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I think Ping can clear many of these questions with BB4 WTS. One can only hope.
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Bagget like Shane Mcelrath went bald super early, It is what it is.
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Definitely not how I personally will remember the #4 until it's taken again.
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flarider 9/26/2021 4:14am
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I have a BB4 numberplate from a LV race in my office and I STILL think of RC when I see a #4

I am sorry, and I have said this before, but I do not understand the whole "they owe me an explanation" thing about their retirement.

Some will make a deal of it and some won't....and then there's some who deserve a send off, like RC4 or CR22

and that's fine

Let me add, Blake has always been a pretty private guy. No big social or youtube accounts, no huge insights into his private life. They're pretty private people
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Johnny Ringo 9/26/2021 5:08am
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flarider wrote:
I have a BB4 numberplate from a LV race in my office and I STILL think of RC when I see a #4 I am sorry...
I have a BB4 numberplate from a LV race in my office and I STILL think of RC when I see a #4

I am sorry, and I have said this before, but I do not understand the whole "they owe me an explanation" thing about their retirement.

Some will make a deal of it and some won't....and then there's some who deserve a send off, like RC4 or CR22

and that's fine

Let me add, Blake has always been a pretty private guy. No big social or youtube accounts, no huge insights into his private life. They're pretty private people
Maybe an explanation isn’t needed but a “hey I’m retired” would be nice for the fans that supported him the last 10 years
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flarider wrote:
I have a BB4 numberplate from a LV race in my office and I STILL think of RC when I see a #4 I am sorry...
I have a BB4 numberplate from a LV race in my office and I STILL think of RC when I see a #4

I am sorry, and I have said this before, but I do not understand the whole "they owe me an explanation" thing about their retirement.

Some will make a deal of it and some won't....and then there's some who deserve a send off, like RC4 or CR22

and that's fine

Let me add, Blake has always been a pretty private guy. No big social or youtube accounts, no huge insights into his private life. They're pretty private people
Johnny Ringo wrote:
Maybe an explanation isn’t needed but a “hey I’m retired” would be nice for the fans that supported him the last 10 years
Sounds like he doesn’t care.
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How does Tyler feel about this bullshit
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Johnny Ringo 9/26/2021 11:28am
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flarider wrote:
I have a BB4 numberplate from a LV race in my office and I STILL think of RC when I see a #4 I am sorry...
I have a BB4 numberplate from a LV race in my office and I STILL think of RC when I see a #4

I am sorry, and I have said this before, but I do not understand the whole "they owe me an explanation" thing about their retirement.

Some will make a deal of it and some won't....and then there's some who deserve a send off, like RC4 or CR22

