Bowers being Bowers......

TripleFive 1/3/2015 10:27pm
1/3/2015 10:27pm
"I'm not here to finish second place."

Summed it up perfectly.
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captmoto 1/3/2015 10:30pm
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40Plus_922mx wrote:
His hit was not that hard. ZO dumped the clutch and popped off the track at the wrong time. Good racing as far as I am...
His hit was not that hard. ZO dumped the clutch and popped off the track at the wrong time. Good racing as far as I am concerned. And tbey can tell Gallagher go watch mid 80s SX..
Exactly how I saw it. Side impact when ZO pulled the trigger, boom full speed in the wrong direction.
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Silliker269 1/3/2015 10:31pm
1/3/2015 10:31pm
The past was fine , move along

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Onepostwonder 1/3/2015 10:33pm
1/3/2015 10:33pm
I like the non plastic attitude. Hope Mitch does not squash it. Can't wait for Bowers to put Roczen over the bails in a practice session just cuz.
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andyman 1/3/2015 10:35pm
1/3/2015 10:35pm
it was hard, and i like Zach also but really like how Bowers speaked before main. Cool dude!
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Johnny Depp 1/3/2015 10:47pm
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I am now subscribed as a fan. I am watching entertainment after all.
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BobPA 1/3/2015 10:53pm
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It looks like everyone was tip toeing near Bowers. I hope Hill or Zach boots him to the cheap seats.

Riding aggressive is fine, but it looks like he will take out anyone who is close by...
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wildbill 1/3/2015 10:53pm
1/3/2015 10:53pm
Not even close to what Reed did to bubba a couple yrs ago.

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andyman 1/3/2015 10:56pm
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wildbill wrote:
Not even close to what Reed did to bubba a couple yrs ago. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/users/64/photos/44642/s780_022711atlantarace034.jpg?1298806490[/img]
Not even close to what Reed did to bubba a couple yrs ago.

That is way different. Osborne did really not have change to avoid the hit by bowers. Stew just did not want to give up.
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Johnny Depp 1/3/2015 11:21pm
1/3/2015 11:21pm
Rubbin is racing. You leave yourself an open inside line you better watch your ass.
dirtworldmx 1/3/2015 11:25pm
1/3/2015 11:25pm
Good for Bowers! It's not like he's beating the crap out of someone for stealing his peas. It's just racing!
woody woodpecker 1/3/2015 11:44pm
1/3/2015 11:44pm Edited Date/Time 1/3/2015 11:48pm
Onepostwonder wrote:
I like the non plastic attitude. Hope Mitch does not squash it. Can't wait for Bowers to put Roczen over the bails in a practice session...
I like the non plastic attitude. Hope Mitch does not squash it. Can't wait for Bowers to put Roczen over the bails in a practice session just cuz.
Boy, you sure are taking the term vitard to a whole new level.

Loved Bowers interviews and I didn't think the pass was all that bad, but now after knowing that Zach broke his thumb I do think the move may have been a little over the top for a heat race. He could have been a little more patient.
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austin888_99 1/3/2015 11:54pm
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RRsis17 wrote:
Bowers is showing he is there to race to WIN! He had a lot of practice in AX with needing to make a pass! I have...
Bowers is showing he is there to race to WIN! He had a lot of practice in AX with needing to make a pass! I have no doubt he isn't worried about the target some say he has now...he would welcome a little rubbin'. Props to him for going for it. Not a bad move at all in my opinion!! It's called racing guys!! He is keepin' it REAL!!!
Perfect answer. I remember when tyler was like 14. We were at Earlywines and he put a block pass on Codi Adams. Codi started complaining cuz he went down when Tyler passed him. Chris Earlywine(RIP) told Codi, his dad, and somebody else "hey its racing. At the level these guys are at that's how passes are made. You have to be able to take it and if you feel its dirty you repay the favor in the next corner." If your faster than somebody you need to do what needed to make the pass. If they don't like it then ride faster so they cant stick a wheel in on you. If you cant do that you don't deserve to be out front. I remember Scott Metz passed me like that so I passed him back the same way. He then passed me hard enough to take me out. Point is I got the message and next time around I wasn't nearly as aggressive because he was a bit faster than me. I followed learned his lines and got faster myself.
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TerryK 1/4/2015 12:00am
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Good clean pass that went wrong for Zack.

The pussification of Supercross continues.
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Crush 1/4/2015 12:09am
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Seriously, nothing wrong with it. Sux for Osborne but he got out fine. It just looked worse because he held the clutch and it popped and got away from him.

If you go that far inside knowing the 4 x arena cross champ is closing fast, you can expect to get hit.
woody woodpecker 1/4/2015 12:12am
1/4/2015 12:12am
One thing is for sure, if it was Alessi that made that move and broke someone's thumb you guys sure as hell wouldn't be justifying it.
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TerryK 1/4/2015 12:18am
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woody woodpecker wrote:
One thing is for sure, if it was Alessi that made that move and broke someone's thumb you guys sure as hell wouldn't be justifying it.
I don't care who did the pass, it was clean.

