Hands down the best career in the history of motocross!! He’s done it all, he’s won everything, and he’s just riding still because he loves it….. And he’s pretty fuckin good at it! My idol since I was 11yrs old, riding a CR 80 from Jim’s MX in Johnson city!
Very good chance he is the fastest 51yr old ever. Really glad to see Mike still throwing down the laps. I used to battle with him back in the 80s. I would hate to see how bad he would beat me now! Thanks for sharing Matt.
Excellent Excellent coverage Matt , you make it feel like we are there watching with you !! I was there in 83, 84 and 86 , myself and a friend were chatting just last night about going again !!! Great 👍 video Matt and thank you
I’ve known brownie since I was 6. Use to train me and always got to hang out in the Kawasaki big rig with him back in the 90s when he rode for them. Got his jersey right after he won the title, along with a few others! One of the coolest and nicest dudes ever
Mike Brown is an amazing rider and have immense respect for him. He still hauls ass at 51 years young. I met him years ago and he was a really nice guy. He’s an anomaly much like John Dowd in that he remains extremely competitive at an older age👍!
he is putting on a riding clinic, calm precise movements that just flow to the next, making each lap count like its the only one he is making. glad to see they let you film from where ever you want here. nice job.
Even his physique watching him on the bike, he could easily look like a 20 something out there. Age is truly a number but I bet he trains and works out as much if not better that most people half his age. Way to go Brownie!!
I would love to see how he would do in a national race. He lives close to me and has helped my son quite a bit with motocross he is such a great guy and he loves working with the younger guys coming up to teach them.
@mattburkeen820 same man. I'm 32 and just ride and race occasionally on a local level. But it's inspiring in the fact that I can still build speed just because I'm in my 30s doesn't mean I can't get faster. I'm gonna be racing 450B and 30+ in my state series so we'll see how it goes. Age is only a number baby!
Haha sorry I didn’t wanna insult this legends riding with commentary, besides I knew I was just gonna do a video of his riding and not announce like my race recaps lol
Really? The people who were lucky enough to be in attendance got to witness 2 past Champions still hauling ass at over 50 years old. I would think the only people who wished they weren't there were positions 3 through 42 in each of their classes.
Sweet vid. They don't "look" that fast. 😂 i better get recovered up and make it happen for next year..i'll be 45. been riding all woods this year. Just had my ulnar nerve moved and a plate removed. Jonesing to ride.
I think what interest me so much about how dominate Mike Brown is on the amateur scene now is that nothing he does looks mind blowing or really even that "fast" but some how he's putting 20+ seconds on second place against other really good riders. To explain further when you watched James Stewart ride every movement looked fast, he looked fast just sitting still. Brown doesn't look like he's aggressively charging corners or scrubbing a ton of speed or holding the throttle on 10 more feet into a corner than everyone else. But some how he is very dominate while looking like a fairly generic rider style wise. And this isn't a diss its just very interesting to me how he is so fast without really looking extremely fast.
Had the pleasure of watching him race at Foxhill last year, absolutely phenomenal rider. I was blown away by his speed but also how smooth he made it look
It's crazy to see the new layout after SO many years of it being the same exact race track just ran in opposite directions some years. The ole 10 commandments haven't and won't ever change lol roll the first one double double triple double out same damn pattern most have always used through em.
@@mattburkeen820 I didn't know that was the reason that they changed it finally erased it a few times growing up but that was my mom and my dad's vacation every year was going up there to watch yeah looks pretty sweet
Brown has skill, determination and maintains his fitness, he will qualify for a national. If Mitch was as good of a guy as some people say, he should throw mike some suspension.
Leave the guy alone, we should all hope to be as fast at 50+ years old! It’s all the man has ever done his whole life and it’s what he loves doing, why would you want to take it from him? Or better yet go and qualify for Loretta’s and try and take it from him, it’s pathetic the guy feels like he can’t enjoy doing what he loves doing because people that’s way way younger then him can’t keep up with him!
The guy holds 12 gold medals and 3 championships as a pro. This is an amateur event. I am trying to qualify but what chance do I have as an actual amateur when pro riders like this are racing. He must be proud to beat amateurs. Like an A rider competing in the c class to get the trophy.
You saying 50 is old??? I raced against a bunch of senior riders when I was 30. They typically kicked my butt on trails. Now I'm 50... and I'm not OLD!!!
Damn right! I’m 50 as well, can’t race Moto anymore but still mt bike. I ride with the high school team; going uphill I keep their pace, once we go down the Moto skills take over and I leave them. Keep moving bud.
