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Long time lurker here. After seeing your interview over at TWMX, it forced my to make this post.
Clearly, and maybe Chad too, you're kidding yourself if you think what Chad did was any different than the act of others. The facts are:
1. Canard was running faster and it was only a matter of time before he got by. Chad knew it and should have sensed Trey was close.
2. Chad took the jump outside - inside and jumped diagonally. Again, he knew Trey was close and should have known that might be a bad idea.
3. Trey made a bad move and tried to jump past him in hopes of squaring him up in that next turn. Didn't quite work out.
4. Most importantly here. Trey DID NOT have the intention of nailing Chad. It was a bad race decision.
5. Chad (consciously) made the decision to take out Trey....ON PURPOSE....as payback.
If you, as a leader of a factory supported team do not understand the difference and choose to see it in some other distorted reality, then you clearly do not understand the difference between right and wrong. Whining about other people not getting in trouble is never going to make one look good. Two wrongs don't make a right. Just like the NBA. Retaliation is always the one to get caught.
The correct response would have been..."Trey made a bonehead pass attempt and it didn't work out and costed both he and Chad. Chad let his temper unfortunately get the best of him and it costed him some championship points. Chad will make a note of it and move on."
Clearly, and maybe Chad too, you're kidding yourself if you think what Chad did was any different than the act of others. The facts are:
1. Canard was running faster and it was only a matter of time before he got by. Chad knew it and should have sensed Trey was close.
2. Chad took the jump outside - inside and jumped diagonally. Again, he knew Trey was close and should have known that might be a bad idea.
3. Trey made a bad move and tried to jump past him in hopes of squaring him up in that next turn. Didn't quite work out.
4. Most importantly here. Trey DID NOT have the intention of nailing Chad. It was a bad race decision.
5. Chad (consciously) made the decision to take out Trey....ON PURPOSE....as payback.
If you, as a leader of a factory supported team do not understand the difference and choose to see it in some other distorted reality, then you clearly do not understand the difference between right and wrong. Whining about other people not getting in trouble is never going to make one look good. Two wrongs don't make a right. Just like the NBA. Retaliation is always the one to get caught.
The correct response would have been..."Trey made a bonehead pass attempt and it didn't work out and costed both he and Chad. Chad let his temper unfortunately get the best of him and it costed him some championship points. Chad will make a note of it and move on."
I'd like to remind you that they are racing.
Carry on...
The Shop
Canard made a bad move, compounded by Reed riding a wide bike to hold Canard off. I think Canard was mostly at fault, but Reed cross jumped, differently from how he'd done in prior laps. He's not completely innocent. His move afterward was bad, but again compounded by Trey pulling a tear off. Were it not for that, Trey might well have not gone down. The AMA, they just have their heads up their A$$.
Anyone who has raced before knows that jumping diagionally to defend a line against a faster rider is playing the odds of a incident...thats not saying hes 100% at fault just saying it could of been avoided
BUT- I don't for a minute think that "1. Canard was running faster and it was only a matter of time before he got by."
Nothing is a given in racing.
It should be obvious that no one wants to make that kind of mistake...it's not doing you (or your competitor's) race any good.
It should be obvious to anyone that Chad retailiated.
I do think it was ill-timed and that Trey was a bit vulnerable.
I'm really happy that it wasn't worse to the point of him ending up in the next lane, and head-on to oncoming traffic.
They were both making decisions in the heat of a race though. The officiating should be cooler heads, and they F'd it up.
Then I thought no way they would do that to Reed, but they did and it seems harsh but I think it was necessary.
No one did right or wrong. No professional racer wants to give up the inside line when someone are close, hence why Reed jumped diagonally (which happens all the time with other racers too?)
Trey tried to stick it, the door was just shut this time. Tough luck.
Reed gave Trey a little love tap which also is common, just a shitty timing that Treys hand was off the bar.
Black flag a little harsh for that love tap, if he banged bars with more people after that, then they should have blackflagged him for "malicious riding"
Pit Row
They all made bad decisions and Gallagher made the worse one. What happened can't be changed by either Chad or Trey, but what Gallagher did can be, there has to be a change so any one official can't make an emotional decision in the spur of the moment, there needs to be a process to eliminate the inconsistent calls being made during the heat of the battle by officials.
Every single rider that has commented has said the same thing, black flag shouldn't have been thrown and something needs to be done to keep in consistent.
Absurd how people call the Bowers - Osborne A1 incident a lovetap, but this is straight up riding him off the track.
Alright fellas.
Chad - " Yeah?"
Dave O - "Yeah, apparently you should have known Trey would jump on you and moved out of the way. I think you should issue an appology!"
Chad - "Quick, call the media!"
Dave O - "Hahahaaa!"
Chad - "Hahaha, Those guys are all chumps"
Trey came from outside the top ten and was working his way to a podium finish. Reed at one point was in third and was working his way back to top ten finish! Trey's night was ruined far worse than Chad's, no matter how Chad or Dave O try to spin it!
My personal opinion, not a black flag. The officials look silly for flagging this, having let way worse stuff slip past in the last years of supercross.
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