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peelout 4/6/2015 8:34am
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I think it's a copout to blame it on all the little things he says he needs to get use to. He can only blame himself...
I think it's a copout to blame it on all the little things he says he needs to get use to. He can only blame himself for not racing before the season started, and not listening when someone tried to give him advise for his setup. Yeah, he's doing good I guess, but if he would had played his cards right I think he would have been doing even better. I think it's his last year so he really doesn't care as much as he use to. He seems to be enjoying himself, and not worrying about preparing as much.
every post i read of yours makes me shake my head. no respect. i have a hard time imagining that you are anything BUT a 15 year old spoiled brat that should be working on a merit badge or selling girl-scout cookies rather than spouting off about one of the greatest American motocross racers ever.

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kawasa84 4/6/2015 8:52am
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This was very cool to read, and I think its good to hear from RV like that. Only one gripe, its spelled bizaare, not bazaar, unless he felt the bazaar was bizarre of course.
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4/6/2015 9:05am Edited Date/Time 4/6/2015 12:43pm
I am a Brit and have followed Ryan's professional career we all know he has that winning mentality he will soon be at the front like we are all used to, we can argue he could have prepared better but got to give him thumbs up for been first American ama champion to come to this side of the pond I think he'll do fine
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oldrider wrote:
Great interview I like RV, but amaze me that a rider his level with one of the best team/bike/organization and one year to prepare/test for the...
Great interview I like RV, but amaze me that a rider his level with one of the best team/bike/organization and one year to prepare/test for the gratest challenge of his professional career, has wrong set-up and has to adapt to the different race/start format....what they did to prepare? They had all data of the Kawa GP team, many EURO tracks to test, GP simuation to do, start (without mecanic) to practice......if is all true (I do trust RV) they had an amateurial approach to the world series
Oldrider you are misinformed about how the RV to the GP's went down. RV2 only knew for sure he was doing the GP's 3 months before the start of the series and only met with Kawsaki of Europe 2 months before the series started. He wasn't officially cleared to ride until late Oct. after serious knee surgery and complications. He started testing in Europe in Janurary
with his new team and was not ready to go out and race before the season started, After all these positive posts about Ryan
and his comments on his adventure so far I was wondering who the first negative poster would be. And the winner was "Sniffmorebutts" who knows everything.

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oldrider 4/6/2015 9:14am
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Oldrider you are misinformed about how the RV to the GP's went down. RV2 only knew for sure he was doing the GP's 3 months before...
Oldrider you are misinformed about how the RV to the GP's went down. RV2 only knew for sure he was doing the GP's 3 months before the start of the series and only met with Kawsaki of Europe 2 months before the series started. He wasn't officially cleared to ride until late Oct. after serious knee surgery and complications. He started testing in Europe in Janurary
with his new team and was not ready to go out and race before the season started, After all these positive posts about Ryan
and his comments on his adventure so far I was wondering who the first negative poster would be. And the winner was "Sniffmorebutts" who knows everything.
You are right then, 3 months time and not a full year, thank you for the correction but it does not change my point of view; 3 months time to test settings and a differente race/start format is more that enough for a talented rider like RV, I still think somehow they (all the team) did not come prepared as they should have.
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Cygnus 4/6/2015 9:15am
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Lmao @ sniffmorebutts! Killed it there uncle!
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tosh1974 wrote:
I am a Brit and have followed Ryan's professional career we all know he has that winning mentality he will soon be at the front like...
I am a Brit and have followed Ryan's professional career we all know he has that winning mentality he will soon be at the front like we are all used to, we can argue he could have prepared better but got to give him thumbs up for been first American ama champion to come to this side of the pond I think he'll do fine
You mean the first American Champion? Yeah I agree.
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kawasa84 4/6/2015 9:48am
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Uncleof2 wrote:
Oldrider you are misinformed about how the RV to the GP's went down. RV2 only knew for sure he was doing the GP's 3 months before...
Oldrider you are misinformed about how the RV to the GP's went down. RV2 only knew for sure he was doing the GP's 3 months before the start of the series and only met with Kawsaki of Europe 2 months before the series started. He wasn't officially cleared to ride until late Oct. after serious knee surgery and complications. He started testing in Europe in Janurary
with his new team and was not ready to go out and race before the season started, After all these positive posts about Ryan
and his comments on his adventure so far I was wondering who the first negative poster would be. And the winner was "Sniffmorebutts" who knows everything.
oldrider wrote:
You are right then, 3 months time and not a full year, thank you for the correction but it does not change my point of view...
You are right then, 3 months time and not a full year, thank you for the correction but it does not change my point of view; 3 months time to test settings and a differente race/start format is more that enough for a talented rider like RV, I still think somehow they (all the team) did not come prepared as they should have.
oldrider, new team, new tracks, and a bike that isn't the same as his Nationals bikes either. (Same brand but different in many aspects) Dude, you're freakin ignorant if you think its possible to put it all together and come out pulling 1-1's in 3 months.
Go RV
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davistld01 4/6/2015 10:37am
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I've talked crap about RV for years, and have never been a fan of his displayed personality...but I do think a lot of that now had to do with his environment. He seems like a ton of pressure has been lifted off his shoulders...even though so many have expectations of him winning the title. I like the way his "new" personality reads through that. He sounds a helluva lot more like a real guy in that, and somebody I can be a fan of more than simply being a fan of his riding skills. Good read.

