What happen to ping?

dpingree101 wrote:

For clarity, my leaving is simply a business move. Vital is going one direction and I’ve decided that it’s best for me to go another. That’s...

For clarity, my leaving is simply a business move. Vital is going one direction and I’ve decided that it’s best for me to go another. That’s it. I wish all these guys the best and I’ll be seeing them all regularly at the track.

As far as the fire service goes, I took a leave of absence in the fall. There are many factors, including vaccine and mask mandates, staffing issues and the simple fact that I was away from my family too much. Without going into detail, Covid caused massive worker shortages in every field, and we were no exception. I was being forced to work around 20 days per month… that’s twenty 24-hour shifts. Being gone that much is very hard on a family… especially having teenage girls, Lord help me. Anyway, that’s why the long hair and beard. Planning to return to the job later this summer once my new projects are off and running.

It makes me chuckle when I hear people say that I’m a crazy conspiracy theorist. I believe in God, family, the United States constitution and the smallest possible government to protect our rights and freedoms as a republic. I guess I’m really out there.

Cheers

dpingree101 wrote:

For clarity, my leaving is simply a business move. Vital is going one direction and I’ve decided that it’s best for me to go another. That’s...

For clarity, my leaving is simply a business move. Vital is going one direction and I’ve decided that it’s best for me to go another. That’s it. I wish all these guys the best and I’ll be seeing them all regularly at the track.

As far as the fire service goes, I took a leave of absence in the fall. There are many factors, including vaccine and mask mandates, staffing issues and the simple fact that I was away from my family too much. Without going into detail, Covid caused massive worker shortages in every field, and we were no exception. I was being forced to work around 20 days per month… that’s twenty 24-hour shifts. Being gone that much is very hard on a family… especially having teenage girls, Lord help me. Anyway, that’s why the long hair and beard. Planning to return to the job later this summer once my new projects are off and running.

It makes me chuckle when I hear people say that I’m a crazy conspiracy theorist. I believe in God, family, the United States constitution and the smallest possible government to protect our rights and freedoms as a republic. I guess I’m really out there.

Cheers

7eleven wrote:

For clarity, you and your hypocritical opinion should be doing your own thing. That way, when it fails, you have no one else to blame but...

For clarity, you and your hypocritical opinion should be doing your own thing. That way, when it fails, you have no one else to blame but yourself.

See you around, Ace!

Robbirob25 wrote:

Some of you guys, I swear I just don't understand... Occasionally, people have difference of opinions and they come and go... It happens. All of these...

Some of you guys, I swear I just don't understand... Occasionally, people have difference of opinions and they come and go... It happens. All of these don't let the door hit you in the ass comments really aren't necessary. Ping does a pretty good job with his media content on Whiskey Throttle, Instagram, etc... I don't see the need to be douche, just because he is no longer here. WTF ever. I promise you, the same Dude's bitch'n about Ping will still listen to WTS...

BigBoreFan58 wrote:

If you watch these threads over the years you see a pattern. Moto celebrity getting grilled for a few pages. Moto celebrity comes in, makes a...

If you watch these threads over the years you see a pattern. Moto celebrity getting grilled for a few pages. Moto celebrity comes in, makes a statement, and you get a few more pages of pure love for said moto celebrity.

As far as censoring, banning, clicking goes, IMO GuyB was a NAZI compared to ML. ML seems to be pretty light handed in these regards.

The biggest problem with Vital is that we are not all moto insiders. I'm just a fan. I don't know any industry insiders. I come here as a pure fan. If I make a disparaging remark about a rider, it's not personal as I don't know that rider. But the staff of Vital, they do know them, so they take it as a personal attack on their buddy.

Bob Hannah is a good example of what I mean. Bob's public persona is one of an arrogant asshole. People tell me that Bob Hannah the private man is not like that. But why chastise me when I call Bob Hannah the racer an arrogant asshole, after-all, that's his brand. Dungey's brand is the clean cut All American boy next door. The racers all have a brand they present.

It's almost like moto fans aren't really welcome here, it's just for the cool kid industry insiders.

It's like Pro Motocross simultaneously wants to stay small and cool and exclusive and simultaneously become big and mainstream.

Just my observations.

dpingree101 wrote:

For clarity, my leaving is simply a business move. Vital is going one direction and I’ve decided that it’s best for me to go another. That’s...

