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Chance1216 1/31/2021 1:16am
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His humble demeanor and, his smoothness on the bike made me a fan.
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Richard Tease II 1/31/2021 1:34am
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Probably the fastest Japanese since Don Maeda
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JB479 1/31/2021 2:25am
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Hes so underrated. I love the way he rides. He doesnt get the hype mainly because he is kind of in lawrence’s shadow. But hes doing bloody well for a 18 year old.
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philG 1/31/2021 3:47am
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kage173 wrote:
Nice kid but seems slow to me for a PC guy. He even admitted it. Took Forkner, Vohland, Craig and Jett all getting out of the...
Nice kid but seems slow to me for a PC guy. He even admitted it. Took Forkner, Vohland, Craig and Jett all getting out of the way for him to get on the box. Ty Masterpool deserves it and would do a lot more with that ride.
Seeing as you got 70 downvotes, i will quote you and agree... it was a gift , he said it, and he knows it.

Has he done anything that Marchbanks wouldnt have done... no i dont think so .

PC has been a money pit for a while now, Mitch must be dying a little inside when he sees what he is getting out of the guys . he hires.

Obviously he never got anything like what he should have out of AC, and Forkner looks to be the same, off the top of my head i cant remember the last title they won before AC's outdoors.

No doubt someone will tell me.


Looks like Bagget, outdoors in 2012, and Tickle in SX in 2011
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Rupert X 1/31/2021 4:06am
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His riding is splendid. His podium words delicately explained - what a wonderful young man we have here....
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sebastianer 1/31/2021 4:13am
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he is awesome. And looks really fit and storng big arms for a 250 rookie.
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SethGator 1/31/2021 5:10am
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kage173 wrote:
Nice kid but seems slow to me for a PC guy. He even admitted it. Took Forkner, Vohland, Craig and Jett all getting out of the...
Nice kid but seems slow to me for a PC guy. He even admitted it. Took Forkner, Vohland, Craig and Jett all getting out of the way for him to get on the box. Ty Masterpool deserves it and would do a lot more with that ride.
philG wrote:
Seeing as you got 70 downvotes, i will quote you and agree... it was a gift , he said it, and he knows it. Has he...
Seeing as you got 70 downvotes, i will quote you and agree... it was a gift , he said it, and he knows it.

Has he done anything that Marchbanks wouldnt have done... no i dont think so .

PC has been a money pit for a while now, Mitch must be dying a little inside when he sees what he is getting out of the guys . he hires.

Obviously he never got anything like what he should have out of AC, and Forkner looks to be the same, off the top of my head i cant remember the last title they won before AC's outdoors.

No doubt someone will tell me.


Looks like Bagget, outdoors in 2012, and Tickle in SX in 2011
Justin Hill 2017 SX West?
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GeorgiePorgie 1/31/2021 5:26am
1/31/2021 5:26am Edited Date/Time 1/31/2021 5:26am
Shimoda has talent. 2019 Loretta’s he was always on pace and right there with JL. He can be groomed by PC to win races.
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ca23 1/31/2021 5:32am
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Big respect gained for Jo Shimo last night. I became a fan of a humble, stellar guy. Few other teens would’ve gotten up there & announced that they knew they shouldn’t be there.
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Darrin Willis 1/31/2021 6:40am
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He was incredibly humble on the podium. Im now a fan.
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Great riding tonight. His style is very unique and extremely precise. I also liked the way he spoke on the podium as far as that one...
Great riding tonight. His style is very unique and extremely precise. I also liked the way he spoke on the podium as far as that one falling in his lap. Looking forward to more in the future!
Joe rides like - Fonseca!!!
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kage173 wrote:
Nice kid but seems slow to me for a PC guy. He even admitted it. Took Forkner, Vohland, Craig and Jett all getting out of the...
Nice kid but seems slow to me for a PC guy. He even admitted it. Took Forkner, Vohland, Craig and Jett all getting out of the way for him to get on the box. Ty Masterpool deserves it and would do a lot more with that ride.
-MAVERICK- wrote:
He finished 3rd in the standings last year, but he's slow?

Where's Forkner? Oh yeah, out, again!
kage173 wrote:
Slow for a PC ride. Yes. He wasnt doing anything in the race. He stumbled onto the podium and now everybody wants to say hes great...
Slow for a PC ride. Yes. He wasnt doing anything in the race. He stumbled onto the podium and now everybody wants to say hes great. Just saying I dont see it. He even agreed with me. Happy for him to back it up and prove me wrong.
So did Webb stumble into a podium finish?

Kind of the same scenario, huh?

Here is how it works.

