CP at Geico rig?

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Edited Date/Time 1/24/2012 4:21am
Racer X twitted about it. Wonder what happened! Anyone around and see?
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TriRacer27 9/11/2010 10:55pm
9/11/2010 10:55pm
From what I've seen of CP, I would be surprised if it was anything other than handshake, a congratulations champ and a see you next year from CP to Trey. He's a class act and I would be surprised if it was anything else.

A few 450 class riders could learn a thing or two from these kids.
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aFACEdismembered 9/11/2010 11:23pm
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Once you cross the checkers there should be a a gentlemanly respect shown between everyone at the top of the sport. With out those others guys on the track there is no competition. Without that there is no sport.
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mattbmx63 9/11/2010 11:32pm
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Sucks the year ended how it did. At least there seems to be a mutual respect for each other. It could have gone either way and both know that. Alot of people could learn from them!
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bullpen58 9/12/2010 12:55am
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If CP actually went there to congratulate Trey, kudos to him. That's a very French thing to do. As much as us Americans bash the French, they have us covered in terms of certain forms of sportsmanship.

For example, in the TDF it is common for a racer to stop and wait for a competitor when they've crashed. Very un-American and ultra-cool. Etiquette - something a lot of Americans could stand to learn. Smile

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DanDunes818 9/12/2010 1:02am
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I'm still shocked that CP went down when/how he did. Unreal. CP going over to the Geico rig doesn't surprise me at all. He is the kind of guy to fight , fight and fight til the end but once the fight is over he's either going to graciously win and/or lose. I don't see how or why anyone could dislike him.
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bvm111 9/12/2010 1:42am
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I am more shocked that there were not any cameras there to capture what happened?
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burnside 9/12/2010 2:35am
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Hanaa80 wrote:
Cox talks about it in his race report. They're both class acts. This is so refreshing after the Reed vs. Stewart rivarlies.

http://www.racerxonline.com/article/pala-race-report-9-11-10.aspx
Yeah just read that. Those fans should be ashamed. Theres plenty of WWF matches they could have gone to pick their villans.

I'll be rooting for both of these guys in the 450 class.
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couchdriver412 9/12/2010 3:14am
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CP showed some class, I like itCool Cool Cool
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CP and TC are by far my favorite riders. Great read on Racer X
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jonjon714 9/12/2010 3:34am
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New, mad respect for CP.
xnationalwrench 9/12/2010 4:15am
9/12/2010 4:15am
While both of them have different styles and are different men, I have heard they are actually friends and Chris is friends with the whole Canard clan.
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BikeGraphixKC 9/12/2010 5:30am
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CP is one of a kind.....
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jndmx 9/12/2010 5:32am
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Doesn't get better than that......
Two guys duking it out all season on the track with much respect for each other off the track.
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Huckster 9/12/2010 5:52am
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bullpen58 wrote:
If CP actually went there to congratulate Trey, kudos to him. That's a very French thing to do. As much as us Americans bash the French...
If CP actually went there to congratulate Trey, kudos to him. That's a very French thing to do. As much as us Americans bash the French, they have us covered in terms of certain forms of sportsmanship.

For example, in the TDF it is common for a racer to stop and wait for a competitor when they've crashed. Very un-American and ultra-cool. Etiquette - something a lot of Americans could stand to learn. Smile
I guess that doesnt hold true for spanairds and mechanicals....

That is very classy for CP to do that......
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bvm111 wrote:
I am more shocked that there were not any cameras there to capture what happened?
steve cox has a good point about their respect for each other. i do wonder if some may be from cp possibly going on to be treys honda teammate. i wonder why the top 2 guys in the series did not have a video feed/ camera on them every inch of the track. talk about excitement being able to see cp wreck just after trey wrecked. and i am not hinting that i like to see riders getting hurt; just the unfolding drama.
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Towelie 9/12/2010 5:53am
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Reminds of the great Ricky Bobby vs Jean Girad
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dlowe102 9/12/2010 6:00am
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Speed didnt get footage of cp's crash at unadilla either

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rocrac 9/12/2010 6:06am
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bullpen58 wrote:
If CP actually went there to congratulate Trey, kudos to him. That's a very French thing to do. As much as us Americans bash the French...
If CP actually went there to congratulate Trey, kudos to him. That's a very French thing to do. As much as us Americans bash the French, they have us covered in terms of certain forms of sportsmanship.

