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There was an official claim.
MXsports and Brian Deegan asked Brennan why he made the claim, when they had no business to do so within AMA rules.
The claim was retracted.
Before the Brennan video was released, there was concern why the claim was retracted. Most expected either intimidation or incentive. MXsports says there was no intimidation.
After the video, I believe that the AMA did ask him if there any intimidation, and he probably said their wasn’t to preserve the sponsorships that were previously threatened. This is like asking an abused child if they were abused with the abuser in the room. While Brennan is not a little kid, he deserved better.
I believe Brennan.
Lets turn this around. Why is MX Sports and the Deegans in the right? Both have Zero fight in it. Its not Their bike they are just player in the game.
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In fact, if the mob's assumed version is correct, MX Sports and Brian Deegan are both VERY wrong in their actions and the AMA is the spineless org we've always known them to be for allowing boundaries to be crossed.
But with the way people rush to judgement on everything these days, I'd rather wait until I know the facts. Im not blindly trusting a 17 year old kid that has an axe to grind with one of his fellow rivals.
Listened to the interview, the kid seemed mature beyond his years.
The same can't be said of Deegan or Walker!
But, my point was versed the cluster fuck they created, there was a much better way to handle this if they really did not want that engine out there for public scrutiny.
Star panicked, shit themselves and created a real mess. Star had options, they chose unwisely.
This is impossible to enforce by way of tear downs and inspections. Because then you get into a debate on how to define "factory". So this claiming rule exists instead as a means of accomplishing the same goal: preventing factory bikes from competition.
If you're running a factory bike, you're going against the spirit of the rules. Yes, it can be defined as cheating.
That said, there isnt a bike at Loretta's that wouldnt be a steal at $17k. Everyone is breaking the spirit of the rules there, just some more than others. So for that I think the real debate isnt whether the bike is illegal, it's whether it's cheating if EVERYONE is doing it?
There's also the question on whether anyone there with factory support is running a works engine. Which by any definition is indeed cheating.
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If this story is indeed true, then I will never buy another Yamaha motorcycle.
Funny thing is, our sport is going into the direction of Karts where you would almost literately want to steal someones laptop to get all the others info. You guys laughed with Stewart and his "Factory ECU" but the electronics in the bikes these days are so advanced that you don't want to lose that because it has been very expensive to get it this crisp. Last year Brent from the forum here fixed a bike for, the now soon to be EMX250 champ Rick Elzinga. He raced a bone stock bike, only suspension and his own DOMA pipe and the guys of AEO Powersports fixed Vortex ECU and modded that thing towards the fuel they would use and he got 9 points in Hangtown. Just imagine: fuel, suspension, exhaust system and ECU. Just imagine you can do it all and test it all till all pieces fall together... That is hundreds of hours R&D and every build is 40 to 60k? Could that be somewhat be the case Michael Linsay? We're talking about small things like steal bearings that get replaced by ceramic ones to boost torque.
I know that AMA has the 250 class Factory suspension rule, but other than that, I’m unaware of any rules restricting use of factory parts in amateurs or even AMA pro racing.
But let's face it, factory bikes are good because of testing.... a suspension shim costs $1, but renting a track and having a testing team on hand costs thousands!
Pretty crazy, Star have all the parts and testing time and they are not prepared to compromise...
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