Ryan Hughes to Race Hangtown with Rock River/Moto Star Yamaha
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 | 1:40 PM
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PrintRyan Hughes is making a comeback. Hughes will join the Rock River/Moto Star Yamaha team to race the opening round of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship at Hangtown on May 19. Stayed tuned for more details later this week.
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Js7, Ryno.... Road Trip to Hangtown!!
things just got intresting!
What a joke
wonder what number he'll be running. that #4 wont work this time around.
@Kxpwr18 not a joke at all. He's more fit that half of the 450 riders out there. I say top 10 at the worst.
Who knows where he will be, it'll just be fun to see what happens.
You hit a age where you really don't care who or what anyone thinks and all you want to do is prove to yourself you can go 30+2 twice WFO.
I'll be cheering him on no matter what place he takes.
No thats his Ryno Sack Up pose>
lets see if those train smarter videos pan out at Hang 10 ...I would of put him back on the Pro-Circuit bike..
I would use number # 444
I wonder if he'll fight anyone?
I love this stuff. Dowdy is still running one pro race per year, why cant Ryno? I'll be looking forward to seeing him out there.
I think Ryno is a major puss but good for him in trying to come back and give it a go.
Hope he does well, but he was getting 17th or so when he raced the USGP a few years ago. Unless it rains he isn't getting a top 10 in either moto. There are still a lot of fast dudes in the class. Dungey, Stewart, Alessi, Regal, Rattray, Brayton, Millsaps, Grant, Chisholm, Weimer, Metcalfe, Short ......T. Hahn, Izzi, Peick.......
who cares the guy is such a dick! time for a wake up call Ryno ur done!
lites or 450 ?
He is only doing it because Villopoto is out....hahahahahaa
Ryno and possibly Travis Preston. I hope everybody comes out of the wood work. It will make for some great racing and even better storylines.
Travis Preston he teaching school not going to school!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.travisprestonmx.com/about
@KilloMoto. He has been talking about it for two months now. It has nothing to do with Villopoto being out. Hope he does well.
^ 'hahahahahahaha' = this is what people said about Bubba doing the nationals, I shall make jokey joke in reference to Bubba here.
@killomoto- I tip my hat sir.
I wish Pro Circuit would let Rayn ride their 250 instead of Tedesco.
ring the bell and let the fighting begin
I bet Rattray beats him on endurance and results lol
Hope he does good but really he'll get waxed!
I bet he gets in the top ten.
Keep it in mind that he'll be riding a YZ450.CP377 and JS7 didn't like it.
He is younger than John Dowd and Dowd almost won the overall at Southwick 2 years ago.
Are those his legs or is he riding a chicken?
I do not think he will break the top ten in either moto.
Fred, he's also going sliiigghhhtlllyyy slower than CP and JS....
Its interesting, however I don't think he ever won a moto on the 250 on his best days. It will be real embarrasing for whoever he does beat, and on that blue POS.....
Are his hips going to be locked or unlocked? If locked top 20. If unlocked top 10.
what ever dude, I beat you by 30 seconds..
He may still be out there racing local pro races, but these guys are at another level completly. Good for him to charge it, but can't see him as a top 10.
I doubt he will be top 10, but he will definitely qualify. Whats wrong with a guy that wants to go out to challenge himself and have fun doing what he loves to do?
As a Vet A rider, I commend his passion. It is cool (regardless of how he finishes) that he is out there with much younger guys "trying", which is 99% of life.
Mr-MX... Give it a rest already....
look at dude sitting on that exercise ball like he's got "big balls"...what a tool. he's a douchebag and i hope he gets his butt handed to him.
Agreed with Mr-Mx
This Motohead279 and Mototard look like a couple of chumps riding the keyboards will take care of them at Mt.Morris
Good on the dude for having a crack!
First to all the haters: How many people on here can even qualify for a National? I say, if he qualify's - he's doing better than all of us. He is still fast as hell, good for him.
Does it make someone a "hater" to have an opinion? Guess what, only 10 guys are going to get top 10 and 30 aren't. Of course he will qualify, and of course he will do better than any of us could. That means nobody can have an opinion? I think Roger DeCoster needs to just keep his opinions to himself from now on and leave Dungey, Musquin and Roczen alone with any advice......because they all can do better than he can. Yeah, that makes sense. Roger D is just a hater.
so much disrespect for other people. terrible. my opinion is its a good thing. and i think he can be top 20, and i hope he gets top 10. and it would be great to see him slam into the 800 in a corner. is mike brown racing?
