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I see he's down to race the west SX,is that right? He hauled last time he raced on the Yamaha,I think he could surprise a few,any thoughts?
He is fast, can't deny that. But his career has been made through cheating and his dad doing anything to get him where he is and I don't approve..
Anyone remember the UK GP this year where Merv went crazy?
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The race where he was catching Weimer till he hit back markers.
https://youtu.be/sci1Ss7O6Lk
A lot of cheating went on those days and I think it still does.. UK motocross is nothing like the US, believe me. Heck, even Jake Nicholls was running Cr 100's in the 80 class, but not a lot was done about it because of the £££££..
Believe what you want, but Max has nothing to lose now does he? He's made it. I accept that he's fast, but how did he get there? It's only me and other insignificant, ex- hopefuls/ dreamers who remember what really went down.
Just to edit, if it bother you to the extent you can't sleep. Steven Heighton, who used to ride the same club as me (although he was in the 125's when I was in the auto's) was probably there.. He owns/ runs Race SoCal these days.
Then all the CLS guys got involved along with someone from the F.I.M (who was there to talk something over.. Never found out why.) to seperate it all, which led to one of them hitting the deck and Mervyn out of the pits (by force). I'm pretty sure it was mentioned by Malin on the tv and someone had a video of a bit of it. But I can't find anything.
Just found this: Kind of explains things:
http://moto.mpora.com/news/happen-max-anstie-matterley.html
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"Max has nothing to lose now does he? He's made it. I accept that he's fast, but how did he get there? It's only me and other insignificant, ex- hopefuls/ dreamers who remember what really went down."
He is fast and talented. His Dad did a lot of talking and in a way dirty deals, to ensure Max was going to become a pro. I can see that some kid talking down about a pro, looks unreliable. But sometimes, you have to look at the ther side of things.. Max is still getting employed by pro teams, regardless of his past and his dads actions.
He's quick but he wouldnt be where he was if he hadn't cheated his way to the top. Obviously in the states you have different rules, I.E the supermini class where Ciancarulo is running like a 119? Or something crazy like that.. But if he was running a stock class and was caught out to have that bore kit in the bike and label it "bog standard" I can guarentee there'd be complete craziness and Adams future oppertunites would go right down the pan.
It's not going to/ hasn't made a difference to him. I'm just saying, if he hadnt cheated he wouldnt have finished where he did. Therefore wouldnt have caught so much attention, gained support. Meaning his chances of coming pro would be a lot slimmer.
"insignificant", "dreamer"..
I think re-reading things to get a clear view, is something you should consider before just proceeding to go: "Yeah BS".. I've even accepted and stated myself, that some kid (me) is clearly going to appear to be an unreliable source. If I wanted to sit here and get a sympathy vote. I'd say a load of BS, big myself up and say something like: "Max cheating was the difference maker that meant he went pro and not me.. Bla, bla.." I wouldnt because that is not true! Max cheating, running bore kits etc is.
Call it crap, I'm just saying how I think his career has revolved cheating and dirty deals. If someone had facts like this, about someone like RC (It would never happen btw!!) thing how much sh*t would go down..
I mean, he'd still be the GOAT, and there's obviously no doubt of his ability. But it'd put shame on him and dissapoint a lot of people.
Who needs to dry their eyes?
mccread: No way! Look how many UK riders in the past 5 years, heck even ten years who have made it by going through the UK scene and upwards..
Dobb
Nunny
Billy Mac
Swordy-kinda..
Searle
Nicholls
Ando
And kind of.. Alfie Smith, who I used to race against
Thats it..
We don't have all the amatuer events with media attention, I mean there's Red bull pro nats now. But prior to that, all we had to race were YSMA nats and BSMA nats neither of which get any attention. The only way to get support in the UK is literally by buying your way in.. I've had friends talking to me about sponsorhsip offers from Husky UK, TM, and so on.. But the sponsorship is: "You're really fast. We'd be really interested in offering you some support. We'll hook you up with a race bike and a practice bike, pay your entry fees and let you under our tent....... All you have to do is pay us £15/ 20 grand.."Which is why we waste/ lose a lot of talent and only the mega rich, really get anywhere. I don't see a lot of US amatuer riders dealing with the same thing. You could be the poorest family in the US, but if you get a bit of attention and you have speed, people actually help you. It's still amazingly hard work and hard going, but atleast you could make it. Whereas over here, it's like you grow up racing for a plastic trophy, don't get any where and go get a job.
Riding a bike on US soil is every kids dream.. Let alone racing the AMA series.
This guy.. It's like, I've even said myself. People what read what I intially wrote, think: "how unreliable, how could he possibly have known.. Max would never cheat.." and draw the conclusion of:
"Yeah BS. Lets give this little know it all a piece of my mind.."
I don't understand how difficult it is for people to read these days..
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