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Trying to make the pass (and do it cleanly) is one thing. What happened in that one was something else. I think the interpretation was that he didn't just want to make the pass, he wanted to make sure there wasn't an attempt at a re-pass.
As for Bogle, I hear the team did their own chewing out before he got to the AMA truck.
I was also told that Malcolm got a big chewing out from his dad in the tunnel afterward, and that might be considered a harsher punishment than the $500. The big thing here is that the people handing out punishments want to see the behavior change. If it doesn't, there are bigger and badder punishments that can be dished out.
I don't think Stewart did anything wrong, and I'm fine with Barcia's riding - but, Barcia does the same thing that Stewart did on EVERY pass he makes in a corner. If the rider he's passing doesn't check up, Barcia's back wheel is right where their front wheel would be. Why punish Malcolm for two aggressive passes, and not punish Barcia for a whole career full of them?
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Anyway .. I wouldn't want or expect any of these riders to be fined. A racer needs to protect his inside ... realizing that the rider who controls the inside controls the corner.
A block pass means the overtaking rider blocks the forward progress of the rider being overtaken ... and that is exactly what Reed did to Stewart in Atlanta last year and what Malcomb did to Bogle in Dallas. Basically, the rider being overtaken is forced to either slow down or run into the blocking rider ... In both cases cited above, the rider being overtaken didn't slow down and ran into the blocking rider causing each to fall ... oh well ... that's racing...
this fine just makes for a bigger shitstorm out of an already awesome incident
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The fined was complete BS, AMA I think is hurting for money but 500 bucks is nothing to these guys.
Yea chad reed should have been fined.
But the old saying Racing is Racing and thats Racing. Thats why chad reed wasn't fined and justin and malcom shouldn't be fined.
alot of local series accross the country is pulling out of ama.
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"The big thing here is that the people handing out punishments want to see the behavior change"
Really? Whats the over/under on how many times we see last weekends take-out moves shown in an effort to hype the next race? The powers that be cant have it both ways on this.
And their is significant favortism going on when Durham is allowed to do much worse to a Rockstar sponsored rider.
Hey, I will be in Colorado in a few weeks. Do you have a bike I can borrow so we can ride together? I want to put some regular ole "racing" passes on you... hehe
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Wow. What an exciting series that would be. Whoever can clean out the other person first will win the series. People getting injured left and right. Top contenders never finishing a series. That would just be wonderful! Get a clue dumb ass.
From a racers point of view, they don't give a shit who gets hurt. The checks still clear whether their rivals are hurt or not.
Malcolm's only mistake was not pulling it off.
Ive been taken out. Ive taken people out. No back pedaling here cmess. This isnt my opinion cmess or something that I "believe in", its just the reality of professional sports.
You guys are arguing from a local racer view-point. And from your point of view, you are correct. It's not fun to be taken out at that level, nobody wants to get in a fight in the parking lot of a local race. We're all out there just trying to have a good weekend. But at the professional level, with paychecks and a future on the line, nobody has any feelings for the guy next to them. This isnt T-Ball where everyone gets a trophy. Most are going to end up at the parts counter of a dealership...the guys with the killer instinct and no remorse will be the ones making the big bucks.
You think Deano shed one tear for Tomac after he gave up his huge lead? No freakin' way.
As for the SX2 East...it's Barcia's class, its his rules.
DD is playing by them. Wharton paid the price.
Bogle learned a valuable lesson. Malcolm's move backfired but its a risk he should take every time considering the circumstances. And its the real circumstances that you guys are ignoring which is why you are getting so emotional about this....asking me how I would like it if a guy was looking to clean me out every round haha. As if Malcolm is going to go apologize or as if Bogle even cares for one.
Eli's got a job waiting for him when he moves up to 450. So does Barcia. So does Wilson. And so does Roczen. That's four spots locked up. And the 450 class is already occupied by a few big name guys that command big bucks. There's not a whole lotta room left for the Baggets, Bogles, Malcolms, Durhams, and Whartons of the world. They'll all get rides, but its going to be a dog fight for any really decent paying job and nobody is going to move over for you and let you take there spot, just ask Weimer, he's learning that the hard way right now.
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