If we were electing a "President" of motocross...

TomZ
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10/29/2012 2:26pm
Buydos for President - Full of ideas and good midwestern roots.

DeCoster for VP - He can execute and get it done.

Eric Peronnard for Secretary of State - International relations expert and he get's it done.
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10/29/2012 2:48pm
Only one vote for Rupert?

I say Rup for Pres, Coombs as VP.

Cabinet made up of Mitch, Reed, David Bailey, and Decoster.
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10/29/2012 3:32pm
JustMX wrote:
A lot of great people listed. Most of them would do a much better job running our COUNTRY then the choices we have. My nominations: Tim...
A lot of great people listed.

Most of them would do a much better job running our COUNTRY then the choices we have.

My nominations:

Tim Cotter.....

He has political Savy....He comes from a construction backkground and knows how to get things done.......He is the behind the scene guy for LL's and the MX Nationals


John Ayers

Dude is wicked smart and if he were the President of motocross he would have to let the Moto Secret service chaffuer his side by side which would make us all safer...An added bonus is that the military would look pretty cool decked out in the latest Moto-Tees designs.


Carrie Jo Coombs

She could be the Margeret Thatcher of Motocross...


DC

Davey could do it...no sweat....BUT.....I think he would be better as our "ambassador of Moto" / Moto Spokesperson
I think Cotter is a fit for Secretary of defense.....I want him leading the troops.

Don't take Carrie Jo or DC away from their current tasks.....they are busy enough...no distractions.
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10/29/2012 3:46pm
Payton / Everts - they could swap the president role back and forth. It's not just about knowing the sport...it's about "understanding" the sport. I'm not sure (aside from DeCoster) that there are any two people on the planet who understand the sport any more than these two.
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10/29/2012 4:35pm
Carrie Jo for Sec-State
Mother Coombs for Sec-Def (damn, things would get straightened out quickly!)
Doug Dubach for Sec-Int
Mitch Peyton for Sec-Commerce
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10/29/2012 4:52pm
fader418 wrote:
Devin Davis - Pres

Danny Dolan - V.P
Attack of the "Double D's"......

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10/29/2012 7:05pm
I vote Ping for president KDub for vice. Kenny Watson as Secretary of Defense he'll push the button and won't think twice. "These colors don't run!"
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10/29/2012 7:28pm
Herlings for President and Friese as his running mate. Everyone would be too scared to mess with them!
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10/29/2012 7:28pm Edited Date/Time 10/29/2012 7:34pm
imo, I would want to see these guys working together in a collaborative compromising way: RupertX, DC, Chad Reed, DeCoster, Travis Pastrana (designing supercross tracks), Bailey, and Mitch Payton. Feld would work UNDER their supervision!

RupertX has a program outlined on his website in a pdf file that is great. Plus, he wants to bring back the 125cc class.

He also jokingly agreed assigning me to a position (can't remember the name) when I was gathering some data that involvied comparing the 250 lites class with the 450 class. In 2010 I was working on a quantitative statistical analysis of how spread out the fields became during the duration of both 450 and 250 motos. The hypothesis being tested was that riders in the top ten of the 250 class would be closer to one another measured in seconds than in the 450 class. The gaps between the top three, top five, and top ten were being measured during multiple intervals throughout the motos. I gathered several rounds worth of data but once school started back I had to ditch the project. If I could somehow get the timing and scoring data of the transponders for each of the rounds this year it would make this much easier. My theory is that the 250f class is kind of like restrictor-plate racing in nascar, basically restricting the pace to a degree causing the riders to cluster up towards the front (more exciting races when guys are battling each other) rather than become widely dispersed/ extremely spread out.
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10/29/2012 7:37pm Edited Date/Time 10/29/2012 7:38pm
GuyB wrote:
Who would your candidate be, and why?

What would the platform be?

Who is his running mate?
EID - fair and unbiased
Fair payout to the racers
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10/29/2012 7:50pm
The bouncing... What was the question?
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10/29/2012 7:53pm
GuyB wrote:
Who would your candidate be, and why?

What would the platform be?

Who is his running mate?
Or......

Rocket Rob, a voice for the gladiator
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10/29/2012 8:33pm
hammertime! prostitution would be legal and a tax write off.
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10/29/2012 9:36pm
gsxrcr28 wrote:
President - Chad Reed

Platform - Unity

Running Mate - James Stewart
I laughed.
10/29/2012 11:26pm
kwhite199 wrote:
President - Roger Decoster (He is the single most respected person in the sport in my opinion.) VP - Mitch Payton (The guy knows just about...
President - Roger Decoster (He is the single most respected person in the sport in my opinion.)
VP - Mitch Payton (The guy knows just about everything there is to know about the sport.)

