Crossing fingers for JG

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Edited Date/Time 1/26/2012 8:09pm
They seem to have had some engine problems lately, and apparently Josh's bike locked up and spit him off. They're at the hospital getting x-rays on his ankles.

Keep your fingers crossed.
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FastEddy 8/1/2009 10:38pm
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Thanks for the update!
I hope he is ok and nothing is broken.
He was having a dam fine outdoor season and put in some great rides.
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Scotty 8/1/2009 10:43pm
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What a bummer... Best wishes JG!
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kevin204 8/1/2009 11:35pm
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Bummer for those guys, he was having a great season. Up to 2nd in 450 MX standings. Chads lead is suddenly even bigger than the 65 points by the sound of things.
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rc4187 8/2/2009 12:07am
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I'm wishing him the best. Definitely know how bad ankle injuries can be.

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mt798 8/2/2009 12:14am
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I have my fingers crossed and my girlfriend is trying to keep me calm as I type this. GuyB, you need to clean this board up! There are a few posters on here that need to be deleted and locked out for good! They can spew their smut on their own board but not here, not any longer!!!
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the_wood109 8/2/2009 12:16am
8/2/2009 12:16am Edited Date/Time 4/17/2016 1:17am
Hope he is okay. JG has been a welcome surprise throughout the year.


The next question is:


Who is to blame for the recent engine problems? Is it the in house JGR motors, mechanic, or some freakish string of luck?
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Big Lenny 8/2/2009 12:18am
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Is JGR in over their head?...
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the_wood109 8/2/2009 12:24am
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Perhaps they are just are pushing out a few too many ponies.

This is the thread were the adults have a decent discussion about it, right?
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Looped Out 8/2/2009 12:24am
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Sometimes team's have problems. It's the way it is when a team is trying to make horsepower. It's a shame when it takes one of their riders out with a mistake or problem that the team caused.

When trying to build bigger and faster motors or any new parts, a team has to test the part and put many, many hours on that new part. I didn't know the details, but if they were breaking motor's right and left, the last thing they should have done was to send their best guy out on a race track with a possible issue.

Now they are looking like..........well, not looking good to the public.
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Shrout 8/2/2009 12:31am
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GuyB wrote:
They seem to have had some engine problems lately, and apparently Josh's bike locked up and spit him off. They're at the hospital getting x-rays on...
They seem to have had some engine problems lately, and apparently Josh's bike locked up and spit him off. They're at the hospital getting x-rays on his ankles.

Keep your fingers crossed.
Crossing mine too Gibby....
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I WANT TO APOLIGIZE FOR MY HARSH WORDS TO EVERYONE EXCEPT FOR A FEW BUT IVE BEEN SITTING HER WAITING FOR WORD ON JOSH WHILE A FEW PPL START TALKIN ALL THER SMACK WHEN THE ISSUE IS JOSH'S SAFETY THEN THEY WANT TO START IN ON THE MOM !! I COULDNT TAKE IT ANY LONGER SO I DO APOLIGIZE TO ALL
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Hope Josh is OK.

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RuFfRyDaH 8/2/2009 12:54am
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man it would be bummer if he was out
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Shrout 8/2/2009 1:03am
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86init wrote:
I WANT TO APOLIGIZE FOR MY HARSH WORDS TO EVERYONE EXCEPT FOR A FEW BUT IVE BEEN SITTING HER WAITING FOR WORD ON JOSH WHILE A...
I WANT TO APOLIGIZE FOR MY HARSH WORDS TO EVERYONE EXCEPT FOR A FEW BUT IVE BEEN SITTING HER WAITING FOR WORD ON JOSH WHILE A FEW PPL START TALKIN ALL THER SMACK WHEN THE ISSUE IS JOSH'S SAFETY THEN THEY WANT TO START IN ON THE MOM !! I COULDNT TAKE IT ANY LONGER SO I DO APOLIGIZE TO ALL
Brother, I understand! If anyone but my immediate family cared about myracing in the day, they would do the same. Emotions get the best of us. Especially in a situation like this. You just wanna rip someones head off!!! But you cant take these Web-racers so seriously. Yeah, it pisses you off what they're saying, but they weren't ever there. Im glad you cooled down. And I know the majority hopes JG is okay. And if the 1%er's dont... Fuck em. JG is what makes racing interesting. I pray he's okay....
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FastEddy 8/2/2009 1:15am
8/2/2009 1:15am Edited Date/Time 8/2/2009 1:28am
Big Lenny wrote:
Is JGR in over their head?...
I don't know.
Not sure who's fault it is....mechanics,engine builders,fabricators,Yamaha, etc.?
JGR is a very professional team and it is obvious JBone knows his shit.
But having two motors go sour and lock up like that and sending their STAR RIDER to the hospital twice in a row does not look good at all,from the outside looking in at least.
It has also got to be crushing to a riders confidence level that he puts into his bike and team.
Personally I would be a little hesitant/gun shy to get back under any machine they put me on
after having something like that happen twice in a row.
That is some scary stuff.

