The Fox Fifty: Rhode Island
Friday, July 30, 2010 | 12:28 PM
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PrintFor this week’s Fox 50, we head to the Eastern Seaboard and the smallest state in America. Encompassing only 1,214 square miles, Rhode Island hasn’t produced many mega motocross stars. Nonetheless, there are a handful of motocross pros for us to vote on today. (Thanks to Justin Ferreira and Austin Squires for the help!)
Shane Kelleher (Has six NESC championships.)
Austin Squires (Earned a few national numbers through the mid- to late nineties. Currently teaches motocross schools. www.austinsquires.com.)
Dave Clemence (Fifteen NESC championships. Former Bultaco factory rider. He turned pro and raced the supercross and national series.)
David Ciancio (Local NESC Expert.)
Gordon Razee (Owner of Razee's Motorcycle Center, and the 1965 500cc expert class champion.)
Steven Bailey (Super-fast local pro.)
Andy Catanzaro (Won two NESC championships in the expert vet classes in 2007.)
Kegan Labonte (Fast as an amateur, won a 125 championship in 2008.)
Steve Caddick (Won an NESC amateur championship in 2005.)
Dave Paquette (Earned national #90 in ’88.)
Tim Teves (National rider in the 1980s.)
Ryan O'Connell (Fast local pro.)
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Austin Squires at Southwick in 2002.
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Youngsters, Dave Clemence should be # 1 here by a looong shot. no disrespect for Austin he is clearly 2nd...
Dave Clemence won a Florida winter series championship in 72 or73. Love those Bultaco's. Wasn't George Cunha from RI. He raced CCM 4-strokes back in the 70s. He didn't have the success of Dave, but I'm pretty sure they hung out together.
Kegan Labonte. Is he related to Larry Labonte. I remember Larry from NEMA back in the mid seventies. Anyone know?
What about Joe Ferini? I know he raced for Pawtucket Cycles, I can't recall if he was from Mass or RI.
I thought Austin was originaly from England. I think that is what he told me one time at Broome.
Cunha, Alan Niles, Bill Haas (as Bultaco National service manager) should be here. No offense to some of the guys on here but they didn't have the success Clemence did, didn't race the Canadians in the match races like Cunha, Niles, and Razee did. Some didnt win an NESC championship let alone finish in the top 10 in a national.