GEICO taking over from Pro Circuit?

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Pro Circuit used to be "the team". It seems that Geico has done better the last couple of years. Sure BB won outdoors last year, but I am talking as a whole....
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kong0036 1/12/2013 11:02pm
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Healthy competition is good competition. I bet if you asked Mitch Payton he would be the 1st to congratulate them and would be stoked that another team is pushing his PC team to its limits. The only way you get better is if your competition pushes you to push yourself.
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JJO741 1/12/2013 11:07pm
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I feel Geico/FC is taking over mostly because they are getting the top amateurs signed early and breeding them into the pro's. Instead of hiring a group of amateur riders, they are signing the fastest rider of the bunch. You'll notice a lot of other teams are starting to follow suit.
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Derpin' DJ 1/12/2013 11:12pm
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JJO741 wrote:
I feel Geico/FC is taking over mostly because they are getting the top amateurs signed early and breeding them into the pro's. Instead of hiring a...
I feel Geico/FC is taking over mostly because they are getting the top amateurs signed early and breeding them into the pro's. Instead of hiring a group of amateur riders, they are signing the fastest rider of the bunch. You'll notice a lot of other teams are starting to follow suit.
Yeah. Seems like Mitch is putting all of his eggs in the Ciancirulo basket
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fader418 1/12/2013 11:15pm
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It sure seems weird that when Geico stopped using PC they started winning...

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SKozak 1/13/2013 4:41am
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Some of the best riders in moto? Ya puppets. Not to be harsh. But stfu
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Gukamonster 1/13/2013 10:47am
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fader418 wrote:
It sure seems weird that when Geico stopped using PC they started winning...
Mike Brown used PC stuff in 2005 on his own Honda. He was leading the points, suddenly Tedesco got close, Mike starts getting horrible starts and results and Tedesco winds up taking Brown's already named spot on team USA.
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JJO741 1/13/2013 12:32pm
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fader418 wrote:
It sure seems weird that when Geico stopped using PC they started winning...
Trey Canard- 2008 East Coast Lites Champion, 2010 Outdoor Champion
Justin Barcia- 2011 East Coast Lites Champion

Not too mention the many other wins the team had while using PC stuff.

If we are talking about how we need healthy competition, then it is not Geico we need to root for. The last rider to have won a championship that was not on Pro Circuit or Geico was Ryan Dungey in 2009. If you want other teams to compete, start cheering for Rockstar, Star, Eleven10, and KTM.
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Flatliner 1/13/2013 12:39pm
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fader418 wrote:
It sure seems weird that when Geico stopped using PC they started winning...
JJO741 wrote:
Trey Canard- 2008 East Coast Lites Champion, 2010 Outdoor Champion Justin Barcia- 2011 East Coast Lites Champion Not too mention the many other wins the team...
Trey Canard- 2008 East Coast Lites Champion, 2010 Outdoor Champion
Justin Barcia- 2011 East Coast Lites Champion

Not too mention the many other wins the team had while using PC stuff.

If we are talking about how we need healthy competition, then it is not Geico we need to root for. The last rider to have won a championship that was not on Pro Circuit or Geico was Ryan Dungey in 2009. If you want other teams to compete, start cheering for Rockstar, Star, Eleven10, and KTM.
Huge rock star and eleven 10 fan.
Ryan_Huddleston 1/13/2013 1:47pm
1/13/2013 1:47pm
we'll see how Durham and Justin Hill will do. Hill has a bright future IMO
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bd 1/13/2013 6:48pm
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I think Factory KTM can be added to Geico Honda's and PC Kawasaki's league.
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BAMX 1/13/2013 6:53pm
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Mitch at least was notoriously cheap when it came to paying the riders. He could get away with it because his bikes were way better than the other teams. My guess is that now that the other teams have good equipment, the better riders are chasing the cash.
RandyJohnson12 1/14/2013 10:29am
1/14/2013 10:29am
Its not the bikes its just the riders right now. Tomacs a beast and is stronger and better than hes ever been. pcs still got wilson durham hill baggett and good ol davalos, geicos only runnin with tomac bogle and osborne as their tops so its pretty even this yr.

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