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I have an idea who the 2nd rider is but 'till he signs I'm saying nothing.
IMO ( worthless ) I think Pourcel is over it .
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On the other hand, you have to wonder if under the right team manager, Pourcel will shine (DeCoster)?
He says he prefers the ktm to the kawi and that he doesn't want to take part to the World Championship anymore. He's not keen on doing it anymore.
He wants to do good at Bercy but not in order to find a deal. Says it's his choice not to have anything for now cause he had a lot of offers. He wants to have fun on the bike and doesn't want to accept anything for the money.
Ive always liked his riding but enough is enough.
"Christophe Pourcel no I do not want to make the world championship. will soon get an interview for more information but its great price does not interest me.
2 hours ago · Like · 7"
This bit, not so clear...
Christophe Pourcel my goal is to ride well but not a bercy find thanks to its handlebars. not my goal. it is a personal choice to not have to handle linstant yet i refuse full proposal because what I want is that you threw paralyze stabiliter.rapeler in 2007 and I always care every 2 days. CEST already although I do have the bike so calm down with critique.se pleasure with a motorcycle c important.accepter most handlebars just to take in what is not my purpose in vie.cp
2 hours ago · Like · 18
From the Facebook link TMV posted above, Christophe isn't interested in doing the GP next year.
He is doing Bercy for fun, not to try to get a ride. He is still dealing with the effect of his 2007 accident and need therapy every other day. It is a bonus that he can even ride, so critics should give it a break. Having fun on a bike is more important than getting the big bucks.
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1. The trash talking about the money has never been justified by any tangible proofs. To be honest, I even do not think he has made so much money in his career, except in 2009 and 2010. He is the kind of guy that wants to be confortable and confident with his bike, because he does not want to be injured and wants to be capable to win.
2. It is a sport where the equipment accounts for 50% in the results. He is one of the best technicians, that is why everybody trash talk about him but that is actually why he is among the best riders: you cannot holeshot, look so smooth or win championships without a bike that is perfectly dialed in. Most other racers are not demanding? Yes, most other racers do not win, do not want to win races, or do not understand what they need to win. JS7, RD5, CR22, RV2 are all extremely demanding regarding their bikes, that is why they are upfront, and I rarely see any comment about it except that they are doing a fantastic show for us!
3. I wonder if MC guys are not on the forum sometimes. People are still mad about MC but he was looking horrible with this bike, he almost had 2 big crashes on tv at Hangtown then Freestone, with the bike going crazy twice. He would have stayed? People would bash him about the lack of results and crashes like JS7 went through! I think he has been more clever than JS7, he understood earlier that his riding style was not compatible with this bike, which has proved to fit better bigger and stronger riders (DM, but also Frossard and Philipaerts). CP proved he did the right move, maybe that is why the MC guys are so mad.
4. The only point I agree with most is that CP was less exciting to watch this year. Maybe it was because it was his first full year in 450. Although he has been quite consistent in both motos (so physically good), and that the injury contracted in the MX GP of Great Britain costed him the championship podium, he was not over fighting for positions and was not in the same war as AC222. Is it so disappoiting? Is finishing behing a 6 times world champion, which runs these tracks since 2004 and is in the best team in GP, deserves so much negative comments? I think this year the GP MX1was 1000% more exciting to watch than the AMA MX1, and he added great interest to this championship. No offense regarding the series, I am just a MX/SX fan, I only want to see great races, the AMA lites is always 1000% more fun than the GP MX2, and the SX 2011 is among the all time best seasons.
5. Many comments here are great and I love to see real passion, such as old videos, pictures, and good questions. But the reason I have just created an account is that I also see some comments that are totally unjustified, not moderate, sometimes nationalists (i.e. WWII ! Come on, it is a MX forum, do not evoque this when you have no clue about half of your own history). Now I will be here to answer sometimes!
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Doug Henry had plenty of warnings before he finally crossed the line and I truly fear for Trey Canard. So is Pourcel really 'retarded' for being fussy about the bike and reward?
How much money is enough for swapping legs for wheels?
Sorry for being blunt but I'm sick of the selfish posts on here. It's his neck, not yours................
Le wah some more, if its really thats risky and challenging dont do it.
Oh wait.
I would more say: "I get the feeling no one knows shit, and CP might just skip another year and sit down and eat brie all year because, obviously everybody bashes him with crazy arguments, making a bad reputation behind a computer for any potential employer, whereas he is a natural talent that could play in the BIG5 in 2013."
I would put RV2 in another league, a bit like AC222 in GP, but it cannot help more his competitors including CR22, RD5 and JS7. Or are you so afraid he does like JMB? I mean everybody like KR94 or MM25, but they are not really winning in the US. It is like, "The euros are cool, it shows the AMA guys are better, we teach them how to ride motocycles".
JMB started to be bashed once he started to win in SX. I do not think KR94 can win 5 SX in a row in 450, but if so, then you will see everybody will start to call him a german xxxx. Beyond his riding style, personaly wise CP brings something to the show. When I see pathetic interviews like "I would like to thank xxx, xxxx, xxxx, xxxx, xxx, xxxx my mom, my dad and my girfriend", "I will do a couple set up change", I mean I see 1 interview, then there is even no point to listening more, it is a recorder not an interview.
I even do not understand why he is bashed so much. What about JB51? Crying, medical incident, t bones, etc, and even at des Nations, I mean he shew heart but not head, i.e. I do not want to say he helped RD5 to go into the fences, but why the hell he passed his captain, at the very beginning of the motos, riding over his head on a track that was constantly changing? It would have been the most embarassing MXdN to see both of your guys down, RD lost focus like JS7 earlier this year with the photograph or he just wanted to avoid a disaster). What about Herlings (take outs, insults), or even JS7 (who was supposed to be the number 1 rider paid millions to sell YZF)? Or what about RC t boning anything on his way, MC killing the KTM rep for a decade, MA800 at glen helen or CR22/JS7 showing no respect for each other? Yes, all these are facts, and you may be surprised but I actually like each of these riders very much because they make the show, and these facts have not been issues for them to land a factory ride after that.
CP on that point has, except with MC, always shown a good personality and so image for the sport, the guy deserves a great ride. Come on, let us be honest, who thinks he would add nothing wherever he competes?
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