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#24. If all of this speculation is true, Metty might be the one most effected by it. I know people say you make your own luck but it seems like that kids whole career has played him on the losing end over and over. I hope he kills it this summer outdoors.
Wasn't he the dude that YoT made ride the YZ125 in SX when everyone else was on 250f's? He was the only 125 out there and getting crushed every weekend but he never complained.
Wasn't he the dude that YoT made ride the YZ125 in SX when everyone else was on 250f's? He was the only 125 out there and getting crushed every weekend but he never complained.
To say he's getting screwed or losing here I don't agree with. He has always had a top tier ride without ever winning anything. Will he be overshadowed? Sure, but he still has a factory ride and the same bike that has won championships under RC and Dungey.
To me the big loser is Yamaha. They based their ad campaign on Stewart. I thought it was pretty ironic during the SX last night I was watching James try and sell me a Yamaha when he will be confirmed with Suzuki tomorrow.
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That's the brutal truth of motocross - pure riding ability is 50% of the equation, and no matter how tough you are, no matter how hard you try, if you don't have that pure ability to go ungodly fast, you're destined for second rider status at best.
That tank/shroud thing, different motor mounts and Im sure about 6 million other things. The JGR raceshop earned their paycheck I think.
Hopefully all that work they did was at least in someway able to propel Milsaps to his late season charge.
The 09 Honda was the worst bike that season. Everyone was on record as hating it but Shorty, but Honda rolled up their sleeves and figured it out. As long as Yamaha isn't willing to do the same, their going to have a turd on their hands.
James loses a lot of $ and a chance at Nascar.
JGR loses a guy they thought could win a Championship at some point.
Yamaha could look bad to some people if James does better on a Suzuki.
The guys that finished second and third in points may disagree with your "risking their career" comment. According to Vital, the KTM and Yamaha are no good right?
To answer the original question, I don't think anyone lost. James / JGR got a ton of press whether they won, crashed or no showed. Metcalfe will benefit from riding / testing with james.
Pit Row
I think this is a make it or break it year for Metcalf, so let's hope he goes really fast outdoors.
The biggest loser as I see it is Albrecht because he spoke honestly about the situation and got reemed for it. He's been all but hung out on a limb as some sort of dope who is completely out of the loop after Coy Gibbs "corrected" his comments in the Cycle News interview.
The other biggest loser is Yamaha, unless James does shitty on the Suzuki as well.
It seems james is leaving because the bike isnt good enough... That looks terrible for the boys in blue
You have very low reasoning skills.
and I don't care if Milsaps only got 2nd b/c Reed, Dungey, Canard, blah, blah, blah got hurt. That's part of the sport and Milsaps consistency paid of this season....just like when Dungey won his championships.
I have not really given much thought to the YZ450 being at fault excuses being thrown around, but, Last night dont tell me Izzi's wreck didnt look very stewartesque... I even texted my buddy with the same thing.
I dont know Mudflaps seems to do well on it, but his style isnt to really charge as hard as JS , and Izzi was probably pushing himself past the limits when the crash occured.... shit maybe I need to go get a mechanical engineering degree so I can figure it out
Aren't the rules on bike setups different across the pond?
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