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I need to vent.
I keep hearing "we can't ________ because our sport is not big enough".
Arguably one of the biggest stories in outdoor motocross this year is the return of the mysterious Christophe Pourcel. Questions abound. What has he been up to? How is his health? What does he think of the bike? How did the Valli deal come together?
Yet despite all the photogs, pseudo journalists, hangers-on, and media-dudes, I've yet to see any attempts to actually speak to Christophe. He's been hitting Glen Helen now for how long? Where are the interviews? Has anyone attempted to get some answers?
Is our sport so small, that we don't have a journalist with enough balls to corner Christophe and ask him some questions?
Brotocross will talk shit on Nash for asking Dungey a tire question BUT AT LEAST HE ASKED!!!! Big props to Nash! Even though I roll my eyes every time I hear his "gentlemen" on PulpMX. If he was out in So-Cal, I bet he would've already talked to Pourcel.
Explain yourselves you self proclaimed journalists! (not you GuyB, you are awesome
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I keep hearing "we can't ________ because our sport is not big enough".
Arguably one of the biggest stories in outdoor motocross this year is the return of the mysterious Christophe Pourcel. Questions abound. What has he been up to? How is his health? What does he think of the bike? How did the Valli deal come together?
Yet despite all the photogs, pseudo journalists, hangers-on, and media-dudes, I've yet to see any attempts to actually speak to Christophe. He's been hitting Glen Helen now for how long? Where are the interviews? Has anyone attempted to get some answers?
Is our sport so small, that we don't have a journalist with enough balls to corner Christophe and ask him some questions?
Brotocross will talk shit on Nash for asking Dungey a tire question BUT AT LEAST HE ASKED!!!! Big props to Nash! Even though I roll my eyes every time I hear his "gentlemen" on PulpMX. If he was out in So-Cal, I bet he would've already talked to Pourcel.
Explain yourselves you self proclaimed journalists! (not you GuyB, you are awesome
)
I do find it funny that certain journalists will go out of their way to take passive aggressive shots at him based on rumors from an industry that likely has no idea what is up with him but refuse to even try to talk to him directly.
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Why? The truth would piss too many people off and theyd all get offended.
You compare pics of 70s mxers and todays and you can see it kinda looks like a joke instead of the worlds toughest sport.....regardless of how hard it is physically and mentally.
So the riders arent even considered athletes.
At least no more than a spelling bee on Espn or a chess match.
Sports Illustrated recently had an article with a link referencing moto as Circus Skillz.....with a Z.
Its looked at as a sideshow. Crazy daredevils. You tell someone you race dirt bikes and they respond with
Bro...can you backflip?
If sportscenter ran a piece saying Joe Schmoe signs 8 year 150 million dollar contract with YamaKawaHonZuk it might get attention and looked at as something more than a monster truck crash and burn show.
MotoGP was/is looked at as more a sport simply because of the amount of money.
There is no money in this sport and the ones making it are unknowns.
The local guy at the convenience store doesnt have a clue who #2 is on the Monster drink cutout of a guy on a bike taking a checkered flag.
That guy would be more well known after he quits, then starts a hunting expedition and gets on TV shooting Elk in the Yukon Territories.
Who cares what Joe Sixpack thinks. What do YOU think?
But youd never get anyone to believe it.
Not anymore.
Take a look at a 70s pic of marty smith compared to that AD that keeps popping up on the right.
Tell someone that guy competes in the toughest sport in the world and they will think you are nuts.
It was said on here our guys look more like horse jockeys and couldnt do anything else outside of mx/sx.
So its not just me.
The topic was is it the smallest sport,
And thats why its small and not taken seriously.
And sports=money. There is none other than a couple unknowns.
Rv.....go ask the cashier who that dude is on the Monster display cutout. NO clue.
Dungey....ask the cashier at Target who her boss is.
Tell her Ryan Dungey is her boss and the Ceo, and she will say never heard of him I answer to Whoever.
Shes not going to say...haha hes some guy we sponsor.
When I was a kid everyone had dirt bikes. Now no kids have dirt bikes.
Not in the grand scheme.
Its a shame. And its marketed to kids....with no money and their parents arent going to push them into something with no future.
And its getting smaller.
I gotta hand it to Jody.....he was saying this 10 years ago when thw cost went through the roof.
Its a shame when Sports Illustrated more or less makes fun of it.
Maybe the print version doesnt have the other crap but still.
Id rather it not be in a mainstream mag if we get compared to Circus Skillz with a Z.
WTF?
I stopped by his box van last week, and he was busy with someone. But I interrupted long enough to say hi, and tell him it was nice to see him back racing here.
"However, he has had a whole year off and who knows if he truly wants to win it again. Is he just doing it for the money (rumours are floating about him struggling financially), or does he really want to finally win the 250 outdoor title".
Not sure if that's really considered as a legit passive/aggressive shot, but I could see how some could take it as one without having done an interview with him at all to get his take first.
Today on twitter the big news was MAJOR MECHANIC CONTROVERSY and I thought to myself.... "He's been riding so obviously he has someone there to work on his bike"
I've watched him riding around for the last two weeks. A lot of the time he's playing, but then he'll absolutely blaze a section or two. He NEVER shows everything that's in his bag o' tricks.
Having said that, I think he's given this a better shot than the last time he tried with MotoConcepts. Lots more testing with the Yamaha guys (to the point that the Star crew was wondering where the love was).
As far as money goes, I talked with Mike Genova a while back, and Mike said he went to hand Christophe his check when they parted company, and Christophe refused to take it.
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Makes sense. Guy is bad ass on a dirt bike. Might as well take advantage of it if someone is giving you a job.
These are just casual people. Not everyday fans.
He left an impression. A big impression. HES the dingleball helmet guy, flashing lights helmet guy, etc etc.
Even RJ, Metzger, TP.....James. Maybe because he, like MC took it to another level.
RC. not so much. RV barely.
They won, Alot, but its just different now.
There is no flash, no ....something.
James was at least buying supercars and fancy houses and making the sport look interesting.
Getting TV spots.
Today its shows over goodnight till next week. Or next year.
Hannah......people know the name.
RJ....they dont know stats, but they remember Too Hip Bad Boy Club and Jetsons shorts.
who knows who that could be.
Im curious how he does. Hes definitely good on a scoot.
Its getting close.
Jarid to the Vital phone, Jarid to the Vital phone.
And that's a badger in that picture. Everyone knows that. Moran.
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