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PrintIn January of 1991, Mitch Payton's PEAK Pro Circuit Honda team rolled up to the AMA Supercross opener in Orlando, Florida, and started a revolution. Team Honda, after years of dominating the 125 class, had decided to go in a new direction and back the 250 class only, and farm their 125 program out to Payton’s aftermarket shop. Thus, PC became the first factory-backed satellite team effort.
The team was different in many ways. Their bikes were blue, not red. They had backing from an outside sponsor in PEAK antifreeze. The riders all wore the same AXO gear, giving them a unified look. It was all so different.
And so successful. Team PEAK won the first race it entered, as Brian Swink passed Kawasaki's Ryan Hughes in the final turn in Orlando to steal the victory. Since then, the squad has never stopped.
Wilson's first SX victory would mark number 200 overall for Pro Circuit.
Photo: Andrew Fredrickson
The team switched from Honda to Kawasaki in 1993, as Honda brought their 125 factory program back. But they kept winning on green bikes, still the team to beat today.
Dean Wilson was born in December of 1991, nearly a year after Swink scored the team’s first win. Now, at age 19, he delivered the team’s 200th victory in AMA competition with his Saturday night victory in Atlanta.
What does 20 years of dominance look like? Here’s the list of Pro Circuit wins from every season, adding up to 199, and the culminating in Dean’s 200th from the weekend.
Big thanks to Sharon Richards at Pro Circuit for the stats!
| 1991 | 125 Supercross | SX Wins | MX Wins | C'Ships |
| Jeremy McGrath (w) | 5 | 1 | ||
| Brian Swink (e) | 5 | 1 | ||
| Jeromy Buehl (e) | 3 | |||
| 125 Motocross | ||||
| Brian Swink | 1 | |||
| 1992 | 125 Supercross | SX Wins | MX Wins | C'Ships |
| Jeremy McGrath (w) | 7 | 1 | ||
| 1993 | 125 Supercross | SX Wins | MX Wins | C'Ships |
| Jimmy Gaddis (w) | 1 | 1 | ||
| 125 Motocross | ||||
| James Dobb | 1 | |||
| 1994 | 125 Supercross | SX Wins | MX Wins | C'Ships |
| Ryan Hughes (w) | 3 | |||
| Pedro Gonzalez | 1 | |||
| 125 Motocross | ||||
| Ryan Hughes | 2 | |||
| 1995 | 125 Supercross | SX Wins | MX Wins | C'Ships |
| Mickael Pichon (e) | 3 | 1 | ||
| David Pingree (w) | 1 | |||
| Ryan Hughes (w) | 1 | |||
| 125 Motocross | ||||
| Ryan Hughes | 2 | |||
| 1996 | 125 Supercross | SX Wins | MX Wins | C'Ships |
| Mickael Pichon (e) | 6 | 1 | ||
| 1997 | 125 Supercross | SX Wins | MX Wins | C'Ships |
| Ricky Carmichael (e) | 3 | |||
| 125 Motocross | ||||
| Ricky Carmichael | 8 | 1 | ||
| 1998 | 125 Supercross | SX Wins | MX Wins | C'Ships |
| Ricky Carmichael (e)* | 9 | 1 | ||
| 125 Motocross | ||||
| Ricky Carmichael | 8 | 1 | ||
| 1999 | 125 Supercross | SX Wins | MX Wins | C'Ships |
| Nathan Ramsey (e)* | 6 | 1 | ||
| 125 Motocross | ||||
| Ricky Carmichael | 9 | 1 | ||
| Nick Wey | 1 | |||
| 2000 | 125 Supercross | SX Wins | MX Wins | C'Ships |
| Tallon Vohland | 1 | |||
| Shae Bentley (w) | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2001 | 125 Motocross | SX Wins | MX Wins | C'Ships |
| Mike Brown | 3 | 1 | ||
| Ricky Carmichael | 1 | |||
| 2002 | 125 Supercross | SX Wins | MX Wins | C'Ships |
| Matt Walker | 1 | |||
| 2003 | 125 Supercross | SX Wins | MX Wins | C'Ships |
| Mike Brown (e) | 1 | |||
| 125 Motocross | ||||
| Mike Brown | 2 | |||
| 2004 | 125 Supercross | SX Wins | MX Wins | C'Ships |
| Ivan Tedesco (w) | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2005 | Supercross Lites | SX Wins | MX Wins | C'Ships |
