As part of the Metal Mulisha, the supposed bad boys of the FMX world, you'd think that Ronnie Faisst would be one of the toughest people you'd ever meet, but such is not the case. Either way, from his childhood days on his first dirtbike, an XR80 in Mays Landing, NJ, the dedication was always there. At eight years old, he would ride until it was dark out, and snow, rain, and freezing temps couldn't slow Ronnie down. The most important thing to him was that he was riding.
By 1992, Ronnie was racing 125s and by 1994, he was racing in the 125 and 250 amateur classes. He started racing pro class from 1995 to 1997, as hard as he tried as a supercross racer, he just wasn't going fast enough.
It was at this point that he met Brian Deegan and started hanging out with him at all of the races. Deegan spent alot of time trying to convince Ronnie to bail on Jersey and head out to California where the moto scene was different and FMX was beginning to blow up. After missing the qualifying at the Southwick Nationals, Ronnie packed up his van and headed out west. With $200 in his pocket, a piece of crap van and his 125 in tow, he moved in with Deegan. The rest is history and according to Ronnie, there is more of his history yet to be written.
His accomplishments include 1999 silver medal at the Gravity Games in team comp, 2002 bronze medal at the Gravity Games in Moto Challenge and the bronze medal at the 2004 Gravity Games in FMX. From the looks of it, it looks as though this list isn't complete by any stretch of the imagination.
