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Old 06-14-2012, 07:04 PM   #41
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Took a number of years to pay that off.
Question is: Was it worth it?
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Old 06-14-2012, 07:17 PM   #42
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Old 06-14-2012, 07:28 PM   #43
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If you wanna race to make money, you should have started when you were 4 like all the pros... I think one of the exceptions was Loris Capirossi, he started around 15 16, and he was never one of the best in moto GP
If I'm not mistaken josh Hayes started riding at 19 yo. Everyone else practically started at <10 yo.






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Old 06-14-2012, 08:13 PM   #44
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Well yeah there will always be exceptions, but generally, professionals started when they were extremely young...


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IIRC Max Biaggi didn't start until he was 18
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