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tek14 1/5/2017 3:36am
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trailrider wrote:
why is Stewart not on the list?
Dungey T-Bones his career. Can you ask how Dungey feels about it? Will he do same to Roczen this year?
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JG and Davi are there for being past A1 winners. Last year they had 13 guys there
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Will the 43yr old cool dude on the 2 stroke husky make the night program?????
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Why no Suzuki riders at the press conference?

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6) there still seems to be some debate on air or spring forks, how close are they to being equal or superior?

7) what is the biggest improvement in equipment this year, bike or gear?
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MX4EVR wrote:
Will the 43yr old cool dude on the 2 stroke husky make the night program?????
No
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scrubbin wrote:
Steve see if you can get Keefer to ask Dungey how he feels about taking out James, at last years A1, and that killed James's career...
Steve see if you can get Keefer to ask Dungey how he feels about taking out James, at last years A1, and that killed James's career. Sad Whistling
So you think that one incident "killed" James career? Really? Do you even follow the sport?
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8) the guys at vitalmx want to know what your user name is on vital and who's your favorite poster?
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Dianna or Juliana???
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Can the importance of tight sprocket bolts ever be overstated?
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scrubbin wrote:
Steve see if you can get Keefer to ask Dungey how he feels about taking out James, at last years A1, and that killed James's career...
Steve see if you can get Keefer to ask Dungey how he feels about taking out James, at last years A1, and that killed James's career. Sad Whistling
DoctorJD wrote:
So you think that one incident "killed" James career? Really? Do you even follow the sport?
I follow the sport closely, and although whether James' career has been "killed" at this point or not has yet to be seen, the loss of control by Dungey that caused him to t-bone James at A1 last year & James' concussion that resulted from him falling and slapping his helmeted head against a hard berm could surely have been a major cause of James' issues last year.

I'm not saying RD maliciously rammed James, or that James cut down to sharply from the apex of the corner into
Dungey's line or what...but James was riding pretty great before the incident...pretty not-great afterwards.

You tell me.
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scrubbin wrote:
Steve see if you can get Keefer to ask Dungey how he feels about taking out James, at last years A1, and that killed James's career...
Steve see if you can get Keefer to ask Dungey how he feels about taking out James, at last years A1, and that killed James's career. Sad Whistling
DoctorJD wrote:
So you think that one incident "killed" James career? Really? Do you even follow the sport?
It was a joke!
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scrubbin wrote:
Steve see if you can get Keefer to ask Dungey how he feels about taking out James, at last years A1, and that killed James's career...
Steve see if you can get Keefer to ask Dungey how he feels about taking out James, at last years A1, and that killed James's career. Sad Whistling
DoctorJD wrote:
So you think that one incident "killed" James career? Really? Do you even follow the sport?
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I follow the sport closely, and although whether James' career has been "killed" at this point or not has yet to be seen, the loss of...
I follow the sport closely, and although whether James' career has been "killed" at this point or not has yet to be seen, the loss of control by Dungey that caused him to t-bone James at A1 last year & James' concussion that resulted from him falling and slapping his helmeted head against a hard berm could surely have been a major cause of James' issues last year.

I'm not saying RD maliciously rammed James, or that James cut down to sharply from the apex of the corner into
Dungey's line or what...but James was riding pretty great before the incident...pretty not-great afterwards.

You tell me.
The Dungey "mistake" may have been the final nail. James did look pretty good at that moment but he never showed us anything again all year. For him to show up this under the radar and be able to hang at the front of the pack would be one of if not the biggest story we have ever seen in MX/SX.
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scrubbin wrote:
Steve see if you can get Keefer to ask Dungey how he feels about taking out James, at last years A1, and that killed James's career...
Steve see if you can get Keefer to ask Dungey how he feels about taking out James, at last years A1, and that killed James's career. Sad Whistling
DoctorJD wrote:
So you think that one incident "killed" James career? Really? Do you even follow the sport?
So you think James' career could be summarized as "killed" or "dead"? Strange way to describe the career of the 2nd winningest SX rider ever.
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scrubbin wrote:
Steve see if you can get Keefer to ask Dungey how he feels about taking out James, at last years A1, and that killed James's career...
Steve see if you can get Keefer to ask Dungey how he feels about taking out James, at last years A1, and that killed James's career. Sad Whistling
Are in the same crowd that complains because Dungey is not aggressive enough? Whistling Whistling Wink
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Can the importance of tight sprocket bolts ever be overstated?
Let's ask Peely. Laughing
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Bultaco wrote:
Are in the same crowd that complains because Dungey is not aggressive enough? Whistling Whistling Wink
One thing is aggressive, another is using James for brakes and TBoning him in the worst possible way. I am a fan of Dungey but not as much as JS. If it were Barcia or Friese that did that, would there be any argument?

Yeah, give RD a pass on that one, but make no mistake, JS was doing well and the concussion was the major factor that led to his demise. Take out the concussion at A1, and its very likely none of the other later incidents happen, but this is not a RD vs JS thread.
Back on topic...

Eli, do you have something for KRoc this season?

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I follow the sport closely, and although whether James' career has been "killed" at this point or not has yet to be seen, the loss of...
I follow the sport closely, and although whether James' career has been "killed" at this point or not has yet to be seen, the loss of control by Dungey that caused him to t-bone James at A1 last year & James' concussion that resulted from him falling and slapping his helmeted head against a hard berm could surely have been a major cause of James' issues last year.

I'm not saying RD maliciously rammed James, or that James cut down to sharply from the apex of the corner into
Dungey's line or what...but James was riding pretty great before the incident...pretty not-great afterwards.

You tell me.
What else is there to say? This isn't very complicated. Do you think that singular moment (the RD incident) "killed" James career? Nothing that led up to that moment had any bearing on it? Even in your response you never mention:

The time off during the WADA suspension.
Obviously coming out-of-shape (after the suspension).
The multitude of concussions and injuries he's had leading up to that point.

He had plenty of time to regroup for the nationals, what happened there? Seems like Dungey (for you guys) is the poster boy for why James isn't racing today. Was the Dungey incident the culmination of all of this? A small piece in a huge jigsaw puzzle? Perhaps. To say that it IS the reason is like saying the last cigarette a lung cancer victim smoked is the one that killed him.










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press conferences always seem to be a little unorganized.....like the riders are just kind of there but dont want to be....some mind games going on or what have you....but I still watch.....
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If you had to purchase a gift for the rider next to you what would you get him and why?
Ha, this!
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How do you feel about the health of the sport? This year there are a significant number of talented riders who weren't able to be signed to teams to go racing. What could the sport do to grow? Do you worry about the future of the sport?
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And here we go..... hopefully somebody comes in and grabs the other riders microphone and grabs dungeys number 1 plate and says that looks better in my hands... hopefully we get guyb holding dungey back from roczen.
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EddieC wrote:
If you had to purchase a gift for the rider next to you what would you get him and why?
seth505 wrote:
Ha, this!
a fleshlight, because he wouldnt be getting any after he loses all the races, he races against me
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Im stuck at "waiting for event to go live"
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Im stuck at "waiting for event to go live"
What up Scottie, how's it going brother?
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What up Scottie, how's it going brother?
I am still alive mate! lol

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