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Racerx site has been spotty for me on mobile and PC's and macs ever since the the site upgrade a few years ago.
Suspect the prgrammers were getting too cute with the " features " they wanted. Never go there much anymore.
Still I suspect something didnt get translated right as I could never tell who was talkink. Got the jist of it though. excellant article.
Reading between the lines and in the absence of Comment by Chad himself I would say Chad gave it his all and then some!
Few decent phone calls with Sanner (selling me the dream, even though i was already keen), and we couldn't wait to get the motor back, onto the bike for testing before the season started over here. That's when the issues began. Excuses on excuses - promised deadlines missed every week, and weeks/months went by with no sign of my motor. In the end i was thousands down with no motor for my new bike sitting here. Worrying!
Luckily, i caught Sanner on a good day and he shipped the motor back over (minus the key Vortex ECU to tie the package together, but it was a start) a week before we raced the support race at the British GP at Matterley Basin. Bike was quick but not crazy with the stock ecu. We were lucky to get the money back on the ignition later down the line, and were helped out with excellent service by Josh Pitts(and Don/Andrea Leib at Rocket).
Josh later did a custom dyno mapping on the bike whilst he was over here in the UK working at Dixon's shop - and the bike was finally what it should have been, just a year later than we'd hoped!
Excellent read though, and really tied together the story we experienced, and it seems lucky we got the stuff back at all! Sanner, i believe, did have great intentions, but major cash issues hindered the team, customers, and everyone around it.
Great job, Matthes!
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Thank you for writing it up Mathis. You are the king of SX/MX media! You bring the fans EXACTLY what they want to know.
Now, how about some good investigative reporting on some of those bigger teams that have shit the bed and left people hanging? Racer X painted some rosy ass pictures of MDK in print and a year later that operation shit the bed with people being owed didn't it? And how about Greg Albertyn and his suit and tie days in the real estate investments? RX was all up in his ivory tower but we never heard a peep after that went to shit. Is that why DeCoster is still working past 70?
Funny how some people are exempt from a good bash fest while others seem to get a double dose
Hopefully he can bounce back and make good on some wrong doings between him and some of his customers at some point. He clearly was a great engine builder.
And how about some of these riders who take the money and never line up for the race? Been a few of those over the years. And people freak when Hannah speaks...LMAO
It kind of invalidates those certifications.
Most of these guys are still grinding to make a living.
DV said it best once on pulp. Something about not sucking up to manfriends for free underwear glasses and rims and bullshit that jas no value......make millions and concentrate on winning and jusr go buy shit.
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Each person is validating what they others are saying, and that's all the proof you need.
doesn't alex's parent own millville - i would have thought there would have been a ton more opportunities and backing thru his parents and their connections?
Some make the most of everything and never give up, the others get weeded out.
Phil and Alex are two of my favorite riders....I'm even more of a fan now!
Unless you have had your ass handed to you in any business venture, it's difficult to understand what can transpire. I really hate it for him. And of course for anyone that was negatively impacted. (I did not read the article yet)
Racing is a lose lose lose for most. Sounds like the guy was juggling far too many balls and they all came down.
Even the best fall down sometimes. Most wouldnt even try.
You know the saying...before you judge a guy, walk a mile in his shoes. ....
Maybe he didnt respond to Matthes because of pride. I doubt the guy planned for shit to go this way.
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