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Saw a guy doing the same thing at 05 Seattle SX. Had no business being out there. Was a hazard to himself and others.
Probably a bucketlist item of his to ride an SX track with the big dogs. Come to think of it, isn't that what anyone that throws a leg over a dirt bike dreams of at some point?
Didn't hurt anyone, so no harm no foul. But he (Ronnie and 05 Seattle guy), should probably give up the dream before they get hurt or hurt someone else.
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Also since I know Mark personally and know he is a constant shit starter, when he called out another local rider, when he himself didn't even qualify, was a total bullshit move. Nothing would have been said to Mark, cause he does this crap all the time locally, if he would not have gotten on a national forum and bashed a guy for trying to accomplish his goals with potential sponsors possibly monitoring this post, and like Steinke, maybe got behind the guy cause he was on a 2 stroke. I believe he is getting funding from a local shop to line up on a 2 stroke. You've said this exact thing on other topics and posts.
What Mark failed to mention is, he went to an AMA official and publically complained about Mr Ford and asked why he was not being black flagged because he got in his way on 1 lap of 1 session over 1 obsticle. Another move that is total horse crud. At no time has the AMA put Mark in charge of who does and does not get to try and qualify and personally he probably attacked Ronnie cause he was getting attention on this web page and he was jealous. Kid is that bogus and I can almost garantee that's why he posted.
Also your comparison with Golden at a round on a track much smaller and in a less stacked class does not apply. But it does raise the question on why she was in B practice when all but 1 of the C group was faster than her. But all that doesn't matter. I do not remember Vicki getting on Vital and bashing Travis Johnson for her not qualifying for the night show in Atlanta (look up the results, he was 8 seconds a lap slower than Vicki). In fact nothing was every said about how HE was a danger and how the people sitting beside you where thanking they were not in that practice, and that was the B group.
Bottom line, if you didn't make the show, don't talk smack about other riders that didn't either, and try to use Ford as a reason why you didn't qualify. And with an average lap time in your group sessions at a 1:30, Mark was probably in other riders way also and he was another rider your friends where referring to while he was putting around doing more cool down laps that actually trying to qualify.
And I will also add, nothing was said about Mark until he started bashing another rider.
Glen Helen was a birthday present and my son is training to be a mechanical engineer and I wanted him to fly in an airplane. So what I basically did was combined the 2 and took him a GP. First time he ha ever flown, ever been to California and both of our first time at Glen Helen. Even though I have no less than 30 relatives that live 15 minutes from there. Oh and we slept in the rental car the first night and the airport the last night but we did get a hotel Saturday night so we could shower.
I pay for all bikes, parts, travel, food and entry fees, like a father, mechanic, driver, coach should. We have a 40 ft toy hauler that we like to 2 day camp at the local racers and usually try to ride amateur day at 3 nationals a year (Millville, Red Bud and Ironman), try. My son turned 16 3 months ago and while he is taking all honors classes, I do not want him working so he can concentrate on schoolwork, racing is extra, and if you want to know, he runs top 3 locally in the B class. I fund only what drive for success he gives me in return. In other words, I give him the level of support that he shows me he wants to do. I will fund at whatever level he strives to achieve but currently hes just interest in local racing, a couple nationals and hanging with friends at the track. Hes not 25 living at home if that's what your asking.
I was gonna type but I'm not gonna go there. Ill simply say, when I'm talking about parent money, the stuff you are listing is not the only things. Just gonna stop.
I took things very personal cause this guy has a track record that stretches back years. He had stopped his crap for a while and when he jumped on and bashed a fellow rider, I went off. Dude has no room to call out anyone. His comment was more like asinine, then benign.
2:26.945
1:30.817
1:58.035
3:05.803
averages out to only 4.5 seconds slower than
1:25.538
1:22.174
1:30.153
1:13.755
2:03.767
1:25.853
Those 2 sets of times dont even look remotely close. Why is he using the fast lap of 1:30.817 as the average? Is that because he only completed 1 actual lap?
Don't waste your time trying to argue there's a 600 page comment post on facebook of people already telling him he is wrong.
Sorry if I'm the only one with a spine to call him out on it. And trust me, I've let it go, only responding to questions and BS accusations.
2:15.40 average (Ronnie) versus 1:30.20 average (Mark). Ronnie was actually 45 seconds slower, not 4.5. In fact, Mark's average equals Ronnie's best.
If you throw the one really slow lap out of Mark's times, he did 4/5 laps at an average of 1:23.494, or nearly a minute faster than Ronnie's 4 laps.
Throw Ronnie's 3 minute lap out for comparison? Then Mark is only 35 seconds faster per lap average.
Didnt see you at WW this year Harry, had some friends with us, could have used that BBQ.
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Now you are trying to start more MADE UP BS.
I complained about you bashing a local rider on a national website, nothing else lap times where only mentioned to show YOU DIDNT QUALIFY EITHER and have room to critique anyone. You can make up what ever else BS you want to talk about, but the topic is you bashing another rider when he has the same right to try and qualify as you do.
And if you cant pass a lapped rider in practice, you shouldn't be on the track either.
And if you don't consider hijacking a thread about rallying behind a rider for racing A1 on a 2 stroke when the guy has sponsors paying the bills, YOU have no clue.
I, along with everyone here get that you and Ronnie are friends and I commend you for sticking up for your buddy.
BUT...1 post would've been enough. The continuing in bashing Mark is complete overkill. Everyone here now knows that you don't like him. So enough is enough. You have your opinion and a lot of others feel opposite of you. The bottom line is that Ronnie's fastest lap time was the slowest of anyone and it was 17 seconds slower than Mark's. I'm not here to say if Ronnie has the right to be out there or not, it's not my job. If he wants to go out and spend the money to try, that's his prerogative. At some point though you have to be intelligent enough and know that you are putting not only the other riders, but himself at risk.
Hell, I am the same age as Ronnie, have a 2 stroke, and if Mark is willing to give up my number 619, maybe I'll try to qualify next year!
SIKE....aint no way in hell I'm getting out there!
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