Mitch Payton wins 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 พ.ย. 2019
- Mitch Payton, the greatest tuner in Motocross History. Dubya USA and Glen Helen Raceway are excited and proud to announce that the 2019 recipient of the Edison Dye Motocross Lifetime Achievement Award will be team owner and tuner extraordinaire Mitch Payton. Mitch began his career riding with his brother, James, under the guidance of his parents, James and Norma Payton. He began racing at the age of 10, and by the time Mitch was 17 he was the District 37 125cc desert racing class champion.
The following year, his life took a drastic turn when he suffered a debilitating desert crash. He would never ride again. But rather than letting this situation turn him away from motorcycling, Mitch (at the young age of 18) found strength and purpose in learning and excelling in the business side of the sport. He became, arguably, the most successful race team owner in the motocross industry.
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Best tuner, team owner and eye for horseflesh in the history of ANY sport
As dirt bike racers, we are all like Family with Mitch as our Godfather. Thanks!
I would do anything in world to ride for that man's team congratulations mitch you are a true legend
God Bless Mitch he raced got hurt and said let’s make the best bikes out there be my blood sweat and tears you are a great man thanks for what you do .... God gave you a talent and you ran with it .... congratulations you deserve this and so much more
This was incredible! Such an AWSOME video. Laughed and cried.
Thanx for the support Mitch.
My best Mitch Payton story. I purchased David Pingree's 1996 Kawasaki KX125 Splitfire/Pro Circuit Factory bike at the end of 1996 from a dealer. Back then Pro Circuit got some of their bike from Dealer Network. The bike accidentally went back to a dealer with all the full secret Pro Circuit parts on it. I showed up at the 1997 Hangtown Amateur day and needed some suspension set up done. So I go up to the Pro Circuit Semi and Jim "Bones" Bacon comes out looks at the bike, goes back into the Semi and Mitch wheels out and whispers something into Bones ear. Bones comes over to the bike, looks at the cylinder and nods his head at Mitch. Mitch yells over "want to trade a brand new cylinder and head for the one on the bike?". Right then I knew I had the good Cylinder and Head on there and Mitch wanted it back. Bones set up the Suspension and I was leaving on my way to the gate, and Mitch yells out... "Bring the bike back after your Moto, leave it here and we will service it". I didn't take it back after the Moto. I sold that bike at the end of that season like an idiot. Cody Metzger if you are out there and if you still have the bike. I will buy it back buddy.
athomerecordschannel that’s a cool story! They had the best looking sticker kit!
@@fullnoyz7670 , Yes that year was the best looking of those Splitfire/Pro Circuit bikes in my eyes.
I always admired Mitch and all ways bought his 2-stroke pipes and then bought his pipe for the YZ400 when it came out and loved it, his adverts from 76/77 loved looking at his porting and pipes as the mags where hard to get in N/Ireland because off the troubles and when I would get a mag I would read it until it fell apart. Thanks Mitch.
If anybody deserve this award it's mitch, he's helped a lot of guys achieve there dreams and stood by a few guys nobody else would of. Congrats mitch!
Legend
Enjoyed the history of Mitch Payton. Well done MXA and well done Mitch, you deserve the accolade.
Mitch, very interesting man, one of the best for what we love to do, thanks Mitch.
Thank you for your contribution to the sport, PC’s amateur support sponsorship, the awesome memories, for always taking a moment to say hi to the average Joe. You are definitely an icon, due to an insatiable desire to win, and have set a standard of excellence for others to strive for. Congratulations sir!
I used his products when I raced. Congrats Mitch on the award.
Congratulations MITCH you are the man 👍👍👍
Couldn't of said it better deserves every bit, truly a hero in the motocross community.
How different would motocross look without mitch and pro circuit ? !! What a legend
Worthy of the award hands down. Made even more incredible with his disability.
Well deserved Mitch.
I think they should be a Mitch Peyton Lifetime Achievement Award
No one better off for this award that’s for sure for what this man has done for the sport is more than any other I think well done to him
I like the old pics and original team van drawings.
When you start looking at the people who have won this award,
you begin to realize how prestigious it really is.
Mitch Payton epitomizes this. Congratulations Sir!
Amazing person. Amazing award
Amazing accomplishment! I know from experience that Mitch Payton builds super fast motors. I always wanted to put a pro circuit pipe on my KTM 250 SX! I wanted to use an 06’ pipe on my 07’ KTM 250 SX I read that it boosted 4 HP in top end. Congratulations Mitch Payton. 😎🥇🇺🇸🏁❤️
One of my hero's.
Class act. One of a kind.
Mitch Payton is the best.
He's the Man!!
mitch yes the man
congrats Mitch
Awesome!! 🤘🤘
Pc pipes and everything they do is great, I never knew he was paralyzed, damn what a champ he truly is
Congrats...
True Legend
Mitch is the man, not taking anything away from Roger Decoster, but adding to it. 👍
Awsome
I love MC above everything!!!!! He is King! But Ricky's pro circuit #70 Kawasaki is the coolest bike ever!!! He sighed my shirt at my county fair Ricky Casey Johnson pingree Mike katin Jason rogers
"the pinnacle"
Pro circuit has the best looking race bikes!
Troy Lee must have been the only guy to give him the thumbs down 👎🏻
👍
well fucking done
They only care about their sponsored racers. The average Joe doesn’t even show up on pro circuits radar. I’ve been emailing pro circuit and trying to ring for ages to get a pipe for a 1990 rm250 and linkage and triple trees for a 2005 kx125, but they just ignore you.
Mitch is a legend but PC the company is run by arse holes that don't care, they have the jigs for all old school bikes but don't give a fuck about keeping the bikes going that put them on the map, even if it was premium prices in limited runs it would not hurt, they could have a limit number say 100 pipes and make people put a 25% deposit down to show intent on buying with a counter on the website so when they hit the number they send you an email saying full payment is required and the pipe will be ready in ???? weeks/days etc! If not at least sell the jigs to Doc Wob or somebody that will put them to good use and help preserve the history bike!
i need a works pipe for my kids 98 yz250 practice bike. ill pay all the money. help me out mitch!!!!!
Maxis