For clarity, my leaving is simply a business move. Vital is going one direction and I’ve decided that it’s best for me to go another. That’s it. I wish all these guys the best and I’ll be seeing them all regularly at the track.

As far as the fire service goes, I took a leave of absence in the fall. There are many factors, including vaccine and mask mandates, staffing issues and the simple fact that I was away from my family too much. Without going into detail, Covid caused massive worker shortages in every field, and we were no exception. I was being forced to work around 20 days per month… that’s twenty 24-hour shifts. Being gone that much is very hard on a family… especially having teenage girls, Lord help me. Anyway, that’s why the long hair and beard. Planning to return to the job later this summer once my new projects are off and running.

It makes me chuckle when I hear people say that I’m a crazy conspiracy theorist. I believe in God, family, the United States constitution and the smallest possible government to protect our rights and freedoms as a republic. I guess I’m really out there.

Cheers

7eleven wrote:

For clarity, you and your hypocritical opinion should be doing your own thing. That way, when it fails, you have no one else to blame but...

For clarity, you and your hypocritical opinion should be doing your own thing. That way, when it fails, you have no one else to blame but yourself.

See you around, Ace!

xr70 wrote:

I Totally understand Ping ! This place is definitely going the wrong way and becoming to be more on the woke side . Censoring stuff and...

I Totally understand Ping ! This place is definitely going the wrong way and becoming to be more on the woke side . Censoring stuff and kicking off members , basically nothing like when I signed on in 2008. People on this site and the moderators are a bunch of crying babies and turning Moto into bowling!

dpingree101 wrote:

For clarity, my leaving is simply a business move. Vital is going one direction and I’ve decided that it’s best for me to go another. That’s...

For clarity, my leaving is simply a business move. Vital is going one direction and I’ve decided that it’s best for me to go another. That’s it. I wish all these guys the best and I’ll be seeing them all regularly at the track.

As far as the fire service goes, I took a leave of absence in the fall. There are many factors, including vaccine and mask mandates, staffing issues and the simple fact that I was away from my family too much. Without going into detail, Covid caused massive worker shortages in every field, and we were no exception. I was being forced to work around 20 days per month… that’s twenty 24-hour shifts. Being gone that much is very hard on a family… especially having teenage girls, Lord help me. Anyway, that’s why the long hair and beard. Planning to return to the job later this summer once my new projects are off and running.

It makes me chuckle when I hear people say that I’m a crazy conspiracy theorist. I believe in God, family, the United States constitution and the smallest possible government to protect our rights and freedoms as a republic. I guess I’m really out there.

Cheers

MO 23 wrote:

“ I believe in God, family, the United States constitution and the smallest possible government to protect our rights and freedoms as a republic“ …….and a...

“ I believe in God, family, the United States constitution and the smallest possible government to protect our rights and freedoms as a republic“ …….and a bunch of conspiracy theories

The very definition of a conspiracy theory is “ conspiracy theory, an attempt to explain harmful or tragic events as the result of the actions of a small powerful group. Such explanations reject the accepted narrative surrounding those events; indeed, the official version may be seen as further proof of the conspiracy.”
https://www.britannica.com/topic/conspiracy-theory

Ping regularly tweets (before and after saying he was off Twitter….Which lasted 3 weeks) about a small group of people manipulating everyone, Bill Gates’s, Big Pharma, cabals creating the climate change hoax to control people and get power, same for Covid, social media conspiracies blah blah blah
He tweets that people should learn about statistics, but then claims all scientific literature with stats that don’t support his views are just lies by organizations that have been “bought” by those really in charge.
He tweets about free speech on Twitter, but blocks those who disagree with him.

I really like Pings content, but one look at his Twitter confirms he is a conspiracy theorist. At this point, Ping just own it, you can realise you are a conspiracy theorist, but still think you are right.
I like your content, I don’t agree with your views, but I don’t care, keep putting out good content and live your life how you want. But don’t get butt hurt when people think your views are nuts (just as you think other people’s views are nuts)

Spoonguy wrote:

Didn't his dad fly him to mini races in a helicopter? I always figured his perspective came from that kind of up bringing. Maybe I am...

