a career did not work out?
KGAspeed wrote:
I hope that is sarcasm. Pretty douchey thing to say. Blake is a very talented singer and musician. Big fan of the guy - great personality...
I hope that is sarcasm. Pretty douchey thing to say.

Blake is a very talented singer and musician. Big fan of the guy - great personality and well-spoken. I hope he comes back to racing and keeps playing music. His latest EP is outstanding.
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I wish he had more music online, his one song I can find "crown" is a pretty great song.
He has a four-song EP on iTunes...
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pummel 12/20/2017 9:03pm
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He’s just a little obsessed with Chris Cornell. Awesome dude- comeback? Unlikely.
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jeffro503 12/20/2017 11:06pm
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bsharkey wrote:
He's another Rider I was surprised just quit or I'm not sure what his reasons were but his last few seasons were good he had solid...
He's another Rider I was surprised just quit or I'm not sure what his reasons were but his last few seasons were good he had solid results really no reason to throw in the towel yet
Sparkey wrote:
He plateaued. Not bashing on the guy, but on his rise to the top, others were faster. At some point, one would throw in the towel...
He plateaued. Not bashing on the guy, but on his rise to the top, others were faster. At some point, one would throw in the towel and you can't blame anyone in that position. I would prefer to not see him come back as that would allow for someone younger to take a crack at the process.
If those young guys want a shot....earn it. If they beat Blake consistently , then talk to the team manager and clue him in on how stupid he is.
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tek14 12/20/2017 11:33pm
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I dont wanna see him using that #13 anymore. I think he was injured most of year he was using it (last year of racing)
generallee121 12/21/2017 12:08am
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tylermx967 wrote:
BRAKE IS MY FAVERITE RIDER THATS FORM TEXAS I HOAP HE COMES BACK AND RIDES SUSZUKI WE SEED HIM WIN THE RACE FOR THEM AT HOUSTON
BAHAHAHA another gem from "Tyler" the "retard". I hope this guy never stops with his trolling lmfao
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flatout111 12/21/2017 12:42am
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Rockinar wrote:
I guess playing bongos on street corners as a career did not work out?
Thousands of people hear his music weekly worldwide as the closing theme for the Pulp MX show. He writes great songs, sings, performs AND was a factory rider who still rides and teaches worldwide.

I doubt you can say the same. Hoping that what you said was sarcasm but either way came out wrong.
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jeffro503 12/21/2017 8:45am
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I've always really dug Blake. The dude was ( probably still is ) very fast on a bike , and I'm sure the team didn't just hire him without taking a look at how serious he was about it. I have no idea where he'll be finishing at , but it's nice to see a guy come back on his own terms. His music that I've listened to actually sounded pretty dang good too me. Not sure where the negativity sparks from with him.....he's always been a good kid that was extremely humble and grateful for what he had.
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FLmxer 12/21/2017 2:57pm
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He was always one of our favorite. Great musician and hauls on the bike. He is very well spoken as well and oh yea we love Chris Cornell too. Hope it is true.

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