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It seems like every time there is an incident during the races on the weekends or with a racer, there is always some posters who throw out the "do you even race?" or "You can tell who's never thrown their leg over a bike" comments when somebody throws out there opinion. While some of people's posts on here seem to be from another planet, others seem to be pretty legit regardless if the person rides, races or just drinks beer on the couch on Saturdays (like myself). As a person who no longer rides, and honestly never raced when I did ride due to a variety of reasons, why do us "non-racers" opinions/insight not matter? I don't think Jeanie Carmichael, Colleen Milsaps or Aldon baker can throw their leg over a bike and lay down laps faster than the riders that they coach, but they have rider wins under their belts. I don't think Mike Mcarthy or Gary Kubiak can play better football than their players but they know how to coach their players to win. So tell me, why do the hardcore moto posters on here feel like you need to ride or race to know what you're talking about when it comes to opinions and insight on riders?
But my girlfriend who is a casual fan said that Stewart did nothing wrong last weekend while she was cooking in the kitchen.
The Shop
So when somebody armchair quarterbacks it with "__ shouldn't have done __" somebody might say what you're referring to not necessarily defend the action but to shed light on why that decision was made by the rider.
You don't race or you couldn't even qualify for WMX is just another way of trying to win a contest that simply is not available to win.
Pit Row
His buddies that were there were waiting for me at my pit after the race, telling me I was a POS and a dirty rider and shouldnt be on the track. Until he came over and told them it was as much his fault as mine, shook my hand and told them to go back to his pit.
They didn't understand how fast things happen, so they thought I'd basically tried to kill him.
We've got a lot of people arguing about something that is "written"...
That rule says, "Hold your line".
Then there's his: Marvin -OWNED- it. He came out and said HOW HE "did this". Man, that kid is one cool dude.
And...then...we've got James Stewart. How many times has he had to deal with being passed? He held his line and GOT OUT OF THE WAY...in the Whoops! I get a kick out of those that imply that James should have backed off and pulled over. This is James...pure racer at heart. Some of these "suggestions" ARE NOT AN OPTION in his mind.
All this bickering about a simple racing situation that many racers DO see differently than most "observers" is your point, I believe. I will go with those that've "been there" on this one. In-fact, I'll go with Tim Ferry on this.
16 yrs ,damn,
Swig of shine back at ya.
This is a great sport and a fun forum. Blows me away the cycles spent on certain topics.
The most recent one (above), I know for sure racers know what it's like to come up on lappers (or riders on split gates). You think you know what they're going to do, but it's a bit of a leap of faith when trying to get around them (if they don't know you're lapping them). There's no blue flags in amateur racing.
The GoPro footage over the last few years has blown me away. Looking forward to seeing the most recent footage.
Till you actually do it................
And that is running a complete series, where points are tallied at the end if the year at a banquet or such.
Things happen in those situations, that, unless you've been there, it's hard to see or understand.
And before anyone feels left out, most every AMA District has a series for any age group.
Its not too late, only thing stopping anyone, is the same thing that stopped them at 19.
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