Open letter to Ken Roczen

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If you could re-wind to the gate drop at Daytona last week, what do you do differently?

(This whole thing sucks!! 😩)
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gregyou 3/13/2020 12:12am
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Thisusernameisavailable wrote:
If you could re-wind to the gate drop at Daytona last week, what do you do differently?

(This whole thing sucks!! 😩)
Pretty sure he did all he could, he nearly got it done
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scott_nz 3/13/2020 12:19am
3/13/2020 12:19am
Thisusernameisavailable wrote:
If you could re-wind to the gate drop at Daytona last week, what do you do differently?

(This whole thing sucks!! 😩)
been faster,
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Thisusernameisavailable 3/13/2020 12:25am
3/13/2020 12:25am
Someone on this forum suggested Kenny got the lead, sprinted for five laps then ‘settled in’.

I believe it. (That said I haven’t examined lap charts)
He’s won races like that this year. He didn’t account for ‘Daytona’ and Eli’s super-powers he seems to find there!

Could he have pushed harder for longer??
A question Kenny will ask himself for enternity I suspect.
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gregyou 3/13/2020 12:38am
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I think he might’ve considered sucking off a stallion horse to absorb some of its speed and stamina.
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BobbyM 3/13/2020 12:45am
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gregyou wrote:
I think he might’ve considered sucking off a stallion horse to absorb some of its speed and stamina.
Yo mama
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blockhead17 3/13/2020 1:49am
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Short of grenading tomac there isn’t anything he could have done
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Thisusernameisavailable wrote:
Someone on this forum suggested Kenny got the lead, sprinted for five laps then ‘settled in’. I believe it. (That said I haven’t examined lap charts)...
Someone on this forum suggested Kenny got the lead, sprinted for five laps then ‘settled in’.

I believe it. (That said I haven’t examined lap charts)
He’s won races like that this year. He didn’t account for ‘Daytona’ and Eli’s super-powers he seems to find there!

Could he have pushed harder for longer??
A question Kenny will ask himself for enternity I suspect.
He found a full second again the last lap when Eli was towing him.
Ken is a bit fucked mentally by Tomac; he knows the #3 can shovel more coal for longer.
94 gets it that he is fortunate the races are not 25 minutes +2.
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Thisusernameisavailable wrote:
Someone on this forum suggested Kenny got the lead, sprinted for five laps then ‘settled in’. I believe it. (That said I haven’t examined lap charts)...
Someone on this forum suggested Kenny got the lead, sprinted for five laps then ‘settled in’.

I believe it. (That said I haven’t examined lap charts)
He’s won races like that this year. He didn’t account for ‘Daytona’ and Eli’s super-powers he seems to find there!

