Weston Peick's interview

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Edited Date/Time 1/12/2015 8:15am
I'm a fan, and last night was a great ride, but that was an uncomfortable interview to watch. He seemed wound up pretty tight to the point of stuttering over words. Anyone else think so?
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moto726 1/11/2015 10:25am
1/11/2015 10:25am
In his defense he hasn't exactly been in front of a camera all that much and the dude was in some pain!
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Walter 1/11/2015 10:38am
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moto726 wrote:
In his defense he hasn't exactly been in front of a camera all that much and the dude was in some pain!
Spot on: He did just fine given his level of experience in front of a camera and with a broken bone in his foot.

He is more real than some of these inarticulate talking heads who can do no more than repeat "and a " and "awesome" over and over and spurt out sponsor names.

I think he will get a lot more exposure in front of cameras if he keeps up his early season pace...
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philG 1/11/2015 12:06pm
1/11/2015 12:06pm
He probably wanted to get it in before they cut to go to the aftershow of the 'World Series of Sandcastle Building'

Great ride though , looks worth every cent they are paying Barcia


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Xeno 1/11/2015 12:07pm
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Xeno 1/11/2015 12:10pm
1/11/2015 12:10pm
When Weston Peick does a post-race TV interview...

Viewers in Japan think Godzilla has been unleashed.

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Trav138 1/11/2015 12:31pm
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Take a breath Weston lol. I loved it he was so nervous and ackward. Very real emotion.
Great job, i am stoked he is doing well on JGR.
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SEE ARE125 1/11/2015 12:39pm
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Like moto726 said, I think it's just lack of experience in front of the camera. He wanted to take full advantage of it and thank everyone he could think of while he had the chance. If he keeps this up, he'll have plenty of time to get comfortable in front of the camera. Excellent performance last night.
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bish153 1/11/2015 12:48pm
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John Force style! Awesome night Weston! One of the true riders that worked from the back to the front, it's usually the other way around.
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thorns 1/11/2015 1:03pm
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Anyone got a link to the interview?
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yz414 1/11/2015 1:04pm
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he posted on instagram he cased a jump and broke his foot,

may be why he was stuttering must have been in alot of pain
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BAD10 1/11/2015 1:09pm
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Geezus.......some of you just like to find anything to criticize. As others have said, he doesnt have a ton of experience on camera, was in pain, and I'm sure he wanted to make sure to make good and sure to thank his sponsors and supporters. I think he did just fine and should be proud.
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dehner47 1/11/2015 1:11pm
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I'm sure the JGR team has some people on staff somewhere that will help him with his PR if need be.
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Skippie 1/11/2015 1:25pm
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He doesn't have a whole lot of camera experience, he had a broken foot, and he just finished a 20 lap battle. He probably wasn't thinking too much on the interview. I'm so stoked for him!
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RangerLee 1/11/2015 1:39pm
1/11/2015 1:39pm
Never realized how big WP is, now I understand his comment about some of the French riders trying to take him out in Paris and he would just lean into them and they would fall.
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500guy 1/11/2015 1:44pm
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His interview was as good as any of them.

Great ride WP!
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JB479 1/11/2015 1:54pm
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Thats pretty harsh, he just rode the toughest 20 laps of his life then less than 5minutes after he's put in front of a camera.


Riders like him weren't brought up in the spotlight compared to someone like Roczen who's been in front of the camera since he was 14 or 15.

But Im glad they did interview him, he deserved it and its nice to see a difference face.
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Motoxdoc 1/11/2015 2:39pm
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plynn41 wrote:
I'm a fan, and last night was a great ride, but that was an uncomfortable interview to watch. He seemed wound up pretty tight to the...
I'm a fan, and last night was a great ride, but that was an uncomfortable interview to watch. He seemed wound up pretty tight to the point of stuttering over words. Anyone else think so?
Nope, not me! Didn't think that at all.

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Hgibbs566 1/11/2015 2:42pm
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I thought he did well. Had very little time, but still managed to get his sponsors in and a short statement.
2WheelsForTheMasses 1/11/2015 2:43pm
1/11/2015 2:43pm
You guys NITPICK everything these racers do...GET OVER IT!! WHO CARES WHAT HE SOUNDED LIKE ON CAMERA! lets see how you guys sound in front of a live televised audience after racing the best race of your life~
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sclark309d 1/11/2015 6:11pm
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2WheelsForTheMasses wrote:
You guys NITPICK everything these racers do...GET OVER IT!! WHO CARES WHAT HE SOUNDED LIKE ON CAMERA! lets see how you guys sound in front of...
You guys NITPICK everything these racers do...GET OVER IT!! WHO CARES WHAT HE SOUNDED LIKE ON CAMERA! lets see how you guys sound in front of a live televised audience after racing the best race of your life~
yup.
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YamaLink 1/11/2015 7:41pm
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I'm a fan of Weston's, but it's 100% fact one of the reasons he was not picked up for a big ride in years past was his marketability. Yep, his interviews (plus his brashness and bike kicking habit, ha). It's been mentioned in this thread and the few in prior seasons about his "geez, can the guy even form a sentence?" Well, try speaking into a mic while adrenaline is pumping and you're a Type A personality and you're a bit rusty with the whole TV thing, or at least not polished to spew canned cliches ala a few of the superstars/podium regulars. But it's probably why those guys are superstars: they get the big rides in part because they are talking, walking sponsor machines.

Weston rules.
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DA498 1/11/2015 8:32pm
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2WheelsForTheMasses wrote:
You guys NITPICK everything these racers do...GET OVER IT!! WHO CARES WHAT HE SOUNDED LIKE ON CAMERA! lets see how you guys sound in front of...
You guys NITPICK everything these racers do...GET OVER IT!! WHO CARES WHAT HE SOUNDED LIKE ON CAMERA! lets see how you guys sound in front of a live televised audience after racing the best race of your life~
Yah, But how about that sidebar thing!? Wink
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Bigshow 1/11/2015 8:43pm
1/11/2015 8:43pm
Weston sounded fine to me. Hell of a race. I'm a big Tomac fan, but I was just as stoked to see Weston in 3rd as Tomac in the lead. Great job Weston.
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Lightning78 1/11/2015 8:46pm
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I for one am so pumped for Weston he is doing incredibly great actually it's kind of ironic and funny that he is absolutely dominating over Barcia when you compare the two how much they paid Barcia and from what I heard they picked up Western because Yamaha wanted them to not because they were seeking him out which makes it kind of funny that he's running so much better than Justin is I'm so happy about it and think its really funny is that things are going this way I hope he continues to do well
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tek14 1/11/2015 10:40pm
1/11/2015 10:40pm
Broken leg and you guys complain his act... Awesome ride.
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41NDT 1/11/2015 10:42pm
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Lightning78 wrote:
I for one am so pumped for Weston he is doing incredibly great actually it's kind of ironic and funny that he is absolutely dominating over...
I for one am so pumped for Weston he is doing incredibly great actually it's kind of ironic and funny that he is absolutely dominating over Barcia when you compare the two how much they paid Barcia and from what I heard they picked up Western because Yamaha wanted them to not because they were seeking him out which makes it kind of funny that he's running so much better than Justin is I'm so happy about it and think its really funny is that things are going this way I hope he continues to do well
Dominating over Barcia? Shit I must be watching the wrong series
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RailingaRut 1/12/2015 12:09am
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He did fine...he is a racer not a public speaker. His riding did all the talking
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41NDT 1/12/2015 1:42am
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RailingaRut wrote:
He did fine...he is a racer not a public speaker. His riding did all the talking
exactly

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