Is Max on thin ice w/Star?

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TKLEVEN wrote:

wasn’t in the room for Max’s interview, can someone give me the run down on what he said?

Max said  something along the lines of: "....Bobby called me last night and for some reason told me I wasn't going to win this race...if he's not going to show up to the races then he needs to stop calling me" 

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2/16/2025 5:38am

Obviously I do not know Max Anstie but he strikes me as the type who says what he thinks with no hesitation. 

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2/16/2025 5:46am
kage173 wrote:
He had some choice words for Bobby Reagan on the podium. I dont know how patient Bobby is, but if one of my employees blew me out...

He had some choice words for Bobby Reagan on the podium. 

I dont know how patient Bobby is, but if one of my employees blew me out on national television like that, we'd be having a serious discussion about whether or not he really wanted to be here anymore.

Max got screwed but taking your anger out on your boss is not the best decision. 

His boss is an a- hole and deserved it. 

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Spoonguy wrote:
It used to be a long, long time ago in a land far, far away that people didn't get so grievously injured by contrary statements or...

It used to be a long, long time ago in a land far, far away that people didn't get so grievously injured by contrary statements or name-calling.  It was part of the way people interacted and communicated. Insults, derision, questioning, back and forths were part of our language. Now in the world of flat brimmed, tattooed, blue dyed haired inhabitants mentioning to someone they have lettuce in their teeth can lead to 18 months therapy and a prescription. It's a different world.

Things change. Also, most people aren’t like that, that’s a minority. Especially blue hair. I go to Seattle almost every weekend and I think I’ve only...

Things change. Also, most people aren’t like that, that’s a minority. Especially blue hair. I go to Seattle almost every weekend and I think I’ve only seen one blue haired head in the last 6 months (not counting this group of Seahawks fans, 2 were blue and 2 were dyed green but it was clearly in the spirit of football)

Now it's chipotle bag tattoos. Ever trauma and mjcroagression gets its own tattoo

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2/16/2025 6:46am

Addressed in the post race press conference.

2/16/2025 7:12am

He's on thin ice with me. They need to put a timer on his interviews. He can give Musquin and Will everything they could handle when it comes to keeping it under a minute.

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2/16/2025 7:15am Edited Date/Time 2/16/2025 7:16am
I’m going to assume a bit here and I hope it makes sense.It’s ridiculous when people in our sport assume they’re sports psychologists or something and...

I’m going to assume a bit here and I hope it makes sense.


It’s ridiculous when people in our sport assume they’re sports psychologists or something and thinking they know how to push athletes by beating them down.

I get that Bobby has owned race teams and may have a background in racing his entire life, but you can’t assume that being a huge prick to your employees is the best way to get 100% out of them.  That’s some outdated bs.  I’m a business owner and the best way to be the boss to my 10ish employees is to change the way I lead for each of them.  Max was going to win tonight whether his dickhead boss said whatever he said or not.  That mindset of being a dick and “I was motivating you” is for Neanderthals.  


Goes right along with moto dads who couldn’t ride an inside rut if their life depended on it, and yelling at their kid to jump shit a 65 has no chance of making.  

It worked didnt it. Ppl are looking into this too much max wasnt actually mad he was “taking the piss” or in American busting his balls. 

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No one these days could of survived my highschool. It was completely impossible to hurt someone's feelings. 

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Cocksey investigating, please stand by

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Max looks like a guy who is absolutely locked in and the fact that ANYONE would question his commitment pissed him off.   ...any not in a motivating way.   More in a stay the f**K out of my way kind of way.  

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motosmith wrote:

Who owns a race team and doesn't go to the races?

Oldstyle wrote:

I don’t blame him for avoiding Detroit 

Ya, cause the hellscape of LA, San Fran and numerous other California city's is so much more attractive than Detroit! At least Detroit provided a snowy backdrop for the race teams!  

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He's on thin ice with me. They need to put a timer on his interviews. He can give Musquin and Will everything they could handle when...

He's on thin ice with me. They need to put a timer on his interviews. He can give Musquin and Will everything they could handle when it comes to keeping it under a minute.

lol I’m watching the press conference now and had the same exact thought, he takes a simple question and gives a long drawn out answer it’s a little much 

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2/16/2025 9:34am

What's

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2/16/2025 9:42am Edited Date/Time 2/16/2025 10:12am

I'd assume him and Bobby are going to have fun poking each other for the rest of season now.

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Race wins and titles tend to smooth things over. Max sure looks like the class of the field right now

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Max is a grown man and a father and doesn't have time to deal with the tough-guy bullshit act Bobby puts on the rest of the kids. Given that Bobby is a car salesman I'm sure he cares much less about dignity and respect than about winning, so if Max keeps doing that there'll be no problems.

