Golden is Gonna Make the Night Show

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agn5009 wrote:
That's not the point. Those guys who go out and roll around don't get any TV coverage or respect. They get bagged on too. Why should...
That's not the point. Those guys who go out and roll around don't get any TV coverage or respect. They get bagged on too. Why should she be different? Because she's a female? Let's get a female out there who actually tries and is competitive. She's taking advantage of the situation and getting air time because of it
it's news worthy and they run with it, That's just how it is , not so hard to understand.
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3/12/2016 5:24pm Edited Date/Time 3/12/2016 5:24pm
hannah hodges would do way better Tongue Tongue hannah wouldved been competitive with the boys
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Wow it was hard watching her roll through the whoops like that.
Just shows how tough the tracks really are
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3/12/2016 5:25pm
agn5009 wrote:
That's not the point. Those guys who go out and roll around don't get any TV coverage or respect. They get bagged on too. Why should...
That's not the point. Those guys who go out and roll around don't get any TV coverage or respect. They get bagged on too. Why should she be different? Because she's a female? Let's get a female out there who actually tries and is competitive. She's taking advantage of the situation and getting air time because of it
500guy wrote:
it's news worthy and they run with it, That's just how it is , not so hard to understand.
I do understand it. Just don't bag on people who don't agree with it. I don't agree with the situation at all. I would love to see a competitive female. It'd be great for our sport and extremely admirable. Like I said before, I look forward to the day that actually happens.

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I'm all for her trying to make it to the show and I was stoked for her to make it in, but damn, she didn't even try off the start in the LCQ. Why put in so much effort when it's just not gonna happen? I really wanted to see her race and fight for it, not roll off the line and cruise around. But what do I know. If she's happy with that, that's all that matters I guess. Roll on Vick
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3/12/2016 5:34pm
Can we assume she's making decent coin by showing up, because she literally seemed disinterested in the actual racing part. Not hating, just observing.
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3/12/2016 5:38pm
Crush wrote:
Can we assume she's making decent coin by showing up, because she literally seemed disinterested in the actual racing part. Not hating, just observing.
Agree
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3/12/2016 5:39pm
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37th so beating 5 guys
Like she hasn't beat guys b4. I know it's a big accomplishment tonight but very small field tonight. Not bashing, just the facts.
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3/12/2016 5:42pm
Crush wrote:
Can we assume she's making decent coin by showing up, because she literally seemed disinterested in the actual racing part. Not hating, just observing.
I would bet she's pulling in more cash than a significant amount of the 250s that actually made the main. Could be wrong though
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3/12/2016 5:45pm Edited Date/Time 3/12/2016 6:09pm
Ted722 wrote:
:). My 13 year old's going to throw a leg over an '05 YZ125 by this Summer. Started on a CRF 70 then a CRF 110...
Smile . My 13 year old's going to throw a leg over an '05 YZ125 by this Summer. Started on a CRF 70 then a CRF 110.

I think you worked on the bike. Picked it up about 3 years ago. It's a great bike.



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She's going to love that bike! You must have picked that up from another vet rider. I say that because the vet guys are usually the...
She's going to love that bike! You must have picked that up from another vet rider. I say that because the vet guys are usually the only ones that would put a logo on their graphics kit without a $1k per class win bonus for the Sac Raceway series... Silly
I went for Yamabucks in the early 90's and landed on my head.

I wanted a local Pro to throw that '05 around at Dixon. Kyle Tigert was the victim. Smile . It was awesome seeing him flog that thing around there. FWIW, he loved the bike and said it he liked it better than his own RM144.

