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To me it looked like Kenny and Eli passing him rattled him. He started riding tight and making mistakes. Anderson got by and after that he calmed down, got back into his rhythm and then put himself back into third. That's why he got third place yesterday, not because he was settling for a podium. He could break his femur this week and it would be bye bye championship. While highly unlikely it is possible and that is why you never settle.
*edit* The interview I was thinking of is his post race interview with Matthes in St Louis for anyone that cares.
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Uhm, no. This is a very relevant strategy late in the season when one controls their own destiny which is the case right now. There is just no upside to ride the edge on a track like this unless you're KR that has to prove as much to himself as potential sponsors that he is as good as we claim he can be.
"Your argument is whats known as unverifiable/unfalsifiable. In informal logic, it would fall under rhetoric. Basically, its meaningless."
While "unverifiable/unfalsifiable" it is also a very used strategy by any mature racer that sees the big picture in all racing series. And yes it is unverifiable as no quality racer would admit they were were not giving it their all for their fans and sponsors, but in reality it happens all the time. To not acknowledge that, is just closed minded.
"I'm calling it nonsense anyway. They were at the will of others tonight, not their own. Plain and simple."
While KR and ET did ride faster, it's a rather hollow victory in that it means nothing to RD and the series.
So now what? RD would like to win but knows it's not necessary. So I believe the only thing he will challenge himself for is to extend his podium stretch for the record books, but if a win without excessive risk is available, he'll go for that too.
TM
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RD won literally four in a row. This one was a must win for Roczen's ego, and not for Dungey. Roczen was on it. Simple as that.
Some times you have to let the rabbit run.
Of course racers dont risk as much when they already have a lock on the championship. Any idiot knows that. What you fail to understand is the competitive ego of a professional athlete, because you are likely not a competitive person. Dungey doesnt want to lose to anyone, ever. Sure, he may not ride outside of his comfort zone, but I dont think he was outside of his comfort zone yesterday. I just think he wasn't the fastest guy. ...but i also understand that this is an argument that no one can win.
...and for you to say Roczen's win was meaningless just shows that your not only ignorant to the difficulty of achieving a win in supercross, but also how little respect you have for this sport.
...great point.
I guess an NFL head coach that puts in his second stringers late in the season when they have the stats all locked up prior to the playoffs and the win doesn't help them is also ignorant and has no respect for his sport.
What I believe is that Dungey is the most mentally mature racer of the top 5 that can make a decision whether to race for the win or let it go and take the championship. And I also believe that on any night there will be riders that are faster than Dungey. Last night KR might well have bested a motivated RD, but we'll never know because we don't know if RD is just in protection mode. This late in the season every rider has different goals. Until you understand that, the discussion is useless.
TM
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We who race know what it's like when you're on or just having a day you're not.
The question is, why?
The one answer for sure is, he didn't need to be! If you don't think the best riders in the world have the ability and choice to wick it up and push the envelope, or not, your crazy.
So was it a better setup and day for Ken than Ryan, maybe, but the point is, if Ryan had to push harder for a reason he could of and would of and what that would equaled, nobody knows. But he didn't need to and therefore he chose to cruise it a bit, but when the time came when he needed to lay it down to get in front of Anderson for the podium, he made it happen quickly.
Stop making excuses and keep it real like dungey himself. When a rider says that he rode as hard as he can and the others where just faster, then trust me, it is the truth.
He deserves the championship theres no doubt about it and he was on it right from the beginning of the season, and nobody is as consistent as ryan. He rides like a machine, extremly fast - and that nearly without any mistakes.
But i think what most people forget is, roczen is only 21 years old. His prime time hasnt even started.
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