In The Headlight - Cameron Stone, Feb. 2011
Someone told me, not too long ago, that almost anyone can ride a motorcycle at a fast pace once you teach them riding position and the basics, but only a handful of people can take the limits of the bike and stretch them beyond what seems possible to most. This is where true talent will show in a rider.
Many people know the name Cameron Stone, and if you ask just about anyone who does know the name, they will more than likely have nothing but positive things to say about him. If you ever get a chance to watch him ride at a local race, you will probably walk away wondering how half the stuff he did was even possible. The amazing thing to me is how easy he makes the impossible look.
Cameron grew up racing at the local tracks like Tunnel Hill, Chattanooga Motocross, Diamond Back, and Calhoun. He’s always been really fast for as long as I can remember, but it seems like the last couple of years he has been just about untouchable. If you go to YouTube and search his name, you will find two videos of him and Justin Barcia battling it out at Mill Creek, a track in Alabama. Both *motos it seems like Cameron had an edge on Barcia, but things weren’t going his way.
I have been going riding and training with Stone for a couple of years now, and off the top of my head, I can’t think of anyone more fun to be around. I have never seen him get mad at anyone, and he always treats everyone with nothing but respect. He has a non-stop drive of humor, yet knows how to be taken seriously when needed. After watching him ride a dirt bike, you have to hold a good deal of respect for him just for that talent alone. Something I have personally noticed in the last year or so is that he is very modest and very level headed.
Haling from Birchwood, Tennesse, he is one of two locals to qualify for an AMA pro race last year (one being me in the Daytona Sportbike road racing series). He could easily follow in the foot steps of another local hero, Nathan Ramsey who originated from Hixson, TN.
Mr. Stone is also carrying the torch for the local motocross name into Supercross this year. He will be doing the East Coast Lites series with his first race being in Houston, Texas on February 12th. Then the series will move on to San Diego and back to Cameron’s second race at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. I think everyone reading this needs to buy the tickets and show up in Atlanta to support Cameron. After going through the pits and meeting him, you will realize how much it was worth it.
Kris Turner
turner38flew@yahoo.com
*In motocross you do two races for each class and after the first set of races, or motos, they start over for another go around. Each person has two motos for each class he/she does.
Photos courtesy of Susan Stone
Read MoreMany people know the name Cameron Stone, and if you ask just about anyone who does know the name, they will more than likely have nothing but positive things to say about him. If you ever get a chance to watch him ride at a local race, you will probably walk away wondering how half the stuff he did was even possible. The amazing thing to me is how easy he makes the impossible look.
Cameron grew up racing at the local tracks like Tunnel Hill, Chattanooga Motocross, Diamond Back, and Calhoun. He’s always been really fast for as long as I can remember, but it seems like the last couple of years he has been just about untouchable. If you go to YouTube and search his name, you will find two videos of him and Justin Barcia battling it out at Mill Creek, a track in Alabama. Both *motos it seems like Cameron had an edge on Barcia, but things weren’t going his way.
I have been going riding and training with Stone for a couple of years now, and off the top of my head, I can’t think of anyone more fun to be around. I have never seen him get mad at anyone, and he always treats everyone with nothing but respect. He has a non-stop drive of humor, yet knows how to be taken seriously when needed. After watching him ride a dirt bike, you have to hold a good deal of respect for him just for that talent alone. Something I have personally noticed in the last year or so is that he is very modest and very level headed.
Haling from Birchwood, Tennesse, he is one of two locals to qualify for an AMA pro race last year (one being me in the Daytona Sportbike road racing series). He could easily follow in the foot steps of another local hero, Nathan Ramsey who originated from Hixson, TN.
Mr. Stone is also carrying the torch for the local motocross name into Supercross this year. He will be doing the East Coast Lites series with his first race being in Houston, Texas on February 12th. Then the series will move on to San Diego and back to Cameron’s second race at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. I think everyone reading this needs to buy the tickets and show up in Atlanta to support Cameron. After going through the pits and meeting him, you will realize how much it was worth it.
Kris Turner
turner38flew@yahoo.com
*In motocross you do two races for each class and after the first set of races, or motos, they start over for another go around. Each person has two motos for each class he/she does.
Photos courtesy of Susan Stone
