Another colossal FIM F up

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2/26/2015 10:42am
moscrop940 wrote:
Read about what you guys had to say about Darcy sure does make him seem like POS....BUT My question is what constitutes as a fail for...
Read about what you guys had to say about Darcy sure does make him seem like POS....BUT

My question is what constitutes as a fail for alcohol? Was the test at 7AM and he blew a .01? If so I think its bullshit. Now if it was right before the gate drop and he blows a .25, throw away his license.

Not defending this guy in any way, just trying to find out how it went down
But just like the JS case everyone has a different opinion on what drugs and levels are acceptable and what the punishment should be. No body can or will ever agree on whats acceptable. Which is why WADA come in with a common set of rules across most sports.

That way everything is fair and proportional in theory. There will always be loads of people not liking the result. Just like id JS had got a $25000 fine and no ban there would be a shit load of people saying the FIM are a joke and their tests mean nothing.
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2/26/2015 6:04pm Edited Date/Time 2/26/2015 6:05pm
This is lamest thread of 2015. There is no limit to the people that want to protect stupid behavior from being appropriately dealt with. It is not my fault the dog ate my homework rules.
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This, Everts passing Stewart standing up on the pegs, RC running down MC at Anaheim to take the win and take over the reigns of SX, the night the lights went out in Vegas are all never to be forgotten moments in SX/MX history. Oh yeah and the time i finished the last moto at Mammoth on a flat front tire is right up there too. LOL

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Sooner or later people will learn that there are extensive penalties for minor drug infringements, and worse ones for for major infringements.

Or, maybe not, and they'll keep getting rubbed out for stupid shit.
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2/26/2015 6:19pm
bh84 wrote:
This just popped up on my Twitter Feed. Very similar to the JS7 debacle. Darcy Ward failed an alcohol test, hardly a PED. Then was forced...
This just popped up on my Twitter Feed. Very similar to the JS7 debacle. Darcy Ward failed an alcohol test, hardly a PED. Then was forced to wait for months to hear any answer, and now having all his results taken away. Bigtime BS

http://www.fim-live.com/en/article/cdi-decision-on-darcy-ward/
How is this any different from previous FIM positive tests?
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philG wrote:
Darcy Ward is an Asshat...think of him as the Speedway version of JLaw. He failed a pre event alcohol test in Latvia, when a meeting was...
Darcy Ward is an Asshat...think of him as the Speedway version of JLaw.

He failed a pre event alcohol test in Latvia, when a meeting was resheduled from a saturday, to sunday at a new venue.. nobody else did.

He has also been banned from driving DUI in Australia at least once , and was also tried (but found not guilty) of rape here in the UK in an incident involving another rider , and a a girl who was the girlfreind of another rider... and thats just the stuff i know off the top of my head.

He is bad news, and its all the FIM's fault LOL.

The delay has been caused by his counsel appealing the circumstances of the test , i believe it was administered by someone who was considered off duty , due to the race being moved, but i dont know that for sure.

he deserves whatever comes his way.

He got arrested with weed in Australia at the start of last year as well. Tai Woffinden is the fastest Australian at the moment. Yes. Australian.
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2/26/2015 7:40pm
FIM says the threshold is +/.10. I'd say that's a decent buzz going
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2/26/2015 7:45pm
Ron_Brohl wrote:
FIM says the threshold is +/.10. I'd say that's a decent buzz going
What the fuck?

Our driving limit is .05! haha
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Ron_Brohl wrote:
FIM says the threshold is +/.10. I'd say that's a decent buzz going
Sure you don't mean 0.01?
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Speedway GPs are a bit "different".

They seem to have picked up a little of the WWF / Pro Wrestling model, with allowing riders to lose it very, very vocally, and sometimes with a bit of shoving, with both fellow competitors and Officials. Film of phone conversations between riders and judges can be quite entertaining. I guess they've done some 'market' study, and it works for them........ And then you have an Absolute Gentleman like Greg Hancock, winning the World Championships many years apart, and then as he is getting damned near Granddad status. He's just an amazing bloke.

Yes - if some Idiot breaks the rules, nail them to the wall. Especially at the World Championship level. These people are not Joe Average, they are professionals. Well, they are supposed to be. Ward f**Ked up, he gets penalized - so bloody be it. And, he's an Australian, so I'm not being biased against him through country affiliations. Same with JS - If you, as The Rider, cannot follow the rules, that you should know about in this day and age, well, you are going to get nailed. These blokes need to take care of themselves - and if they are too bloody stupid to be able to, they should employ someone to hold their bloody hands. It's either utter stupidity, or an attempt to cheat - few people seem to have even given thought to the 'selective use' of amphetamines / many drugs. Plenty of people get prescriptions for medications, and then use it in a very different manner than what the prescription advises them to.. The precedent of Gert Jan Van Dorn's 18 month banning was there, from 2001 - and legal matters go very much by precedent - so JS got off a bit lighter than that precedent. .Cripes, I read that soon after JS's penalty, WADA effectively doubled the penalty times for infringements such as his. He might want to be wary about his appeal, as if he loses, he could be far worse off.

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Classic Cool
The Rock wrote:
This, Everts passing Stewart standing up on the pegs, RC running down MC at Anaheim to take the win and take over the reigns of SX...
This, Everts passing Stewart standing up on the pegs, RC running down MC at Anaheim to take the win and take over the reigns of SX, the night the lights went out in Vegas are all never to be forgotten moments in SX/MX history. Oh yeah and the time i finished the last moto at Mammoth on a flat front tire is right up there too. LOL
Haha imagine the penalty in this day and age for that.