| Ivan Tedesco (w) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Grant Langston (e) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Motocross Lites | ||||
| Ivan Tedesco | 2 | 1 | ||
| Grant Langston | 4 | |||
| 2006 | Supercross Lites | SX Wins | MX Wins | C'Ships |
| Grant Langston (w) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Ryan Villopoto (w) | 1 | |||
| Motocross Lites | ||||
| Ryan Villopoto | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2007 | Supercross Lites | SX Wins | MX Wins | C'Ships |
| Ryan Villopoto (w) | 7 | 1 | ||
| Chris Pourcel (w) | 1 | |||
| Ben Townley (e) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Motocross Lites | ||||
| Ryan Villopoto | 6 | 1 | ||
| Ben Townley | 5 | |||
| 2008 | Supercross Lites | SX Wins | MX Wins | C'Ships |
| Ryan Villopoto | 3 | |||
| Austin Stroupe | 1 | 1 | ||
| Motocross Lites | ||||
| Ryan Villopoto | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2009 | Supercross Lites | SX Wins | MX Wins | C'Ships |
| Jake Weimer (w) | 3 | |||
| Austin Stroupe (e) | 2 | |||
| Christophe Pourcel (e)* | 6 | 1 | ||
| Motocross Lites | ||||
| Christophe Pourcel | 4 | |||
| Jake Weimer | 3 | |||
| 2010 | Supercross Lites | SX Wins | MX Wins | C'Ships |
| Jake Weimer (w)* | 5 | 1 | ||
| Dean Wilson (e) | ||||
| Josh Hansen | 1 | |||
| Christophe Pourcel (e) | 5 | 1 | ||
| Motocross Lites | ||||
| Jake Weimer | ||||
| Josh Hansen | ||||
| Tyla Rattray | 2 | |||
| Dean Wilson | 2 | |||
| Christophe Pourcel | 2 | |||
| 2011 | Supercross Lites | SX Wins | MX Wins | C'Ships |
| Josh Hansen (w) | 3 | |||
| Broc Tickle (w) |
1 | |||
| Tyla Rattray | ||||
| Dean Wilson (e) | 1 | |||
| Blake Baggett | ||||
| SX Wins | MX Wins | |||
| 117 | 83 | |||
| Total Wins: | 200 | |||
| Total Championships: | 26 | |||
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haha Carmichael prolly had more wins on his own!
It s a great achievemet and all really. But it makes me sad as far as the depth of the teams in the sport goes. At least there is Geico Honda giving them hell...oh wait PC engines...oh well.
If uou can't beat em join em...
The strongest program around.
i thought carmichael won every outdoor championship he entered? 2001 says 1 outdoor win and no title, is that right?
In 01 after winning the 250 title, he dropped down to a 125 and raced steel city so he could beat Barnett's 125 record. Pretty Sure.
@Small. I think it was 01'. He had to make a pass on Mike Brown for the OA. I could be wrong.
Thank you Small
Crazy that RC won almost as many races as pro circuit did in the company's existance. One man..
thank you gilliartc,that really pulled the whole thing together......... i know its a team thing but i wish they would switch up the gear sometimes.
in 2001, r/c had no pro circuit wins, because he was on a 250. someone else on here said he raced one race on the 125, which must have been pro circuit.
The Canuckistan Kid done good. A proud day for Canadian MX, for sure.
Id like to see a pro circuit built or used win list. Troy lee bikes, Geico Bikes, All Carmichaels suzukis, Kawasakis till this year.
I could only imagine the win list with pro circuit used products, exhaust, motors or suspension
I guarantee Geico doesnt use PC's engine stuff they only use there exhaust !! Why would you use you very own competitors engine parts lol
Uh, actually, Geico have their heads ported by Pro Circuit and for years they have used their pistons, valves and cams. Maybe you are the clown?
Geico bikes are faster than tld bikes because they use the same pc stuff lol