Ryan Dungey Isn't Boring

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h&m_cycle 7/19/2015 10:28am
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Dungey needs to slow his ass down... No one should be allowed to ride that smooth that fast...
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Carlos Z wrote:
Dungey pulled a tear-off moto 1 in the first corner while pinned, turning and in 3rd place. Not boring.
I noticed that also, hope Gibby caught a pic of it!
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ocscottie 7/19/2015 11:59am
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btw: today was his annual St Jude charity deal, dude is pure class!


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No, he's boring. Captain Vanilla. Does just what he has to win, nothing exceptional. Has a not fun to watch riding style, says nothing funny on the podium or in interviews. In fact his podium talk is odd, he has that weird twitch where he closes his eyes and nods for no reason. He's fast, I'm not saying that, he's just not fun to watch.

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Carlos Z 7/19/2015 12:31pm
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He should be more like j-law on the podium huh? Bet you'd like that right.
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Carlos Z wrote:
Dungey pulled a tear-off moto 1 in the first corner while pinned, turning and in 3rd place. Not boring.
ocscottie wrote:
I noticed that also, hope Gibby caught a pic of it!
Found it, had to screenshot it from the video, hope someone got a good shot of it, not only early in traffic, but off the face of the 1st jump:



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JerseyFresh 7/19/2015 2:40pm
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Carlos Z wrote:
He should be more like j-law on the podium huh? Bet you'd like that right.
I don't care what he does, I'm just sayin it like it is.
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Carlos Z wrote:
He should be more like j-law on the podium huh? Bet you'd like that right.
JerseyFresh wrote:
I don't care what he does, I'm just sayin it like it is.
In your opinion
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JerseyFresh wrote:
No, he's boring. Captain Vanilla. Does just what he has to win, nothing exceptional. Has a not fun to watch riding style, says nothing funny on...
No, he's boring. Captain Vanilla. Does just what he has to win, nothing exceptional. Has a not fun to watch riding style, says nothing funny on the podium or in interviews. In fact his podium talk is odd, he has that weird twitch where he closes his eyes and nods for no reason. He's fast, I'm not saying that, he's just not fun to watch.
Yep, doesn't do anything special, like first one to double the down hill at High Point, first one to triple up Mt Martin this weekend, nice power wheelie pass around the corner this weekend, etc. Such a boring rider to watch...
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MR. X 7/19/2015 2:55pm
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The first moto when he powered through the inside corner riding the back wheel was just awesome to watch .
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JRMX59 7/19/2015 2:56pm
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tobz wrote:
Vanilla dunge
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DAS Dungey

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I really like this, I hope it sticks. Boring? I'd say Efficient!
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ocscottie wrote:
btw: today was his annual St Jude charity deal, dude is pure class! @ryandungey and Indy Car driver @scottdixon9 at the start of the @stjude #MNMajor...
btw: today was his annual St Jude charity deal, dude is pure class!


Just noticed in the picture he has the angry dunge face ,haha.
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jonesaustin 7/19/2015 3:34pm
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well, as someone who's particular about rider styles, if I was a pro racer i would want Dungey's style. i think it looks fantastic. add to that he looks "Factory", harkening back to the clean look before riders started wearing contrasting gear/bike color combos and NASCARing out their machines with all the wrong stickers in all the wrong places. Dungey GETS IT. he looks excellent, not boring by any means, but has a great style to watch. he's the perfect Factory rider.
Maverick313 7/20/2015 8:10am
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WhipMeister wrote:
Weege or Langston made the point that RD has started every outdoor moto since 2010. Who else has done that? Boring? I guess for some. Key...
Weege or Langston made the point that RD has started every outdoor moto since 2010. Who else has done that?

Boring?

I guess for some.

Key to championships?

Oh yeah.
He missed two outdoor races in 250 MX in 2007 and has started at every outdoor race since 2008. In supercross he missed five races in 2012. Dungey has missed 7 races since 2006 and has been to MXdN 6 times.
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If that running pic was 2014, RD would have stayed behind #14 for 80% of the race. This year, he's going for an early pass.......
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WhipMeister wrote:
Weege or Langston made the point that RD has started every outdoor moto since 2010. Who else has done that? Boring? I guess for some. Key...
Weege or Langston made the point that RD has started every outdoor moto since 2010. Who else has done that?

Boring?

I guess for some.

Key to championships?

Oh yeah.
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He missed two outdoor races in 250 MX in 2007 and has started at every outdoor race since 2008. In supercross he missed five races in...
He missed two outdoor races in 250 MX in 2007 and has started at every outdoor race since 2008. In supercross he missed five races in 2012. Dungey has missed 7 races since 2006 and has been to MXdN 6 times.
You gotta be in it to win it.

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MR. X wrote:
The first moto when he powered through the inside corner riding the back wheel was just awesome to watch .
I had to rewind and watch that again!
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jonesaustin wrote:
well, as someone who's particular about rider styles, if I was a pro racer i would want Dungey's style. i think it looks fantastic. add to...
well, as someone who's particular about rider styles, if I was a pro racer i would want Dungey's style. i think it looks fantastic. add to that he looks "Factory", harkening back to the clean look before riders started wearing contrasting gear/bike color combos and NASCARing out their machines with all the wrong stickers in all the wrong places. Dungey GETS IT. he looks excellent, not boring by any means, but has a great style to watch. he's the perfect Factory rider.
Dungey reminds me very much of Broc Glover.