@mattburkeen820 Not with that attitude. Age is just a number. If your active all your life 50 ain't nothing. And what you might lose in physical you gain in experience. Imagine another 20 years of riding experience. My wife's uncle was 72 the last time I rode with him at Chadwick Missouri. He was onba 200 2 stroke and I was on a full race TE400 Husqvarna. I caught him on the straight but he smoked my ass in tue corners and whoops. Attitude my friend. Ignore the age and embrace life full throttle. At all ages.
Gotta love that the #3 has been used by Mike brown and Eli Tomac. Basically if you have the number 3 as your number in the U.S. series, you’re a bad dude
This class can have former pros, most can’t though. There is another vet class that the former pros can’t race there. Why shouldn’t they be able to go back and relive their youth or maybe they never got a chance to go to Loretta’s before?
It’s an amateur event but there are a couple vet classes that allow former pros, then there are a couple vet classes that you can’t race if you’ve ever scored a pro point
The ama is a money hungry monster, soo sad that their is no separation from pro to amateur I went and raced in 96 125/250 b was running against pro riders myself, freaking joke
Hands down the best career in the history of motocross!! He’s done it all, he’s won everything, and he’s just riding still because he loves it….. And he’s pretty fuckin good at it! My idol since I was 11yrs old, riding a CR 80 from Jim’s MX in Johnson city!
Idk about the best career in history but it’s been one hell of a career for sure! He’s a total legend
Very good chance he is the fastest 51yr old ever. Really glad to see Mike still throwing down the laps. I used to battle with him back in the 80s. I would hate to see how bad he would beat me now! Thanks for sharing Matt.
I’m thinking he is! Hell I’ve been beaten by him plenty of times and I’m half his age 😂😭 you’re welcome thanks for watching!
I've raced with some great guy over the years. Mikes a true racer..
Browny🤘 He's a bad ass I don't care who you are.
100% a legend!
He was just flow in !
Always is! Dudes a unit
Brownie ripping it with Emig in tow, what a sight to see!
Emig video coming up next!
Smooth is fast
Excellent Excellent coverage Matt , you make it feel like we are there watching with you !! I was there in 83, 84 and 86 , myself and a friend were chatting just last night about going again !!! Great 👍 video Matt and thank you
Thank you glad you enjoyed it! Would definitely recommend checking it out a lot has changed since back in the day!
I’ve known brownie since I was 6. Use to train me and always got to hang out in the Kawasaki big rig with him back in the 90s when he rode for them. Got his jersey right after he won the title, along with a few others! One of the coolest and nicest dudes ever
That’s awesome!! Thanks for sharing, dude never gets slower he’s gonna be competitive til he drops!
Lol, you’d almost sear he loves to ride a dirt bike! He’s amazing!
WOW BROWNIE!! Give us 1 outdoor National...
I think he will do it!
Mike Brown is an amazing rider and have immense respect for him. He still hauls ass at 51 years young. I met him years ago and he was a really nice guy. He’s an anomaly much like John Dowd in that he remains extremely competitive at an older age👍!
He’s a unit! He will be competitive until he croaks
Mike Brown is bottle of fine wine, just gets better with age
Straight up!
he is putting on a riding clinic, calm precise movements that just flow to the next, making each lap count like its the only one he is making. glad to see they let you film from where ever you want here. nice job.
100%! Everyone should be watching and learning. It was super cool to have access here im very thankful they allowed me on the track for this!!
Hold that man down and drain off some DNA.....us old farts need some . What a legend. 🍻🇦🇺
😂😂😂 legend indeed!
Damn this is the video we've been waiting for! Raw footage of a legend ripping. I wish more former pros would race random stuff like he does.
Glad you enjoyed it! Dudes a legend, would be cool to see a legends class out there for only former pros!
Even his physique watching him on the bike, he could easily look like a 20 something out there. Age is truly a number but I bet he trains and works out as much if not better that most people half his age. Way to go Brownie!!
Oh yea he’s a unit! He’s got like a 35 year fitness base I’m sure he never gets tired, he crushes it!
The master blaster 🏁🏁
🤘🏻🤙🏻
I would love to see how he would do in a national race. He lives close to me and has helped my son quite a bit with motocross he is such a great guy and he loves working with the younger guys coming up to teach them.
I guess we will find out next year when he’s supposed to race one! That’s super cool, he’s a legend
So you live in Blountville?
The man is a holeshot master!! Awesome to see him still getting it 😎 .
Oh yea he crushes the starts! They are gonna have to make new age classes for this guy 😂
@@mattburkeen820 😂 no kidding!! I wonder how he would stack up in pro sport. Top 5? Id say 10 without a doubt. Unreal whats he’s still able to do.
Brownie is NO joke.
Cheers.
