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Probably like couple years ago., when the whole thing started.
Agree those entities would not be working as one, it no longer matters I’m out. I’ve invested way more time than necessary in this thread! I’m in the Midwest and over 50 years old, my riding days are numbered and the long term affects of this situation will not affect me.
I would have happily bought a couple more goggles for the hell of if if they did a fundraiser instead..
But now I have to look elsewhere when purchasing new goggs from now on for the rest of my life. It's a lose-lose for everyone.
I feel like Racer X and MXA should run more stories like this, instead of MXA “testing” RMZ-450s and YZ250s every year. Would be interesting to read some real stories.
I don’t expect much from Racer X, that mag/site is an absolute shell of what it was 20 years ago. It’s basically a monthly MX Sports flyer and tshirt catalog. They got pretty deep into the Riverside vs MC stuff back in the day, or the Adam Chatfield/Attack MX scandal. Doesn’t seem to be much interest in covering that stuff anymore.
Honestly ML is one of the few that actually goes and digs this stuff up and publishes it.
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I guess it’s hard for me to understand how you don’t think this is “news” worthy for our sport. Meaning I don’t understand how you think media wouldn’t/shouldn’t report on this. Everyone is entitled to an opinion though.
Also, I don’t think the Moto media made a joint effort to not discuss, however I think when a sponsor of said website is the one people are pissed out they would obviously not want to rock the boat why collecting the advertising money:
For example vital and pulp collect money from company and they are normally the two who are okay with reporting these kind of topics. Money talks though.
There's a reason I didn't include (you) ML512 in my list. I personally thought you 've handled everything here in a decent manner.
Nice picture of you and Steve.
Give me a break bro....
Matthes ain't sitting there forcing drinks down peoples throats. Hell, it's pretty rare that the guests even drink very much it seems like.
The only person I can think of that has went over the line and got drunk and said shit they regret is Langston and Langston doesn't exactly have the reputation of being a great person to begin with so that ain't Matthes' fault.
Take your axe grinding somewhere else cause this shit isn't even good stinky bait.
would be a real shame if you guys started using this email in an inappropriate fashion
info@eksbrand.com
MXA exclusively writes about a local track 😂
Not trying to be too huge of an asshole on this, but another poster stated that they had an eks brand banner on top of vital, is that true?
I already answered this in this thread, yes, EKS Brand is an advertiser on Vital MX.
You can always turn them away because they don't live up to the MX community standards. Why let them advertise when they are harming the sport? Nothing says Vital has to take their money. Bottom line is Rich Taylor is hurting ALL motocross company's and industry's even Vital in the long run.
Tempur-Sealy or Serta Simmons?
Missed it, sorry
Thanks for re-addressing
Purple, of course
It really doesn’t make a difference if it happened on the big triple, some whoops, rollers, a peaked double, or whisky throttle off the back of a giant berm. Life altering risk is incurred every time you throw a leg over the seat. Ride at home instead of ruining it for everyone else or go free ride. If you want to sue someone sue AMA, they have their tracks laid out differently than these tracks layouts on practice days anyways.
I don’t even listen to pulp unless they are drinking, way to boring
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Helen Keller segment was hardest I've laughed in a while
Thank you for the transparency.
When you have an audience, you have a responsibility of what you put into their awareness.
Continuing to let that company advertise on your site tells me you value RT’s cash more than you value your audience.
Instead of giving my attention and energy to Vital, I will be consuming other content and directing my writing energy to my newsletter audience.
I will gladly return, if and when the values of this site align with my own.
They won’t turn them away, vital needs the advertising money to somewhat make money on this place.
That I can respect.
Hopefully the bums spouting off about burning their goggles have some integrity like you and hit the road as well.
See ya later. You don't have to announce it, just roll out.
That is where integrity would come in to do the right thing and tell them no. Sorry but the EKS brand is not going to make or break Vital. People who sue tracks and the OEMs and the local shops are what has been killing the sport and closing down tracks for several decades and now its getting to a critical point. People in the industry who sue should be banished from the sport and treated like the lepers they are. I know there are friendships involved but all these lawsuits are what is killing the sport and Rich Taylor should be shunned as well as anyone else who sues.
He’s trying to explain why Vital is alienating its own audience, most people with a IQ above 10 get that.
You can insult me all you want, but as a parent I am not going to judge a guy that has bled moto his whole life. Cali tracks are out of their minds the way they run practices and I cannot believe this doesn't happen more. Be careful cancelling EKS who supports countless privateers and pros across numerous disciplines.....before you you take a look at every thing you buy and all the details of those companies.
I'm really disappointed in this community.
I had to get my wife to do my dirty work
Alright based on this response it’s apparent you don’t have the full story. Please go and investigate what happened between LACR and Rich Taylor, then circle back. The information is not hard to find.
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