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Been too busy to check in much lately. Is Bubba cleared to race SX or will Mookie be the only Stewart on the gate at A1?
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Other than being brothers, just don't see those two in the same zipcode..
I have a feeling we will hear something before christmas.
As for A1, I'm sure he'll be there otherwise the R-word will come lashing out.
We heard from some kind of reliable source that he had the hearing with the FIM a couple of weeks ago. I find it strange that none of the moto journalists are following this up to find out what the outcome was? Even if its just to say 'we contacted JS and he refused to comment'..
The FIM hires the WADA as an impartial testing facility to handle the implementation of the tests as well as the penalties.
The appeal was held in Switzerland, which is home to the WADA, a couple of weeks ago.
Although unprecedented in our sport if you look to the NFL...which has a similar # of games has SX has races...a similar situation would yield a 4 game suspension.
I have no inside information...I've just put bits and pieces together from what I've heard and read.
Pit Row
identify a Rider whose Sample has resulted in Adverse Analytical
Findings, or who is alleged to have violated other Articles of
these Anti-Doping Rules, until the Rider has been duly notified
in accordance with article 7.1.3 or it has been determined in a
hearing in accordance with Article 8 that an anti-doping rule violation
has occurred, or such hearing has been waived, or the assertion of
an anti-doping rule violation has not been timely challenged or the
Rider has been Provisionally Suspended. Once a violation of these
Anti-Doping Rules has been established, it shall be publicly reported
within 20 days. The FIM or the CONU or the FMN must also report
within 20 days appeal decisions on an anti-doping rule violation. The
FIM or its FMN shall also, within the time period for publication, send
all hearing and appeal decisions to WADA.
14.4.2 In any case where it is determined, after a hearing or
appeal, that the Rider or other Person did not commit an anti-doping
rule violation, the decision may be disclosed publicly only with the
consent of the Rider or other Person who is the subject of the decision.
FIM or its FMN shall use reasonable efforts to obtain such consent,
and if consent is obtained, shall publicly disclose the decision in its
entirety or in such redacted form as the Rider or other Person may
approve.
14.4.3 Neither the FIM nor its CONUs or FMNs, nor the WADA
accredited laboratory, nor any official of either, shall publicly comment
on the specific facts of a pending case (as opposed to general
description of process and science) except in response to public
comments attributed to the Rider, other Person or their representatives.
This will prolong decision for a couple of month
If James gets suspended or banned or, punished in any way other than a monetary fine,,,,,, I'll be shocked if he isn't on the gate at A1.
I doubt very seriously though, that James would be practicing like he has been if he didn't at least have very high expectations to be on the line at A1, or hasn't gotten an official word yet himself.
That punishment is handed down by the NFL, and is the result of collective bargaining between the players' association and ownership. JS7 doesn't have that protection.
I don't see how any of this is good for the sport, a big fiasco for a prescription drug you can get an "okey dokey" for with a TUE.
As Moto75 said, Mookie has his own career; foregoing a TLD ride in favor being James' potential backup doesn't make any sense at all.
I never said anything about Mookie sitting there waiting to see what happens with James. All I said was backing up what was once already said here and that he could have been a potential fill-in assuming Mookie didn't get signed, and James was suspended. That is fathomable.
If we didn't speculate here, this place would be dry right?
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