Wsx Abu Dhabi thoughts ?

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11/5/2023 9:54am
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Love it or hate it, this is the most active thread on the board right now. So I’d say there is definitely room for an off...

Love it or hate it, this is the most active thread on the board right now. So I’d say there is definitely room for an off season series. 
 

WSX absolutely approached this wrong from the start, but they’ve admitted that. And this race was a gong show. But the series has potential. I for one hope they figure it out and turn this into a legit off season 4-5 race series. I’m from Canada and I do travel to MX and SX races, but I’d love a reason to travel overseas and watch legitimate SX in the middle of a vacation. 

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Ever been to Paris   ? 

Ever been to Paris Laughing  ? 

No but it’s certainly on my list. This years line up would definitely make it worth it!

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It came up short...  But it was still better than watching Cornhole.  I thought Friese was a bit over the top.  Really disliked the double row starts.  With the success of "outdoor" SX, they totally missed the boat not building the tracks in a soccer stadium.

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11/5/2023 10:35am Edited Date/Time 11/5/2023 10:37am

Say what you want about it being a second rate series or whatever, but looking at both classes almost everybody on the gate is a recognizable name. The top guys are genuine world class sx riders as well. If the races were made up of random ass names nobody has ever heard of b4 nobody would give a shit. Getting to watch Roczen, Savatgy, and Deano bang it out with Friese on a random november weekend where theres no other racing going on… count me in! I really enjoyed the races and theres definitely potential here.

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11/5/2023 10:42am

I would like to see Weston Peick explain racing etiquette to Friese again, you know with his fists.

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11/5/2023 11:34am Edited Date/Time 11/5/2023 11:36am
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Friese’s pass wasn’t that bad. He was swerving all over the place trying to block and looked like a goon but that pass was fine. It...

Friese’s pass wasn’t that bad. He was swerving all over the place trying to block and looked like a goon but that pass was fine. It was an arenacross sized track so you’re going to get arenacross style passes. 

and getting a block pass on his own and cutting the track to stay in front is cool too 🙄

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11/5/2023 11:52am
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I turned off when they wheeled out Chad Reed.   Coming out with that fake accent! Australians don't do this.  I wonder if he spent 6 months...

I turned off when they wheeled out Chad Reed.   Coming out with that fake accent! Australians don't do this.  I wonder if he spent 6 months in India, if he'd be speaking half assed like Apu Nahasapeemapetilon?  The fake accent is there one minute, then he forgets for a moment, then it comes back....  What's the deal?

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There has to be video of this somewhere. 

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Friese, employee of the month.

Does exactly what he's asked to do.

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11/5/2023 12:33pm

The SX series and pro outdoors don't have anything to worry about.

Nor does arenacross.

 

If it still exists, roller derby might want to keep an eye out for what is definitely competition.

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Friese, employee of the month. Does exactly what he's asked to do.

Friese, employee of the month.

Does exactly what he's asked to do.

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Def not a fan of them promoting “epic carnage” 

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What would you say if I told you two years ago that Vince Friese would either save or destroy WSX.....

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3:55 mark gets pretty funny

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11/5/2023 6:10pm
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It's obvious why, he has 4000+ posts since may of '21, the dude needs to get out and ride some instead of posting so much on...

It's obvious why, he has 4000+ posts since may of '21, the dude needs to get out and ride some instead of posting so much on here. I am 54 and love the sport more than ever, so I can't understand why this guy has something negative to say with just about every post. eh, maybe someone on a four stroke stole his girl at some point in time who knows. It really must suck going through life that bitter.

And yet here you are, at the age of 54, a creepy profile stalker. 

You and reese must be brothers from another mother.

Who is Reese? and that info is right below your picture dumb ass.

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11/5/2023 7:36pm Edited Date/Time 11/5/2023 7:39pm
-MAVERICK- wrote:
DPW wrote:

3:55 mark gets pretty funny

As close as Deano gets to telling Friese to go fuck himself.

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11/5/2023 8:00pm

Friese is trash for the sport. It isn't complicated or really up for debate. Rarely if ever will so many people call out the same guy for the same shit. You really think they're all wrong? 

I wish next round Kenny would roll around in last and say fuck you guys for this clown show now where's my check? 

