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Emig = 4 Time National Champ, 3 in the PREMIER Class
Craig = A decade of racing to get half a dozen wins and no championship in the REGIONAL class
Sorry Paige, but your hubby isn't even a blip on the radar compared to Emig.
Nothing wrong with how he raced, has Craig said anything?
Are the Smartop riders not on a bonus structure?? Thought they were lower wage but bigger bonus type deal?
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Now he's 17pts down on him and 10 or 11 down on 2nd place and 6 out of 3rd. Craig and moisman are know to throw away a race or 2 and hunters a wild card. Vince stays steady where he's at and these guys have a bad day and finish say 7-10th he's right in there for the title.
Also I would imagine his bounce money for a podium at a race is high. So yeah I'm punting people for that money if I'm in 3rd. Don't give a fuck the check still cashes. Now think about a podium finish bonuse for the season and the fact that Vince isn't making as much as these guys upfront in terms of pay. Man's fighting for his money and I'm all for it. If Vince could find a 1/3-1/2 second a lap in outright speed with out causimg him to crash he could be a title threat.
I'm not at all a WWE wrestling fan but I could watch Friese pull that stuff all day. Love it as he makes the perfect Heel.
A race is a race. Doesn't matter if you are racing a guy who is clearly faster, on the lead lap or being lapped yourself. You are still racing.. With that said there is some common sense that should come into play when racing the guy faster than you or lapping you.
So then how do you race that guy? You don't take him out . You race him hard and fast. You don't make it easy because you are a racer and that rider should not be given a free pass to just have you move over and get by. In the past when this sport was all men that blue flag meant "Hold your line as you are about to be overtaken by the lead rider". This meant that the lead or faster rider was given the burden of finding his way around you. Not the slower rider moving over. They have since changed that verbiage to include "get out of the main race line" -or something to that effect. Adding this sentence to the rule book opens up every single pass for speculation and opinions....They should go back to the old way of interpretation.
In the case with Friese and Craig we all know who is faster right? No question there. but the race was winding down and if you are racing you keep racing. What if one of those clean block passes caused Craig to pump up, or slow his momentum enough that allowed Friese to stay out front a little longer that is the whole idea. Just ask Reed when Chisholm did that to him as he was being lapped allowing Chisolm's team make to pull out even further into the lead.
It is easy to criticize a guy who has a bad reputation for bone head moves. But in this case he did zero wrong in my book. Of course we don't want to see slower guys T-boning anyone who tries to pass them, But I can say I am sick of slower guys being afraid to race faster guys harder because they are don't want to be flamed on SM etc. This only makes the show more boring for all of us.
GO CRAIG!
If the powers that be see something wrong with the way he is racing, they will punish him.
Only reason so many people are crying is because he raced Craig hard, just because Craig has a popular vlog, pimps his kids out on Social Media and is the favorite of all the industry nut huggers.... doesn't mean he should just get a free pass to the front of the pack.
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Now if Craig and Friese started together and were battling half the moto with each other, then any form of block passing is fair game..But that’s not what was going on here. They were not battling for position..Friese was a roadblock and he knew it.
It's round 3 of a Pro SX championship....
Vince has been a legitimate speed threat and has challenged to win heats and podium main events.
Craig made the decision that going after Vince was worth it. Vince had EVERY right to defend his position however he saw fit.
Some of you were never taught to fight for your position, and it shows.
As someone else said, Craig shoulda just known better and waited to blow by him in the whoops. You'd think after a decade in the feeder class he'd have a little more racecraft...
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