Chad Wienen is another rider who doesn’t have a huge number of championships under his belt, but he earns a spot on the list for being one of the hardest working racers in the sport. Wienen burst onto the scene back in the mid 2000s with a reputation as a guy who could manhandle the quad underneath him. He’s one of the only racers to have ridden for almost every factory race team (Suzuki, Kawasaki, Can-Am and Yamaha) and after breaking his back during the 2011 season, could have easily thrown in the towel and given up without ever achieving the ultimate goal of winning a Pro ATV national championship. Instead of quitting, Wienen trained even harder, put together a completely new program with Yamaha and went out and won the 2012 ATV motocross national championship. His perseverance paid off and after eight rounds of racing, Wienen is close to wrapping up the 2013 title as well. He’s a great example of hard work and dedication and will be tough to beat in the years to come.
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this is one of the worst lists ive seen u guys have no since of ridersyou r missing some great riders an legends ive been racing 16years an i agree with mark jhonson no tim farr or dana creech an many others that do belong in top ten i do agree with gust an jones
What about Caesar he was running horse carts back way before any of these guys on this list. How you going to leave him out? Dang how can writers get asked to write when what they do for a living is study and write crazy.
well i saw 4 names that deserve to be on the list the rest i think are just skinny jean wearing jackass watching cronies,thanks for giving the GOOD guys the fame but the really important ones were left out!....
man i hate suzuki quadracers but denton is the man, is it me or was his quadracer the only one in existence that wasnt a pile of garbage......and thats being tame
i wonder how many of these characters could have run the blackwater!
LONG LIVE THE THREE WHEELIN FEELIN !!!!!
What has Chad W. done for the sport? Everything he does is for himself, if you don't believe me then ask anyone that has bought anything from him. Go to the DS450 forum and see what everyone there post before he made the move to Yamaha. You guys didn't do your research and stuck him on there because he is the fastest on the mx track now.
He doesn't hold a light to Joe Byrd and I am not a Byrd fan.
Top list with no Wayne Matlock, I can't agree with it.
You forgot 3 time gncc atv champion 1985-1987(Tom Tokay).He was always the guy to beat back in the day but few ever could,he retired too soon.
Horrible list. Google a little harder if you don't know everyone's stats. FAIL!
The fact you put Weinen ahead of Tim Farr is absurd. He & others only have a few championships. Farr dominated the GNC, ATVA, etc. w/ multiple (some reports indicating 13x champion) championships in MX, TT, as well as many overseas top finishes or victories: Pont de Vaux, Erzberg, etc. He was consistently at the top of the points whether it was on a Honda, hybrid, KTM, etc... Factory involvement or not he has been instrumental in developing many of today's finer machines. A racer & later team manager. He's in the top 5 at the worst.
Who cares about today's racers not getting any recognition. Was it to be fair so they don't complain? Go out and prove that your name deserves to be on the list. Yes, Chad is a beast & is dominating the field. But, keep on trucking Chad and create a legacy. Then, put his name on the list.
Jackie Meadows!!!
Bob Sloan!Coal Icesses
Who got to vote for this? All time? Last time I saw Dean Sundahl, he had just won his 11th consecutive king of the desert race. He' won both 3 & 4 wheeled classes.Not to mention all the S.C.O.R.E. international races in Baja the 500 & 1000. Riverside. On and on. No mention of any pioneers. Marty Heart, Mark Wax, Jimmy White, Ace Willams, Curtis Sparks. You need to do some actual fact finding before posting somthing like you did. 3 wheelers are ATV's too. They take much more skill to go fast. I guess ill only remain a guest on this site.