Gate drops, racing commences.

Checkered flag waves, racing ends and you are scored in the order you finish.

He earned his finish, and anybody but him that tries to diminish and cheapen his accomplishment needs to do some soul searching of their own because they are either becoming an asshole, or are already there.
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FerCzD 1/31/2021 7:56am
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Met him at Fox race way two years ago, I'm a fan ever since.
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jmbayle 1/31/2021 8:11am
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Has anyone got a link to his podium interview ?
Please ?
smoothies862 1/31/2021 8:15am
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Does he have any merch? Im in. My kind of kid👍
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kage173 wrote:
Nice kid but seems slow to me for a PC guy. He even admitted it. Took Forkner, Vohland, Craig and Jett all getting out of the...
Nice kid but seems slow to me for a PC guy. He even admitted it. Took Forkner, Vohland, Craig and Jett all getting out of the way for him to get on the box. Ty Masterpool deserves it and would do a lot more with that ride.

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-MAVERICK- wrote:
He finished 3rd in the standings last year, but he's slow?

Where's Forkner? Oh yeah, out, again!
kage173 wrote:
Slow for a PC ride. Yes. He wasnt doing anything in the race. He stumbled onto the podium and now everybody wants to say hes great...
Slow for a PC ride. Yes. He wasnt doing anything in the race. He stumbled onto the podium and now everybody wants to say hes great. Just saying I dont see it. He even agreed with me. Happy for him to back it up and prove me wrong.
JustMX wrote:
So did Webb stumble into a podium finish? Kind of the same scenario, huh? Here is how it works. Gate drops, racing commences. Checkered flag waves...
So did Webb stumble into a podium finish?

Kind of the same scenario, huh?

Here is how it works.

Gate drops, racing commences.

Checkered flag waves, racing ends and you are scored in the order you finish.

He earned his finish, and anybody but him that tries to diminish and cheapen his accomplishment needs to do some soul searching of their own because they are either becoming an asshole, or are already there.
Joe himself agrees with my take so I dont see how I'm diminishing his accomplishment. Watch his podium interview.

As far as soul searching, maybe I'll save that for when I start calling people names on the internet.
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kage173 wrote:
Joe himself agrees with my take so I dont see how I'm diminishing his accomplishment. Watch his podium interview. As far as soul searching, maybe I'll...
Joe himself agrees with my take so I dont see how I'm diminishing his accomplishment. Watch his podium interview.

As far as soul searching, maybe I'll save that for when I start calling people names on the internet.
No your take is Joe is slow for a pc guy. Which he’s not, he’s a consistent top 5 guy(better then most pc guys recently) Yes he got lucky to get the podium in this race which I don’t think anyone denies but you are talking like if you are out of the top 3 you are slow.
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Cortami79 1/31/2021 9:00am
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If I were a team owner, I'd rather have a rider like Shimoda instead of a guy like Forkner. Not only personality wise, but also his consistency. He has tons of room to improve and isn't doing anything stupid. And, he is only 18 years old.
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kage173 1/31/2021 9:08am
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kage173 wrote:
Joe himself agrees with my take so I dont see how I'm diminishing his accomplishment. Watch his podium interview. As far as soul searching, maybe I'll...
Joe himself agrees with my take so I dont see how I'm diminishing his accomplishment. Watch his podium interview.

As far as soul searching, maybe I'll save that for when I start calling people names on the internet.
soggy wrote:
No your take is Joe is slow for a pc guy. Which he’s not, he’s a consistent top 5 guy(better then most pc guys recently) Yes...
No your take is Joe is slow for a pc guy. Which he’s not, he’s a consistent top 5 guy(better then most pc guys recently) Yes he got lucky to get the podium in this race which I don’t think anyone denies but you are talking like if you are out of the top 3 you are slow.
I dont think you're slow if you're out of the top 3. But I do think if you're on a PC bike you're expected to be in the top 3.
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foreman52 1/31/2021 9:11am
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He is only going to continue to get better. Very smooth and calculated.
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soggy 1/31/2021 9:27am
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kage173 wrote:
Joe himself agrees with my take so I dont see how I'm diminishing his accomplishment. Watch his podium interview. As far as soul searching, maybe I'll...
Joe himself agrees with my take so I dont see how I'm diminishing his accomplishment. Watch his podium interview.

