Grant to Brooks/MC Honda

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Edited Date/Time 1/27/2012 12:21pm
Just heard it on Matthes's podcast. He said he heard it from a reliable source
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Good luck .
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gotwings 9/13/2011 11:53pm
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He'll do well, if he can keep from getting injured again.
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Gym Briggs 9/14/2011 12:01am
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This has gotta be close to his last chance with an elite team I would think. Unless it's a successful year! I respect his talent and know he is capable of amazing things. His attitude the last couple years has really gone to shit though IMO! I also could be totally wrong though... Lol

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HighCam 9/14/2011 2:32am
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This is not true. My buddy spoke to Brooks at Pala and he said that they haven't hired any riders yet and won't for a few more weeks.
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bobby397 9/14/2011 2:48am
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HighCam wrote:
This is not true. My buddy spoke to Brooks at Pala and he said that they haven't hired any riders yet and won't for a few...
This is not true. My buddy spoke to Brooks at Pala and he said that they haven't hired any riders yet and won't for a few more weeks.
Do you really think Brooks who give your buddy a true answer on his business decisions especially when the whole industry is wondering the same things? I wouldn't think so....
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burnside 9/14/2011 2:55am
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HighCam wrote:
This is not true. My buddy spoke to Brooks at Pala and he said that they haven't hired any riders yet and won't for a few...
This is not true. My buddy spoke to Brooks at Pala and he said that they haven't hired any riders yet and won't for a few more weeks.
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Do you really think Brooks who give your buddy a true answer on his business decisions especially when the whole industry is wondering the same things...
Do you really think Brooks who give your buddy a true answer on his business decisions especially when the whole industry is wondering the same things? I wouldn't think so....
Good point, he told the entire MX industry he was going on a family holiday for 9 months. ha !
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spd721 9/14/2011 6:42am
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Really?? I thought Brooks was smarter than that??
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Sandberm 9/14/2011 7:00am
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Doesnt McGrath do a lot of the testing for Team Honda? If so, I would think he probably spent a fair amount of time working with Josh in the off-season leading up to the 11 season. Thus he has a good idea of Joshs' talents and work ethic I would think.
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fgb729 9/14/2011 7:37am
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I thought for sure that he'd be going to the new "metal mulisha" team. (ugh)
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MT MX 9/14/2011 7:51am
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fgb729 wrote:
I thought for sure that he'd be going to the new "metal mulisha" team. (ugh)
I thought that same thing. I know Grant said he wasn't a fan of the Yamaha though when he left JGR. So the Valli deal was suspicious to me.
Also, did anyone else catch Deegan in his interview on Saturday saying they were going to do the West Coast Supercrosses. I guess I just assumed he was forming a new lites team.
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Grant needs to recognise that this is it for him (Whatever "it" will end up being?). He has so much talent but has let his cool image get in the way of his determination. If this kid put his head down and trained like RC, James or CR he'd be top 2. Just sayin.
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why?
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Grant needs to recognise that this is it for him (Whatever "it" will end up being?). He has so much talent but has let his cool...
Grant needs to recognise that this is it for him (Whatever "it" will end up being?). He has so much talent but has let his cool image get in the way of his determination. If this kid put his head down and trained like RC, James or CR he'd be top 2. Just sayin.
His knees have been wrecked for the last two years.
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mccread 9/14/2011 9:15am
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Grant is sooo talented, he has the same ability as the two ryan's, he just can't put it together for whatever reason. This will probably be his final chance though.
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gotwings 9/14/2011 9:18am
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Sandberm wrote:
Doesnt McGrath do a lot of the testing for Team Honda? If so, I would think he probably spent a fair amount of time working with...
Doesnt McGrath do a lot of the testing for Team Honda? If so, I would think he probably spent a fair amount of time working with Josh in the off-season leading up to the 11 season. Thus he has a good idea of Joshs' talents and work ethic I would think.
Good point!
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CamP 9/14/2011 9:19am
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A healthy Grant is still a top 5 guy.
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Foster576 9/14/2011 9:38am
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Kinda crazy that a year ago people said Reed needed to realize he was done for and should hang it up, cant keep up with Dungey Villo, he needs to go to car racing and so on blah blah. Look what Reed did this year, now he is a God among men to Vital people but Grant is done for good hell never make it again or have the speed he did. Come on we all know Grant has the speed to do it. Just needs to stay off the dirt a lil bit and hes a top 5 rider for sure. The guys is a racer at heart and when he is one the track he will give it his all and his all can win motos, heats, mains whatever it may be on any given day and be in the top 3-5 more often than not. I wouldnt write off these riders as fast as you guys think.