I hope, no matter whether he wins this year or not, that he takes the time to have a great time with his wife touring the world.
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oldrider 4/6/2015 11:27am
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oldrider, new team, new tracks, and a bike that isn't the same as his Nationals bikes either. (Same brand but different in many aspects) Dude, you're...
oldrider, new team, new tracks, and a bike that isn't the same as his Nationals bikes either. (Same brand but different in many aspects) Dude, you're freakin ignorant if you think its possible to put it all together and come out pulling 1-1's in 3 months.
Go RV
kawasaki84 Where did u read I expected RV to pull out 1-1 ??
2 of the 3 tracks they raced so far were new for everybody and 3 months to set up the bike having KRT team and all euro tracks available is plenty of time, or maybe I'm just so ignorant to find weird that now they are "softening the forks because dirt is different..." wasn't different 3 months ago?!?
What I said and I repat is that they (RV team) did not do their homework properly and begun the GPs not 100% prepared, and GP riders are fast, very very fast.
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sozo 4/6/2015 11:35am
4/6/2015 11:35am Edited Date/Time 4/6/2015 11:36am
Thanks for the post!

I must comment... as a big RV fan I get frustrated... Why ride a track like this, my re-valved FC or PC suspension would be just fine on that track...
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oldrider 4/6/2015 11:36am
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Thanks for the post! I must comment... as a big RV fan I get frustrated... Why ride a track like this, my re-valved FC or PC...
Thanks for the post!

I must comment... as a big RV fan I get frustrated... Why ride a track like this, my re-valved FC or PC suspension would be just fine on that track...
+1
crusty_xx 4/6/2015 11:43am
4/6/2015 11:43am
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I don't get the way that team trains.
I mean they're doing progress and I guess RV Rattray and the team know what they're doing but I just don't get what you learn from training on a track like that

Nice to watch though. I don't think you can go around this track much faster than that guy on the number 2 bike
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moto282 4/6/2015 11:51am
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oldrider wrote:
kawasaki84 Where did u read I expected RV to pull out 1-1 ?? 2 of the 3 tracks they raced so far were new for everybody...
kawasaki84 Where did u read I expected RV to pull out 1-1 ??
2 of the 3 tracks they raced so far were new for everybody and 3 months to set up the bike having KRT team and all euro tracks available is plenty of time, or maybe I'm just so ignorant to find weird that now they are "softening the forks because dirt is different..." wasn't different 3 months ago?!?
What I said and I repat is that they (RV team) did not do their homework properly and begun the GPs not 100% prepared, and GP riders are fast, very very fast.
The GP riders are fast. But it's not like you can say they are faster than AMA riders either based on RV in the GPs. Last time Desalle raced the nationals he couldn't get on the podium for example in 4 motos but in the GPs he finishes ahead of RV. The racing and the tracks are just different on both sides of the pond and it takes time to adjust to the practices, qualifying, lines, etc... People like you need to keep that in perspective.

