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doesn't bode well as somebody you'd want to hire. Just a few short month's ago JGR was the BEST team, the ONLY team he wanted to ride for.
We'll see though.
Or anyone else there for that matter?
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Maybe someone ELSE can test them all and then tell him what he wants!
Or maybe he should just admit that he is getting beat regularly by the new kids and accept that as reality.
No, we get hard hitting stuff like this....
For the record, Stewart has never uttered one bad thing about his team or bike. But he doesn’t have to for people to get talking. For example, while it seems widely known and understood that James doesn’t get along with the current generation Yamaha, he has never once actually said that in an interview. And even now, while rumors swirl that he could be out at JGR, either by his decision, theirs, or both, you’ve never heard a word from Stewart, not once, about not liking the team or wanting out. Somehow, with Stewart, these things either leak out or simply get made up.
....rather than just pick up the phone and ask him, or when he's at the races, ask him, or when he's doing a press conference, ask him.
Minor leagues.
better for all to keep it quiet, go some place neutral, stay low key and do whatever.
And since any kind of contract with Yamaha wouldn't be up til May after SX is over, even though he could've gotten out of the JGR contract now he still would have to be secretive about riding a different brand bike until SX ends and he's out of the Yamaha contract. If all this is true and he's riding on an outdoor track I would say it's a good possibility we could see him under the Factory Suzuki tent for the Nationals. After winning 2 years in a row with Reed and Dungey in '09 and '10 and losing so narrowly to RV last year (which many say was due to bike issues) I'm sure Suzuki is wanting to have a title contender outdoors, especially after their sub-par showing in SX. And by now they've had enough time to get their personnel restructuring in order...
Pit Row
But when is the last time a top rider switched brands mid season? How often does shit like that go down? And when was the last time the public knew about it as it was happening?
When Marty Tripes switched mid season it took at least a month before anybody outside of So Cal or the industry knew about it.
Minor league? I don't know, perhaps that's a question of semantics. I admit using the word "juicy" was pretty gay. But it's certainly more news-worhty than most press releases currently floating around. It got you to click on this thread and read a bunch of posts by people you don't know. So it must be a pretty interesting topic for you.
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“@therealreddog: J-law was at Dade city motocross today and I missed him! Damn it where u at j-law?”if u find tell him I need a rider...
If he did throw the bike or the team under the bus the way you seem to want him to publicly, then the place would erupt with him "making excuses." And consistent with the "damned if you do and damned if you don't," if he choses to not disclose there's something wrong with him and the system rather than it being a case of the guy dealing with it professionally and respectfully.
It is what it is. There doesn't seem to be any dispute he's disappointed with how it's gone. As far as contracts, it's never that great to talk about the meaning and terms of contracts that one hasn't read. And parties are always free to negotiate exits strategies if they haven't already got one set out in the contract. It's just business.
Okay James, you're telling us it's not the bike or the team, then what is going on? Is it training, is it preparation, is it testing, has the competition got better?
Do you know how many people would tune in or read, just to hear what’s going on? You don't have to be an ass, or go after the jugular, but the questions CAN be asked. In journalism, I thought if you’re conducting an interview and trying to gain information from the subject and they are dodging or diving, you then ask some probing questions and try to get them to open up. If they continue to clam up, deny, or no comment, then at least people can see you made an attempt. I don't know what you are talking about regarding contracts....
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