Good luck at the next round Vicki!
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It's a shame the Aussie Megan Rutledge didn't give a go a couple of years ago when she was at full fitness bickies golden has nothing on her. I see this as a way that golden not having to race the current batch of girls that would easily leave her behind, why get paid nothing and lose when she could race the boys get left for dead and make good coin cause she is female. How many riders tried to qualify for Toronto today
3/12/2016 6:29pm
I doubt she's making any coin, bro.
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3/12/2016 7:34pm
Plessinger nailed the hole shot while being lined up right next to her when they were lined up all the way out on the outside. She didn't even try. And they waste tv time on her...
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3/12/2016 7:45pm
Crush wrote:
Can we assume she's making decent coin by showing up, because she literally seemed disinterested in the actual racing part. Not hating, just observing.
Are you saying Feld could be writing checks to "create" a story?!
If so, I agree. Carry on, sir.
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3/12/2016 7:58pm
Just want to get this in here 1 more time tonight
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3/12/2016 8:20pm
lol so many bitter old dudes in these threads
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zehn wrote:
lol so many bitter old dudes in these threads
Careful, you're speaking to the foundation of this sport
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3/12/2016 9:18pm
Wow... There are a lot of sad excuses for human beings around here.
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zehn wrote:
lol so many bitter old dudes in these threads
BSmooth13 wrote:
Careful, you're speaking to the foundation of this sport
Actually, I'm talking to a bunch of dudes who hate dirt bike racing. This is Vital, after all.
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Wow... There are a lot of sad excuses for human beings around here.
Because not everyone has the same opinion as you? No one's attacking her personally. Most are disappointed she went put there and rode around in the heat and LCQ.
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3/12/2016 9:41pm
Lots of mangina in here.

VG looks about 100 percent better than she did a year ago. She did seem to dislike the big whoops today, but is way more aggressive on attacking sections than in the past.

In the heat race she started last, and picked off a couple guys that I saw.

It's a step forward.
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You guys have to be kidding me, anyone who makes a night show. . . Scratch that, anyone who has earned their pro license and is even attempting to make a night show has my full respect, they're better riders than I am and made the commitment and investment to pursue their goals. If you can make the night show, you should have the respect of every single person on this board, and the fact that some of you guys are trying to downplay an accomplishment like that is sad really.

Here's where I'm at with this. My greatest accomplishment thus far on two wheels as been making an endurocross main in the AMATUER class. By the standards of some self centered losers in this thread, I guess I shouldn't have been very happy. Well guess what, I've probably never been so excited and pumped in my life! I was so stoked it wasn't even funny, to be able to race in the night program and prove to myself I could do it, that meant so much to me personally that whatever happened after that didn't even matter, and that's something I'll remember for the rest of my life. I figure what Vicki pulled off was the same way for her but on an even greater scale, and for a bunch of keyboard warriors to think they have the right to try to take that away from her is sickening.

End of rant, hope you guys find something in your life to make you happy other than dragging others down.
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3/12/2016 9:48pm
PJ205 wrote:
Wow... There are a lot of sad excuses for human beings around here.
agn5009 wrote:
Because not everyone has the same opinion as you? No one's attacking her personally. Most are disappointed she went put there and rode around in the...
Because not everyone has the same opinion as you? No one's attacking her personally. Most are disappointed she went put there and rode around in the heat and LCQ.
You're one of the main people I'm talking about. Take that however you'd like to.
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JM485 wrote:
You guys have to be kidding me, anyone who makes a night show. . . Scratch that, anyone who has earned their pro license and is...
You guys have to be kidding me, anyone who makes a night show. . . Scratch that, anyone who has earned their pro license and is even attempting to make a night show has my full respect, they're better riders than I am and made the commitment and investment to pursue their goals. If you can make the night show, you should have the respect of every single person on this board, and the fact that some of you guys are trying to downplay an accomplishment like that is sad really.

Here's where I'm at with this. My greatest accomplishment thus far on two wheels as been making an endurocross main in the AMATUER class. By the standards of some self centered losers in this thread, I guess I shouldn't have been very happy. Well guess what, I've probably never been so excited and pumped in my life! I was so stoked it wasn't even funny, to be able to race in the night program and prove to myself I could do it, that meant so much to me personally that whatever happened after that didn't even matter, and that's something I'll remember for the rest of my life. I figure what Vicki pulled off was the same way for her but on an even greater scale, and for a bunch of keyboard warriors to think they have the right to try to take that away from her is sickening.