As far as soul searching, maybe I'll save that for when I start calling people names on the internet.
soggy wrote:
No your take is Joe is slow for a pc guy. Which he’s not, he’s a consistent top 5 guy(better then most pc guys recently) Yes...
No your take is Joe is slow for a pc guy. Which he’s not, he’s a consistent top 5 guy(better then most pc guys recently) Yes he got lucky to get the podium in this race which I don’t think anyone denies but you are talking like if you are out of the top 3 you are slow.
kage173 wrote:
I dont think you're slow if you're out of the top 3. But I do think if you're on a PC bike you're expected to be...
I dont think you're slow if you're out of the top 3. But I do think if you're on a PC bike you're expected to be in the top 3.
Jo wasn’t even on the team until November I’m sure pc is stoked how he’s doing. They are disappointed in forkner I’m sure. So when west starts smith, hammaker and mcadoo need to be 1,2 and 3 or it’s a failure 🙄.
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Steve125 1/31/2021 9:45am
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Liked his podium interview. Humble and honest young man. Congrats Jo!
BTW... you did earn it. Riding smart and within your comfort level will get you results too.
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toroP 1/31/2021 11:20am
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kage173 wrote:
Joe himself agrees with my take so I dont see how I'm diminishing his accomplishment. Watch his podium interview. As far as soul searching, maybe I'll...
Joe himself agrees with my take so I dont see how I'm diminishing his accomplishment. Watch his podium interview.

As far as soul searching, maybe I'll save that for when I start calling people names on the internet.
soggy wrote:
No your take is Joe is slow for a pc guy. Which he’s not, he’s a consistent top 5 guy(better then most pc guys recently) Yes...
No your take is Joe is slow for a pc guy. Which he’s not, he’s a consistent top 5 guy(better then most pc guys recently) Yes he got lucky to get the podium in this race which I don’t think anyone denies but you are talking like if you are out of the top 3 you are slow.
kage173 wrote:
I dont think you're slow if you're out of the top 3. But I do think if you're on a PC bike you're expected to be...
I dont think you're slow if you're out of the top 3. But I do think if you're on a PC bike you're expected to be in the top 3.
Then why aren’t you questioning Forkner instead of young Shimoda?
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Dirty Points 1/31/2021 11:25am
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Hes so underrated. I love the way he rides. He doesnt get the hype mainly because he is kind of in lawrence’s shadow. But hes doing...
Hes so underrated. I love the way he rides. He doesnt get the hype mainly because he is kind of in lawrence’s shadow. But hes doing bloody well for a 18 year old.
His smooth, controlled, precise style is going to translate so well to the big bike.
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mb60 1/31/2021 12:24pm
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He is 18 and guys like Colt and Craig are 8-10 years older. The young man is doing just fine for his 2nd year.
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Indy mxer 1/31/2021 2:07pm
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He is 18 and guys like Colt and Craig are 8-10 years older. The young man is doing just fine for his 2nd year.
Yep I agree, except CC will be 30 this year so almost 12 years older. lol
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kage173 wrote:
Nice kid but seems slow to me for a PC guy. He even admitted it. Took Forkner, Vohland, Craig and Jett all getting out of the...
Nice kid but seems slow to me for a PC guy. He even admitted it. Took Forkner, Vohland, Craig and Jett all getting out of the way for him to get on the box. Ty Masterpool deserves it and would do a lot more with that ride.
-MAVERICK- wrote:
He finished 3rd in the standings last year, but he's slow?

Where's Forkner? Oh yeah, out, again!
kage173 wrote:
Slow for a PC ride. Yes. He wasnt doing anything in the race. He stumbled onto the podium and now everybody wants to say hes great...
Slow for a PC ride. Yes. He wasnt doing anything in the race. He stumbled onto the podium and now everybody wants to say hes great. Just saying I dont see it. He even agreed with me. Happy for him to back it up and prove me wrong.
Stumbled onto the podium? WTF

He was right on Mosiman's rear wheel, Mosiman was not far off Jett and Craig.

Did Shimoda get a little lucky? Yes. But it was not like he was miles off the pace. Craig and Jett were not down for long, but enough time for Mosiman a heat winner to sneak through with Jo right on his rear wheel.

He is what 18 years old. Brayton stood on the 450 podium a week ago at age 36, twice this kids age. He has time!
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Raoul Duke 1/31/2021 3:04pm
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Kage, ur an idiot.

-respectfully,
R. Duke esq.
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kage173 1/31/2021 7:33pm
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Raoul Duke wrote:
Kage, ur an idiot.

-respectfully,
R. Duke esq.
Thanks bro. 2 weeks ago I was called a dumbass and had like 60 downvotes because I didn't jump on the "Barcias a new man on GasGas" train. I said he starts strong every year then falls apart. 14 days later the guy is dropkicking bikes, jumping off the track and has gone from 1st to 5th in points. So I'd put your opinion right with those people.
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