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And to expand on this, I’m not saying the way we handled this was overblown or anything like that. We were caught off guard and got hit with an unknown. Quarantining the entire country was an extreme measure but basically our only way to quickly slow the spreading of this unknown virus that was quickly taking people’s life’s. A nationwide quarantine is a band-aid fix to slow the spread and buy us time to learn about this virus and how to combat it. it is not a sustainable method. I would think two months of quarantine should give the powers that be enough time to gather enough data to move forward with reopening the country. We are lucky that this wasn’t something as contagious as it is but as dangerous as something like Ebola. Hopefully we can learn from this and not get caught with our pants down again because things could be a lot more grim.
The virus will still be there because this is not something that goes away with a few weeks or months.
Will he skip or complain about outdoors to?
If he not wanne do this, lets call it a season and give Tomac his #1 plate and see what 2021 SX brings.
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It’s in Kawasaki’s interest to delay proceedings as long as possible in the hope that it will all just be ended with no more races.
Kawasaki have the points lead to lose.
Honda have nothing to lose.
Now, where and when places can start easing back into normalcy, I don't know. I'm just trying to remain patient and listen to the people who study things like this for a living. I'll do my job and let them do theirs.
https://twitter.com/firstsquawk/status/1253521499920592896?s=21
https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2020/04/how-things-are-in-a-few-short-words.html
Basically, no one knows what the right thing to do is yet. It’s obnoxious that everyone thinks they know what is best when clearly we can’t say. Not a very helpful take, but it’s the only one that isn’t bullshit.
You hit the nail on the head IMO. When it comes down to it, nobody can know for sure. Will these efforts make an enormous improvement in our ability to understand the virus and save lives? If so, it's a no brainier to extend the restrictions in place for a while longer. On the flip-side, what if it would greatly harm the local and global economy for decades to come while only improving our knowledge of the virus by say something like 5% and really only delays the inevitable spike in deaths that has to happen with a vaccine so far away? Literally nobody can say with any real confidence. It isn't a black and white thing. I see so many people debating can we open up a beach, can we open up a motocross track, whatever and is it irresponsible? Here in Utah, those things never closed. I take the kids hiking and fishing multiple times a week after work. People are outdoors everywhere. Tracks stayed open. Most parks stayed open. We haven't seen spikes at all from this. Does it mean a place like Portland would have the same outcome? I have no idea.
He's a multi-millionaire with a secure contract and likely several years of racing yet. It's likely that he could never line up for another race again and live out his life very comfortably. There's a few others in the same boat (Tomac, Webb, Musquin, etc.) but 90% of the field depends on racing salary to pay the bills. Not bank money...just to pay the bills and live!
I get what point Ken is trying to make, but IMO, his wealth and security that he has built up over the years gives him a biased perspective.
And it is coming out now that the death count number is being inflated. Listen to what the Illinois Department of Public health said last week on how the COVID deaths are being classified. He needs to do more research than just posting recorded numbers if he really wants to come to a decision of whether or not he wants to go.
This is just the first result of the press conference that popped up. I do not know the usual credibility of this site.
Illinios Department of Public Health Director Explains Covid Deaths
The kid is a Racers racer and that's something I'll always admire about him, never gives up and just wants to race no matter if he's sick, battered and bruised or just not feeling it--he will battle all the way to the end.
Pit Row
The racers already complain that the season is too long and the schedule is demanding. But now 7 races in 3 weeks is a good thing?
If they do decide to run more SX races they need to make a 'rule' that Eli and Kenny are not tested and are guaranteed to be allowed to run all the races. Yes, even if they appear sick.
How lousy would it be if one of those two caught a 'cold' and was told by the AMA they had to sit out a race? Pretty lousy.
i swear the dumbest comments always come from texas.
And super infectious diseases like Ebola are actually less of a fear, because it is easier to isolate the sick. Even SARS 2003, it was easier to know who was sick because they were very sick. This allowed easier isolation and ultimate stopped the spread. COVID19 is a much better combo of being contagious (easy spread) and infectious (causing morbidity and mortality).
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