Didn't his dad fly him to mini races in a helicopter? I always figured his perspective came from that kind of up bringing. Maybe I am mistaken.

captmoto wrote:

You are mistaken. He mentions a couple times handing his dad his dad beers out of the cooler and inhaling second hand smoke on the way...

You are mistaken. He mentions a couple times handing his dad his dad beers out of the cooler and inhaling second hand smoke on the way to races.
Where did you get that?

MO 23 wrote:

“ I believe in God, family, the United States constitution and the smallest possible government to protect our rights and freedoms as a republic“ …….and a...

“ I believe in God, family, the United States constitution and the smallest possible government to protect our rights and freedoms as a republic“ …….and a bunch of conspiracy theories

The very definition of a conspiracy theory is “ conspiracy theory, an attempt to explain harmful or tragic events as the result of the actions of a small powerful group. Such explanations reject the accepted narrative surrounding those events; indeed, the official version may be seen as further proof of the conspiracy.”
https://www.britannica.com/topic/conspiracy-theory

Ping regularly tweets (before and after saying he was off Twitter….Which lasted 3 weeks) about a small group of people manipulating everyone, Bill Gates’s, Big Pharma, cabals creating the climate change hoax to control people and get power, same for Covid, social media conspiracies blah blah blah
He tweets that people should learn about statistics, but then claims all scientific literature with stats that don’t support his views are just lies by organizations that have been “bought” by those really in charge.
He tweets about free speech on Twitter, but blocks those who disagree with him.

I really like Pings content, but one look at his Twitter confirms he is a conspiracy theorist. At this point, Ping just own it, you can realise you are a conspiracy theorist, but still think you are right.
I like your content, I don’t agree with your views, but I don’t care, keep putting out good content and live your life how you want. But don’t get butt hurt when people think your views are nuts (just as you think other people’s views are nuts)

Spoonguy wrote:

Didn't his dad fly him to mini races in a helicopter? I always figured his perspective came from that kind of up bringing. Maybe I am...

Didn't his dad fly him to mini races in a helicopter? I always figured his perspective came from that kind of up bringing. Maybe I am mistaken.

captmoto wrote:

You are mistaken. He mentions a couple times handing his dad his dad beers out of the cooler and inhaling second hand smoke on the way...

You are mistaken. He mentions a couple times handing his dad his dad beers out of the cooler and inhaling second hand smoke on the way to races.
Where did you get that?

Spoonguy wrote:

Certainly, I could be wrong, that is why I posed it as a question. I believe he stated this on Whiskey Throttle Show though. My point...

Certainly, I could be wrong, that is why I posed it as a question. I believe he stated this on Whiskey Throttle Show though. My point was from the perspective of a lot of the people who write for dirt bike riders a lot of them have never actually bought their own bike. Ever.

captmoto wrote:

You are mistaken. He mentions a couple times handing his dad his dad beers out of the cooler and inhaling second hand smoke on the way...

You are mistaken. He mentions a couple times handing his dad his dad beers out of the cooler and inhaling second hand smoke on the way to races.
Where did you get that?

Spoonguy wrote:

Certainly, I could be wrong, that is why I posed it as a question. I believe he stated this on Whiskey Throttle Show though. My point...

Certainly, I could be wrong, that is why I posed it as a question. I believe he stated this on Whiskey Throttle Show though. My point was from the perspective of a lot of the people who write for dirt bike riders a lot of them have never actually bought their own bike. Ever.

Sully wrote:

My dad knew his dad back in the Great Falls days. He had a couple of stereo/electronics stores and was doing pretty well, but I don’t...

My dad knew his dad back in the Great Falls days. He had a couple of stereo/electronics stores and was doing pretty well, but I don’t think he was making ‘helicopter to the races’ money.

7eleven wrote:

For clarity, you and your hypocritical opinion should be doing your own thing. That way, when it fails, you have no one else to blame but...

For clarity, you and your hypocritical opinion should be doing your own thing. That way, when it fails, you have no one else to blame but yourself.

See you around, Ace!

7eleven wrote:

For clarity, you and your hypocritical opinion should be doing your own thing. That way, when it fails, you have no one else to blame but...

For clarity, you and your hypocritical opinion should be doing your own thing. That way, when it fails, you have no one else to blame but yourself.

See you around, Ace!

Natester551v wrote:

Douchenozzle post of the week right there. Must suck being that angry and miserable all the time...

