TWITCH!

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8/3/2008 7:43pm
I understand, but I don't necessarily feel bad for him being that earlier in the day he totally T-Boned Mat Rebaud and it dislocated Mat's knee.
8/3/2008 8:19pm
jdub347 wrote:
Do those guys work on their own bikes?
No, they have a mechanic. Not sure if he works there anymore....
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8/3/2008 8:50pm
flarider wrote:
Sponsers?

Someone open the 'tard gates?

WTF?
You can say what you want but at least I could afford to go to L.L this year...
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8/3/2008 9:44pm Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 7:53pm


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8/4/2008 4:07am
Okay, so I don't pretend to know much about freestyle and my bag of tricks consists of a half-assed whip and a pretty sick one hander. But....couldn't he have finished his run? He just landed a backflip combo with no rear brake. I'm sure he could have modified his run to compensate. If he had half the heart of RC he would have manned up.
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8/4/2008 5:03am Edited Date/Time 8/4/2008 5:04am
flarider wrote:
Sponsers?

Someone open the 'tard gates?

WTF?
Sinbad wrote:
You can say what you want but at least I could afford to go to L.L this year...
What makes you think I couldn't?
8/4/2008 9:05pm
Looks like it was Twitch's water pump bearings that went out. Was a motor issue. Do not blame him for not risking it. Shit, imagine blowing an engine over the 120 footer?
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8/4/2008 9:18pm
Rebaud is doing metaphoric back flips over this, as he should be. In our home, we admired Twitch, but seeing the speed and style run, I was embarrassed for Twitch. Not cool.
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8/4/2008 9:31pm
don't worry, he smoked a big fatty with bobbym after his lil episode and said it'll never happen again.
8/5/2008 5:20am
Sinbad wrote:
What a bitch if I were his sponsers I would say see you later for that.
thats just his character. im sure his sponsors are well aware of how he is when they signed him. not to mention he has turrets.
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8/5/2008 5:38am
wildbill wrote:
don't worry, he smoked a big fatty with bobbym after his lil episode and said it'll never happen again.
damn...where was i? i miss all the action
8/5/2008 6:02am
Sinbad wrote:
What a bitch if I were his sponsers I would say see you later for that.
thats just his character. im sure his sponsors are well aware of how he is when they signed him. not to mention he has turrets.
What does his tourettes have to do with it?
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8/5/2008 7:59am Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 7:54pm
It was a motor issue, not brake. He had two jumps reamining in his run, one of which was backflipping a 120' jump that he was planning on doing something big to put him into the finals.

Freestyle MX in the last couple of years has dwindled down to jus tthe big events. There is a lot more pressure to do good now as the economy and the money that was in the sport is going away.

He rode hurt all week but gave it his all in every run, even speed and style. Although I thought his pass on rebeaud was a little dirty it just goes to show you how bad he wanted to do good at X. the track offered very little room for passing (did you see lots in the racing? did't think so) and he stuck it in where he thought he could get it done. Bad decision? YES. but not becasue of lack of desire.

Last, but most importantly- Twitch is a MAJOR part of the mulisha. Did you expect anything less? Like them or hate them the Mulisha knows how to get attention and market themselves to make millions- very smart individuals. His sponsors are ok with his antics, that is what made him so popular. Matter of fact, Brian Deegan, although many of you may disagree has a good head on his shoulders and found a way to make millions when he was "washed up" as a racer.

The "Mulisha" took 5 medels from X games this year, had the biggest presence of fans in the pits and the proffesionalism of the pit area rivalved that of any factory team.

So Twitch was the talk of the town after the event, heck he got a a two pager (as of now) on here talking about him.... had he just stopped, he would have been just another 5th place finisher that no one cared about.....
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8/5/2008 8:06am Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 7:54pm
Regis wrote:
It was a motor issue, not brake. He had two jumps reamining in his run, one of which was backflipping a 120' jump that he was...
It was a motor issue, not brake. He had two jumps reamining in his run, one of which was backflipping a 120' jump that he was planning on doing something big to put him into the finals.

Freestyle MX in the last couple of years has dwindled down to jus tthe big events. There is a lot more pressure to do good now as the economy and the money that was in the sport is going away.

He rode hurt all week but gave it his all in every run, even speed and style. Although I thought his pass on rebeaud was a little dirty it just goes to show you how bad he wanted to do good at X. the track offered very little room for passing (did you see lots in the racing? did't think so) and he stuck it in where he thought he could get it done. Bad decision? YES. but not becasue of lack of desire.

Last, but most importantly- Twitch is a MAJOR part of the mulisha. Did you expect anything less? Like them or hate them the Mulisha knows how to get attention and market themselves to make millions- very smart individuals. His sponsors are ok with his antics, that is what made him so popular. Matter of fact, Brian Deegan, although many of you may disagree has a good head on his shoulders and found a way to make millions when he was "washed up" as a racer.

The "Mulisha" took 5 medels from X games this year, had the biggest presence of fans in the pits and the proffesionalism of the pit area rivalved that of any factory team.

So Twitch was the talk of the town after the event, heck he got a a two pager (as of now) on here talking about him.... had he just stopped, he would have been just another 5th place finisher that no one cared about.....
Well, when my 14 Y.O. kid turned to me and said "Is he heading back to the motorhome for a diaper change?" Maybe the "Antics" are little played out.

But then again he knows if he acted like that he'd be bikeless.

That's what we expect from Danica Patrick, not a full grown man.
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8/5/2008 8:09am Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 7:54pm
well, sounds like your 14 year old son maybe isn't a fan-

but I gaurantee you the next time Twitch is on TV your son will be watching "to see what happens"

thus- twitch is very marketable- even as "the bad guy that is going to change his daiper" lol.

good vs. evil - sometimes you just have to play the role to get ahead in life.

If you talked to twitch after the fact, he was truly bummed. it isn't what it used to be anymore. these guys ride moto 3 times a week, have trainers, work out, jump countless times into foam pits and have 1 major event a year to excel in for contract time. pressure? naaahhhhhh.
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8/5/2008 8:33am
I can't disagree with any of that (except my son is a fan), and yes...We'll be watching.

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