End of rant, hope you guys find something in your life to make you happy other than dragging others down.
Well done! +1
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Really enjoyed seeing her out there and wish I could have seen more of her. Coming from a guy that raced every weekend for 12 years and never came close to even lining up for a SX practice session I have huge respect for the girl. Of course I root for Danica too ..... I love all women in motorsports
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3/12/2016 11:41pm Edited Date/Time 3/12/2016 11:43pm
GuyB wrote:
Lots of mangina in here. VG looks about 100 percent better than she did a year ago. She did seem to dislike the big whoops today...
Lots of mangina in here.

VG looks about 100 percent better than she did a year ago. She did seem to dislike the big whoops today, but is way more aggressive on attacking sections than in the past.

In the heat race she started last, and picked off a couple guys that I saw.

It's a step forward.
I don't think you know what the term mangina means. It certainly doesn't mean a "butthurt male" in the sense that you're eluding to. But you're right in that there is a lot of mangina in here.
3/13/2016 1:35am Edited Date/Time 3/13/2016 11:28am
slipdog wrote:
I told my 4yr old daughter that she's the first girl to race professionally with the boys in Supercross and someday she may be able to...
I told my 4yr old daughter that she's the first girl to race professionally with the boys in Supercross and someday she may be able to also because of the barriers Viki is breaking down just to be out there tonight. Pretty simple stuff, but you know... haters gonna hate!
What barriers is she breaking down? VG signed up , showed up, qualified for the night show. Not everyone qualified for the night show, VG did.

Nothing at all wrong with her in the Night show, she deserved it, so do the others that made it, not everyone can make it, that's reality. As far as rolling around we see that all.of the time , in fact in the Pulp show callers chastise Jeff Alessi for rolling around in the 450 mains this year. So that's not unique to her.

But what barriers did she break down? Not understanding the breaking down barriers -- were females banned from competing and she changed that?
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Is that the girl that always wears these huge ugly sun glasses?
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gonemoto wrote:
I'm all for her trying to make it to the show and I was stoked for her to make it in, but damn, she didn't even...
I'm all for her trying to make it to the show and I was stoked for her to make it in, but damn, she didn't even try off the start in the LCQ. Why put in so much effort when it's just not gonna happen? I really wanted to see her race and fight for it, not roll off the line and cruise around. But what do I know. If she's happy with that, that's all that matters I guess. Roll on Vick
exactly

was there an interview asking what she wanted to accomplish ?

maybe her goal was to just simply reach the LCQ

and then she was so happy she just wanted to roll off the starting gate and just roll around like one of those 7-year-old KTM child riders

she may have known all along (ok, she knew) that she stood no chance at all in actually qualifying

so all she wanted to do in the lcq was to just "be there"

so, roll and roll and roll
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3/13/2016 11:19am
Kinda brutal a bunch of grown men getting all upset about Vicki making it into the night show.

I thought she rode really well in the LCQ and straight up passed and beat 3 other racers. Yeah in the heat race she rolled a lot of the track but that wasn't all that different then a lot of other riders who get into a crash after the first turn. Big deal, she didn't hold anyone up or get into the way so let it go. In the LCQ she attacked the track and was skimming the whoops before the finish line. Yes she was rolling the first set of whoops on the track but they did look pretty big and again she wasn't the only person to be rolling them.

Now a really cool thing. Lots of people in the stands where I was sitting were pumped for her especially women. I personally think this is great thing same with the extra publicity she gets. She is appealing to a new demographic so sure feld jumps on it to promote the races. Guess what it is also getting people interested in the sport that might not of been before. If that helps sell bikes, gear etc and improves the health of this sport I'm all about.

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