Disaster in mexico?

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Edited Date/Time 7/31/2012 12:54pm
News is spreading riders protesting and not racing on sunday? what going on, luongo and his ideas are ruinning the gps. Such a shame all the stupid changes.? Also its too costly for smaller teams to race overseas cant he see that?


If anybody has more news please post.
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GuyB 5/12/2012 5:10pm
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I'm not there, but I did hear a rumor of a body found not far from the entrance to the track. The source was good, which is the only reason I'm mentioning it.
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Sherwood 5/12/2012 5:10pm
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Oh yeah...
Some twitter news.

General feeling of bemusement and also some anger here. There will be hardly any European MX1 riders in the gate for the Heat

Trying to download FIM rulebook...people considering their options, some talking about a 'less than 50% rule' annuling the GP itself

13 minutes ago
Only 11 chose to race. The rest are protesting the track conditions. LEIB and Antsie only GP regs racing.

So glad they didn't get the Nationals.



http://www.vitalmx.com/forums/Moto-Related,20/GP-of-Mexico-Qualifing-Re…
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Sherwood 5/12/2012 5:12pm
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GuyB wrote:
I'm not there, but I did hear a rumor of a body found not far from the entrance to the track. The source was good, which...
I'm not there, but I did hear a rumor of a body found not far from the entrance to the track. The source was good, which is the only reason I'm mentioning it.
In Juarez this is done as a warning to stay away. This IMO sounds the same.

This is why people from El Paso won't even go to Mexico right now.
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GuyB wrote:
I'm not there, but I did hear a rumor of a body found not far from the entrance to the track. The source was good, which...
I'm not there, but I did hear a rumor of a body found not far from the entrance to the track. The source was good, which is the only reason I'm mentioning it.
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MXMattii 5/12/2012 5:15pm
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There is found a dead body on the main road to the track and Christophe Charlier is been robed. All his cash money, credit cards and official papers are gone. There is a big chance that he can't compete in Brazil because he is now missing his passport!!

People already disapproved the Mexican track the moment they saw the pictures because it was a supercross track on steroids. The real motorcross fan wanna go back in time and see the guys battle on real motocross tracks without jumps on every square inch! Back to Roggenburg and stuff like that!
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bullpen58 5/12/2012 5:18pm
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Wow! Sounds like a real life fiasco. I can't believe anyone decided to have a GP in mexico right now. That place is lawless with the cartels running things. No joke.
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jeffro503 5/12/2012 5:29pm
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When I first read about a GP being held in Mexico , I started thinking it may of been a bad decision to do so. This was the exact reason of why I thought this way.

For the safety of all the rider , teams , TV crews and everyone else behind the scenes , I would vacate that area and not come back.

What Sherwood posted above is exactly what I had heard too in the past. I may be up here in Oregon , but I'm in the construction trade and have been for 20+ years....I have worked with 100's of Mexican dudes. It's been quite a while when one of the guys told me about " If they want you to stay away......they'll just throw a dead body at the end of your driveway"........This sounds EXACTLY like that! Could be a coincidence I don't know??.........But is it worth the risk of someone getting murdered?

This really sucks for the Latino people who probably really wanted to see the race. Looks like the bad guys won again. Or at least they are winning.
aFACEdismembered 5/12/2012 5:45pm
5/12/2012 5:45pm Edited Date/Time 5/12/2012 5:48pm
Even though it was a completely unrelated incident those 18 bodies found at the lake 30 minutes away is a FOR SURE sign that shit is going down to close to home. I said if I was a rider I would lock myself up all weekend with eyes all around.

If Bernie Ecclestone and Jenson Button get robbed right outside the gates of Interlagos in Brazil how could people NOT see this coming?
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Katoom72 5/12/2012 5:51pm
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Bernie Ecclestone was robbed in London.....
aFACEdismembered 5/12/2012 5:57pm
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Bernie Ecclestone was robbed in London.....
His girlfriend was Brazilian. That's where I messed up.

Jenson still got robbed though. He even said afterwards he still supports the Brazilian GP. Of course Mexico doesn't have an Ayrton Senna or years of history in the sport of MX to change someone's opinion of future safety.
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philG 5/12/2012 5:59pm
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my company is setting up in Mexico, and they want us to go out there... i will quit before i get on a plane..

