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And I don't get why people are criticizing Glover here- he seems to have handled it firmly but graciously. According to Bauer he even said he feels for the JGR guys.
Can't believe people take this so serious !
Its just a tire for god sake ! A tire he used in practise ! The only ones who should care are the tire companies. It doesn't mean a shit for the championship and no harm was done.
And to call this cheating ! Jerks !
Some people in here really make anything in to drama. Specially when Stewart is involved.
Acting like some kind of gossip lady's !
This used to be a sport for men, but the behaviour of modern era fans really makes me doubt it these days !
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that got him FIRST pick on the gate.PLEASE dont say first choice of gate is not important.
he didnt win because of the tires? nonsense
Look, we're all just having fun chewing on this between rounds, but it is really not a big deal for the sport because it did not appear to affect the results of the race.
By the way, suggesting that the Dunlop was the sole reason he set fast lap is a stretch, you realize that right?
Saying that qualifying practice is just testing a tire is a bit of a stretch too.
I don't think it made the difference in his times and I am not by any means calling for his head over it.....lol.
I am also sure he is not the first rider to engage in this type of thing.....shit happens that we don't know about all the time.
However if I were the folks at Pirelli I would be mighty unhappy about the whole business.
Are we not entertained?? I sure am!
I know when they took a razorblade and took the dunlop sticker off...they knew it was wrong.
I know if they had not been caught they would have raced with it in the main.
I guess if jgr put a Kawi engine in the yamaha frame (because they had one laying around from years past) and put yamaha side covers on it
just to win practice there would be nothing wrong with it right? I mean there are others
racing the kawasaki engines and they aren't illegal...lol
to get them to understand.You did see my "lol" right?
bubba ran a bridgestone front tire in one practice allegedly. He ran pirelli front and rear in one practice and ran a Dunlop rear in one practice. My guess is like others mentioned that he was trying to figure out of the setup was off because of his inexperience with Pirelli or if it was his suspension or bike. Always best to go back to a solid baseline setting. Bubba has raced on Dunlop the past year or two but overall, the past 5 or 6 years before Bridgestone pulled out of SXMX they were the tire to beat. The Bridgestone "works" tires were pretty much hand held by Doug Schopinski at all of the rounds. All of the top riders/teams basically were on or wanted to be on Bridgestone. When they pulled out of racing they left a lot of top riders scratching their heads. At that point, bridgestone was not an option, Michelin and Maxxis weren't even in the arena, and Pirelli wasn't quite where it wanted to be either (they had a few teams and riders, but were still developing a program and tires). So pretty much everyone went to Dunlop. I have to credit them that they continued to develop new tires even as it was basically a spec tire series (well, at least brand wise- the top riders still got 'works' tires, everyone else got production tires).
So now JGR has a top rider, and Pirelli is working to develop a tire that fits his riding style and Supercross in general (it's a bit different from MX and MXGP which Pirelli dominates). There are three or four parts to a good tire- obviously the tread pattern, the tread compound, but also the carcass materials and construction. that's the "hidden" part of the tire technology and it what is probably more important part of how it works. In SX the main focus for most riders and teams the past few years has been the tires performance in the whoops. For a lot of teams and riders that's what makes or breaks the races. Watch the riders going thru the whoops and see who's bike is tracking straight and who is getting out of line (and off the gas). It's suspension and setup, but the tires help a lot as well. Dunlop really has advanced the past few years on the handling in the whoops.
overall it's not that bad for all the parties involved, but at the end of the day besides the industry folks who make a living over these things, it really won't matter at all. dunlop will still dominate the field, Pirelli will still dominate in Europe and the average consumer has no idea what brand tires different riders use, let alone that most of the top riders are riding on "works" tires. competition is good, and respect for the other competitors goes a long way. i'm just happy that there are still companies that are supporting the sport, and getting out there every day making better products for "the masses". for the most part the top riders are still healthy, there's going to be great racing every week, and more and more of the racing is live on TV.
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Ofcourse I understand what you are saying. But to make this such a big thing among fans in forums like this is just stupid. As I said earlier, I understand if the tire guys gets fired up on this subject but not people in this forum.
What Jag-Offs.
Some of the comments regarding James were pretty appalling: Nigger this, go back to harlem...
I'm not even sure these guys could pass the basic white trash entrance test.
where the hell do these twerps come from?
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