This should tell you something...

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http://www.markmartinfordmercury.com/
[quote:2u5d9jzp]
Saturday, March 22: Ricky Carmichael (2007 X Games 13 MotoX Gold Champion & 2007 Motocross of Nations Champion) 2pm[/quote:2u5d9jzp]

No mention of his multiple MX and SX championships, because no one knows or cares...XGames they know and anything involving "world" or a race of "nations" the public understands.
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3/22/2008 12:48pm
When Travis Pastrana signed his first shoe deal with Puma they didnt even know he raced MX. They just knew he was the kid that backflipped into the bay.
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3/22/2008 12:50pm Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:26pm
[quote="uptite":261gkaok]When Travis Pastrana signed his first shoe deal with Puma they didnt even know he raced MX. They just knew he was the kid that backflipped into the bay.[/quote:261gkaok]

Isnt Pastrami, like, the GREATEST rider EVERRRRRRRRRRR on a dirt bike??

Just something I learned on that Vital site.
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3/22/2008 1:01pm
great, maybe mx can remain the discriminate diversion we all fell in love with then.
3/22/2008 1:02pm Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:26pm
[quote="ddog558":3iqtya2f][quote="uptite":3iqtya2f]When Travis Pastrana signed his first shoe deal with Puma they didnt even know he raced MX. They just knew he was the kid that backflipped into the bay.[/quote:3iqtya2f]

Isnt Pastrami, like, the GREATEST rider EVERRRRRRRRRRR on a dirt bike??

Just something I learned on that Vital site.[/quote:3iqtya2f]
No, how can he be he is number 199.

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3/22/2008 1:26pm Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:26pm
[quote="flarider":26wxc1td]http://www.markmartinfordmercury.com/
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Saturday, March 22: Ricky Carmichael (2007 X Games 13 MotoX Gold Champion & 2007 Motocross of Nations Champion) 2pm[/quote:26wxc1td]

No mention of his multiple MX and SX championships, because no one knows or cares...XGames they know and anything involving "world" or a race of "nations" the public understands.[/quote:26wxc1td]

I give up, what should it tell us?
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3/22/2008 1:48pm
looks like they just used the most recent things he had won. Otherwise they would have mentioned former MXDN victories. Amybe they just didn't want to type that much?
3/22/2008 1:49pm
It tells me that motocross specifically and motorcycle racing in general is completely irrelevant to the public at large. But the X-games are on TV and totally x-treme to the max, dude, so those dudes must rock, even if we have no idea of what they really do, dude.
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3/22/2008 1:56pm Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:26pm
[quote="r_outsider":2tomf1if]It tells me that motocross specifically and motorcycle racing in general is completely irrelevant to the public at large. But the X-games are on TV and totally x-treme to the max, dude, so those dudes must rock, even if we have no idea of what they really do, dude.[/quote:2tomf1if]
ding ding ding
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3/22/2008 1:57pm Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:26pm
[quote="r_outsider":11264wr8]It tells me that motocross specifically and motorcycle racing in general is completely irrelevant to the public at large. But the X-games are on TV and totally x-treme to the max, dude, so those dudes must rock, even if we have no idea of what they really do, dude.[/quote:11264wr8]

it tells me that LN and the ama are useless as the stewards of this sport!
3/22/2008 1:59pm Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:26pm
[quote="flarider":1tpt0yox][quote="r_outsider":1tpt0yox]It tells me that motocross specifically and motorcycle racing in general is completely irrelevant to the public at large. But the X-games are on TV and totally x-treme to the max, dude, so those dudes must rock, even if we have no idea of what they really do, dude.[/quote:1tpt0yox]
ding ding ding[/quote:1tpt0yox]

And this is new how?
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3/22/2008 7:44pm
What's a 13X Gold Moto Champion?

Tells us situation normal.
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3/22/2008 8:59pm Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:26pm
[quote:2aj5rsa1]No mention of his multiple MX and SX championships, because no one knows or cares...XGames they know and anything involving "world" or a race of "nations" the public understands.[/quote:2aj5rsa1]

Why would the general public care about a sport that goes through multi-year eras of guys who lap almost the whole field every race? That's not racing. :? When 10 guys can stay on the same lap as the winner, people may start giving a crap.
3/23/2008 5:48am Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:26pm
[quote="yzthumpa":1xkubhqp][quote:1xkubhqp]No mention of his multiple MX and SX championships, because no one knows or cares...XGames they know and anything involving "world" or a race of "nations" the public understands.[/quote:1xkubhqp]

Why would the general public care about a sport that goes through multi-year eras of guys who lap almost the whole field every race? That's not racing. :? When 10 guys can stay on the same lap as the winner, people may start giving a crap.[/quote:1xkubhqp]

I disagree. Think about basketball it prospered when everyone watched Jordan and the Bulls dominate. Look at F1 it prospered when Schuemaker was killing everyone. How about golf, I think attendance is like 4 times higher when Tiger is at a tournament versus not and what he has done to golf tv ratings since coming on tour. I personally watched every televised Patriots game this year just to see if the streak would continue and I bet I wasn't alone in doing so.
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3/23/2008 6:34am Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:26pm
[quote="wildbill":snttep1g]great, maybe mx can remain the discriminate diversion we all fell in love with then.[/quote:snttep1g]
Ditto
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3/23/2008 8:11am Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:26pm
[quote="ThePipe":9uuswbea][quote="wildbill":9uuswbea]great, maybe mx can remain the discriminate diversion we all fell in love with then.[/quote:9uuswbea]
Ditto[/quote:9uuswbea]

Ditto X2
3/23/2008 10:38am Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:26pm
[quote="r_outsider":12ekvmgb]It tells me that motocross specifically and motorcycle racing in general is completely irrelevant to the public at large...[/quote:12ekvmgb]

It just means that the sport, as it is, it irrelevant. Motorcycle racing is still motorcycle racing.

TV has just been snubbing AMA races too much. Probably lots of politics there none of us ever hear about.
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3/23/2008 10:44am Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:26pm
[quote="Racetime":1zqihwqu][quote="r_outsider":1zqihwqu]It tells me that motocross specifically and motorcycle racing in general is completely irrelevant to the public at large...[/quote:1zqihwqu]

It just means that the sport, as it is, it irrelevant. Motorcycle racing is still motorcycle racing.

TV has just been snubbing AMA races too much. Probably lots of politics there none of us ever hear about.[/quote:1zqihwqu]

TV isnt "snubbing" anything....tv is screaming for "entertainment" and "the next nascar".....LV and the AMA have been crappy stewards of this sport. Holding it back in the name of profits and corporate ego-mania for themselves! Being profit driven they have not pushed to create entertainment, they have run moto so as not to break it but not so as to build it!

dingman is the first to prove he wasnt ego driven, by selling it off and admitting they were over their heads! the people who were punted from ama pro were probably the ones holding it back.
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3/23/2008 2:47pm Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:26pm
[quote="andymoto":37cy6uab]What's a 13X Gold Moto Champion?

Tells us situation normal.[/quote:37cy6uab]


X Games (Number)13 as in the 13th one, I think
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3/24/2008 12:07pm Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 6:27pm
[quote="Dean":7khdpu91][quote="andymoto":7khdpu91]What's a 13X Gold Moto Champion?

Tells us situation normal.[/quote:7khdpu91]


X Games (Number)13 as in the 13th one, I think[/quote:7khdpu91]

You're right. Read it wrong. I appreciate you correcting me.

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