Could he have pushed harder for longer??
A question Kenny will ask himself for enternity I suspect.
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He found a full second again the last lap when Eli was towing him. Ken is a bit fucked mentally by Tomac; he knows the #3...
He found a full second again the last lap when Eli was towing him.
Ken is a bit fucked mentally by Tomac; he knows the #3 can shovel more coal for longer.
94 gets it that he is fortunate the races are not 25 minutes +2.
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MJC 3/13/2020 2:28am
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Fark me, what is it with all these ball bags and “open letters?”
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ATKpilot99 3/13/2020 3:04am
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Eli has caught passed and dropped Roczen several times this season. In one race he went off the track and did it twice. It's not that unusual.
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sende 3/13/2020 3:35am
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Why isn't this a poll?
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gregyou wrote:
I think he might’ve considered sucking off a stallion horse to absorb some of its speed and stamina.
Or chew on a bulls testical or adrenal gland.
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crusty_xx 3/13/2020 3:56am
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So will that tip over go down as the most costly one in Supercross history?
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gregyou 3/13/2020 4:19am
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crusty_xx wrote:
So will that tip over go down as the most costly one in Supercross history?
No considering how much time tomac made up to get to him so easily, the tip over wasn’t what lost the race.
DimitrieSep 3/13/2020 4:24am
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Did someone ever finish that close to Tomac in Daytona? Ken did absolutely amazing
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MotoMan12345 3/13/2020 4:30am
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I actually think kenny sprints at the pace he rode when tomac was all over him. You clearly saw how much he stepped it up. But either way we can’t sit here and say what if because what if tomac crashes knowing it’s the last race? What is kenny crashes? Shitty situation for all the riders even tomac
crusty_xx 3/13/2020 4:35am
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crusty_xx wrote:
So will that tip over go down as the most costly one in Supercross history?
gregyou wrote:
No considering how much time tomac made up to get to him so easily, the tip over wasn’t what lost the race.
Considering how long Tomac took to get around other riders that were going much slower than Roczen I'm not sure he would have passed him with 3 or 4 laps to go. Track was not easy to make a pass. He was much faster though, that's for sure
Thisusernameisavailable 3/13/2020 4:36am
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MJC wrote:
Fark me, what is it with all these ball bags and “open letters?”
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It’s a piss-take you fuckin wank-stain!
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honda123 3/13/2020 4:39am
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This sucks more for Eli than it does for ken, all you peanuts are acting like Eli wasn’t the fastest and best guy this season
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gregyou 3/13/2020 4:58am
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crusty_xx wrote:
So will that tip over go down as the most costly one in Supercross history?
gregyou wrote:
No considering how much time tomac made up to get to him so easily, the tip over wasn’t what lost the race.
crusty_xx wrote:
Considering how long Tomac took to get around other riders that were going much slower than Roczen I'm not sure he would have passed him with...
Considering how long Tomac took to get around other riders that were going much slower than Roczen I'm not sure he would have passed him with 3 or 4 laps to go. Track was not easy to make a pass. He was much faster though, that's for sure
He made up seconds in single laps. He was passing him no matter what
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gregyou 3/13/2020 5:00am
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DimitrieSep wrote:
Did someone ever finish that close to Tomac in Daytona? Ken did absolutely amazing
He did, also he said multiple times before Daytona he knew how good tomac did there and he was going to put extra effort in to beat him there
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ATKpilot99 3/13/2020 5:02am
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crusty_xx wrote:
So will that tip over go down as the most costly one in Supercross history?
gregyou wrote:
No considering how much time tomac made up to get to him so easily, the tip over wasn’t what lost the race.
crusty_xx wrote:
Considering how long Tomac took to get around other riders that were going much slower than Roczen I'm not sure he would have passed him with...
Considering how long Tomac took to get around other riders that were going much slower than Roczen I'm not sure he would have passed him with 3 or 4 laps to go. Track was not easy to make a pass. He was much faster though, that's for sure
When Eli was pushing Webb they were both closing the gap on Ken. Then once Eli got past Webb dropped back. The tip over definitely helped but there was a good chance he would have passed him anyway. We'll never know.
And if this does end up being the last round and they give Tomac the title , right or wrong there's going to be a cloud hanging over it due to these circumstances. That may diminish over time but it will always be the championship that was called early. I doubt either of them would want to win it that way.
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H4L 3/13/2020 5:23am
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MJC wrote:
Fark me, what is it with all these ball bags and “open letters?”
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Agree 100%... There are a lot of Vitarts on here... Hard to have general conversations on this forum.. Whistling
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KMC440 3/13/2020 5:26am
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Hi Ken .. how ya doin?
crusty_xx 3/13/2020 5:58am
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gregyou wrote:
No considering how much time tomac made up to get to him so easily, the tip over wasn’t what lost the race.
crusty_xx wrote:
Considering how long Tomac took to get around other riders that were going much slower than Roczen I'm not sure he would have passed him with...
Considering how long Tomac took to get around other riders that were going much slower than Roczen I'm not sure he would have passed him with 3 or 4 laps to go. Track was not easy to make a pass. He was much faster though, that's for sure
gregyou wrote:
He made up seconds in single laps. He was passing him no matter what
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struth 3/13/2020 6:02am
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Ken probably should of sucked it up n stayed on bakers programme.
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motogrady 3/13/2020 6:13am
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struth wrote:
Ken probably should of sucked it up n stayed on bakers programme.
Maybe buy a small ranch at around 7000 feet above sea level. And live/train there as long as he’s in it.
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Goon645 3/13/2020 6:23am
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So long as they don't call it now Roczen will take this title - everyone just chill.
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mb60 3/13/2020 6:26am
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He was ran down at the 15 minute mark by the machine on a outdoor track. Have you been watching the last few years on outdoor racing.
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downard254 3/13/2020 6:41am
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Not much of an open letter. No addressee, indentations are non existent, and you never signed it. Come on man, get your act together.Tongue
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