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For the record, I'm sympathetic to Darius Glover and the entire situation. The kid want's to ride and he's being held back. Never a cool deal.
I dont know the details and being a wheelchair myself i never felt discriminated against. I mean i had that line ready to pull out and guilt people into letting me ride if i needed to but thankfully i didnt. You clearly have no problem with throwing it around.
But I think there should be several things organized b4 you just rock up to the track and try to enter.
Flaggies have to be trained on what to do if he falls off. How to pick him and bike up.
What happens on the start line does some one hold him up. Is there enough room? Is it safe. roost in eye etc
Are the protection bars dangerous in the first corner when everybody is rubbin. Can somebodies leg get stuck in it and ripped off?
If he really wanted to race he should of made prior arrangements with the people involved.
Litigation ??????
The Shop
The only death I ever heard about at the mino's was Ricky Joseph in the early 90's.
There was an atv racer and an emt that rolled an atv over an embankment, but how many other racer fatalities have there been in the mini os?
MxDaD, is your head really so far up your ass that you think Mini O's is turning away this kid because they have something against individuals with disabilities? Could it possibly be that their insurance doesn't cover it and they haven't had time to iron out the details because Darius just showed up?
Believe me, I'd love if this kid got his shot out on the track like he should, I'm sure the owners and promoters of the event feel the same way. But, if Darius suffers further injury you're not liable, and neither am I - the track owners are. So before you slander these people, remove your head from your anus and consider all the variables.
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Get your head out of your ass and take a look above at the rule book.
You had an ignorant official that made a baseless call. He hasnt seemed to have had any problems at the 30 other tracks hes ridden.
Your son must be proud of his father... typical mini dad.
Is there not a multitude of other rules that govern the track, bikes, scrutineering, motorcycle modifications and the like that may be the responsibility of the AMA. And if these are not abided by does the blame/responsiblity, if an injury is to occur because of the AMA not abiding by the other rules, fall upon the AMA?
Say what you will but they have no grounds to turn him away. NONE!!!
I understand the rider wants to ride, completely understandable.
But what no one here on this forum knows is any insurance or liability issues that could arise by allowing him to ride, and this is racing at a national level, not local racing.
NASCAR doesn't allow handicapped racers race without passing tests and proving that not only can they maintain control, but minimum speeds
I think to say they're "discriminating" isn't quite fair, it seems to me that there are quite a few factors to consider in regards to everyone, from the disabled rider, to the issues and concerns of the sanction and promoter to the safety of other riders on the track.
It is undeniable that a rider incapable of lifting himself and motorcycle off the course, requiring others to run onto the course, in harms way, has to be considered a safety issue, and again let me remind you, this is national championship level racing, not local racing.
and again, I understand the rider's position as well.
Point is, it isn't as cut and dry as some want to make it, there is legitimate concerns on one side and disappointment on the other, but one fact that is indisputable is that NO ONE on this forum knows all the facts and behind the scene details
does the bike with all the mods meet all the rules? is there a max width it is over? i can see the point with the starts as well, does he need outside assistance off the start?
if there is a large first turn crash he is part of and him and his bike ends up on top of someone, he can not lift it off, and the person underneath gets burnt or hurt i can see some problems,
i have much respect for the rider for trying, but being an official i can see why questions would need to be asked?
Pit Row
Like I said, I want this kid to ride and race. He deserves to. But expecting to show up to a huge amateur national without this set up beforehand is not likely going to work. And you are making a fool of your self by calling that discrimination.
BTW....I'm a huge fan of DG and what he has accomplished! After watching that video of him , and seeing how much he enjoys riding / racing.....how could you not be a fan of this kid??
I hope they let him race. But I DO understand the concerns the track officials have.
Him falling and not being able to get up is no different than someone falling and Knocking them selves out, they need someone to come out and lift them up dont they? i have seen fully abled riders trapped under bikes waiting for officials to run over and lift the bike up off them all the while getting some nasty burns from the bike, that sort of stuff can happend to anyone, fall off break both your wrists you wont be lifting yourself or the bike off any time quick.
Like what has already been posted though, it is not discrimination untill all the facts are known, im sure no one in their right mind would say, no you can not ride or race MX because you have a disibility, there has to be more to it than that, well you would hope so.
Will be interesting to see how this pans out, and would be good once all the facts are out there for all to see.
The AMA changed their tune and said its up to the track owner. They inspected his bike and had no issues with it. After talking to the track owner this morning the final answer is he wont be able the race.
And the final reason he was told was because " Other riders would complain".
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