Stupid decision to go.. should have gone to iraq..
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KBehlingMX 5/12/2012 6:03pm
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Wow big surprise. Should've checked the news for the last few years before thinking of hosting a race there. We all have teh internetz rite!?

I almost feel bad for Tortelli, then again wasn't it his idea?
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cudby 5/12/2012 6:03pm
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I went to ride MX in San Felipe a few months ago. Super chilled down there. We went a few months before with our families too.
I love Baja...
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Falcon 5/12/2012 6:04pm
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My best friend was shot in Mexico 2.5 years ago while prerunning the Baja course (survived, thankfully.)

F that place. It's a 3rd world country for sure.
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Yeah, and they only received a pound of cocaine, they were promised a kilo
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Motodude 5/12/2012 7:46pm
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Any photos from Mexico GP?
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ratonmacias 5/12/2012 7:52pm
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i was there the whole day and certainly it didnt look like there were any dead bodies nearby took my 4 year old twins and had a supercool time. wouldnt doubt a rider got robbed. and yes the track could be better.

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englishman 5/12/2012 7:59pm
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Feel bad for Sebastian but if the riders feel it is unsafe it is in thier best interest to decline to compete.
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FreshTopEnd 5/12/2012 8:01pm
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Sounds it's not great, but that the rumor mill is picking up speed. Maybe wait for facts.

A lot of being in Mexico is not being in the wrong places. Like most countries.
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Yeah dead body around the area and a massacre not far from there......I would be on the next plane out before I became moving target practice..... not worth it..... it was never worth it to go to Mexico....

I am sure this is a justified sacrafice for World Domination, right Luongo...... I hope these mistakes ruin him and someone else gets the rights to promote the GPs.
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Sherwood 5/12/2012 8:09pm
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Overdrive wrote:
Yeah dead body around the area and a massacre not far from there......I would be on the next plane out before I became moving target practice...
Yeah dead body around the area and a massacre not far from there......I would be on the next plane out before I became moving target practice..... not worth it..... it was never worth it to go to Mexico....

I am sure this is a justified sacrafice for World Domination, right Luongo...... I hope these mistakes ruin him and someone else gets the rights to promote the GPs.
Mexicos not known for its snipers, it's more a kidnap and then kill type place.
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Hando 5/12/2012 8:11pm
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mexico is a beautiful country but shit is getting out of hand there
rustytrombone 5/12/2012 8:13pm
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Who in their right mind would think that a race in Mexico would be a good idea?
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Overdrive 5/12/2012 8:13pm
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Overdrive wrote:
Yeah dead body around the area and a massacre not far from there......I would be on the next plane out before I became moving target practice...
Yeah dead body around the area and a massacre not far from there......I would be on the next plane out before I became moving target practice..... not worth it..... it was never worth it to go to Mexico....

I am sure this is a justified sacrafice for World Domination, right Luongo...... I hope these mistakes ruin him and someone else gets the rights to promote the GPs.
Sherwood wrote:
Mexicos not known for its snipers, it's more a kidnap and then kill type place.
Well they wouldn't have to warn me more than once.
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FGR01 5/12/2012 8:17pm
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Team Guatemala pitting out of a horse trailer... sweet.

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PastranaWho 5/12/2012 8:23pm
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ratonmacias wrote:
i was there the whole day and certainly it didnt look like there were any dead bodies nearby took my 4 year old twins and had...
i was there the whole day and certainly it didnt look like there were any dead bodies nearby took my 4 year old twins and had a supercool time. wouldnt doubt a rider got robbed. and yes the track could be better.
How was the attendance for today? I read somewhere Tortelli is hoping 30,000 plus. Sounds like a bit of a stretch.

As for the track if its too sx, im sure they can knock down a few jumps. Yeah its crazy to have a mx race there with all the violence going on in that country. Back in the 80s it was the colombians with the drug cartels now the mexicans have that problem, sad.
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FGR01 wrote:
Team Guatemala pitting out of a horse trailer... sweet.
Team Guatemala pitting out of a horse trailer... sweet.

Do what you gotta do.
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ratonmacias 5/12/2012 8:40pm
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attendance wasnt 30,000 for sure but the vip areas were packed as well the 1 of the 3 grandstands but saturday in mexico is a work day and i would guess there will be a lot more persons tomorrow. i think too much drama is being made of this paul mccartney just played here last week and nothing happened.

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