Hopefully JGR gets it all sorted out and they learn from their mistakes and something like this does NOT ever happen again and Josh gets back out there asap and gets back to winning some motos.
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Shrout 8/2/2009 1:24am
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Big Lenny wrote:
Is JGR in over their head?...
FastEddy wrote:
I don't know. Not sure who's fault it is....mechanics,engine builders,fabricators,Yamaha, etc.? JGR is a very professional team and it is obvious JBone knows his shit. But...
I don't know.
Not sure who's fault it is....mechanics,engine builders,fabricators,Yamaha, etc.?
JGR is a very professional team and it is obvious JBone knows his shit.
But having two motors go sour and lock up like that and sending their STAR RIDER to the hospital twice in a row does not look good at all,from the outside looking in at least.
It has also got to be crushing to a riders confidence level that he puts into his bike and team.
Personally I would be a little hesitant/gun shy to get back under any machine they put me on
after having something like that happen twice in a row.
That is some scary stuff.

Hopefully JGR gets it all sorted out and they learn from their mistakes and something like this does NOT ever happen again and Josh gets back out there asap and gets back to winning some motos.
Granted, This problem couldve happend anytime. But I would have tried to talk him out of X, as hard, and fun as it could have been... He still could win a National Championship.. Stuff happens...
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Updates?
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mccread 8/2/2009 3:06am
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hope Josh is ok!

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Motodude 8/2/2009 3:47am
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Yamacroak, ask Philippaerts.
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JBDANK 8/2/2009 4:44am
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glad to see so many have grants back i hope he is ok ! i was at a cookout and my buddie called me flippin out about all the harsh shit people were saying and it truly fucked my day up but what goes around comes around so to all you haters watchout and fuck you all in one ! hope your alright Grant
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lestat 8/2/2009 5:22am
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Motodude wrote:
Yamacroak, ask Philippaerts.
What happened to Philipaerts ?
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JW381 8/2/2009 7:29am
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I felt very bad for Josh. I hope he is ok. That's the risk involved with these one off races smack dab in the middle of a championship season.

He sure was livid with his wrench. I completely understand how it gets when emotions are running high like that.

Bottom line, I hope Josh is ok.
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FastEddy 8/2/2009 7:38am
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teggers wrote:
Updates?
"Fan favorite and Joe Gibbs Racing’s Josh Grant crashed heavily in his heat race, breaking both of his ankles when his Yamaha YZ450F seized forcing him to eject off the bike and land feet first on the top peak of a jump. Grant will be out for the remainder of this year’s AMA Motocross season."

Source: http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/522/4230/Motorcycle-Article/X-Games-15-In…
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Cygnus 8/2/2009 7:44am
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POS Yamaha! Heal up and come back strong Josh. We need you out there. Freaking Stupidcross!
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teggers wrote:
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FastEddy wrote:
"Fan favorite and Joe Gibbs Racing’s Josh Grant crashed heavily in his heat race, breaking both of his ankles when his Yamaha YZ450F seized forcing him...
"Fan favorite and Joe Gibbs Racing’s Josh Grant crashed heavily in his heat race, breaking both of his ankles when his Yamaha YZ450F seized forcing him to eject off the bike and land feet first on the top peak of a jump. Grant will be out for the remainder of this year’s AMA Motocross season."

Source: http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/522/4230/Motorcycle-Article/X-Games-15-In…
Uh oh...
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RuFfRyDaH 8/2/2009 7:51am
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WOW...that blows...both ankles...not being able to walk does suck super duper bad!

i wish him a quick and good recovery...
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drummer dude 8/2/2009 7:56am
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First of all,i hope josh has a speedy recovery. ive always liked the kid. second of all, its not the mechanics fault if the motor locks up. they have engine builders that put together the motors. but,i feel for his mechanic. if i were a factory wrench,i wouldnt want to see my rider get hurt...
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Nikhil 8/2/2009 7:57am
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Hope Grant has a speedy recovery, having 2 engines seize in 2 weeks doesn't look good at all for JGR... Are they just trying to get too much out of the machines?
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4QSA. 8/2/2009 7:58am
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what a dumb move racing x games
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Cygnus 8/2/2009 7:59am
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Yamaha 's have always been prone to blowing up when you start putting more performance into them.

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