Once upon a time, a Minnesota kid with a dirt bike and a vision.

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Tony came up racing District 23 — living for long winters, recording Supercross on VHS, and watching races on repeat. This wasn’t casual interest. It was obsession early on.

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At 16, he enrolled at MMI and graduated in 2002. He headed back to Minnesota and landed a job at a Polaris/Yamaha dealership — but it didn’t last long.

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On December 28th, 2002, he got a call: a mechanic was needed for the 2003 Supercross series.

He quit that same day and drove straight to Anaheim 1.

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From there, Tony went on to work with some of the sport’s top riders at the professional level, earning respect for his work, his eye for detail, and the way he approached building bikes.

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By 2006, he was running side work out of his garage in Southern California — building and dialing in bikes for some of the biggest names in freestyle motocross. The goal was simple: bring every machine up to a true factory standard. And make them badass!

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That mindset — precision, creativity, and zero compromise — helped shape what custom dirt bike builds have become today.

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From a small-town Minnesota kid to factory race teams, FMX, and creating high-end custom builds — along with everything in between.

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Is what Elite Moto Factory is built on today.

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See resume below:

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• ​2019-current: Elite Moto Factory's owner, operator, mechanic, bike builder

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• 2016-2018: SeeSee KTM's lead mechanic

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• 2014-2015: Ronnie Renner's FMX mechanic, 2 X Games gold medals

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• 2014-2015: Nate Adams' FMX mechanic, X Games gold medal

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• 2012-2013: JDR/J*Star, Josh Cachia and Joey Savatgy's race mechanic

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• 2006-2015: Ronnie Faisst's FMX mechanic, 3 X Games bronze medals

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• 2012-2019: Jeske MX Customs' owner, operator, mechanic, bike builder

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• 2009-2012: Factory Connection, sales, technical and trackside support

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• 2007-2009: Geico Powersports Honda/Factory Connection Racing, parts coordinator, amateur coordinator for Trey Canard, Blake Wharton, & Justin Barcia (07-09), Travis Preston practice bike mechanic (2007)

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• 2005-2006: Sobe/Samsung/Honda/Factory Connection Racing, Tommy Hahn's race mechanic, 4th OA East Coast SX and 2 podiums

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• 2005: Cernics Suzuki, Jason Lawrence's race mechanic

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• 2004-2005: PPG/Motoworld Suzuki, Eric Sorby's race mechanic

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• 2004: Subway Motocross, Clark Stiles' race mechanic

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• 2003: Subway Motocross, Ted Campbell's race mechanic

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• 2003: WSA Snocross SX, Jayme Grosser's race mechanic

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