DV makes good comments about RV's setup and line choice on puplmx. For someone that has won championships on a certain setup it couldn't be easy to convince him to drastically change it until he had experienced it for himself:

http://pulpmx.com/stories/scott-motosports-dv934-takes-your-tweets

EnvyMedia 4/6/2015 11:52am
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Pro's train there all the time Crusty.
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jamma10 wrote:
crusty_xx wrote:
I don't get the way that team trains. I mean they're doing progress and I guess RV Rattray and the team know what they're doing but...
I don't get the way that team trains.
I mean they're doing progress and I guess RV Rattray and the team know what they're doing but I just don't get what you learn from training on a track like that

Nice to watch though. I don't think you can go around this track much faster than that guy on the number 2 bike
Just a wild guess but I'd imagine you can pick up on subtle bike changes easier on a smoothly groomed track. I understand the logic of wanting to test on a rough track also, but I think they're looking for more of a baseline then will build on that once they get to rougher tracks.

I'm just guessing. I'm a dork rider compared to what they do. Could be wrong.
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Cygnus wrote:
Lmao @ sniffmorebutts! Killed it there uncle!
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dean122 4/6/2015 12:14pm
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sozo wrote:
Thanks for the post! I must comment... as a big RV fan I get frustrated... Why ride a track like this, my re-valved FC or PC...
Thanks for the post!

I must comment... as a big RV fan I get frustrated... Why ride a track like this, my re-valved FC or PC suspension would be just fine on that track...
oldrider wrote:
+1
Sorry but your both wrong. What you think works and would be fine for you has nothing to do with RV, his training and his testing. That's just ignorance.

The speeds RV is riding he can pick up on things you can't. Who knows, they could be testing a myriad of parts in which they need a track like this at speed to get a good gauge on feel or reaction. They also test at different tracks all throughout the week.

You guys see one video and automatically think it's his home testing track. He could've been there 15 min for all we know and headed off someplace else. I don't get why the uninformed fans think he should post up at Lommel and practice there 24/7.

@Crusty, what makes you think he's "training" at this track? You do know parts and settings are tested all the time on many different tracks throughout the week including "easy tracks" correct? Or is it that you're just a simple minded fellow that can't think past what his eyeballs see in front of him?
St Ann More 4/6/2015 12:24pm
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oldrider wrote:
kawasaki84 Where did u read I expected RV to pull out 1-1 ?? 2 of the 3 tracks they raced so far were new for everybody...
kawasaki84 Where did u read I expected RV to pull out 1-1 ??
2 of the 3 tracks they raced so far were new for everybody and 3 months to set up the bike having KRT team and all euro tracks available is plenty of time, or maybe I'm just so ignorant to find weird that now they are "softening the forks because dirt is different..." wasn't different 3 months ago?!?
What I said and I repat is that they (RV team) did not do their homework properly and begun the GPs not 100% prepared, and GP riders are fast, very very fast.
moto282 wrote:
The GP riders are fast. But it's not like you can say they are faster than AMA riders either based on RV in the GPs. Last...
The GP riders are fast. But it's not like you can say they are faster than AMA riders either based on RV in the GPs. Last time Desalle raced the nationals he couldn't get on the podium for example in 4 motos but in the GPs he finishes ahead of RV. The racing and the tracks are just different on both sides of the pond and it takes time to adjust to the practices, qualifying, lines, etc... People like you need to keep that in perspective.

DV makes good comments about RV's setup and line choice on puplmx. For someone that has won championships on a certain setup it couldn't be easy to convince him to drastically change it until he had experienced it for himself:

http://pulpmx.com/stories/scott-motosports-dv934-takes-your-tweets

RV has finished on the podium in 33.3% of the 6 GP motos he has raced!

Desalle has finished on the podium in 50% of the 8 National motos he has raced!





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oldrider 4/6/2015 12:24pm
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moto282 wrote:
The GP riders are fast. But it's not like you can say they are faster than AMA riders either based on RV in the GPs. Last...
The GP riders are fast. But it's not like you can say they are faster than AMA riders either based on RV in the GPs. Last time Desalle raced the nationals he couldn't get on the podium for example in 4 motos but in the GPs he finishes ahead of RV. The racing and the tracks are just different on both sides of the pond and it takes time to adjust to the practices, qualifying, lines, etc... People like you need to keep that in perspective.

