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Anyways my point is when shit like this happens it just seems really disrespectful to everyone at the races. I wouldn't think about walking out on the track while a moto was going on. I understand that people need to make a living taking photos and shit, but come on this is ridiculous.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdrAxs6_uZ0
and this is just 2011 Supercross
1)James FAN with bias: The only thing possible is... it's the photog guys fault, PERIOD!
2)Not a JAMES fan with bias: The only thing possible is... it had nothing to do with the photog guy, PERIOD!
3)EVERYONE else: It may have been a bit of a distraction but more then likely not the sole cause
of the crash.
It's obvious, if I'm posting this, that I'm not in the first two. No matter what, it sucks... regardless of blame
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When one does it, many others who see it happen may try the same thing.
I know of a very good expert GNC flat track racer who was killed, along with the "spectator" who decided he would have a better view from the other side of the track. It was not pretty.
Totally unprofessional.
Flame on , fella's.
His ride from fifth to first in that moto was magic, and he was once again FMOTP. But admit it, how many of you saw that wadded up Suzuki and said to yourself "Yep, here we go again". Man on the track or not, the song remains the same: The only guy who can beat James is James.
and emotional pressure.
I don't buy the theory that this guy on the track made any difference.
Stewie cross rutted and went down. It was a momentary lapse of skill.
As far as James speaking up, we shouldn't expect Pros' to be held accountable like that.
The forum's makes it feel like we're closer to them then we are.
BTW-I completely agree...
I've seen at least two people on here who have been extremely critical of Stewart for years say there is no doubt the photog caused him to lose concentration, cross rut and crash.
Obviously some think it's just a coincidence that the photog was there for the only crash he has had since the outdoors began.
But, whatever this seems like a very dumb argument and it doesn't matter at this point, except the championship will be very boring for everyone.
This could be bad for Newmann.....
And the big elephant in the living room is there are 3 factions of people on this board. 1) The JS fans who have been dying to say "see I told ya so, it was the Yamaha all along. He's 4-4 on the season and the FMOTP is back". 2) The group saying it wasn't the Yamaha and it's just a matter of time the real JS shows up again on the Zook. 3) Race fans that don't care about the bike and JS7 hype, they just love great racing and want it to be the best possible.
Over the last few weeks there have been many JS7 lovers talking shit about "see it was the Yamaha after all". This crash gives them wiggle room to blame something else - because they always seem to have an excuse when something happens. Now, the other faction (#2) have room to come on and say, "See I told ya so, the real JS7 showed up once again and crashed." These two factions of people will always be on Vital, I've come to that acceptance.
I just hope and pray that James isn't seriously hurt and can still make it back into the series. He was hauling ass and the racing between him and Dungey was picking up steam every race. The 2012 series was going to be awesome, now it is up in the air. Dungey was ready to battle yesterday too. This sucks for race fans (me) and I just hope the guy can make it back out next week or in a few weeks. Remember, there's a lot of racing left. Mechanical DNFs happen all the time (just ask Dungey). Let's just all pray that the wrist is sprained and not broken.
Pit Row
hell yea we need a name here... to shame this jackoff into seclusion and never going to another race ever again.
Instead of putting the blame solely on the idiot who crossed the track , Or James himself.......I'll go with 90% lies on James for choosing to go full throttle through a section he was unsure about , and 10% for the idiot who distracted him slightly.
Honestly........I think if that idiot wasn't there , I still think James would of crashed. But who knows?........he had been riding awesome all the way up to that point. Only thing is.....that section claimed a bunch of guys this weekend.....James just happened to be one of them.
know...Just how fast ( mph ) do you think james was going when he went down?
My car has a top speed of 174 mph...i will not wreck if i meet another car/truck at that speed.
My Kart will hit 120 mph easy and quickly
My crf450 will top out way faster than stewart was going at the time of the crash...
I know one thing, he's been at that speed so long that everything seems to happen in slow motion to him.
FYI...its spelled moron.....not moran.
The guy on the track had nothing to do with the crash.
The "shock factor" made me lol......it was funny.
Guy B...Do you think the guy crossing the track made james crash? I know you have to cross many tracks as I have
done myself in the 40 years i've been in the sport.
You FAIL...
Hence my last post.
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