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That’s 3 factory teams in 2 years.
He was one spot out of qualifying and the guy in 36th came from the B practice. I think .07 seconds off. Ferry probably would have qualified easy if he was in the B practice
Yes that’s it. If only he was in the B qualifier session. All he needs!
Nobody is hating on the kid....he's just not performing even close to the level he should've been. There are completely unknown privateers that make the motos every week that never did anything in amateurs that had to ride local tracks and didn't have a "facility" at their own house. 3 FACTORY teams in 2 years is not a good look either.
Somethings just not adding up
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My son and I met Evan at High Point and talked with him for a while. He was super friendly and awesome with my 10 year old. I’m rooting for him.
Do tell us how that was a fiasco, please. Ferry was unlucky enough to stuff the front, crash and end up under the bike. One flagger from up the track started waving the yellow and pointing the traffic away from him, the one at the bottom of the hill got up track and started waving the yellow and pointing the riders away from him. That part of it was done correctly. Had Ferry been able to get back up and into a transfer position, he'd have been protested and disqualified for receiving outside assistance.
I love how no one should dare point out the obvious about a pro rider, but if someone in the c class gets landed on and broke in half everyone points and laughs.
also, so what if people are jealous? Don’t we all want a millionaire moto dad! lol
don’t talk shit or your jealous and that’s not cool! Fuck off
Do you want him to just quit racing?
Idiot.
Adding up to who? Who does he have to add up for? What a weird thing to say.
I'm a little out of the loop what three Factory teams has the kid Road for?
Anyone posting here who hasn’t qualified for a pro national should honestly reconsider their life for the fact they are talking poo on a kid who more than likely is young enough to be your own kid. I’ve seen these dude at my local track who are struggling to qualify. They are faster than I could dream of being. These are all bad dudes.
Amen brother
Reconsider their life? WTF does that mean?
Weird how you tell people to "reconsider their life" but you use the word "poo" instead of the real word? That's some odd moral high-ground you're standing on.
It's been said a hundred times, hardly ANYONE is hating on Evan. They are just still baffled by the Pulp interview and what that brought attention to, and then his less than great results for a kid who was on a factory team not long ago.
That's all. Nobody has a voodoo doll trying to make the kid not qualify. You guys trying to make this all about jealousy and that kind of nonsense is ridiculous. Pay attention to what's ACTUALLY being said.
I could be wrong, but from my understanding Ty's family was not entirely thrilled with him doing supercross and that was directly related to losing his older brother due to a mx incident. What I recall hearing at the time was that Ty did want to do supercross, but it was not his strength. He probably needed more time than he received, but the team probably felt he was farther away from being competitive indoors than he did. His early results in supercross pretty much bore than out. Supercross is where all the emphasis is now days and usually the only kids getting pro contracts are the ones that can hold their own indoors in year 1. I just don't think Ty had the indoor experience he needed at the time. I hope the Ferry kid makes it, but I don't feel at all that these two riders are apples to apples in their situations.
I am not so sure ANYONE gets "given" multiple opportunities in this sport, let alone one.
"Given"...my ass.
If you can't do it on the practice track or against other competitive riders at some point, you ain't getting the gig.
They don't just give it to you because of your dad. He might help get the connection in the first place but no one signs a kid on the weight of who their dad was/is without something to see. Thats derogatory to the teams that signed him and the people who trained him.
At some point he had to have shown something pretty special to be on the journey he has been on.
You take one word he used and turn his entire point into something he never said.
His point is Evan is having to "crawl through the ranks" right now, and he's being beat by "no-name" privateers in the motos. If he makes the motos. That's after being on at least two factory-level teams.
You're right, at some point he showed speed or potential, BUT if you think it's ALL merit-based in this sport, you are wildly mistaken. Who knows, maybe a couple of those rides were paid for, that happens too.
He IS a good kid, and 99% of the guys posting here would love to see him breakout and succeed....the point is its not looking good so far.
It was a fiasco getting the bike up and off him. I agree, the flaggers did the right thing.
Pit Row
Thing is this one was simply a case of bad luck on Ferry's part. If he hadn't ended up under the bike he might have picked it up and qualified
Meh, it’s clearly not going well.