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Nicknku 9/14/2011 10:35am
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I loved the reference Ping made on Matthes' podcast of Grant to B-Rad from Malibu's Most Wanted! Grant has all the talent in the world but he's too busy flashing his gang signs and reppin' for the Mulisha. Bad call for Brooks and MC if this is true.
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easy_e 9/14/2011 10:43am
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Townley is looking for a ride as well and could be a real possibility to get on the mc/Brooks team as well. I couldn't see them hiring both grant and townley as there's a good chance no one would be riding under their tent after a few races!
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TeamGreen 9/14/2011 10:48am
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Uh, yeah...where's Shorty goin'...and... "why"...?
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Grant has what you can't teach, speed. Plain and simple, speed trumps over anything else because you can teach work ethic and all the image stuff, but you can't teach a top pro how to go faster. It all comes from within.

You guys question Grant's work ethic, but you guys must forget he rode for strictly bonuses last year for a chance to ride the best bike and show what he had. Obviously Grant wants to provide for his family and realizes he needs to pour his heart and soul into it like the other guys he has to beat.

Grant is no dummy and under Brooks guidance will be lethal if he can stay healthy. His dad is a GREAT guy and although I haven't met him, Josh can't be much different than his dad. I think his confidence and the fact he doesn't sugarcoat things is mistaken for arrogance and that's a shame.

Best of luck to JG33 next year, he sure is one of the easiest on the eyes to watch, incredible style and bike skills.
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burnside wrote:
Good point, he told the entire MX industry he was going on a family holiday for 9 months. ha !
i thought he was still at Sandals Resort... wtf?
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Sondy132001 9/14/2011 10:58am
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TeamGreen wrote:
Uh, yeah...where's Shorty goin'...and... "why"...?
I know nothing Woohoo (My new favorite emoticon)
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TeamGreen 9/14/2011 11:11am
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hondaracer664 wrote:
Grant has what you can't teach, speed. Plain and simple, speed trumps over anything else because you can teach work ethic and all the image stuff...
Grant has what you can't teach, speed. Plain and simple, speed trumps over anything else because you can teach work ethic and all the image stuff, but you can't teach a top pro how to go faster. It all comes from within.

You guys question Grant's work ethic, but you guys must forget he rode for strictly bonuses last year for a chance to ride the best bike and show what he had. Obviously Grant wants to provide for his family and realizes he needs to pour his heart and soul into it like the other guys he has to beat.

Grant is no dummy and under Brooks guidance will be lethal if he can stay healthy. His dad is a GREAT guy and although I haven't met him, Josh can't be much different than his dad. I think his confidence and the fact he doesn't sugarcoat things is mistaken for arrogance and that's a shame.

Best of luck to JG33 next year, he sure is one of the easiest on the eyes to watch, incredible style and bike skills.
Wow. What a positive and well thought out post.

WTF are you doing in THIS thread? You need to learn to be an ignorant "anti-Everything" hatin' fool if ya wanna get anywhere with these clowns up in here!

On JG33: He'll go where he needs to go to get good harware and the ability to retain his personal sponsorship pkg.
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40Plus_922mx 9/14/2011 11:19am
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Yes he has speed. And this guy can get him into shape.
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Gukamonster 9/14/2011 12:13pm
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With guys like Metcalfe, Canard and Barcia in the 450 class now, a guy like Josh Grant becomes a lot less valuable. Yes, he has won in recent years but so have Tommy Hahn and Matt Goerke and teams aren't exactly falling over themselves to offer those guys the world's best deals and equipment these days. Same with Ivan Tedesco.

I can see Grant getting a decent deal for supercross and maybe a fill in ride on one of the factory teams if someone gets hurt outdoors.
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Wow. What a positive and well thought out post. WTF are you doing in THIS thread? You need to learn to be an ignorant "anti-Everything" hatin'...
Wow. What a positive and well thought out post.

WTF are you doing in THIS thread? You need to learn to be an ignorant "anti-Everything" hatin' fool if ya wanna get anywhere with these clowns up in here!

On JG33: He'll go where he needs to go to get good harware and the ability to retain his personal sponsorship pkg.
I appreciate the props.

It really fires me up to see people talking bad about a guy, and it's just not true. If you're in contention to win a 450 race, you're putting in the work, period.

Grant is a special talent and anyone in the know is aware of it, like him or not.
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Nicknku 9/14/2011 12:53pm
9/14/2011 12:53pm Edited Date/Time 9/14/2011 12:56pm
Special talent or not, lost the last remaining respect I had for Grant with his Dungey choking tweet. Maybe if Canard, Reed, Villopoto, Dungey, Bubba, Windham, Short, and Hansen (just to name a few) all go down in the first turn he might get another SX win this year.
lostboy819 9/14/2011 1:22pm
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Grant is fast and can win on any day but he is like Ezra Lusk , He will go and win a race and then get a 7th and a 12th. I think he will win some races but I dont think he will ever be in the running for a championship.

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