Cooper Webb fined

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Edited Date/Time 1/30/2024 2:30pm

...at A2 for not giving an interview? 

https://dirtbikelover.com/cooper-webb-fined-by-ama-after-anaheim-2-supe…

Wonder how he got busted for that?

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1/30/2024 2:30pm

I’m just here so I don’t get fined 

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1/30/2024 2:31pm

This was after race 2? They only ever interview the moto winner. Why would they even be offering an interview?

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1/30/2024 2:39pm

Is everyone required to be available for an interview after any heat/LCQ/main, regardless of their position? Not keen on the rules for this.

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1/30/2024 2:39pm

What a chicken shit penalty.    Coop was sick and looked like hell...hacking all over the podium.     

Then they put him in the presser hacking constantly with the potential to make AP and Tomac sick.   Brilliant. 

The idiocy of the AMA appears to show no signs of abating any time soon. 

 

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1/30/2024 2:42pm

Never change AMA. Man I was hoping since JBone got on it would course correct. 

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1/30/2024 2:53pm

Is everyone required to be available for an interview after any heat/LCQ/main, regardless of their position? Not keen on the rules for this.

Only after the final race...

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1/30/2024 2:54pm

One sad possibility involves someone actually whining to the AMA after getting denied an interview.  Hope that's not the case...but how else would the AMA get wind of such a minor issue?

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1/30/2024 2:59pm

Wow, I did not know the AMA could penalize someone for refusing an interview. Not really a Coop fan, but that sucks.

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1/30/2024 3:03pm

AMA can't make exceptions for sickness or every rider will claim sickness. It's no big deal and Star is probably happy to pay his fine.

Also, the fine is for missing an interview for the broadcast not some random moto journalist.

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1/30/2024 3:30pm

So do teams have to give permission for interviews? Or riders must be available? Boy this is all so confusing!

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1/30/2024 3:31pm

pretty damn brazen to make someone pay their own entry fee of hundreds of dollars and then require specific performance of tasks related to the show, as if they are a worker. I guess there is prize money involved, but these little fines just don't sit right with me. This is like nickel and diming your own performers who show up and work effectively for free in most cases

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1/30/2024 3:36pm

There is the whole thread on the moto media not being given access to riders and Feld/AMA does nothing about it....but God forbid, the broadcaster misses their opportunity for the rider to thank their sponsors, wives/girlfriends, parents and dog on air. 

We are a joke. 

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1/30/2024 3:39pm
Magoofan wrote:
There is the whole thread on the moto media not being given access to riders and Feld/AMA does nothing about it....but God forbid, the broadcaster misses...

There is the whole thread on the moto media not being given access to riders and Feld/AMA does nothing about it....but God forbid, the broadcaster misses their opportunity for the rider to thank their sponsors, wives/girlfriends, parents and dog on air. 

We are a joke. 

Can you name one professional sport that doesn't have broadcast media availability requirements for the athletes?

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Magoofan wrote:
There is the whole thread on the moto media not being given access to riders and Feld/AMA does nothing about it....but God forbid, the broadcaster misses...

There is the whole thread on the moto media not being given access to riders and Feld/AMA does nothing about it....but God forbid, the broadcaster misses their opportunity for the rider to thank their sponsors, wives/girlfriends, parents and dog on air. 

We are a joke. 

The broadcasters pay Feld, they are entitled to their pound of flesh.

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There's a glitch in the matrix... someone deleted posts.   

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1/30/2024 4:06pm Edited Date/Time 1/30/2024 4:40pm

“I’m just here so I don’t get fined.”

Same thing except Coop doesn’t care about the fine. I swear… Some of y’all get way too personally invested in shit that doesn’t pertain to you at all. Every day there seems to be something everyone wants to breakout the pitchforks for.  

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1/30/2024 4:07pm

He needed to go to number2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

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1/30/2024 4:25pm

So we’re mad when the ama doesn’t enforce rules, but we’re also mad when they do

 

got it

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1/30/2024 4:27pm

So we’re mad when the ama doesn’t enforce rules, but we’re also mad when they do

 

got it

They could try being consistent!

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So we’re mad when the ama doesn’t enforce rules, but we’re also mad when they do

 

got it

They could try being consistent!

From what I recall, they have been pretty consistent with this rule

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1/30/2024 4:56pm
aeffertz wrote:
“I’m just here so I don’t get fined.” Same thing except Coop doesn’t care about the fine. I swear… Some of y’all get way too personally...

“I’m just here so I don’t get fined.”

Same thing except Coop doesn’t care about the fine. I swear… Some of y’all get way too personally invested in shit that doesn’t pertain to you at all. Every day there seems to be something everyone wants to breakout the pitchforks for.  

Kinda like when a football team looses

and the 49er fans are crying,stating fights because the team lost,where the players don’t give to shots and go about there night

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1/30/2024 5:56pm

How much is that fine?

Probably a pittance, especially for Coop....but it's the principle in my opinion.    I could see it if he was just bein a dick about it, but i'm betting he had to refuse because he was ill.    

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GrapeApe wrote:
AMA can't make exceptions for sickness or every rider will claim sickness. It's no big deal and Star is probably happy to pay his fine. Also...

AMA can't make exceptions for sickness or every rider will claim sickness. It's no big deal and Star is probably happy to pay his fine.

Also, the fine is for missing an interview for the broadcast not some random moto journalist.

 

 

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aeffertz wrote:
“I’m just here so I don’t get fined.” Same thing except Coop doesn’t care about the fine. I swear… Some of y’all get way too personally...

“I’m just here so I don’t get fined.”

Same thing except Coop doesn’t care about the fine. I swear… Some of y’all get way too personally invested in shit that doesn’t pertain to you at all. Every day there seems to be something everyone wants to breakout the pitchforks for.  

Tomac should bring a cardboard cutout of Webb like Sherman did for LynchLaughing

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1/30/2024 6:20pm

So a dude who has millions in the bank from racing (and winning championships) and is still making millions racing gets fined what, $1K, maybe $2K for not showing up?  That's like a regular guy who has $500K-$1M in the bank making $200K per year getting a speeding ticket for $100-$200.  pfft

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1/30/2024 7:23pm Edited Date/Time 1/30/2024 7:24pm
aeffertz wrote:
“I’m just here so I don’t get fined.” Same thing except Coop doesn’t care about the fine. I swear… Some of y’all get way too personally...

“I’m just here so I don’t get fined.”

Same thing except Coop doesn’t care about the fine. I swear… Some of y’all get way too personally invested in shit that doesn’t pertain to you at all. Every day there seems to be something everyone wants to breakout the pitchforks for.  

mxracer71 wrote:
Kinda like when a football team looses and the 49er fans are crying,stating fights because the team lost,where the players don’t give to shots and go...

Kinda like when a football team looses

and the 49er fans are crying,stating fights because the team lost,where the players don’t give to shots and go about there night

Interesting post for so many reasons

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