Know who has the pony magic? My pony pals. Pony pals are the best because they totally "get it" and they rock. Check 'em out ... |
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Here you see pony pal Steve Rapp. No, Steve doesn't perform with the all-male review, "Thunder From Down Under". Rather, he rocks the racetrack and took the Sunshine State by storm in '07 by winning the Daytona 200. If you're lucky enough to get a two-up ride from the Rapper you'll feel the pony magic. |
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This is my pony pal Jake Zemke with his replica pony in hand. Jake (#98) is Team Honda's rockstar rider who won the 2006 Daytona Formula Xtreme Championship. Jake is also the nicest guy you'll ever meet AND superdad! He's soooo totally pony! |
This is my pony pal Hawk Mazzotta who races AMA Supersport. Hawk and I both have Osage Indian in our blood so we formed an endurance team appropriately named, "The Osage Nation". Hawk has pony magic running through his veins and knows how to freak it on the dancefloor. |
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This is my pony pal Cory West. Cory rocks AMA Supersport on his R6 and does some guest appearances at club races where he kicks my ass. I don't mind though because he's a total doll and isn't too much of a snob to play nerf with me after the big race! |
This is my pony pal Chuck Giacchetto. Chuck is Cory West's mechanic and has the gift of making me laugh everytime I see him. Chuck is down with the ponies and is overflowing with pony magic! |
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Here you see my pal Dave Stanton. Dave rocks an R1 at AFM races where he has been #1 for five years in Formula Pacific and Heavyweight Superbike. Winning races since '93, Stanton also lends his expertise instructing at Jason Pridmore's STAR School, where he is also man enough to rock glitter nail polish. The ponies looooovve him. |
This is my pony pal Corey Sarros. Corey races AFM (TK) and select AMA events. You may know Corey from him running you off the track at a track day but he doesn't mean you harm ... he's just having fun. Corey is a scorpio and loves long walks on the beach ... he's totally pony! |
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This is my pal Chris Siglin. He has raced AMA, CCS, WERA, AFM and WSMC winning the majority of his races and holds the 600cc lap records at Thunderhill and Buttonwillow. He's not only one of the nicest guys in the paddock but also the cutest (as seen above). Chris has pony magic! |
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This is my pal Greg White. Yes, he has hair now (seen here) which gives him pony approval. You probably know Greg from The SPEED Channel or maybe from some super cool AMA after party. We love Greg because he has the most adorable dimples ever (seen here) as well as "personality plus". |
This is my pal and bff Deb Barton with her replica pony. Deb and I raced together for Gary Nixon's Pair-A-Nines team on bike #99 at Road America where we kicked ass. Deb also kicks major ass on her 125cc at AFM events. Deb is both the fastest girl I know AND the funnest. |
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This is pony pal Jimmy Filice, resting up before his big Moto-ST race. Jimmy races on the Pair A Nines team but you may know him from one of his 29 AMA national wins or maybe as a three-time AMA 250 GP champion or maybe as a Motorcycle Hall of Famer. If you don't know him you're a dork. Jimmy is full of pony magic! |
This is my pony pal Justin Filice, son of Jimmy. Justin is the spawn of greatness and rocks the racetrack just like his dad. Jimmy races AMA Supersport and throws a mean nerf spiral. All the ponies have a crush on him too because he's down with the magic AND suuuper cute. |
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This is my pony pal Scott Russell (a.k.a. "Mr. Daytona"). If you don't know, Scott is a 5-time
Daytona 200 winner, 1992 AMA Superbike
Champion, 1992 AMA Pro Athlete of the
Year, 1993 World Superbike Champion, 1993
Suzuka 8-Hours winner and he was inducted in the
Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2005. Need I say more? The guy has pony magic! |
This is my pony pal Chris Story. Chris instructs for the STAR School with me when he's not fighting for our country in the Middle East. Chris isn't seen here with a pony because he doesn't need one ... he was born with pony magic ... and he'll kick your ass. "Head or Gut?". |
This is my pony pal Mark Gallardo, head honcho of Jason Pridmore's STAR School. Mark won't admit it but he's the fastest guy around on an SV ... mainly because he's got pony magic. Mark is coaching me to become a fast pony while I SCHOOL him at Scrabble. |
This is my pony pal James Lickwar (or "Lick" as we like to call him). Lick splits his time teaching at the STAR School and being Robertino Pietri's Crew Chief. Lick can also throw the meanest underhanded pitch I have ever seen and plays wiffle ball like a pro. When I talk about "pony magic" I always think of Lick. |
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This is pony pal Jay Springsteen. Jay races on the Moto-ST Pair A Nines team with Jimmy Filice. Jay is also a 30-time AMA Grand National flat-track racer and Motorcycle Hall of Famer. You can imagine how much ass the Pair A Nines team kicks. He's got the magic! |
This is pony pal Gary Nixon. Gary is the man in charge of the Pair A Nines Moto-ST team but is better known for his 19 AMA National roadracing victories, being a Motorcycle Hall of Famer and for being so popular wit' the ladies. The ponies loooove him and he loves the ponies (as seen above). |
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This is my pony pal Jeff Tigert. Jeff races AMA and AFM as well as tests for Honda. He also loves sushi and my ponies. He's totally down with the magic. |
This is my pony pal Brad Coleman. Brad instructs at the Kevin Schwantz school and rides like the wind. He also has a really cute accent and is full of pony magic. |
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This is my pony pal Geoff Tate. Geoff (pronounced "Jeff") is the lead singer for Drama-Metal-Core band Queensryche and likes to rock motorcycles. He also loves ponies and ponies love him ... especially when he wears black eyeliner! Yowza. |
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is my pony pal Chris Hesse. Chris is the drummer for the band Hoobastank and also rocks the WERA races on his R6. He's the most down to earth rocker I have ever met AND loves my home-baked cookies. He's got the pony magic. |
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This is my pony pal Kent Kunitsugu (a.k.a. Kent-o), Editor-in-Chief of Sport Rider magazine. Kento is the fastest journalist around AND when we used to work on the same floor, he could always answer my random questions like "How many teeth are on the stock 2006 Suzuki GSX-R 750 countershaft sprocket Kento?". He didn't even have to look it up ... Kent-o just knows. |
These are my pony pals Steve Atlas and Chris Ulrich. Steve is a motojournalist for Cycle News and rides like a bat out of hell. Chris writes for Roadracing World and races AMA. They are both cute and sassy and love the ponies! |
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This is my pony pal Andrew Trevitt, Senior Editor of Sport Rider magazine, with his replica pony in Qatar. Andrew has so much pony magic it's a joke. He even feeds his pony dark chocolate when no one is around. Andrew also has the gift of knowing the answer to any question you ask him relating to motorcycles. |
This is my pony pal Aaron Frank from Motorcyclist magazine. Aaron rules and he will kiss a pony in front of anyone! He also pulls some mad stand-up wheelies ... totally pony. |
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These are my really good pony pals Monte Lutz and Bonnie Strawser. Bonnie and Monte own Sportbike Track Time and Femmoto and are the most ponyrific people ever! |
These are my pony pals Mark and Dori Duncan. Mark owns The Track Club/Club Desmo and is sooooo super sweet! He also went to Italy and took a collection of pictures of Loris Capirossi pony. They are sooo magical!!
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is the Jessica Zalusky replica pony that I made for her. I told her to zip-tie it to her superstock bike that she races in the AMA so she can feel some of that "pony magic".
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