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I wouldn't be surprised to see him out at A2, especially if it is a mud race. Why go out and risk further injury in the mud? Let the ribs heal and come back when the track is dry.
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James is currently 16 pts behind Dungey. If he doesn't race this weekend and Dungey wins that puts the gap at 41 pts.
Assuming Dungey finishes second and James wins for the remaining 14 rounds, James makes up 3 pts per round for a total of 42 pts gained on Dungey, so James wins by 1 point.
Pretty tall order - 14 wins a row would be a new record for most wins in a season (actually it would be 15 including A1) and most wins a row.
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I think there may be compounding issues...one of them being that it IS a "Mud-Race"...Potentially.
Do you want JS7 to take a chance at "compounding" his injury(s) by riding...in the mud...where/when we ALL know that there's a whole lot more "Falling-Down"?
Or, take the week off and come back when he's healed up and healthy.
He's a young-man...he's got nuthin' but time.
I think he's got a viable shot at "Still" bein' a Championship contender even if he sits A2 out.
He's that good.
Read Gibby's post again.
I made the right bet, just the wrong week(s). Oh well...
Think about the title chase without james or reed?
Dungey takes james' place? and wins everything, and the title.
Villopoto takes reeds pace? and steals a few wins.
What about KEVIN WINDHAM? He's like 15 points out right?
Andrew Short?
Ivan Tedesco?
New champion?
If he sits out this next race , and gets a good 1-1/2 weeks of rest , it may be the best thing he could do. Sometimes , riding with an injury like that can just prolong it into making it hurt for weeks upon weeks.
That will be a tough call on James' part. Hmmm??....i dunno , but IF he did go out and just make sure he got on the gate and got into the top 5-8 ( which he could do in his sleep) and salvage points , and then come back a little stronger each week , that might even be a better game plan.
I'm sure James and Larry both have gone over it a million times , and they will do what ever is best for James and the team. The most important thing is , is making sure your rider doesn't get back out there to soon , cause more damage , and be sitting out the rest of the season.
I guess we'll have to wait and see.
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jeffro503 wrote: I always remembered working a lot harder riding in the mud , than i ever did when it was dry out.
Yep!!!!!!!
I know how good James is, but he would have to be damn near perfect the rest of the way. Even if he only takes it easy and gets 10 points that's better than none. That's just MHO. In the mud, James can ride at 70% and still probably end up in the top 5.
If you want to win titles you will have to ride hurt at some point.
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What I'm saying is, if Bubba doesn't race, that decision didn't come from LB.
Also, why does everybody think RD is going to be so dominant at such an early stage? He has had zero pressure on him until now. He's a rookie. His SX career has had flaws in the past. Give the kid some room for mistakes!
but there would hopefully be an interesting side effect.... you might stfu and leave VitalMX.... No JS for you to distort reality, no CR to blaim any and everything on... man, would be no point for you to even log in!
"My dad had broken ribs and he could tell from TV that James definitely has broken ribs."
Even if your dad was a doctor who specialized in broken ribs, there's no way to know without a full check up. Impossible to tell from watching TV. There are a TON of other injuries it could be aside from broken ribs. Anything from just bruising to something possibly much more serious. only time will tell.
"Racerx is also saying James *might* be out with possible rib/shoulder injuries, so it must be true."
Everybody saw what happened, James got f'n landed on and barely was able to get through the night, of course he *might* have some injuries! This is not a news flash.
"14 wins in a row is a tall order"
Well guess what, so is a rookie getting 14 2nds in a row and not having ONE bad race. The season is young and a lot can happen. JS came back from worse last year and Reed was in the mix. Even if RD is on the gas, he doesn't have the experience or the track record of CR. CR is in many ways the Brett Favre of SX, he has started A LOT of races and consistently finished very well. JS was able to come back and defeat CR, he can do the same to RD. Not saying he will, just saying he very well could.
Let's just see how this weekend goes, obviously after that our 'fortune telling' powers will be muuuch stronger. ;v)
RD has been extremely consistent and focused so far in his career, he is a rookie and a mistake is possible and not unlikely. But I give him the benefit of the doubt because of his track record to this point. He has proven to have the speed and held up under pressure in the past, either way it will be fun to watch! A little drama at the top is much more enjoyable to watch than the RC, MC, CR, JS runaways in the past.
In fact its quite nice that someone is in the championship lead that very few people would have thought of a few weeks ago. I wouldn't have thought after 2 races the 2 prior champs would be in the situation the are now in.
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