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I really like Adam Bailey. Know him and Sando through the Aus X.. Loved that event and had really high hopes for WSX b/c of the history of the AusX and still do(sorta). They do know how to put on a show, but I think the real downfall was trying to take their business too big when they partnered with Tony Cochran from V8 Supercars. He was probably the one that pushed to move to a series in Oceania, the AusX leaving Syndey, etc.. Sando and Bailey were already onto something big before they brought him in. 

 

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Look the concept of WSX was great because it gave guys another chance and fantastic opportunity to make bank, and it also serves to introduce the sport to new eyes around the world. I hope it finds it's place in the schedule of the season otherwise it dies imho. But if it can't create a safe and raceable track, and it can't adjudicate the event with any standards then it cannot claim it to be what it purports to be. The Friese thing is a complete joke as is this press conference. He should have been kicked out of the series and in not doing so only reinforces the idea of frontier justice. The juicy rationalization of "I'm racing for a living" statement implies he is the only one doing it, like a guy like Joey isn't for fuck sake. But they will get out of Friese what they are willing to tolerate and he will keep doing it until he pays a price that gives him pause to stop doing it, and so far that hasn't happened from WSX itself or his competitors.

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11/5/2023 8:29pm Edited Date/Time 11/5/2023 8:30pm
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“Just want to let everyone know I’m crying right now.” 😂

The fact there are like 3 people in the press conference is comical again.  Friese comes off as more of a douche in the presser than on the track.  Anyone defending him should watch the first 9 min of this.

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11/5/2023 8:32pm

Wsx hoping to show winds of change in the program and all the gave was a circus. It was a pathetic showing of an event, the wild west shit with friese with no rule enforcement at all, but dq'd his teammate for something minor. This series doesnt deserve any recognition in our industry if this is the product given to the end consumers. 

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11/5/2023 8:51pm

In three years time, it will be an e bike series.  I’d almost be willing to bet that. 

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Wtf was that

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Bring on Melbourne, best event I’ve been to

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DonM wrote:
Justin Brayton...."You want people to take it serious? Good luck" RWR wasn't going to show up and made their decision to come last Sunday night... Throwing...

Justin Brayton...."You want people to take it serious? Good luck"

RWR wasn't going to show up and made their decision to come last Sunday night...

Throwing a checkered flag to the wrong rider...

Sub par and unreliable equipment to build the track with, they were down to one skid steer that worked...

The FIM either unwilling to or unable to handle Friese....they did nothing last year and what he did today at the very least should have been met with a penalty...

Riders complaining that by only having three races cut what they could make in half...

Not one rider had anything good to say about the track, track prep and organization...not one.

Adam Bailey and the FIM have had enough time and races to work these bugs out and it continually gets worse, the riders are fed up, the teams are fed up, it's evident that Bailey and the FIM are the issue and have no idea what they are doing and in the end will fail and that's too bad as the real losers are the riders....

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Things have been substantially worse at the Overseas races. I think rocking up to a foreign country and throwing in a big event is harder than...

Things have been substantially worse at the Overseas races. I think rocking up to a foreign country and throwing in a big event is harder than they have anticipated. The first Aus SX was a bit of a shit show too.

Adelaide?

TV coverage was ok, better than WSX this weekend.

The event at the track was actually really really good. Have not spoken to one person who was there that did not enjoy the night. The only real negative thing I heard was there was not enough racing and not enough of the support classes, but that came from those who didn't buy VIP tickets, so didn't get to see Qualifying which was also the same time the Heats were ran for the support classes.

Sounds a bit like this weekend, from all accounts the fans at the track loved the event.

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11/6/2023 6:02am

 So what? Friese just took the Joker Lane.

Laughing

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11/6/2023 8:22am Edited Date/Time 11/6/2023 8:25am
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For the record, I did not/will not watch these races as they are a complete mockery of the sport.

Whatever people think of Friese...he is spot on with his opening comments....

"I mean I I think if you put a bunch of money on the line like we have here and put us on an arena across track, I think that's that's the way it's going to go.    At  least for me this is how I make a living.  I'm not here to just ride around and have fun,  I'm here to here to make some money and pay my bills so that's that's what we're doing.  We're battling for for position and if these guys want to want to take it easy they can take it easy,  but I'm going to race hard."