He’s a unit! Total legend
@@mattburkeen820 It is.
Bummer for Mike.
Stoked for Emig.
Still got Renner for the win later.
I wasn’t there for the 3rd motos but sucks for brownie big time!
That bike is so dialed. I could watch that suspension all day.
Dude is always dialed! Total unit
Back in the’90s he would show up at RedBud and destroy all of us.
Here in the 20’s he still sometimes does that to us 😂😂😭
It's definitely an inspiration for us Vet riders
It’s an inspiration to me, makes me hopeful to have many years left!
@mattburkeen820 same man. I'm 32 and just ride and race occasionally on a local level. But it's inspiring in the fact that I can still build speed just because I'm in my 30s doesn't mean I can't get faster. I'm gonna be racing 450B and 30+ in my state series so we'll see how it goes. Age is only a number baby!
I'm missing Matt commentating
Haha sorry I didn’t wanna insult this legends riding with commentary, besides I knew I was just gonna do a video of his riding and not announce like my race recaps lol
Legend!
100%!
Mike aint never been no joke! He'll stomp ya then kick your ass.
That he will!
They both had their day, frankly, I wish brown and emig would go out to pasture.
😂😂😂
Really? The people who were lucky enough to be in attendance got to witness 2 past Champions still hauling ass at over 50 years old. I would think the only people who wished they weren't there were positions 3 through 42 in each of their classes.
Great video.
Thank you!
Mike has been "the man" for over 40 yrs.
Oh yea, dudes a unit he has like a 35 year base 😂
Can't wait to see him rip his Pro Circuit KX250 at Fox Hill!
That’s gonna be badass!
Muddy creek native
Both of our stomping grounds!
His Valving looked good in chop
He’s dialed
Sweet vid. They don't "look" that fast. 😂 i better get recovered up and make it happen for next year..i'll be 45. been riding all woods this year. Just had my ulnar nerve moved and a plate removed. Jonesing to ride.
This dudes a unit! Damn hope you’re healing up and can get after it soon!
Hey don’t forget about Frenchie 😂
😂🤘🏻
dudddde he trained me when i was young😂 glad to see hes still killing it
@@theboyron44 Sick! He’s training me now
I think what interest me so much about how dominate Mike Brown is on the amateur scene now is that nothing he does looks mind blowing or really even that "fast" but some how he's putting 20+ seconds on second place against other really good riders. To explain further when you watched James Stewart ride every movement looked fast, he looked fast just sitting still. Brown doesn't look like he's aggressively charging corners or scrubbing a ton of speed or holding the throttle on 10 more feet into a corner than everyone else. But some how he is very dominate while looking like a fairly generic rider style wise. And this isn't a diss its just very interesting to me how he is so fast without really looking extremely fast.
Dude is gnarly!
Had the pleasure of watching him race at Foxhill last year, absolutely phenomenal rider. I was blown away by his speed but also how smooth he made it look
Dudes a machine! Never seen anyone go this fast for this long
Fastest guy with Zero championships this year
He got screwed today for sure
Peter Pan! He just makes it look easy!
Straight up!
It's crazy to see the new layout after SO many years of it being the same exact race track just ran in opposite directions some years. The ole 10 commandments haven't and won't ever change lol roll the first one double double triple double out same damn pattern most have always used through em.
I think the changes they had to make for the pro national were for the better! Everyone seems to like it better
@@mattburkeen820 I didn't know that was the reason that they changed it finally erased it a few times growing up but that was my mom and my dad's vacation every year was going up there to watch yeah looks pretty sweet
Sick
🤙🏻🤘🏻
Don’t let my dad see this he’s fucking 59 and rides still but don’t race no more
Hahaha pops won’t be able to hang with this guy no matter how hard he tries!
I'm 58. Race Sorcs series. My row had only 55 plus racers and they were 42 of us. 4 were over 70..
Emig raced 50+ masters today [ Saturday] and it was pouring and crazy mud.. they had the turn beside the gates BLOCKED off
Yea I wasn’t there for today for these 3rd motos but it looked like a disaster out there
The young riders could learn bike handling and line selection from that old goy (I’m in my 70’s)
Oh yea I watch him every chance I get! Dudes a unit
Brown has skill, determination and maintains his fitness, he will qualify for a national. If Mitch was as good of a guy as some people say, he should throw mike some suspension.
Dudes a unit! I’m sure he’s well supported he’s been around forever!
Age is a frame of mind... until you become injured
You can say that again!
100%! 🙌🏻
I don't know about that..my best friend broke his sternum and ribs a few months ago. He's 54 and will be racing the TKO in a few weeks.
that looks like a very tiring race you rode, cruise control used ??? nice ride'n, smooth but rough track.