And maybe RC and TP can be consultants. Ricky knows racing as well as anyone and Travis would definitely be the person to reach the most fans.

Their platform could focus on making the sport safer and finding ways of bringing more fans and riders to the sport.
plus one. DeCoster and Payton know mx and don't spend thier days on forums, or making stupid tweets, just working harder than any rider on the planet. DC and Luongo as consultants.
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10/29/2012 11:58pm
How could anyone go past Roger DeCoster and Mitch Payton?!
Jeff Ward doesn't seem like a bad candidate though. Seen it all, won it all and seems to have a very non-bullshit approach to the sport.
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10/30/2012 2:47am
I vote for David Bailey !
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10/30/2012 5:52am
Before we get a lot further in this discussion, perhaps we should decide what specific requirements in the moto constitution there will be as far as birth certificates.

The last thing we need in Moto is Decoster coming up with a hawian Birth certificate in an attempt to satisfy a bunch of foaming-at-the-mouth Moto-birthers.
10/30/2012 6:49am
I WANT TO SEE RC'S TAX RETURNS!
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10/30/2012 7:04am
kwhite199 wrote:
President - Roger Decoster (He is the single most respected person in the sport in my opinion.) VP - Mitch Payton (The guy knows just about...
President - Roger Decoster (He is the single most respected person in the sport in my opinion.)
VP - Mitch Payton (The guy knows just about everything there is to know about the sport.)

And maybe RC and TP can be consultants. Ricky knows racing as well as anyone and Travis would definitely be the person to reach the most fans.

Their platform could focus on making the sport safer and finding ways of bringing more fans and riders to the sport.
DeCoster for sure. So much knowledge and very humble.

RC, not so sure. Asking colleagues how many titles they have compared to him every time they make a point might not work so well...
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10/30/2012 7:14am
Anyone that doesn't have special interest in lining their pockets and could see that this sport needs an overhaul both in the pros and amatuer for it to survive the long term. Most people mentioned in this thread would not qualify.
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10/30/2012 8:33am
rocrac wrote:
Anyone that doesn't have special interest in lining their pockets and could see that this sport needs an overhaul both in the pros and amatuer for...
Anyone that doesn't have special interest in lining their pockets and could see that this sport needs an overhaul both in the pros and amatuer for it to survive the long term. Most people mentioned in this thread would not qualify.
So... nothing like real politics then.

I'm still voting for Rup/DC.
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10/30/2012 8:38am
rocrac wrote:
Anyone that doesn't have special interest in lining their pockets and could see that this sport needs an overhaul both in the pros and amatuer for...
Anyone that doesn't have special interest in lining their pockets and could see that this sport needs an overhaul both in the pros and amatuer for it to survive the long term. Most people mentioned in this thread would not qualify.
So let's start with Ams........

What would you change rocrac?
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10/30/2012 8:53am Edited Date/Time 10/30/2012 8:53am
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10/30/2012 9:22am
TripleFive wrote:
I WANT TO SEE RC'S TAX RETURNS!
I want to see that DeCoster fella's birth certificate! Heard a rumour he wasn't even a god damm A...merican!Wink Tongue Laughing Laughing
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10/30/2012 10:18am
rocrac wrote:
Anyone that doesn't have special interest in lining their pockets and could see that this sport needs an overhaul both in the pros and amatuer for...
Anyone that doesn't have special interest in lining their pockets and could see that this sport needs an overhaul both in the pros and amatuer for it to survive the long term. Most people mentioned in this thread would not qualify.
JustMX wrote:
So let's start with Ams........

What would you change rocrac?
If there is no profit to be made it is unlikely we will find many who would invest heart, soul and baskets full of money into this sport. I don't mean to suggest that those involved don't have their heart in this.......but how many people will devote everything they have without a good profit ??? Rocrac makes this "lining of pockets" sound like something sinister..........the only thing that is sinister is the absence of profit because the sport vanishes in it's absence.

This thread began as something hypothetical for fun..........bashing the people mentioned in this thread by insinuating that they are unqualified because they have a desire to make money is wrong. Period.

Back to the fun speculation please.


Maybe Mother Theresa.....she doesn't need money.
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10/30/2012 10:22am
HuskyEd wrote:
BobbyM and his running mate would be Big Lenny. Their platform would be, "We Get It."Woohoo
YEAH!
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10/30/2012 10:39am
So far the Cabinet for nation of Motocross is looking a lot like Italy
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10/30/2012 11:22am
Hut wrote:
Chad Reed , well spoken and understands all levels of the sport.

Better competition and rider safety

MC
I think you need to be native born.

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