Very proud to have raced against this guy who I call friend!!

Nemesis · October 16th, 2012, 11:59 AM

Thought I'd share it here too

Came across this while surfing CycleGear's website.

http://gear-garage.com/2012/07/23/sn...-steve-dawson/

Quote:

Name: Steve Dawson
Age: 28
Bikes: Ninja 250 race bike, KLR650 adventure bike, Zero S commuter
Race Results: 2011 CMVA 250SS & Amateur SS Twins Champion, 6 wins, 8 podiums, 250SS lap record holder both directions.
Local Store: Lomita, CA
Favorite Track: Sonoma Raceway (Infineon)
Future Bike: Aprilia RSV4 APRC

Steve never wanted to ride until one of his best friends, Chris Johnson, convinced him to go to MotoGP Laguna Seca during high school, and incessantly pestered Steve to buy a bike and ride with him so they could eventually go race like the professionals. Sadly Steve never got to ride with Chris as an accident on highway 9 in the Santa Cruz mountains took Chris’ life in 2007, but his aspirations and goals live on. Regretting never having been able to spend the time riding with his friend, Steve bought his first bike and after only 3 months of riding shipped it to Italy and spent a few months riding around Europe with his good friend and current fellow racer, John Marquez (CVMA #46). On return they both decided they needed to be racing, and after convincing a third good friend, Andrew Chika (CVMA #826) to come race with them, it was all systems go. In the inaugural CVMA season, Steve and Andrew took a 1-2 podium in the overall 250 supersport championship and look forward to competing with the booming class of quarter-bikes in the 2012 season at CVMA as well as other venues around California and possibly farther! Eventually, in honor of his best friend, Steve will race an AMA race before MotoGP at Laguna Seca and see the venue from the other side of the visor, as Chris would have loved so much to do.

His racing skills are amazing. From first hand experience competing against him, the kid is fearless and picks up on things a lot faster than most. He's helped elevate the 250 class by setting numerous record breaking lap times. Kid's got a great heart too. In our 1st year racing at Chuckwalla, he made an aggressive inside pass on me resulting in contact which caused me to lose control of my motorcycle and crash (which in my eyes to this day was still legit). After refusing medical attention, the ambulance dropped me off in my pit and there Steve was...very apologetic and sincere in making things right by helping me fix my race bike which I never asked or felt he was obligated. He even had tears in his eyes.

From that moment on, I knew this kid was a cool kat. And still is.

Steve Dawson, proud of you bro! :2thumbsup

Now, bump the hell outta the 250 class and give the mid packers a chance to win.

alex.s · October 16th, 2012, 12:03 PM

you guys.... get a room!

Alex · October 16th, 2012, 12:15 PM

Someone needs to send him an invite to here. And - to see if he has the minimum requirement for cat meme collections.

Zombiphone · October 16th, 2012, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex

Someone needs to send him an invite to here. And - to see if he has the minimum requirement for cat meme collections.

An invite to Rexbo? Do we really want him to feel even MORE welcome? I vote to ban instead.
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csmith12 · October 16th, 2012, 12:42 PM

Alex · October 16th, 2012, 12:43 PM

Sorry, I'm dumb.

Dmented · October 16th, 2012, 12:52 PM

I found a pic of when Steve went riding In Italy...

...

Rexbo · October 16th, 2012, 12:53 PM

Here's Tiff when you make a mistake:

Zombiphone · October 16th, 2012, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rexbo

Here's Tiff when you make a mistake:

Come now- I'm a quality assurance engineer. Righting wrongs is how I do.

Gurk · October 16th, 2012, 02:31 PM

someone buy me a 250 so i can race too!

Nemesis · October 16th, 2012, 03:04 PM

Fixed.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gurk

someone buy me a 250 so i can crash too!

Dmented · October 16th, 2012, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nemesis

Fixed.

you mean.,.. FIXED! -> http://www.socalmoto.org/forum/showthread.php?t=19106

csmith12 · October 16th, 2012, 03:14 PM

Gurk · October 16th, 2012, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nemesis

Fixed.

At least I can't top my r6 crash on a 250.

Or can I?

Nemesis · October 16th, 2012, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dmented

you mean.,.. FIXED! -> http://www.socalmoto.org/forum/showthread.php?t=19106

l lub u guys!

alex.s · October 16th, 2012, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dmented

you mean.,.. FIXED! -> http://www.socalmoto.org/forum/showthread.php?t=19106

hahahahaha! the truth comes out!

Shawn3210 · October 16th, 2012, 10:32 PM

homos

October 16th, 2012, 12:03 PM	#2
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	you guys.... get a room! __________________________________________________

October 16th, 2012, 12:15 PM	#3
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	Someone needs to send him an invite to here. And - to see if he has the minimum requirement for cat meme collections. __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

October 16th, 2012, 12:42 PM	#5
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	__________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

October 16th, 2012, 12:43 PM	#6
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	Sorry, I'm dumb. __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

October 16th, 2012, 12:52 PM	#7
Dmented CVMA#747 Ⓓⓜⓔⓝⓣⓔⓓ ⓡⓐⓒⓘⓝⓖ Name: Darren Location: Torrance (satyromania) Join Date: Sep 2011 Motorcycle(s): 09 250R * 09 Yamaha R6 * 08 CBR 1000RR * 04 NSR 50 * 02 KX 250 Posts: A lot.	I found a pic of when Steve went riding In Italy... ... __________________________________________________ CVMA#747AFM#747RM1GP#77LeoVinceRaceTechHotbodiesCyclemallBridgestone * MotoradDainesePolyMotoWoodcraftVisit The Dmented Racing Youtube Channel

October 16th, 2012, 12:53 PM	#8
Rexbo CVMA / AFM / M1GP #250 Name: Steve Location: Los Angeles Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250r, 2011 Zero S, 2009 KLR 650 Posts: A lot.	Here's Tiff when you make a mistake:

October 16th, 2012, 02:31 PM	#10
Gurk Done here. Name: - Location: Track Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): - Posts: A lot.	someone buy me a 250 so i can race too!

October 16th, 2012, 03:14 PM	#13
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	__________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

October 16th, 2012, 10:32 PM	#17
Shawn3210 CVMA #666 Name: Shawn Location: Long Beach, CA Join Date: Apr 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2009 R6 (race), 2009 250r (race) Posts: 267 Blog Entries: 1	homos

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