Wasn’t me! It’s Mike brown, dude shreds
@@mattburkeen820 oh sorry, i thought it was his video. thanks
No worries! Thanks for watching!
Wheres the hills?
In the campground 😂
A pro motocross rider will (always) be a pro rider. He should never be allowed to dominate a class like that he's no amateur wtf mike, lol
Way she goes I guess!
Leave the guy alone, we should all hope to be as fast at 50+ years old! It’s all the man has ever done his whole life and it’s what he loves doing, why would you want to take it from him? Or better yet go and qualify for Loretta’s and try and take it from him, it’s pathetic the guy feels like he can’t enjoy doing what he loves doing because people that’s way way younger then him can’t keep up with him!
The guy holds 12 gold medals and 3 championships as a pro. This is an amateur event. I am trying to qualify but what chance do I have as an actual amateur when pro riders like this are racing. He must be proud to beat amateurs. Like an A rider competing in the c class to get the trophy.
Where his lap times close to the 250 pro sport boys?
Pretty much impossible to compare times at Lorettas with changing track conditions especially this year with changing weather conditions
@@mattburkeen820but still what was the difference in lap times? Lol
He wasn’t far off. When it was dry I believe around 3-4 seconds
Yikes! That track is absolutely destroyed. They should've brought out the grader and taken a few laps first.
Oh yea one of the roughest tracks I’ve ever seen!
Brown emigg JS MC RC CR KW all line up 1 more time that place would lose it.. don’t mind me just dreaming 😂
Would be so rad!
He was way out front, too bad he had some kind of problem. Did you hear or see what happened to him and his 3rd motos?
Motor expired in the mud.
I wasn’t there but I think he may have blown a motor
@@mattburkeen820 that's your kind of luck, lol. Sucks for him.
Sounds like a 350? But looks supa fast…
Oh yea probably a built 350
Sad that his bike sucked mud in that +40 moto.
Total bummer! He got screwed
But he rode 250
Nah it was a 350
He's in good shape for 51, i hung it up at 42, gets harder to recovery after crashes.
hard enough to recover after just a night out drinking at 40+
I’d be stoked to make it that long!
😂😂😂😂
You saying 50 is old??? I raced against a bunch of senior riders when I was 30. They typically kicked my butt on trails. Now I'm 50... and I'm not OLD!!!
Damn right! I’m 50 as well, can’t race Moto anymore but still mt bike. I ride with the high school team; going uphill I keep their pace, once we go down the Moto skills take over and I leave them.
Keep moving bud.
Nah I’m not saying 50 is old but it’s kinda old to be going this fast 😂 hell yea man I love to hear you’re still getting after it! 👊🏻
@mattburkeen820 I'm guessing your under 30?? Just curious.
Yessir I’m 27 and I know I won’t be going this fast at 50 😂
@mattburkeen820 Not with that attitude. Age is just a number. If your active all your life 50 ain't nothing. And what you might lose in physical you gain in experience. Imagine another 20 years of riding experience. My wife's uncle was 72 the last time I rode with him at Chadwick Missouri. He was onba 200 2 stroke and I was on a full race TE400 Husqvarna. I caught him on the straight but he smoked my ass in tue corners and whoops. Attitude my friend. Ignore the age and embrace life full throttle. At all ages.
Man brown of pro circuit kawi back in day was sick era
Oh yea! 2001-2003 was epic
Gotta love that the #3 has been used by Mike brown and Eli Tomac. Basically if you have the number 3 as your number in the U.S. series, you’re a bad dude
Oh yea for sure, #3 reserved for the gnarliest of the gnarly!
emig had #3 also
Earnhardt
Brownie is unreal. His competitiveness at his age is just incredible.
He’s gonna be competitive til the day he dies!
he seems almost as fast as when he was racing, he maintained the speed with age its crazy
I don’t think he will ever get slower. Dudes a unit
He put a beating on that weekend emig was behind him for a minute
He puts a beating on all of them pretty much guaranteed..except today when the bike broke
Would do even better with 2 fewer strokes...
100%!!
hell ya
🤙🏻🤘🏻
I thought this was an amateur event pros and anyone that held a pro license should not be at an amateur event.
This class can have former pros, most can’t though. There is another vet class that the former pros can’t race there. Why shouldn’t they be able to go back and relive their youth or maybe they never got a chance to go to Loretta’s before?
It’s an amateur event but there are a couple vet classes that allow former pros, then there are a couple vet classes that you can’t race if you’ve ever scored a pro point
The ama is a money hungry monster, soo sad that their is no separation from pro to amateur I went and raced in 96 125/250 b was running against pro riders myself, freaking joke