DV makes good comments about RV's setup and line choice on puplmx. For someone that has won championships on a certain setup it couldn't be easy to convince him to drastically change it until he had experienced it for himself:

http://pulpmx.com/stories/scott-motosports-dv934-takes-your-tweets

I agree and I believe what DV says is correct, maybe RV just needed to be convinced the settings he used for years in US are not the best settings for GPs and to be convinced he needed to be beaten in races
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DownSouth 4/6/2015 12:30pm
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St Ann More wrote:
RV has finished on the podium in 33.3% of the 6 GP motos he has raced! Desalle has finished on the podium in 50% of the...
RV has finished on the podium in 33.3% of the 6 GP motos he has raced!

Desalle has finished on the podium in 50% of the 8 National motos he has raced!





It is actually 37.5% for Desalle in US racing. 3 podiums in 8 motos.

2009 Washougal 3-25
2010 Unadilla 2-2
2013 Lakewood 5-7
2013 Muddy Creek 5-9


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St Ann More wrote:
RV has finished on the podium in 33.3% of the 6 GP motos he has raced! Desalle has finished on the podium in 50% of the...
RV has finished on the podium in 33.3% of the 6 GP motos he has raced!

Desalle has finished on the podium in 50% of the 8 National motos he has raced!





DownSouth wrote:
It is actually 37.5% for Desalle in US racing. 3 podiums in 8 motos. 2009 Washougal 3-25 2010 Unadilla 2-2 2013 Lakewood 5-7 2013 Muddy Creek...
It is actually 37.5% for Desalle in US racing. 3 podiums in 8 motos.

2009 Washougal 3-25
2010 Unadilla 2-2
2013 Lakewood 5-7
2013 Muddy Creek 5-9


No need to bring details in and actually compare apples to apples, that wouldn't fit St Ann More's agenda.
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Get to travel the world with your wife, race motocross and make more money in one year than most people do in their entire life. WIN WIN WIN
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Holigan wrote:
Get to travel the world with your wife, race motocross and make more money in one year than most people do in their entire life. WIN...
Get to travel the world with your wife, race motocross and make more money in one year than most people do in their entire life. WIN WIN WIN
^^^
Shawbridge Husky 4/6/2015 1:22pm
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I for one find he articulates and writes very well. I was also blown away by his cool personality on the Dirt Shark's vid in Thailand. Have always been an MXGP fan and am now rooting for RV. Win or not this is shaping up to be a great season as it could go so many ways.
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St Ann More wrote:
RV has finished on the podium in 33.3% of the 6 GP motos he has raced! Desalle has finished on the podium in 50% of the...
RV has finished on the podium in 33.3% of the 6 GP motos he has raced!

Desalle has finished on the podium in 50% of the 8 National motos he has raced!





Comon buddy, how many championships do each have? Everything at this point for RV is new, team, bike, tracks, countries, etc, CD was just racing new tracks. RV is going to get there no doubt and at the end of the season we can compare #'s.
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A good read from RV. I guess we all knew that it was going to be more than just "go over and race." IMO RV needs to enjoy his year over in Europe (and the world) and not worry too much about the points and winning. Of course I know that he has a lot of people wanting him to win, but he's doing amazing considering how big of a change it is. I would expect it to take several years to get adjusted to the move, much less race pace. Like I say, hopefully he can enjoy his tour and get a chance to relax a little.
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Not holding my breath, but here's how I hope it plays out.

He does not win the championship.

He has such a great time that he decides he wants to do one more season to get that MXGP title with a solid year of experience under his belt.

He retires after 2016 with the #1 plate, beating Cairoli, Herlings, and everyone else, going out as the best in the world.

He celebrates by banging supermodels, all of the other racers' wives, hunts big game, catches trophy fish, and moves to the mountains of northern Idaho to live happily ever after, becomes drinking buddies with Larry Ward.
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nytsmaC wrote:
Not holding my breath, but here's how I hope it plays out. He does not win the championship. He has such a great time that he...
Not holding my breath, but here's how I hope it plays out.

He does not win the championship.

He has such a great time that he decides he wants to do one more season to get that MXGP title with a solid year of experience under his belt.

He retires after 2016 with the #1 plate, beating Cairoli, Herlings, and everyone else, going out as the best in the world.

He celebrates by banging supermodels, all of the other racers' wives, hunts big game, catches trophy fish, and moves to the mountains of northern Idaho to live happily ever after, becomes drinking buddies with Larry Ward.
Is that last part a Broke back mountain type of deal?

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