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I don't really know if this has been posted but anyways it's real bad to happen that way 
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": X marks the spot where the dumb bitch with a photo vest was standing"
Edit: One thing they could have done better is to show a photograph of "said bitch" with her name for all to see.
"The problem of females let loose on the track was emphasised yet further during the same race when a trio of overweight, presumably German, mid-20s bitches with no visible accreditation at all, but who had clearly accompanied one of the WMX competitors to the start area, were wandering, totally oblivious to the danger, across the track whilst racing was in progress with no intervention from security staff."
I didnt know JS7's photograph had a tranny surgery ! Kidding but sadden for Duncan, hoping this injury is not too severe for her whole career. Probably a rookie mistake, very unfortunate.
If you work at motosport events you need to think, 'what can go wrong if I put myself here'. I think someone like GuyB can confirmed that.
The two pics are clearly taken from different vantage points and with different zoom levels, so it is pretty much impossible to evaluate how close to the track the photographer was (or how far outside the track markers Duncan was). Are there any other pictures or video footage of the incident? I mean I know that the linked website points out the supposed position of the photographer, but somehow (for some reason) the article feels a little biased and unprofessional. This brings me to the second thought:
Why does every neck-beard have to seize the moment to write misogynistic crap? I don't really see how the gender of the photographer is of any importance (in the same way that I doubt most reasonable people would feel that the skin color of the same was of any importance). If anything, isn't saying those things (that the gender somehow comes embedded with a level of stupidity) also offensive to Duncan and her fellow competitors?
With that said, I agree with the notion that you can not let people who do not know what they are doing wander around on the in-field. This is for both their own sake and everyone elses.
crashed out by an errant dumb bitch photographer , German, mid-20s bitches
The "photographer" was definitely at fault, but wow...
Pit Row
What is mx-pure.com? That was the first and last time i clicked on that site.
Crucify the photog? - absolfuckinglutely . An idiot maneuver by any stretch of the imagination. Photographers have to show some commonsense, and, know the risks they take on their own part, but, even more so, the risks they can take on the riders part. And, they have no right to put riders at risk, track markers or no track markers. They should know that at any moment, something can go wrong, and a rider / riders can go spearing off the track.. And, in this case, the thing that went wrong, looks like the photographers truly foolish positioning. It's not Nascar / some other sports, with big catch fencing / screens that provide a form of barrier.
With his tirade, it cancels out to an extent, his valid points about inexperienced (or just plain idiotic) photographers being allowed access, just because of who they are assigned by. Heck, Hodgkinson could find himself in deep shit for identifying her as YS's Travel Agents 'pet' photographer - Luongo might just give him grief over his temerity,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
But, fuck the photographer - I may be an uncaring bastard - well, I do care for Courtney / Riders in general - but it looks like an act of utter idiocy on her part, that has led to injuries, that require an operation(s) to a rider. In that, I'd say, being all un-PC, she certainly was a stupid bitch.
Was that the same jump that Van Horebeek crashed on? You saw a photographer, well away from where the photographer this is all about was standing, have to move bloody quickly to avoid being part of the carnage.
The jump Duncan went down is the tunnel jump on the vendors side.
That prang of Van Horebeek's, at least shows a photographer that had his brain in gear, and was aware of his surroundings - Courtney's 'bane', showed complete ignorance. And, that ignorance, lead to the injury of a rider.
You can only blame the organiser/promotor for the crash. They should haved changed the track/jump so the riders would not be blown away by the wind.
In Alex's case however I will give him a pass as maybe he was rattled from the incident. Alex is a photographer and has been doing this longer than some of you have been alive. The expression "doesn't suffer fools gladly" also applies here.
Undoubtedly Alex could have chosen better words. IMHO the human being holding the camera is an idiot for being that close.
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