K-Dub

SWEET PICS!!!!

Its weird seeing KDUB wearing something different besides No Fear and Arai.

... last years SX runner up, always fast and consistant, yet barely even talks of him as even a podium contender. I'm thinking he's been laying low, had some good time off and is going to come out swinging at A1.

I really hope K-Dub brings his A game, it would be awesome to see him up near the front in what will most likely be one of his last seasons..

I think his new look is retarded.... guess some stuff just takes getting use to

I think it's time for MSR to hire some new designers....

I like it. Love to see him get a title before he retires. Doubt it, but it would be cool.

I think the new gear looks good....should be a good season for K-Dub

It'd be kick ass if K-dub could pull another 2nd in points for the season.

There is an open window of opportunity.
He realizes with the players involved, if no one person runs away with every race, that consistency could win it all.

Kdub has had his chances when there was no RC. The guy just does not have what it takes to be a champ. He cannot handle pressure. Never has, never will.

Oh. So they took away his 125 championships?


Wear a helmet when you ride. It'll do you worlds of good.

Who wants some of this!!

Maybe he bring bring his A game. It would be cool if he brought his A game. Do you think the others will bring their A game? Because if they all only brought their B game then Kevin would win since he might bring his A game,assuming he brings his A game. I hope he has room in the gear bag for the A game since it takes up a little more room than the B game. I can't wait for A1.

Kevin defines the word "professional" for the sport.

Here is a interesting article on Kdub from I think 03.
“When I crashed and broke my femur, I realized that it was almost a sort of relief,” said Windham. “Up until that point I had been having a terrible season, and if that injury hadn’t taken me out, I firmly believe that I would have taken myself out of the season before it was through.”

In the seven races that preceded Atlanta, K-Dub showed blazing speed during practice and in his heat races but failed to deliver in any of the main events. In fact, his best result was a sixth at round two, well below the expectations placed on him by not only his employers and fans, but himself, as well.

“Racing requires a lot of confidence, and that season I could pretty much coast through the heat races because they are only 10 laps,” said Windham. “But when I was sitting there on the starting line for the main event, I knew that I didn’t have it in me to run 20 laps strong. I knew that I hadn’t put in the preparation during the week to deliver.”

With those days well behind him, Windham can now look back and openly admit that he was not training. Personal demons, a lack of motivation, and an ever-growing distaste for the week-in, week-out rigors of professional racing left Windham distracted and unhappy at the track. So bad was his personal funk that his Suzuki bosses even grounded him for a race. “They told me to take a weekend off to get my head straight,” remembers Windham. “Looking back, I can understand why they did that. Everyone around me was putting in 100%, but I wasn’t living up to my end of the bargain. They benched me to show me that they were not happy with the effort I was putting in.”

Two weeks later, Windham benched himself for good at Atlanta and retreated to his Centerville, Mississippi, home. While he healed, K-Dub spent his time enjoying some of the things that he largely missed out on while growing up. “I didn’t train, I ate what I wanted, and I got drunk a hell of a lot,” he said. “I got big, never thought about racing, and pretty much decided that I wasn’t coming back for the 250cc Nationals. I never officially announced my retirement, though, because I was never really 100% sure deep down inside.”

It was strange how Windham’s absence fm the ’02 250cc Nationals went largely unnoticed, most likely because of Ricky Carmichael’s mythical perfect season, but the sport was simply not the same without his graceful, effortless style on the track and his warm personality in the pits. Windham proved unreachable by the media during his reclusion from the moto society, but rumors of a potential return began to surface in early ’03.

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“I realized that I need competition in my life,” said Windham, who also became a father during his temporary stint with retirement. “Lots of things changed for me when I was away, and when my head was clear I decided that returning to racing was what I really and truly wanted to do. When I finally announced my return, I was recharged and excited to get back on the track. In a way, that broken femur was a blessing in disguise.”

Agreed.

He won a few 125 championships? im sure there is pressure there. Get a grip!!!