Could you imagine what would have hit the fan if Kroc pulled over on the final lap of Utah last year, sculled beer then crossed the finish line.

Guy copped enough flack for celebrating well after the race was over.
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2/27/2015 1:35am
philG wrote:
Darcy Ward is an Asshat...think of him as the Speedway version of JLaw. He failed a pre event alcohol test in Latvia, when a meeting was...
Darcy Ward is an Asshat...think of him as the Speedway version of JLaw.

He failed a pre event alcohol test in Latvia, when a meeting was resheduled from a saturday, to sunday at a new venue.. nobody else did.

He has also been banned from driving DUI in Australia at least once , and was also tried (but found not guilty) of rape here in the UK in an incident involving another rider , and a a girl who was the girlfreind of another rider... and thats just the stuff i know off the top of my head.

He is bad news, and its all the FIM's fault LOL.

The delay has been caused by his counsel appealing the circumstances of the test , i believe it was administered by someone who was considered off duty , due to the race being moved, but i dont know that for sure.

he deserves whatever comes his way.

pdub187 wrote:
He got arrested with weed in Australia at the start of last year as well. Tai Woffinden is the fastest Australian at the moment. Yes. Australian.
didn't know they had moved Scunthorpe..

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philG wrote:
Darcy Ward is an Asshat...think of him as the Speedway version of JLaw. He failed a pre event alcohol test in Latvia, when a meeting was...
Darcy Ward is an Asshat...think of him as the Speedway version of JLaw.

He failed a pre event alcohol test in Latvia, when a meeting was resheduled from a saturday, to sunday at a new venue.. nobody else did.

He has also been banned from driving DUI in Australia at least once , and was also tried (but found not guilty) of rape here in the UK in an incident involving another rider , and a a girl who was the girlfreind of another rider... and thats just the stuff i know off the top of my head.

He is bad news, and its all the FIM's fault LOL.

The delay has been caused by his counsel appealing the circumstances of the test , i believe it was administered by someone who was considered off duty , due to the race being moved, but i dont know that for sure.

he deserves whatever comes his way.

pdub187 wrote:
He got arrested with weed in Australia at the start of last year as well. Tai Woffinden is the fastest Australian at the moment. Yes. Australian.
philG wrote:
didn't know they had moved Scunthorpe..

Raised in Australia. Speaks with an Australian accent. Has a tattoo of the Australian flag. Has said in interviews that he considers himself Australian and intends to move back to Australia once his riding career is over. Has said that he used his British citizenship because it made it easier to get sponsors and meant he didn't need to source yearly work visas for Europe. He's British for convenience and Australian at heart. He even owns and plays a didgeridoo ffs.
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2/27/2015 7:11am
amazing to me how incredibly accepting the sheeple are in this world.

the powers in charge control you and you just defend them to your own detriment.

sure we need law and government (to a certain extent), but we're talkin' boys racin' their dirt bikes here.
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cason402 wrote:
amazing to me how incredibly accepting the sheeple are in this world. the powers in charge control you and you just defend them to your own...
amazing to me how incredibly accepting the sheeple are in this world.

the powers in charge control you and you just defend them to your own detriment.

sure we need law and government (to a certain extent), but we're talkin' boys racin' their dirt bikes here.
I instantly pictured you as this guy when I read your post:



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2/27/2015 7:24am
cason402 wrote:
amazing to me how incredibly accepting the sheeple are in this world. the powers in charge control you and you just defend them to your own...
amazing to me how incredibly accepting the sheeple are in this world.

the powers in charge control you and you just defend them to your own detriment.

sure we need law and government (to a certain extent), but we're talkin' boys racin' their dirt bikes here.
You and I are free to eat a handful of pot brownies, mainliine some Adderall, and wash it all down with a shot of whiskey before our race and no one would test us. We are talking about professional motorsports here. If you want to play the game, you have to play by the rules. Otherwise, enter the workforce, just ride for fun, and party balls.
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pdub187 wrote:
He got arrested with weed in Australia at the start of last year as well. Tai Woffinden is the fastest Australian at the moment. Yes. Australian.
philG wrote:
didn't know they had moved Scunthorpe..

pdub187 wrote:
Raised in Australia. Speaks with an Australian accent. Has a tattoo of the Australian flag. Has said in interviews that he considers himself Australian and intends...
Raised in Australia. Speaks with an Australian accent. Has a tattoo of the Australian flag. Has said in interviews that he considers himself Australian and intends to move back to Australia once his riding career is over. Has said that he used his British citizenship because it made it easier to get sponsors and meant he didn't need to source yearly work visas for Europe. He's British for convenience and Australian at heart. He even owns and plays a didgeridoo ffs.
i was at Cardiff when he came out in heat 20 as a reserve and lead for 3 laps... roof nearly came off the place, great night out.
We will borrow him for a bit , you can have him back when we are done lol... wish he had thought a bit more about sponsors when he decided to get dustbin lids put in his ears... no Greg Hancock in that respect, but he is a decent guy , good pro and does a lot for charity, cant not like the guy.

Where i live seems to be the centre for Aussie bike racers, Billy McConnell, Glenn Richards , Davo Johnson and numerous others all local , been some good nights out , thats for sure.

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