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NeoSol218 1/4/2015 12:20am
1/4/2015 12:20am
Bowers is a multi-time arenacross champ. This pass Cool completely non-offensive. If it is call 911 Cool
EZZA 95B 1/4/2015 12:20am
1/4/2015 12:20am
Bowers post race interview was incredibly refreshing, and his ride in the main backed it up I'd say.
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Madmax31 1/4/2015 12:21am
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He's a dbag.
woody woodpecker 1/4/2015 12:24am
1/4/2015 12:24am Edited Date/Time 1/4/2015 12:30am
woody woodpecker wrote:
One thing is for sure, if it was Alessi that made that move and broke someone's thumb you guys sure as hell wouldn't be justifying it.
TerryK wrote:
I don't care who did the pass, it was clean.
Please, he squared up the corner and hit him, it was far from a clean pass. Zach didn't turn down on him or anything. This place fucking imploded when Mike lost control of his brakes and took out Tickle.

Even Emig said it was overly aggressive for the start of a heat race.
EZZA 95B 1/4/2015 12:28am
1/4/2015 12:28am Edited Date/Time 1/4/2015 12:30am
Zach getting whisky throttle and plowing through the tuff blocks made it look worse than it was.
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Lightning78 1/4/2015 12:54am
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MxKing809 wrote:
Bumping and grinding, making friends already. How long before someone parks him Alessi/Tickle style? Then his interview left the boys speechless!!!

Pure gold!
NOBODY is going to bump Bowers off his bike hate to tell you that lol he's one of if not the biggest guys in the class and what would you expect from the too AX guy for a few years straight? Looked to me like he bumped Bowers and we all said _oh no, you don't want to do that to a guy that revived his career in AX and was the vey best for 4 years? There was nothing wrong with Bowers move at all
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seth505 1/4/2015 1:23am
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woody woodpecker wrote:
One thing is for sure, if it was Alessi that made that move and broke someone's thumb you guys sure as hell wouldn't be justifying it.
TerryK wrote:
I don't care who did the pass, it was clean.
woody woodpecker wrote:
Please, he squared up the corner and hit him, it was far from a clean pass. Zach didn't turn down on him or anything. This place...
Please, he squared up the corner and hit him, it was far from a clean pass. Zach didn't turn down on him or anything. This place fucking imploded when Mike lost control of his brakes and took out Tickle.

Even Emig said it was overly aggressive for the start of a heat race.
Alessi T-BONED tickle, this was quite different.
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CalimeroFan 1/4/2015 1:39am
1/4/2015 1:39am
"I didn't come here to get 2nd place'. I love it!

If everybody out there had his attitude, racing would be so much better. This wasn't a dirty pass. This was just a guy who is determined to win.
Motocross83 1/4/2015 4:04am
1/4/2015 4:04am Edited Date/Time 1/4/2015 4:17am
I think he had calmed down some after the heat race because there was a noticeable difference in his outlook between the two interviews (both before the main event) that he gave on the matter. I remember Josh Hansen getting into a similar scenario a few years ago too when he was in the running for a title, and it's not something you need. And that's the key point. There is something to be said for riding smart, keeping out of the drama and not giving anyone a reason to halt your progress. All this; Tyler is a big dude, Way to go Tyler bringing your AX moves, Tyler isn't scared to have a target on his back etc etc - it's irrelevant. A pint sized Zach Osborne can clean him out just as easily as anyone else if they go for it. This isn't wrestling. It'll probably fizzle out into nothing, but again there's the potential that it won't.

On the flip side, yeah I to like Tylers attitude of going for the title (I think he looked the best of the field last night and will probably emerge as the favourite), and not being being afraid to rub when necessary - hard but clean racing, no probs. Also, if he was hit first by ZO then that's different. Otherwise I just think that the move on Zach last night was a touch too much and a little ill judged for what was ultimately only a heat race.
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Hanaa80 1/4/2015 4:24am
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Onepostwonder wrote:
I like the non plastic attitude. Hope Mitch does not squash it. Can't wait for Bowers to put Roczen over the bails in a practice session...
I like the non plastic attitude. Hope Mitch does not squash it. Can't wait for Bowers to put Roczen over the bails in a practice session just cuz.
Should he nonchalantly jump a class for a practice session just to hit Roczen?
rocketsocks26 1/4/2015 5:46am
1/4/2015 5:46am
I laugh on how crazy they got about bowers, and how that asswhole dave gallager ran upto him after the heat. Where they at the race last year when alessi missled himself into tickle?
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BobPA 1/4/2015 5:52am
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If Barcia made the same pass you all would be singing a different tune.

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