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Maybe it's just Max's British sense of humor and something is lost in translation 

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2/16/2025 10:39am
cool_hand wrote:
Yeah, I heard him say what he said, and I'm thinking dam, who is Bobby? Owner of the team.....yeah, if Max was serious, and he looked...

Yeah, I heard him say what he said, and I'm thinking dam, who is Bobby? Owner of the team.....yeah, if Max was serious, and he looked like it,..than calling out your boss like that on the podium is low grade. 

I think he was referring to Bobby his neighbor kid that details the fleet of luxury cars of his. IMG 2390.png?VersionId=BvRRXOjA9gt9iuxV35Iv CYq6

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OwenJakes wrote:

Huh

kage173 wrote:

He said if Bobby isn't going to show up at the races then he has no right to call him on race day and question him.

This

When someone’s telling you you’re not trying to win or some such shit when you’re giving it everything you’ve got?

You tell them to EABOD or worse. Max is obviously doing it right.

Max: 100 pts 

Bossman: -10

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Race wins and titles tend to smooth things over. Max sure looks like the class of the field right now

I'm having trouble wrapping my head around "how deep the east is" based on a vet rider schooling everybody up to this point? I don't think either coast is remarkably deep nor does either coast have a budding 450 SX star racing in it at this point. I was on the Deegan bandwagon but he's no Jerremy McGrath that for damned sure.

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Toddler125 wrote:
Ya, cause the hellscape of LA, San Fran and numerous other California city's is so much more attractive than Detroit! At least Detroit provided a snowy...

Ya, cause the hellscape of LA, San Fran and numerous other California city's is so much more attractive than Detroit! At least Detroit provided a snowy backdrop for the race teams!  

I was just being a smart ass, no disrespect to the Detroit locals… if it makes you feel any better I hate LA and SF

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2/16/2025 1:35pm
Derpin' DJ wrote:

Max was adamant that its all good in his interview with Lewis. Just a bit of banter

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2/16/2025 2:34pm Edited Date/Time 2/16/2025 2:35pm

Maybe it's just Max's British sense of humor and something is lost in translation 

Hell if I was from a draconian <economic zone> with zero free speech I would make the most of it here too. 

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crusty_xx wrote:
The points leader that basically just went 1-1 to start the season in one of the most competitive 250 classes ever in on thin ice? Huh? The...

The points leader that basically just went 1-1 to start the season in one of the most competitive 250 classes ever in on thin ice? Huh? 

The second best star rider sits 3rd in points in a field half as strong and probably gets paid a good amount more than Max

Well, apparently Max had the same thought I did because he said he called Bobby right afterwards and apologized.  So...

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crusty_xx wrote:
The points leader that basically just went 1-1 to start the season in one of the most competitive 250 classes ever in on thin ice? Huh? The...

The points leader that basically just went 1-1 to start the season in one of the most competitive 250 classes ever in on thin ice? Huh? 

The second best star rider sits 3rd in points in a field half as strong and probably gets paid a good amount more than Max

kage173 wrote:

Well, apparently Max had the same thought I did because he said he called Bobby right afterwards and apologized.  So...

And I sure as fuck hope Bobby apologized for a stupid remark in the first place.  If so, all good.  You'd think someone of his age and experience wouldn't have had their head up that far up their own ass and make that comment in the first place, but it was what it was.  

2/16/2025 10:15pm

Max should have come to SX sooner! He's like what 32? And kickin ass. 

2/17/2025 3:02am
crusty_xx wrote:
The points leader that basically just went 1-1 to start the season in one of the most competitive 250 classes ever in on thin ice? Huh? The...

The points leader that basically just went 1-1 to start the season in one of the most competitive 250 classes ever in on thin ice? Huh? 

The second best star rider sits 3rd in points in a field half as strong and probably gets paid a good amount more than Max

kage173 wrote:

Well, apparently Max had the same thought I did because he said he called Bobby right afterwards and apologized.  So...

He thought he was about to be fired? 🤔

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cool_hand wrote:
Yeah, I heard him say what he said, and I'm thinking dam, who is Bobby? Owner of the team.....yeah, if Max was serious, and he looked...

Yeah, I heard him say what he said, and I'm thinking dam, who is Bobby? Owner of the team.....yeah, if Max was serious, and he looked like it,..than calling out your boss like that on the podium is low grade. 

Probably be fine if Webb did it though...right?

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2/17/2025 7:33am Edited Date/Time 2/17/2025 9:57am

Max should have come to SX sooner! He's like what 32? And kickin ass. 

He started racing SX in 2010.  I think his best finish in his 2010 rookie season was a 4th in San Diego.   

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