MO 23 wrote:

“ I believe in God, family, the United States constitution and the smallest possible government to protect our rights and freedoms as a republic“ …….and a...

“ I believe in God, family, the United States constitution and the smallest possible government to protect our rights and freedoms as a republic“ …….and a bunch of conspiracy theories

The very definition of a conspiracy theory is “ conspiracy theory, an attempt to explain harmful or tragic events as the result of the actions of a small powerful group. Such explanations reject the accepted narrative surrounding those events; indeed, the official version may be seen as further proof of the conspiracy.”
https://www.britannica.com/topic/conspiracy-theory

Ping regularly tweets (before and after saying he was off Twitter….Which lasted 3 weeks) about a small group of people manipulating everyone, Bill Gates’s, Big Pharma, cabals creating the climate change hoax to control people and get power, same for Covid, social media conspiracies blah blah blah
He tweets that people should learn about statistics, but then claims all scientific literature with stats that don’t support his views are just lies by organizations that have been “bought” by those really in charge.
He tweets about free speech on Twitter, but blocks those who disagree with him.

I really like Pings content, but one look at his Twitter confirms he is a conspiracy theorist. At this point, Ping just own it, you can realise you are a conspiracy theorist, but still think you are right.
I like your content, I don’t agree with your views, but I don’t care, keep putting out good content and live your life how you want. But don’t get butt hurt when people think your views are nuts (just as you think other people’s views are nuts)

TbonesPop wrote:

You are not someone I would get along with very well in person. And for the record, I have an engineering degree with extensive background in...

You are not someone I would get along with very well in person. And for the record, I have an engineering degree with extensive background in science and industry along with decades of actual real world experience behind my education. I'm not getting into any internet sword fights. In this world, generally people fall into 3 categories: sheep, wolves, and shepherds. I'm not either of the first two. Best of luck to you.

MO 23 wrote:

What does your (or anyone else’s education) have to do with wether ping is a conspiracy theorist or not? I never mentioned anyone’s education. And congrats...

What does your (or anyone else’s education) have to do with wether ping is a conspiracy theorist or not? I never mentioned anyone’s education.
And congrats, it sounds like you have a similar background to me, I have a degree in Mech Eng and have been developing vehicles for major OEMs for 15 years. But can’t for the life of me figure out what our occupation has to do with this conversation?
The simple fact is, ping regularly tweets about the problems in todays world being the result of the actions of a small powerful group. Such explanations reject the accepted narrative surrounding those events.
Do you not think Pings tweets reflect that definition?
I don’t know ping, he is probably a good dude, he is a conspiracy theorist, there is nothing wrong with it.
Congrats on being a self proclaimed shepherd, best of luck to you too.

Melicar wrote:

I've been around a while and I've never seen GuyB take a run at anyone that wasn't being a bit of an A-hole. To me, it...

I've been around a while and I've never seen GuyB take a run at anyone that wasn't being a bit of an A-hole. To me, it doesn't seem any better, or worse, with ML in charge. Same old Vital and it is what you make it.

MO 23 wrote:

What does your (or anyone else’s education) have to do with wether ping is a conspiracy theorist or not? I never mentioned anyone’s education. And congrats...

What does your (or anyone else’s education) have to do with wether ping is a conspiracy theorist or not? I never mentioned anyone’s education.
And congrats, it sounds like you have a similar background to me, I have a degree in Mech Eng and have been developing vehicles for major OEMs for 15 years. But can’t for the life of me figure out what our occupation has to do with this conversation?
The simple fact is, ping regularly tweets about the problems in todays world being the result of the actions of a small powerful group. Such explanations reject the accepted narrative surrounding those events.
Do you not think Pings tweets reflect that definition?
I don’t know ping, he is probably a good dude, he is a conspiracy theorist, there is nothing wrong with it.
Congrats on being a self proclaimed shepherd, best of luck to you too.

McG194 wrote:

"Such explanations reject the accepted narrative surrounding those events."

You have unknowingly created comedy gold right there.

Truth > Accepted narrative

Darrin Willis wrote:

Why does every engineer have to state "I'm an engineer" ? I work around and with engineers on a daily basis. Get over it your nothing...

Why does every engineer have to state "I'm an engineer" ? I work around and with engineers on a daily basis. Get over it your nothing speacial. I like Ping.