I don’t know the kid from a bar of soap, maybe he is a great kid, maybe a little twerp, I wouldn’t have the faintest idea.
But I don’t understand why people seemingly love to pile on and argue little details to try and prove the worst.
I bet some of the loudest critics would bro down and tell the kid that he is going to figure it out and be a champ if they met him in real life.
The internet is a cesspit.
People get weird justice/punishment hard ons when they feel somebody else isn't doing what they think they should.
That being said, I don't think he's going to make it as a professional MXer. But I'm not basking in the glow of his struggles, I hope I'm proven wrong.
There it is!
For the record, here’s my recollection of his “Factory Career” versus what others are stating…
I recall him being supported by Husky as an amateur and having some AMAZING 85s and 112s during that time. I believe he rode big bikes there for just a minute…
Then, as his move to big bikes truly began…and while still an am…he went to his own Yamahas with some support from Rockstar. I believe there was some sort of Yamaha support there “for a minute”…but, as the Triumph program started and he joined in, he eventually started riding Black Yamahas and then GG’s (and maybe some other brands?) that I think were provided by Triumph due to their bike still being in development. Also, when he was riding the “All Black Yamahas” before the GG’s…I believe he was already working for Triumph.
So, while he was STILL an am, he began participating in Triumph’s program and that evolved into an opportunity to ride for the team.
Now, it seems that his Triumph opportunity didn’t pan out and he was given the option to do something-else.
And…here we are…a bunch of internet Sunday Morning Team Managers talking stupid shit about a kid that’s trying to become a pro in a sport that we all…supposedly…love.
Here’s what didn’t help: the “cover story” on Pulp. The whole “bangers” thing and all the other bs DID NOT HELP. But, hey, this is the 21st Century and we live in a world of influencers and…as I said…Internet Experts.
Meh. Whatever. I hope Evan finds his speed and confidence and becomes the next Ty Masterpool story.
Hey, Evan? Fuck these shit talking people! Keep grinding. Do the work and get the results and I’ll see you at the races.
Manny
If triumph only had let him be posting Instagram bangers for the last year he would be a podium guy by now
what improvement ?
All of that is how I see it too. If he had been honest about the reason for leaving Triumph which is now pretty damn clear.....he was not fast enough. Looking at Swoll and Savatgy's progress the testing days must have made Evan look like a C rider. He just needs to step back, maybe go back to amateurs or arena cross for a year, and give himself time to get up to speed.
If he would have been honest on the interview, none of this would be discussed and this thread wouldn't exist. Far too many "kids" make shit up and then when called on it everyone rises up like someone is being "attacked".
Exactly. Him and Steve blaming Triumph, no bikes, no parts, basically saying they were a crap team. Reality is they didn’t want to have their bike used as the excuse for his results
His results have been awful. It's not looking good.
That's not me hating on the kid or wishing for his downfall, which a lot of people seem to be confused on. This is a moto forum and Ferry is in the spotlight at the moment, making a comment about his results does not make you a heartless hater bastard, stop with this nonsense.
For someone who's never paid attention to the kid or to the threads about him, can someone provide some cliff notes on his career so far? Did he have other factory rides besides Triumph?
While I am one who wishes him the best, the simple answer to your question is that there were MANY people who felt his departure from Triumph and subsequent Pulp interview was a poor choice and that interview painted a less than ideal picture of him as an athlete. I just don't think mentioning his need to post Instabangers was a good move on his part in hindsight, whether it's true or not. He made it seem like a Triumph factory ride just wasn't good enough for his needs... The moto public would be fine with it all if he was performing well as a Pro, but quitting a Factory ride only to not qualify for a National... they aren't going to let that go unfortunately. Welcome to the Pro's. These guys live and die by the sword.
His lap times are closer to the top 20 now, he finished 24th second moto at Thunder Valley. Instead of 12-15 seconds off the pace per lap he’s now 5-8 secs.
Those are improvements in my eyes. If he keeps grinding he’ll be scoring points soon. Which I didn’t think he would after the first 2 rounds.
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