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On track.....racing for position...heart.... that's what matters.
No…I’m just tired of people defending cheap riders like they have as much control over their bikes as a novice at the local track. Listen…I’m not a barcia fan…at all…but he is a top 10 rider in the series and probably top 20 in the world. These guys do amazing things on their bikes and when people say something couldn’t be avoided that I know I could avoid?? Well…they are trying to excuse cheap riding. I think it is bad for the sport on many levels…but in this case? Dylan has the speed of Chase and Eli when he is healthy. Can you imagine if it had been a three way battle that close? Now that is good for the sport. In outdoors barcia just gets in their way so if I want one guy in and one guy out? It’s bambam out…. That’s all aside from hurting someone from an INTENTIONAL take out is fucking dumb and cheap.
Now…I have to go make Dyly’s Mac-and-cheese so he can watch his cartoons….
Well done
However....we're seeing far worse injuries due to above mentioned speeds/obstacles and more powerful bikes. Everyone conveniently overlooks the track designs ( mostly in SX).... talk about being accepting of dangerous antics. The aerial gymnastics are injuring far more riders than the "Barcia" pariah.
I'll take the 70s/80s any day. Free of all the social media lynch mobs.
Premier sport? More like "niche sport" that is slowly dying off as people are priced out of it and regulations keep tightening.
Progress? You can keep your start blocks, starting line grates, holeshot devices, launch control, traction control and soon ebikes that you don't even have to shift. It's like "Ludacris mode" on a Tesla....now any idiot can push a button and go fast. True skill of riding a bike is being lost to "app mode".
Pit Row
A good friend of mines wife dropped dead from an aneurism while they were sitting on the couch watching TV.
Life is dangerous....bad shit happens. A life lived in fear is no life at all.
This is a racing sport and allows room for aggressive racing and trading some paint. It's the racing that people like, and the speed of these racers that is appreciated. There has to be limits, especially with intentional contact. There is no lynch mob after Barcia. His history of intentionally torpedoing competitors is long and undeniable. So is the damage to other riders. As if that weren't enough, the dude has made it clear that it's just who he is and he makes no apologies. In other words "I'm gonna keep doing it".
There's nothing "pussy" about wanting to keep that kind of shit under control, keep it about racing, and not add more risk to riders because of knuckleheads out there intentionally torpedoing people. I say Barcia needs to be handled and this type of shit we've seen from him is unacceptable. Maybe that makes me a "pussy"! Nah. I stand behind my position on this matter. If Justin Barcia walked by me and elbowed me as he passed by, he would definitely miss some rounds due to injury. He squawked about a little bump from Tomac in 2020. Give me a break .Fuck that idiot. He needs to be handled.
In this case, from the video of the Ferrandis altercation, I just don't see Barcia at fault. Not saying he's not controversial either.
In the end people see what they want to see.
It’s possible to be an aggressive rider with heart and not be a tool. Look at the two guys that just had the most competitive season ever, they both handed JB his ass and treated their competitors respectfully.
Racing is better without Barcia or his like in the mix. Replay the 2022 outdoor season if you don’t believe me.
JMO..
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