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This week on the BTOSports.com Racer X Podcast presented by Thor MX, we chat up former 125 SX champion, factory Suzuki rider and long time privateer Todd DeHoop. In a vast career filled with ups and downs, we get Todd to rate the Michigan Mafia members, talk to us about his time with Suzuki, whether he should have taken the Honda deal and much, much more.

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The Conversation

LarryWitmer wrote: 1:57pm December 21, 2012

The Hoopster...Todd was a bad dude on a MX bike...always enjoyed hanging out with
Todd and His Dad...good people. His long time privateer mechanic Mr Quiet Mike Weisner is a class act. Enjoy seeing him from time to time at Red Bud. He now rides a
125cc 2 smoker...ur uh maybe its a 144cc.

ama957 wrote: 3:45pm December 21, 2012

What about greg and keith bowen,I think dehoop raced with greg bowen.all great michigan mafia guys.

matrixx29 wrote: 4:08pm December 21, 2012

yeah, i used to race with Greg Bowen all the time. i always wondered what happened to him. we raced the florida nationals together back in 84-85... i used to race with Greg, John Kitch and Brian Swink.. d@m.. why didn't i practice more..haha.

Mr-Mx wrote: 4:41pm December 21, 2012

Mike Hartwig, who was a factory Husky rider, riding for my dad was one of the originals of motocross racing's Michigan Mafia Hadley, Michigan, just east of Flint

thatcatschaaf wrote: 9:56pm December 21, 2012

Oh Todd, Todd, Todd, I am so glad you mentioned about memory loss because I did cable tie your grips to your bike in Texas as well as gluing on the grips, you didn't want to use wet gloves like I suggested and after the race you told me your gloves got so wet they were just spinning on the grips. Your friend Mark

mainevent71 wrote: 6:33pm December 23, 2012

Greg Bowen and Beckington brothers and Todd's own brother, Chad, were all fast Michigan guys in the years of '87-88 when Todd was on the national scene.

While it could be a surprise to, I remember MXA talking about Todd in the GPs in early 1990.

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