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I was just reading the latest issue of MXP magazine ( Canada's RacerX...............
) and their senior writer, Marc Travers, made an interesting quote. In talking about Canada's former and future 'next big things' he wrote:
"I don't consider Dean Wilson a Canadian, obviously he doesn't either, but he did learn his race craft here, which I suppose counts for something, but I am not including him........"
Hhmmm, just makes me wonder. I know that Deano pissed a lot of Canadians off with his whole " I have no idea why my parents ever wanted to move there" comments, but for the TV commentator who calls the whole National Series to say a statement like that, kind of surprised me.
Maybe Deano could give a little more credit when its due........................
He did get to where he is today by all the help he got in Canada. He can't deny that.
) and their senior writer, Marc Travers, made an interesting quote. In talking about Canada's former and future 'next big things' he wrote:
"I don't consider Dean Wilson a Canadian, obviously he doesn't either, but he did learn his race craft here, which I suppose counts for something, but I am not including him........"
Hhmmm, just makes me wonder. I know that Deano pissed a lot of Canadians off with his whole " I have no idea why my parents ever wanted to move there" comments, but for the TV commentator who calls the whole National Series to say a statement like that, kind of surprised me.
Maybe Deano could give a little more credit when its due........................
He did get to where he is today by all the help he got in Canada. He can't deny that.
What he said is perfectly reasonable. Dean did shat on Canada with his flip-flop.
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FYI, Traverse works for an Ontario based magazine, that is owned by the villianist CMRC, I'd suspect that there is no love there.
As the CMRC is the real and only reason why Canada does not send a competitive team to the MXDN....
Does America claim Chad Reed as an american? No of course not so how can Canada claim Wilson as a canadian.
Hey, I love Travers and Gauldy, they do an incredible job calling the Canadian races, Travers is the best announcer since Larry Huffman. Travers works like a dog at the races and TV production.
Wilson can not deny his time here, and what a good life Canada provided for him and his family.
My Dad was born in Ireland, moved here when he was 10, and died a Canadian. In my humble opinion, Canada is a great country and deserves praise.
I think the biggest problem is that Wilson professionally is too good for Canada. He would kill it in our series, and our lack of MXdN $ and commitment frustrated him, and he turned his back on Canadian MX, maybe rightly so. That being said, Scotland isn't exactly killing it, but the British MX series trumps ours.
I respect Travers commitment to MX too much to criticize him. I think it is just that us Canadian's want to claim such a great rider for ourselves, or at least the majority of him, and are frustrated we can't seem to "get a date" with him. How cool would it be to see a Canadian win a big US race!!?
Wardy didn't have to abandon the US for Scotland because MX wise, the US offered too much. Wilson can't say the same about us and our series.
Travers, and Wilson, both rock.
He should have stayed riding for Canada, he never talks about Britain anyway, it's always about riding for Scotland.
So what's the issue? We were lucky to have him for a while, and I will always consider him an adopted son of Canadian MX. He learned and practiced his race craft here until he topped out and needed to find more challenges.
Being a Canadian of Scottish decent, I'll always be a fan!
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Wilson isn't Canadian, never has been and never will be. He left with his family to move up the ladder in the sport. He certainly wasn't going to go anywhere by staying here. It was a great move for him. Having said that, if he's denying his time here was part of his success, he's fooling himself. Bitter taste in his mouth perhaps.
As I always say, if you don't like it here, don't hang around trash talking the place. Just get the fuck out. He didn't hurt my feelings any. I'm born and bred Canadian, from English and Austrian parents, with a Scottish grandmother. Doesn't make me a soccer playin liederhosen wearin warm beer drinking sheep fucker.
MXP magazine is the puppet with strings to Mark Stallybrass, you insult the ethics of Racer X magazine to compare them.
Deano's antics ( racing for 3 different countries) is the same as any pro athlete that gets traded from city to city and just keeps saying he's part of the team.
loyalty is only as good as the offer lasts.
That's just stupid.
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