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but lets get real, Trey made a bad calculation and they crashed then Reed made a bad move retaliating, So they both have ownership in where they currently are.
I would institute a timed penalty scenario where the rider would pull into the designated consultation zone at the end of the mechanics area and whatever penalty, including disqualification would be assesed By the steward positioned there. I would have instituted a 30 second penalty due to the rider going down.
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if he had not taken out Canard with the cheap shot off the racing line, Canard would be about 5-7 points closer to Dungey,
Or maybe not let emotion make me cast a quick judgement on reeds screw-up.
Just like you can't add points from a dnf in 2011 for Dungey.
It's a different situation. The riders ride the situation and series presented. Who knows if Reedy isn't more focused with a shot at it in his mind instead of fuck it.
Its a 6 rider battle right there I assume, and I believe the more consistent you are, the more chance to finish in front of the other you have. I believe that because Chad is the wiser of all of those 6, he'll be in front of most of those other 5 boys at the end of the championship. I believe we could say Eli too, because he's by far the fastest of the 6 and could get some wins that would give him some big points, but he could also have other nights like Atlanta and lose a lot of points. I believe this actual 6 way battle in points between ET3, JA21, CS14, CR22, BB4 and AS29 will be won by either the wise Chad Reed, the fast guy Eli Tomac, or the consistent Cole Seely, who is always around the top 5 or the podium (finish in the top 10 a bad night).
Blake said "I am pretty sure there is a starting gate and a checkered flag and anything that happens in-between is racing"
Title chase or not, the black flag will always be a black eye for the AMA.
And im with the majority of racers on the black flag; it was a bad call.
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This intentional move was accepted payback by NASCAR officials. In a sport like MX/SX there's also sponsors who want to see riders contending for the Championship. Tomac is proving you don't need a black flag to take yourself out of title contention. We don't need black flags to settle a decision that could be made after the race is over. A monetary fine and/or probation should always be the first choice if possible. Taking points away or black flagging a racer for getting caught up in the emotional battle of racing sounds like a severe penalty for both the rider and sponsor.
As usual the Reed 'dislikers" slant things their way.
As EVERYONE could see it was just bad luck and bad timing that Reed happened to 'bump' Canard while Canard had one hand off the bars playing with his goggles. Clearly the initial bump would not have done much if Canard had both hands on the bars. I highly doubt Gallagher would have done much as well if Canard had stayed up.
So if it was mainly a bump is Reed really the incarnation of Satan? There has been plenty of bumping and rubbing in the series so far. The main difference is the 'bumpee' in those cases has had both hands on the bars.
YES, Reed clearly intended to go after Canard. But if he had done the exact same thing and Canard had both hands on the bars and merely bobbled for a moment ( but did not crash ) would anyone still be talking about this?
How often does a guy have a hand off the bars on the track in the middle of a race?
If he had both hands on the bars and Reed still cleaned him out then fine ... throw the book at him.
I'm merely pointing out that it was Canard's hands being of the bars and not the force of Reeds contact that caused the whole fuss. Bad luck and bad timing. It was a fluke combination of actions.
Yes, lots of conjecture and what if's in my post, same as what yours had
Fact is, no one will try this again due to the precedence it has sent to all riders, thats got to be a good thing in the end doesnt it? And regardless of whether Canard had one hand or not on the handlebars it was dangerous and reckless and stupid
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