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ocscottie wrote:
btw: today was his annual St Jude charity deal, dude is pure class! @ryandungey and Indy Car driver @scottdixon9 at the start of the @stjude #MNMajor...
btw: today was his annual St Jude charity deal, dude is pure class!


Motocross is a joke, you just twist a throttle and sit on a bike. Case in point, this little chunky kid is beating Dungey in a running race.

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JerseyFresh wrote:
No, he's boring. Captain Vanilla. Does just what he has to win, nothing exceptional. Has a not fun to watch riding style, says nothing funny on...
No, he's boring. Captain Vanilla. Does just what he has to win, nothing exceptional. Has a not fun to watch riding style, says nothing funny on the podium or in interviews. In fact his podium talk is odd, he has that weird twitch where he closes his eyes and nods for no reason. He's fast, I'm not saying that, he's just not fun to watch.
Nothing exceptional....LOL.

"Does just what he has to to win".

Isnt that what it is all about? Just win. Should he throw in a few supermans while racing, maybe a few yardsales just to be interesting?
Maverick313 7/20/2015 11:46am
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JerseyFresh wrote:
No, he's boring. Captain Vanilla. Does just what he has to win, nothing exceptional. Has a not fun to watch riding style, says nothing funny on...
No, he's boring. Captain Vanilla. Does just what he has to win, nothing exceptional. Has a not fun to watch riding style, says nothing funny on the podium or in interviews. In fact his podium talk is odd, he has that weird twitch where he closes his eyes and nods for no reason. He's fast, I'm not saying that, he's just not fun to watch.
"Nothing exceptional."

Yea, Roger Decoster thought that too when he plucked him out of the B class to put him on a factory ride. Multiple titles in multiple classes and his race wins put him near the top with Carmichael, McGrath, Stewart, Villopoto and Johnson, but he's nothing exceptional.

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On this subject, has any other rider in MX history won national championships with the strategy of waiting for the faster guys to get hurt?
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BobPA 7/20/2015 1:57pm
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RMT wrote:
On this subject, has any other rider in MX history won national championships with the strategy of waiting for the faster guys to get hurt?
Chad Reed, Grant Langston come to mind.
roundtheoutside 7/20/2015 2:27pm
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I get the impression he's less scripted than just nice. He doesn't want to give too much away. We have many scripted racers who lack charisma...
I get the impression he's less scripted than just nice. He doesn't want to give too much away. We have many scripted racers who lack charisma, but Dungey politely gives his podium interview without getting into areas where he may say something provocative. I think it's more his personality. We haven't had that many Bob Hannah's and Rick Johnson's in our sport. Cooper Webb is more like those guys and I love it! Dungey just keeps his cards close so as to be polite imo.
I agree with you. I think he is just very focused on a positiv mindset which probably is his key to success. He never was boring.
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JerseyFresh wrote:
No, he's boring. Captain Vanilla. Does just what he has to win, nothing exceptional. Has a not fun to watch riding style, says nothing funny on...
No, he's boring. Captain Vanilla. Does just what he has to win, nothing exceptional. Has a not fun to watch riding style, says nothing funny on the podium or in interviews. In fact his podium talk is odd, he has that weird twitch where he closes his eyes and nods for no reason. He's fast, I'm not saying that, he's just not fun to watch.
The troll is strong in this one.......

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ocscottie 7/20/2015 3:33pm
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Guys, just Do not feed the troll!

Go Dunge!



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JerseyFresh wrote:
No, he's boring. Captain Vanilla. Does just what he has to win, nothing exceptional. Has a not fun to watch riding style, says nothing funny on...
No, he's boring. Captain Vanilla. Does just what he has to win, nothing exceptional. Has a not fun to watch riding style, says nothing funny on the podium or in interviews. In fact his podium talk is odd, he has that weird twitch where he closes his eyes and nods for no reason. He's fast, I'm not saying that, he's just not fun to watch.
dirtnapper wrote:
The troll is strong in this one.......

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I like how people use podium interviews/interviews as a criteria to hate on him. They probably can't even articulate what they would like a rider to say in interviews without sounding like a dumbass.

Dunge is pure class and is constantly stepping up his game. Being a professional motocross/supercross racer is the opposite of boring.
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I'm so impressed with RD and I hate to admit it but I think Aldon is a big part of it. Ryan has so much confidence, his passes are quick and lethal. He's got downright more speed this year and I see some RV in him as he really plants that back wheel riding more off the back. He's driving harder than anyone through the whoops out of the turns and even pushing down - rear wheel first off many of the jumps so he can get that horsepower and drive ASAP.
That takes more strength, more stamina and the confidence he can use it all - all moto long. I would have loved to see the two Ryan's go at it again, but I'll have to wait again for Barcia to get that jump and/or ET to come back to where he was.

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