Dark was fired?

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How out of touch are you actually with the people who read and watch? most of us dont like Lewis, and you fire the real guy we...


How out of touch are you actually with the people who read and watch? 

most of us dont like Lewis, and you fire the real guy we can actually trust. In favor of this self proclaimed story teller. 



 

I do appreciate your support, but there really is no reason for Lewis to be drug into this. He is a fantastic journalist and has helped me out a tremendous amount. Again, everything will work out and I have no animosity. But thank you for enjoying what I've done.

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Why are some of you goofs more butthurt about this than Jamie is? I fall into the "he's not really my cup of tea" category, but...

Why are some of you goofs more butthurt about this than Jamie is? I fall into the "he's not really my cup of tea" category, but he's pretty decent at what he does, he'll be ok. 

I take great offense to this. Mainly because I don't like tea, unless it's sweet tea. Stupid joke, I know, but yes, I'll be ok.

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I think its rather cringey how Lewis boyfriends top moto guys, and is the interview guy. Seems rather incestuous. Just an odd look. I do rate...

I think its rather cringey how Lewis boyfriends top moto guys, and is the interview guy. Seems rather incestuous. Just an odd look. I do rate his media stuff. 
Darkside being mid-40’s got anything to do with not cutting the cool scene VitalMedia wants?

Late 40s. I'll be 50 (kill me now) in a month. Actually, two days before my last day at Vital. haha

Happy early birthday to you!

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6/4/2025 6:13pm Edited Date/Time 6/4/2025 6:14pm

As someone who grew up and worked in the industry till I was in my mid 20s, I totally get why this thread was created. Dark is a public figure doing public facing work in a tiny industry

Now, that being said, as someone who is now 42 and has spent the last 15 years in corporate leading people, this thread needs to get locked. It's an HR nightmare/legal bomb waiting to happen. 

Dark - you rock, will listen wherever you go on my commute. Keep your head up. 

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6/4/2025 6:25pm
That would be cool. He could call it the MotoXPod show or something like that.Good luck to Darkside! I'm sure he will line up a good...

That would be cool. He could call it the MotoXPod show or something like that.

Good luck to Darkside! I'm sure he will line up a good gig. 

Or hit the open road and do 125 race reports at the bigger races.  Not only LL but like am day at red Bud.  Millville. Aztalan...

Or hit the open road and do 125 race reports at the bigger races.  Not only LL but like am day at red Bud.  Millville. Aztalan, Xmas, pine ridge , etc.  And cover big vet races.  A little rd trip footage included .  People would like to see what else for adventure is out there.  Basically hv a fun show .  Disaster trying to get my injections done so my big plan this yr is done.  So I,ll forward info , your going to need a helper . On fb go on Chicago work ua it’s full of Hot Eastern European women looking for work or a English tutor . Haha .  I worked for 11 eu trucking co.s.  There all very advanced on computers etc doing video & editing would be easy for them .  Bro,s would tune in because there Hot & a Real trip speaking broken English. Haha .  I know what your thinking I hv to feed another person then.  They don’t eat much Very little portions . Plus they Love to travel America.  There good little workers . You might hv to learn a little bit of there language. But it not that hard I learned a few of there languages. 

5 people that dislike interesting beautiful women & adventure.  I,ve been in every small, medium & large cities in America. Majority of people don’t hv money...

5 people that dislike interesting beautiful women & adventure.  I,ve been in every small, medium & large cities in America. Majority of people don’t hv money to travel they struggle to pay bills even 150k folks.  To hear a EU women say oh so very beautiful or motor oil anything really  is interesting. Too many pod cast talking about stuff is boring.  IMG 0728 0

Pro’s absolute lack of ability to read the room has me dying here, lol

Dark, I hope you can stay in the industry. You went and did what a lot of us tell ourselves we could do, without putting forth the effort to see if we really could do it. The people’s champ! Keep going!

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6/4/2025 6:27pm

Honestly this sounds like Darkside has an opportunity now for reinvention, which always a good thing. We must always remember one of the few things in life we can control is our attitudes and Darksides appears positive enough toturn a situation like this into a plus. As far as Vital goes, as a business owner for 45 years myself, I never let anyone go before first reckoning if someone else would make capital from his or her's (the employee) efforts. Particularly a competitor. Darkside's growth in this sport seems to make him able to generate money for any direct competitor of Vital's. Seems an odd move from the outside. Perhaps he didn't fit Vital's plan, but a savy competitor may scoop him up after Vital did the heavy lifting of the initial investment in his fame.

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6/4/2025 8:07pm

There’s no one in the media that comes off as passionate as Dark. I think he’s been great and hope he comes out on the other side in an even better position. He’s unbiased and just loves the sport. #dicksoutfordark

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6/4/2025 8:45pm

Imagine being on the bad end of a budget cut only to come online and find out that everyone is talking about it and your employer is airing out the details on a message board.

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6/4/2025 10:08pm Edited Date/Time 6/4/2025 10:12pm
Mx391 wrote:
Pit Bits falling off slowly last few years, we get hidden threads and comments, now the guy that gets the best rider interviews is gone. Whats...

Pit Bits falling off slowly last few years, we get hidden threads and comments, now the guy that gets the best rider interviews is gone. Whats going on around here?

Yeah I just looked at pit bits from hangtown and it was garbage 

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6/4/2025 10:51pm Edited Date/Time 6/4/2025 10:51pm
Mx391 wrote:
Pit Bits falling off slowly last few years, we get hidden threads and comments, now the guy that gets the best rider interviews is gone. Whats...

Pit Bits falling off slowly last few years, we get hidden threads and comments, now the guy that gets the best rider interviews is gone. Whats going on around here?

jaun wrote:

Yeah I just looked at pit bits from hangtown and it was garbage 

I can’t go every weekend to the races. The rounds I go it’s packed full, the ones I don’t go to we use a mix of stuff.

Check the one from Fox Raceway.

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