Motonews...what is going on over there?

as the world turns......

[quote="Zero":3mk4yjbl]Is there a thread over here or at racetime that summarizes what the heck is up with Motonews? I don't have time to troll all the forums as much anymore....and I am a bit confused on some minor, probably not important details, but still curious.


This is what I got so far, someone please correct me if I am wrong:

1. TFS "left" Motonews and launched his own dealio with Racetime....I read his "Smoke and Mirrors" articles, which is is good stuff IMO if its all true.

2. TFS vs DC/RacerX because DC has his fingers in too many different moto pies.

3. RX swallows up the failing MXI and Nerd is now a contract "journalist" for RX, and now Nerd is MIA on all the forums.

4. TOE retires from moto-photog last year to magically reappear as the Motonews photog after TFS left.

5. GuyB gets moto photos pulled off Motonews by Hutch

6. TFS is a LiveNation photo consultant?

If there is another thread somewhere that sorts all this out, please let me know and I'll just read all that stuff.[/quote:3mk4yjbl]

Thanks!

you just saved me 2-3 hours of wasted time by summarizing the BS, really, thanks!

I think you can replace "left" with "was ousted" some there but, pretty much that's it.

Oh, and TFS is no longer die hard AMA. He's now die hard FIM.

[quote="Rallendude":24xsbqc4]I think you can replace "left" with "was ousted" some there but, pretty much that's it.

Oh, and TFS is no longer die hard AMA. He's now die hard FIM.[/quote:24xsbqc4]


Not to pick nits, but it might be more accurate to say die hard Youthstream

TFS has his fingers crossed that YS gets SX and the nats. If not look for him to be at the rival FIM series if they have them. He's also burning bridges and he should take heed of what happed to Bad Brad when he finally won the 500 GP title. Nobody would hire him for the following year.The only time he got to wear that number one plate was on a private Yamaha at Carlsbad. So be careful the pony tailed guy taking pics you spill your beer on in the cheap seats at the next SX may just whack you with a zoom lens. People in his beloved industry are speculating about what has caused this but the answer is pretty simple. He's pissed that Raul got what would be TFS's all time dream job when Fidel stepped down as dictator of Cuba.

[. GuyB gets moto photos pulled off Motonews by Hutch]

Seriously? I missed that....I guess I need to start paying attention.

You left out the Supercross.com one month stand....

[quote="Zero":3lnnuobr]
6. TFS is a LiveNation photo consultant?
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I don't know about that one. They don't seem to run his stuff:
http://supercrossonline.com/photoGalleryList

Maybe he still takes the KTM kid pictures. Who knows.

You left out that 500Guy jumped in a big diesel-powered Monster Truck and has been trying to crush the Youthstream bandwagon. Last I heard, he dug up a press release indicating that the crucifixion of Christ was actually a Youthstream promoted event. Who knew?

This has been a great e-season.

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