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honda is the defacto owner of the series.....rockstar is the title sponsor of the series. tough place for mxsports to be in. which is why i dont think a sponsor of a series should ever be allowed to sponsor a team. total conflict of interest. but oh well.
and we're all just speculating here anyways. but plenty of riders were having trouble in the corners yesterday. and due to the gnarly wreck, barcia might have been a little woozy. his chances of messing up in the turn that he cut, might have been pretty high. and it wouldve cost him a lot more time than 10 seconds.
but there's a lot of "what ifs" in that paragraph. which is why they race right? to settle the "what ifs". and if youre cutting the track, youre not racing the same race. its pretty simple.
i dont think they will ever be able to enforce this stuff due to sponsor obligations but it would be nice if there were some clearly defined penalties, strict ones, that would make a rider think twice before cutting the track. but in the grand scheme of things, who cares. there are much worse offenses occuring with regards to PEDs (is it even illegal in ama mx?) and illegal motors. this whole barcia thing is pretty trivial when you look at the big picture.
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Sorry if someone posted this already. We just left and I'm still in unadilla mode
You said it perfectly though
But to some extent, that's the way it is. If you go out on the track, you might make some mistakes that cost someone else and someone else might make a mistake that costs you. Nobody likes it when someone gets hurt because of someone else's mistake, but it happens. If that's unacceptable, find another sport.
Pretty sure he was addressing all of the guys saying Barcia's actions were dangerous and unacceptable.
Go watch the RacerX post show, the fanboys of RD will love his comments.
You fella's wanna talk about crossing lines in the air, let's take a look at Villo's pass on Barcia I believe it was. Yup, the one in the S-bend turn where he JUMPS directly through the S-bend. How many lines did he cross in the air there? Every single line on the track, would be the appropriate answer. And I'm not dogging on Villo, these men are professionals, and are going to do what they feel necessary to win. And so be it.
. This is more of a common sense situation, no racing experience required. You have to be a complete dumbass to not be able see figure this one out,
great racing though.
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But, that's on a straightaway. Jumping from one side to another in order to make a better line into the following corner is fine and expected from a decent rider.
I'm not sure what happened with this incident, but there's no way Barcia didn't think he had the room to jump the way he did. Seems like a "that's racing" deal. Still, for all I know RD had good reason to be angry after the race. Gotta give the champ the benefit of the doubt.
Come to think of it, I don't recall Ryan thanking one of his biggest sponsors in his podium speech. Man, he must have really been pissed. Maybe that's a good thing.
I'm not trying to make a big controversy. You and I just see this differently.
You call it a "mistake" and accept it as an unavoidable part of the sport.
I, on the other hand, hold people accountable for their actions and expect them to use their brain to avoid senseless crashes. I think Barcia knew exactly where Dungey was and purposely came over on him trying to pinch him off for the inside. Only problem was he underestimated just how close Dungey was and at the last second realized Dungey was going to land on him so he flinched hard in the opposite direction. Keep in mind, Barcia has a history of riding a little rough, aggressive, and out of control.
I just appreciate clean riders who let their speed and performance do the talking, like Dungey. Not as much of a fan of those that try to intimidate those around them with their craziness.
Motokid40 posts a picture of exactly what can happen when people cross over in the air.
Exactly 3 posts later there is a post saying that people crossing over in the air is an unavoidable part of the sport and those that don't like it are probably not cut out for MX.
See where this is going......?????
CRtwotwoChad Reed
Just watched the 2nd moto apart from my pathetic performance. Iv heard all this talk about barcia cutting over on RD what bullshit!
CRtwotwoChad Reed
Total racing incident IMO. Barcia actually crashed because he was trying so hard to miss Ryan. My 2 cents...
Not much more needs to be said, topic closed.
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