I was thinking Mike Brown as well. Now that guy might crack the top ten. Either way he beats Hughes. I'm one of those guys that loves watching Dowd at Southwick. Its a special place for him and the sand just destroys most guys who havent raced there their whole lives. Sure wish they'd run it the right way though!
"whats your problem man"
RYNO POWER!
Mike Brown should be down at the WORCS race in SoCal that weekend. But he will probably make it to any of the none conflicted races to get his points and keep his number as usual.
I am not sure if he will qualify?
Anyone who is willing to jump into that class for 30+2 x 2 is sacking up and at his age (37) I think is great way to prove your training methods and product! It also could be a great way to make it look like garbage. So I have to respect him for putting himself out there. Good luck Ryno, and if you feel the need to punch someone after the race M. Alessi would be a good place to start! Just when he was starting to get my respect he goes and sticks his leg out in front of RD off the start. Some times I wonder if his dad has radio contact with him during the races. That said, Mike made some big improvements this SX season. Also he always is very fast at hangtown.
I did that once in a local race my dad said if he ever seen me do somethinglike that again he would beat my ass.He would this was over 30 years back I remember my sister and me and some of the riders were on the inside portion of the first turn right.
I was up I thinkagain 2 motos later this was a different date,but the story was my sister said dad is looking for you,you better get up there I seen him flipped him off parents were divorced so that was a dad and son weekend,he looked me down about 300 ft away hius eyes got as big as frisbees,I took off hid in my freinds motor home everyone would know the name if I said it but I will not so,but needless to say my moto eventually went off I was still hiding my dadpacked up everything drove home without me and my sister we hopped a ride from the motorhome group.When I showed my mom had to interfere so he wouldnt kill me I have a lot of those dad stories,the jist of all stories were if you ever got second place you were sit to him. I remember he must of been early 30's I was 11 I had a yz 125 cost $500.00 white black red tank we were practicing at alocal track(Crash&Burn;) Canal Fulton Ohio was a Mx / Harscamble track he was on an IT 175 blue yamaha then got same year Suzuki 250 I went flying by him it was the first few times I was killing him He hated that man he was a sore loser..
Actually Ryno just turned 39 and like him or not, it'll be kool to see him
mixing it up. If he makes top 20, then great.
I have no idea what this last b.s. crap comments are from Deadmau5......Sentence
structure, anyone?
Sorry the red bull has gotten to me.. I was refering to the Alessi hang the foot out 70's style. About show boating.. My old man would throw a fit the stuff they do on bikes!!! I was whipping it in the 70-s and 80's not as big but still for the day!!
100 bucks says he craSHES IN PRACTICE AND DOESNT EVEN QUALIFY...THAT TEAM STINKS AND THEY ALL ARE SLOW
IS THAT TEAM SPONSORED BY TAMPAX??
I have ridden on tracks with Ryno and that guy can get it done. My guess is there is nobody on this board that could beat him. Best of luck to him for giving it a go. This is not his first rodeo and to even qualify would say a lot about his fitness at Hangtown!
Coole ot see him out there and yes is fast on a dirt bike- but Ialso agree with others on here that he is a tool.......if he doesnt crash in pratice be done for the day, he will qualify and finish 24-15 for the day, or 15- DNF
Is that (tool) or Troll?????????????? He goes if qualified
18-23 for 19th overal
I think lammy ought to come back out on the old Huskey again!!!
I would say he has been hitting the gym a bit more in his retirement than Ricky Carmichael has...
JonR290 +1.
Even qualifying will be pretty difficult when you consider the depth of the field. But let's all remember the talent the Ryan competed against in his heyday. If he were to qualify, I would be pretty impressed. If he were to end up in the top half of the field, I would be really impressed, If he were to top ten? I would probably sign up for his next school because it would be a real testament to his methods.
@flmoto, If all the knuckleheads who post here were to donate a dollar for every negative comment, we could raise enough in one week to send Carmichael to Ryno's gym for a twenty pound removal procedure. Then, maybe we could talk Ricky into entering one race for old times sake.
Good Luck Ryan, We will be rooting for you!
If you boneheads had any BALLS at all, you would go to Hangtown and try to race your self, or walk up to RYNO, and say it to his face, instead of sitting on you ASS, and talkink SHIT.
RYNO top ten for sure, no questions. Give them hell out there.