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BobbyM
4/19/2010 7:50pm
4/19/2010 7:50pm
Edited Date/Time
1/26/2012 8:26pm
many...many riders are pissed off that the track wasn't "fixed" after reed told them wtf to do. nother good reason why a vocal rider voice with a board position should be reality instead of a pipe dream.
lotta buzz going on...not just because tedesco and rv almost got killed.
lotta buzz going on...not just because tedesco and rv almost got killed.
RV needs to head up the Riders Safety Board.
I'm jus' sayin'...
The Shop
"Dood!?!? It's a danjeruhs spoart! Separaits the men from the bohuyz! Go big or go home! About a meellion guys jumped that same jump about a meellion tahmz without hurtin themselfz. It's there oawn dahumned fault they got thesselves busted up".
He was ignored. Two riders almost died because of it and the championship is now over with 3 rounds to go.
The fans lost, the sport lost, and Ryan Villopoto and Ivan Tedesco, two of our favorite and fastest riders lost huge.
Bobby, I hope that these "very inside" people take some VERY strong actions against those responsible for ignoring that warning and that they are made to pay.
Fucking big time.
And the next time the riders say JUMP on a safety issue, whoever the hell is in charge better say, "How high sir?!"
My bars and subframe will tell you the same thing as they both are sitting in the garbage right now because of that section....and like I said, I wasn't even tripling. I just barely clipped the double and the steep face of the single out didn't allow me to gain control.
It makes me mad that there were people voicing there opinions and nothing was getting done. I hope Dirtwurx and/or AMA feel guilty about their decision.
He died on the start and by cutting those out they cut down dramatically on the risk involved on the starts.
how ever.
this is a PRO event. NOT amatuer. the riders who are there many are PAID to be there.
not much option on wether or not they are going to ride.
If you are part of the Outdoor Nationals with a track or Lucas or DC, that could not have been much fun to watch.
It's scary to think that these riders have no input on what they're riding. At the local level, tracks are forced to change for rider safety. Why not the pro level?
That jump at Daytona had disaster written all over it. We're lucky, Langston was lucky enough to walk away from that one.
What man plays god in this crazy sport of ours?
Pit Row
"With out us there is no show!" is all they have to say
Make them pay, and I mean pay hard.
Solution seems pretty simple to me: 1) tame down the tracks 2) No retarded jumps (like that triple) 3) put some restrictor plates , or something, on the 450s to slow them down (at least for Supercross). That or go back to 250 two-strokes, which ain't gonna happen!
Dirt Werx have had to accommodate the tracks to the four-strokes by making the gaps bigger (Rich Winkler, RacerX interview). If you tame back the bikes, the tracks will be tamed back as well. Racers will be able to race their hardest, as fast as the bike will allow, and since the bikes will be de-tuned, hopefully the speeds will be within safer riding limits.
1 ignored a specific warning
2. from a top authority in the field
3. about a dangerous situation
4. which resulted in 2 totally unnecessary and preventable injuries
5. would probably go out of business after settling a massive lawsuit.
And I am no fan of lawyers. Sometimes you just have to say WHAT THE FUCK!?
Commonsense is what's needed.
No more no less.
But it's always the same call, as in no call at all.
And yeah it blows big time. Funny, the powers that be sure all look the part.
Shirts, hats, jackets, pretty official looking if you ask me, but that's all there is it seems.
Poor calls, poor rulings if even at all, & here again, nothing!
Was Reed right? Sure he was & is.
Racing's dangerous, that's a given.
When Champions speak you listen. If not get people who will.
No one, & I mean no one (track officials) walking around that track or others lately can really say anything . All they're supposed to do is listen, loud & clear. Why, you say! It's simple. If any on the sanctioning side or track building or promoting side can go bar to bar with say a Chad Reed, then ok then, but none are even in the same galaxy, in other words clearly not qualified to judge if a section or obstacle is dangerous or not.
Can the track builders always get it right? No.
Can the AMA/FIM crew always get it right? No.
Can the promoters always get it right? No.
Can they listen? Yes.
Should they listen? Yes.
To me, this is another example of bad everything.
No reason.
No excuse.
I blame all the blamable.
If I was an OEM, sending my highly paid guys out there to do battle in such conditions I'd be making some noise. Plenty of noise.
Mistakes are easy.
Problems do arise.
When such is noted & ignored, that's clearly a human thing, to ignore is human!
I'm bitter cause I know those guys, RV & Ivan. Even if I didn't their pain & suffering is on the hands of others.
They always seem to listen, fix, whatever after the fact.
Pro activeness is what, just a lost term!
Again, they were told.
Again, they were warned.
If these were kids, they'd be sent to their room without any dinner!
If these were my guys I'd be beyond angry & upset.
I hope all that had a hand in this are relaxing comfortably at home right now.
I hope all those that had a hand in skating the issues are thinking of RV & Ivan.
Time for some new blood.
Dave O.
How a National muli-time Champion like Chad Reed can totally be ignored is beyond reproach to me.
I bet the Circus does listen to the Clowns!
After all, the show must go on, right!
And it's all about the show, right!
So hey, whoever is listening, bust some heads.
Clowns are a terrible thing to waste........
I love the Clowns, they're the best part!
Dave O.
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