and that's fine

Let me add, Blake has always been a pretty private guy. No big social or youtube accounts, no huge insights into his private life. They're pretty private people
Johnny Ringo wrote:
Maybe an explanation isn’t needed but a “hey I’m retired” would be nice for the fans that supported him the last 10 years
swordfish wrote:
Sounds like he doesn’t care.
“Fuck them fans”
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COAL-TRAIN 9/26/2021 1:35pm
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mb60 wrote:
James Stewart and Blake Baggett. Some guys just prefer to walk away.
Classless. Look at Cairoli...what a class act. Thays the way you say goodbye
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DonM 9/26/2021 2:18pm
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mb60 wrote:
James Stewart and Blake Baggett. Some guys just prefer to walk away.
COAL-TRAIN wrote:
Classless. Look at Cairoli...what a class act. Thays the way you say goodbye
Big difference is that Tony is going out on his terms neither James or Blake did…
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#2stroke wrote:
Bagget like Shane Mcelrath went bald super early, It is what it is.
La Bron is bald and keeps going.
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mattyhamz2 9/26/2021 2:45pm
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I'm curious, I found a Blake Baggett lawsuit, but it doesn't look like the current issue that's causing him not to line up. This one is...
I'm curious, I found a Blake Baggett lawsuit, but it doesn't look like the current issue that's causing him not to line up. This one is against Pro Circuit. Anyone know what this is about? https://trellis.law/case/RIC1512862/BLAKE-BAGGETT-MOTORSPORTS-INC-VS-PR…
Well that is interesting.
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jstein639 wrote:
I'm curious, I found a Blake Baggett lawsuit, but it doesn't look like the current issue that's causing him not to line up. This one is...
I'm curious, I found a Blake Baggett lawsuit, but it doesn't look like the current issue that's causing him not to line up. This one is against Pro Circuit. Anyone know what this is about? https://trellis.law/case/RIC1512862/BLAKE-BAGGETT-MOTORSPORTS-INC-VS-PR…
mattyhamz2 wrote:
Well that is interesting.
what's interesting is that the last action was in 2016.
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Johnny Ringo wrote:
“Fuck them fans”
Classy…as always.
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COAL-TRAIN 9/26/2021 11:56pm
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mb60 wrote:
James Stewart and Blake Baggett. Some guys just prefer to walk away.
COAL-TRAIN wrote:
Classless. Look at Cairoli...what a class act. Thays the way you say goodbye
DonM wrote:
Big difference is that Tony is going out on his terms neither James or Blake did…
No one forced either James or Blake into retirement!
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DonM 9/27/2021 6:10am
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COAL-TRAIN wrote:
Classless. Look at Cairoli...what a class act. Thays the way you say goodbye
DonM wrote:
Big difference is that Tony is going out on his terms neither James or Blake did…
COAL-TRAIN wrote:
No one forced either James or Blake into retirement!
Ok….they both had factory rides waiting for them on the teams they wanted to ride for…nope…but because they didn’t take the privateer route they are classless….ok
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LungButter 9/27/2021 6:17am
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DonM wrote:
Ok….they both had factory rides waiting for them on the teams they wanted to ride for…nope…but because they didn’t take the privateer route they are classless….ok
I think most people just think it’s lame that Blake can’t even make a post or press release saying “I’m out y’all, thanks for hanging from the fences all those years.”
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Johnny Ringo 9/27/2021 6:46am
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DonM wrote:
Ok….they both had factory rides waiting for them on the teams they wanted to ride for…nope…but because they didn’t take the privateer route they are classless….ok
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I think most people just think it’s lame that Blake can’t even make a post or press release saying “I’m out y’all, thanks for hanging from...
I think most people just think it’s lame that Blake can’t even make a post or press release saying “I’m out y’all, thanks for hanging from the fences all those years.”
Not even a press release. An Instagram post that would take 10 seconds to make.
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UpTiTe 9/27/2021 6:52am
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COAL-TRAIN wrote:
Classless. Look at Cairoli...what a class act. Thays the way you say goodbye
DonM wrote:
Big difference is that Tony is going out on his terms neither James or Blake did…
COAL-TRAIN wrote:
No one forced either James or Blake into retirement!
Injury and the inability to get a ride, is pretty much forced retirement.
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COAL-TRAIN 9/27/2021 1:36pm
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DonM wrote:
Big difference is that Tony is going out on his terms neither James or Blake did…
COAL-TRAIN wrote:
No one forced either James or Blake into retirement!
UpTiTe wrote:
Injury and the inability to get a ride, is pretty much forced retirement.
Both of those guys could have easily got rides and only blake was injured and it wasn't career ending. Look at guys like Henry and Roczen...those were career ending and Doug came back to win a title and Roczen is still giving it 100%. Anyways...i think most of us would have like to seen a proper announcement...thats all.
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B Gotti 9/27/2021 1:42pm
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A professional athlete owes fans nothing. They are people just like you & I. Mind ya business people.
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UpTiTe 9/27/2021 1:49pm
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COAL-TRAIN wrote:
No one forced either James or Blake into retirement!
UpTiTe wrote:
Injury and the inability to get a ride, is pretty much forced retirement.
COAL-TRAIN wrote:
Both of those guys could have easily got rides and only blake was injured and it wasn't career ending. Look at guys like Henry and Roczen...those...
Both of those guys could have easily got rides and only blake was injured and it wasn't career ending. Look at guys like Henry and Roczen...those were career ending and Doug came back to win a title and Roczen is still giving it 100%. Anyways...i think most of us would have like to seen a proper announcement...thats all.
Neither one was offered a ride, and Stewy was messed up after his huge ko.