I don't like or dislike Friese, on camera he comes across as unlikeable.  No idea what he's like outside of the limelight.   I do respect the heart, the drive and the brutal honesty.      Friese is the Honey badger, he don't give a shit.       

Rubbin in racing....    Got no issue with that unless someone purposefully tries to hurt someone.   

 

As to the penalty/off track thing being discussed (I did not see it)...it's not up to Vince to enforce the rules.   The officials let him keep 3rd.      This is another reason these races are a mockery. 

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11/6/2023 8:26am
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Magoofan wrote:
For the record, I did not/will not watch these races as they are a complete mockery of the sport. Whatever people think of Friese...he is spot...

For the record, I did not/will not watch these races as they are a complete mockery of the sport.

Whatever people think of Friese...he is spot on with his opening comments....

"I mean I I think if you put a bunch of money on the line like we have here and put us on an arena across track, I think that's that's the way it's going to go.    At  least for me this is how I make a living.  I'm not here to just ride around and have fun,  I'm here to here to make some money and pay my bills so that's that's what we're doing.  We're battling for for position and if these guys want to want to take it easy they can take it easy,  but I'm going to race hard."

I don't like or dislike Friese, on camera he comes across as unlikeable.  No idea what he's like outside of the limelight.   I do respect the heart, the drive and the brutal honesty.      Friese is the Honey badger, he don't give a shit.       

Rubbin in racing....    Got no issue with that unless someone purposefully tries to hurt someone.   

 

As to the penalty/off track thing being discussed (I did not see it)...it's not up to Vince to enforce the rules.   The officials let him keep 3rd.      This is another reason these races are a mockery. 

Out of curiosity, what are your thoughts on cross jumping? I didn’t grow up in the 70s/80s. Was cross jumping common then? Didn’t see it during the 90s but definitely saw some bar banging which, like all the riders have mentioned, is perfectly acceptable. 

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11/6/2023 8:44am

Since lots of you don't seem to know (which is quite normal since nothing was made clar about results), Friese actually WAS penalized. Lightly. 

He lost two spots in both the first and third moto.

BTW, he's just a symptom of how crappy this championship is, overall, not the cause.

 

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11/6/2023 8:47am
-MAVERICK- wrote:
Magoofan wrote:
For the record, I did not/will not watch these races as they are a complete mockery of the sport. Whatever people think of Friese...he is spot...

For the record, I did not/will not watch these races as they are a complete mockery of the sport.

Whatever people think of Friese...he is spot on with his opening comments....

"I mean I I think if you put a bunch of money on the line like we have here and put us on an arena across track, I think that's that's the way it's going to go.    At  least for me this is how I make a living.  I'm not here to just ride around and have fun,  I'm here to here to make some money and pay my bills so that's that's what we're doing.  We're battling for for position and if these guys want to want to take it easy they can take it easy,  but I'm going to race hard."

I don't like or dislike Friese, on camera he comes across as unlikeable.  No idea what he's like outside of the limelight.   I do respect the heart, the drive and the brutal honesty.      Friese is the Honey badger, he don't give a shit.       

Rubbin in racing....    Got no issue with that unless someone purposefully tries to hurt someone.   

 

As to the penalty/off track thing being discussed (I did not see it)...it's not up to Vince to enforce the rules.   The officials let him keep 3rd.      This is another reason these races are a mockery. 

Out of curiosity, what are your thoughts on cross jumping? I didn’t grow up in the 70s/80s. Was cross jumping common then? Didn’t see it during...

Out of curiosity, what are your thoughts on cross jumping? I didn’t grow up in the 70s/80s. Was cross jumping common then? Didn’t see it during the 90s but definitely saw some bar banging which, like all the riders have mentioned, is perfectly acceptable. 

Someone on here said it best years ago in regards to cross jumping.... (I remembered the post, had to search for it)

"Let me be perfectly clear for y'all. If you're in front, it's your fucking track. All of it. From tuff block to turf block. You can go whereever the fuck you want to go. Swerve side to side, stomp on the damn brakes, jump the jumps from where you want to, whatever you want. The guy behind is responsible to get past you, period."

I will only add this:  Got a problem with it....get a better start.    

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