For example, in the TDF it is common for a racer to stop and wait for a competitor when they've crashed. Very un-American and ultra-cool. Etiquette - something a lot of Americans could stand to learn. Smile
You don't follow soccer do you?
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Brtp4 9/12/2010 9:14am
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Towelie wrote:
Reminds of the great Ricky Bobby vs Jean Girad
LOL. "Au wevoir, Wicky Bubby".

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TriRacer27 9/12/2010 9:25am
9/12/2010 9:25am
bullpen58 wrote:
If CP actually went there to congratulate Trey, kudos to him. That's a very French thing to do. As much as us Americans bash the French...
If CP actually went there to congratulate Trey, kudos to him. That's a very French thing to do. As much as us Americans bash the French, they have us covered in terms of certain forms of sportsmanship.

For example, in the TDF it is common for a racer to stop and wait for a competitor when they've crashed. Very un-American and ultra-cool. Etiquette - something a lot of Americans could stand to learn. Smile
rocrac wrote:
You don't follow soccer do you?
hahaha, exactly what I was thinking.
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aFACEdismembered 9/12/2010 10:48am
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bvm111 wrote:
I am more shocked that there were not any cameras there to capture what happened?
sec114 wrote:
steve cox has a good point about their respect for each other. i do wonder if some may be from cp possibly going on to be...
steve cox has a good point about their respect for each other. i do wonder if some may be from cp possibly going on to be treys honda teammate. i wonder why the top 2 guys in the series did not have a video feed/ camera on them every inch of the track. talk about excitement being able to see cp wreck just after trey wrecked. and i am not hinting that i like to see riders getting hurt; just the unfolding drama.
Would you rather watch racing or watch someone ride around alone by himself just doing his thing? The sport doesn't gain fans by watching the points leader ride alone in 3rd spot while second in command is riding like a mad man to catch him. DC said it perfectly when talking about the GP coverage; Murphys Law dictates that the best/worse always happens when it doesn't need to.
mxmedic 9/12/2010 11:43am
9/12/2010 11:43am
Good on Pourcel. I just wish he would get more respect from more of the fans at the races. He's a good, talented rider.
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B DUB 333 9/12/2010 12:04pm
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Towelie wrote:
Reminds of the great Ricky Bobby vs Jean Girad
Brtp4 wrote:
LOL. "Au wevoir, Wicky Bubby".

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Good stuffGrinning I think by reading the posts that PC is VERY well respected Here in the good ol us of a. I hope he applies for permanent residency here. We could use a great guy like him over here.
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curmudgeon 9/12/2010 12:14pm
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rocrac wrote:
You don't follow soccer do you?
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Outsider 9/12/2010 12:25pm
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"It’s just unfortunate that the fans don’t have as much respect for Pourcel as Canard does, or for that matter, as Pourcel does for Canard."


I'd like to correct Steve on this line, it's "some fans", not "the fans". I've liked Pourcel since he came over, I think because I understood his sarcasm and humor, a lot of folks didn't and/or don't get it, imo.
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FlaNard 9/12/2010 12:36pm
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Pourcel has won over plenty of American fans this year. Im one of them. I respected his riding, but never knew what to make of the guy. He has turned into one of my favorite riders, and to read about going over to Trey's rig makes me really respect the guy that much more. That is ALL class. How many of us would go over and do that after having the title in our grasp like that? And Cox is right about the fans needing to knock the shit off. Its pathetic now. A man comes across the world, has to learn a new language, get used to a new culture, get used to new tracks ect...and you boo him because he's winning?

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