I’m sure if they started knocking on doors, something would’ve opened, but at the time they walked, they had no hard offers.
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RichieW13 9/27/2021 1:49pm
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Johnny Ringo wrote:
Comparing Brake to Mahomes is a STRETCH.

More like if Charlie Whitehurst didn’t show up
Baggett was one of like 10 guys on a near-factory ride. And he had a 250 championship and won in both 450 MX and 450 SX. So at least compare him to a top-half starting QB. So call him Matt Ryan or Russell Wilson.
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COAL-TRAIN wrote:
Both of those guys could have easily got rides and only blake was injured and it wasn't career ending. Look at guys like Henry and Roczen...those...
Both of those guys could have easily got rides and only blake was injured and it wasn't career ending. Look at guys like Henry and Roczen...those were career ending and Doug came back to win a title and Roczen is still giving it 100%. Anyways...i think most of us would have like to seen a proper announcement...thats all.
James never recovered from the KO Dungey delivered at A1 2016, Blake never recovered from the wrist injury from the run-in with Anderson. These guys not making a retirement announcement probably has more to do with not announcing it to themselves than to their fans.
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Johnny Ringo 9/27/2021 2:55pm
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Johnny Ringo wrote:
Comparing Brake to Mahomes is a STRETCH.

More like if Charlie Whitehurst didn’t show up
RichieW13 wrote:
Baggett was one of like 10 guys on a near-factory ride. And he had a 250 championship and won in both 450 MX and 450 SX...
Baggett was one of like 10 guys on a near-factory ride. And he had a 250 championship and won in both 450 MX and 450 SX. So at least compare him to a top-half starting QB. So call him Matt Ryan or Russell Wilson.
Tim Tebow?
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Sandusky26 9/27/2021 2:59pm
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DonM wrote:
Big difference is that Tony is going out on his terms neither James or Blake did…
COAL-TRAIN wrote:
No one forced either James or Blake into retirement!
UpTiTe wrote:
Injury and the inability to get a ride, is pretty much forced retirement.
Welcome to the real world.
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COAL-TRAIN wrote:
No one forced either James or Blake into retirement!
UpTiTe wrote:
Injury and the inability to get a ride, is pretty much forced retirement.
COAL-TRAIN wrote:
Both of those guys could have easily got rides and only blake was injured and it wasn't career ending. Look at guys like Henry and Roczen...those...
Both of those guys could have easily got rides and only blake was injured and it wasn't career ending. Look at guys like Henry and Roczen...those were career ending and Doug came back to win a title and Roczen is still giving it 100%. Anyways...i think most of us would have like to seen a proper announcement...thats all.
how the hell anyone can compare roczen's arm injury and coming back to race the Nats and SX with Henry breaking his back and coming back to win a National Championship is beyond me.
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Sully 9/27/2021 4:12pm
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UpTiTe wrote:
Injury and the inability to get a ride, is pretty much forced retirement.
COAL-TRAIN wrote:
Both of those guys could have easily got rides and only blake was injured and it wasn't career ending. Look at guys like Henry and Roczen...those...
Both of those guys could have easily got rides and only blake was injured and it wasn't career ending. Look at guys like Henry and Roczen...those were career ending and Doug came back to win a title and Roczen is still giving it 100%. Anyways...i think most of us would have like to seen a proper announcement...thats all.
yota wrote:
how the hell anyone can compare roczen's arm injury and coming back to race the Nats and SX with Henry breaking his back and coming back...
how the hell anyone can compare roczen's arm injury and coming back to race the Nats and SX with Henry breaking his back and coming back to win a National Championship is beyond me.
From what Kenny said, there was serious talk about the possibility of his arm needing to be amputated, so I think it's a pretty fair comparison.
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LungButter 9/27/2021 4:43pm
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B Gotti wrote:
A professional athlete owes fans nothing. They are people just like you & I. Mind ya business people.
Face. Palm.

These dudes had loyal fans for years who spent their hard earned money to come cheer them on....they sure seemed to enjoy the attention. It's pretty disrespectful to not be able to take less than 10 minutes to put something out that at least says...."Thanks for the memories, don't expect to see me around anymore."

It could literally be that simple.

If Blake were my kid I'd be pretty disappointed that I hadn't raised him to have more respect for people honestly. Probably a homeschooler I suppose...
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