Weston Peick = Rex Staten

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Edited Date/Time 1/14/2016 10:53pm
Sometimes you just got to let go a punch. But in todays Political Correct world you cannot
do that. Rex Staten never was penalized by the way.
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croom mx 1/10/2016 11:53am
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The AMA should have penalized Friese also.
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YamaLink 1/10/2016 11:54am
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Yep. I don't think Rex had as much to lose as Weston does in terms of marketing, sponsors, team image on social media. Sometimes you just got to not let go a punch.
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croom mx 1/10/2016 11:56am
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Rex rode 35 years ago pal, there was no marketing or social media.
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Ted722 1/10/2016 11:57am
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I was there when RJ planted a knuckle sandwich on the Dogger at a Golden State race in Adelanto. The riders need to go back to open face helmets!

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croom mx 1/10/2016 11:59am
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YamaLink wrote:
Yep. I don't think Rex had as much to lose as Weston does in terms of marketing, sponsors, team image on social media. Sometimes you just...
Yep. I don't think Rex had as much to lose as Weston does in terms of marketing, sponsors, team image on social media. Sometimes you just got to not let go a punch.
Why don't you tell that to Weston Peick.
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Chains 1/10/2016 12:29pm
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Why would anyone punch somebody in the helmet? And then to top it off he hurt his hand............
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davistld01 1/10/2016 12:33pm
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Rex Staten WAS a badass...not just a hyped one like WP. Rex would have knocked Freise out...helmet or not.
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croom mx wrote:
Rex rode 35 years ago pal, there was no marketing or social media.
What planet you living on? There was plenty of marketing (ever see an ad in a magazine or on TV?).... And... Social media was actually social, word of mouth, speaking face to face with other human beings..
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olds cool 1/10/2016 12:40pm
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Rex would have ripped the handlebars off of VF's bike and wrapped them around his head.
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From what I read, decades ago, Staten was a fairly accomplished boxer.Some form of State Titlist (Golden Gloves?)

Peick, whilst a pretty good bloke (and rider) in my eyes, just has a 'rep' / 'title' that has been placed upon him by fans / the media.

Staten made the mistake of getting into it with Big John Banks at the USGP one year - a fellow ex boxer (and one of natures true gentlemen) - I think if that was allowed to go on past the furry of fisticuffs that happened, it could have been quite bloody, for both of them.

Peick - I feel sorry for him - you just can't thump a dickhead in full view of a packed stadium, and a fair few hundred thousand google box viewers.

In these PC days, he probably will come out of this, very much worse than Freise. Freise has a long record of being a f***wit, it's a pity that he can't put that behind him, and just rely on his skills.
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croom mx 1/10/2016 12:44pm
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croom mx wrote:
Rex rode 35 years ago pal, there was no marketing or social media.
gt80rider wrote:
What planet you living on? There was plenty of marketing (ever see an ad in a magazine or on TV?).... And... Social media was actually social...
What planet you living on? There was plenty of marketing (ever see an ad in a magazine or on TV?).... And... Social media was actually social, word of mouth, speaking face to face with other human beings..
haha
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croom mx 1/10/2016 12:46pm
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olds cool wrote:
Rex would have ripped the handlebars off of VF's bike and wrapped them around his head.
You are right about that.
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Mini Elsinore 1/10/2016 1:50pm
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Not even a legit comparison. Rex didn't embrace his image as a tough guy-----he just happened to be a genuine tough guy. WP seems one step removed from referring to himself in the third person, imo. Further, I have always believed Rex's rough around the edges persona cost him some opportunities back in the day. BTW, huge Rex fan here---still have a short stack of Bassett Racing stickers he gave me as a kid.
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rubarb 1/14/2016 10:53pm
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Doyoo gies reely think Peick is tuff?

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