If you ever raced MX
If you ever raced MX
Sad news today Zoli Sr passed away. If you ever raced MX in western Canada you were probably beat by the old man.
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Did he also race hare scrambles with an 92 RM250 with the Second Gear club?
I met a guy the first and only race i've done a few years ago and talked with him and his other buddies for an hour or more after the race. Said he used to race MX and his son is or was a pro racer as well? Lived in South Calgary. He gave me his number to go riding or if I needed help working on my bike..
Same guy? Feel bad if it's not, feel horrible if it is..
I met a guy the first and only race i've done a few years ago and talked with him and his other buddies for an hour or more after the race. Said he used to race MX and his son is or was a pro racer as well? Lived in South Calgary. He gave me his number to go riding or if I needed help working on my bike..
Same guy? Feel bad if it's not, feel horrible if it is..
Last edited by Shibby! on Wed Jul 21, 2010 8:04 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Very sad news.
I raced against him in the early 90's, Intermediate 500 class. Back then he was around ~55yrs young and was still laying down some killer moto's. I only talked to him a few times, and all I can remember is that he was a humble man that loved the sport of MX. If he wasn't racing, he was watering the track or operating a shovel
R.I.P. # 67 you will be missed by all. A great ambassador for canadian mx.
I raced against him in the early 90's, Intermediate 500 class. Back then he was around ~55yrs young and was still laying down some killer moto's. I only talked to him a few times, and all I can remember is that he was a humble man that loved the sport of MX. If he wasn't racing, he was watering the track or operating a shovel
R.I.P. # 67 you will be missed by all. A great ambassador for canadian mx.
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Shibby! wrote:Did he also race hare scrambles with an 92 RM250 with the Second Gear club?
I met a guy the first and only race i've done a few years ago and talked with him and his other buddies for an hour or more after the race. Said he used to race MX and his son is or was a pro racer as well? Lived in South Calgary. He gave me his number to go riding or if I needed help working on my bike..
Same guy? Feel bad if it's not, feel horrible if it is..
Sorry to hear of Zoli's passing, he was a great old guy with some awesome stories. Shibby, you were talking to Joe Cerny, his son is Julian Cerny and he was racing the Canadian nationals up until last year I believe. If you go out with Joe be prepared, he will ride for many hours without a break and make you feel like you spent too much on a fancy new bike, when he is on your tail all day with his XR200. -- WR Dave
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WR_Dave wrote:Shibby! wrote:Did he also race hare scrambles with an 92 RM250 with the Second Gear club?
I met a guy the first and only race i've done a few years ago and talked with him and his other buddies for an hour or more after the race. Said he used to race MX and his son is or was a pro racer as well? Lived in South Calgary. He gave me his number to go riding or if I needed help working on my bike..
Same guy? Feel bad if it's not, feel horrible if it is..
Sorry to hear of Zoli's passing, he was a great old guy with some awesome stories. Shibby, you were talking to Joe Cerny, his son is Julian Cerny and he was racing the Canadian nationals up until last year I believe. If you go out with Joe be prepared, he will ride for many hours without a break and make you feel like you spent too much on a fancy new bike, when he is on your tail all day with his XR200. -- WR Dave
A huh!!
That's him. I didn't end up calling him, but wished I did. Great guy.
Still sad to hear about MX legends passing away.
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Condolences to the family. I think I've got a story on file somewhere about Jr. and Sr. racing at a CMA event in The Hat back in '90.
And a guy I worked with in Van used to tell great stories about Sr. schooling 'em in the woods.
We should all be so lucky to ride as long and as hard as Sr. did.
And a guy I worked with in Van used to tell great stories about Sr. schooling 'em in the woods.
We should all be so lucky to ride as long and as hard as Sr. did.
Brendan Nagle
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I remeber seeing him race the expert (Pro)class with his son in the seventies and being impressed. When I got back into dirt biking and found out he was still riding(and a world vet champion} I was super impressed. The guy was a legend.