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The way he’s talked to Anstie and now hearing that he’s told mosiman to retire multiple times is ridiculous. Psychology has proven over and over that negative reinforcement and treating employees that way does not lead to people being more successful to an overwhelming degree.
I’m always happy to see more riders with a factory spot, but Bobby needs to read a book.
When you are a very successful team owner you are going to have high expectations of your riders and you are not likely to hold back when it's time for a "reality check" or "constructive criticism".
Mosiman broke his neck, came back and has run up front multiple times. Hes not a slump. It’s a manipulative tactic. I would understand what you’re saying if he was running 28th or Anstie was getting 15th. Neither were doing “poorly” by any standard at the time that these phone calls have been mentioned.
I guess he's entitled to spend his money any way he wants but given how much he spends his results absolutely suck. You'd think he'd notice but self reflection isn't likely one of his strong traits.
Well, I can tell you from being a team owner (Vital MX Fantasy
that Mosiman has ruined me twice now by crashing very near the end of the race...so if I was not a happy team manager, you can imagine how pissed Bobby was.
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Mosiman needs Mitch Payton… now that guy believes in people
I'm all for everyone being nice to everybody but sometimes the burning desire to prove someone wrong is the strongest motivator. I've worked for people like that, key word "worked" in the past tense, but it's made me better at my job for more laid back employers and taught me not to sweat the small stuff people complain about all around me.
OP is right. When you write the checks you can do what you want, but acting like this is by all measures counter productive.
The riders must still have decent relationships with him if they openly mock him for doing it though. Mosiman's impression was pretty good.
I'm a huge Anstie fan, but I NEVER understood the switch to Yamaha. He rode the Honda 250F like it was made for him, (I remember him loosing an engine, total fluke) - I really wished he'd have stayed. Not sure if internal politics pushed him out of FirePower team, but it feels like Star has too many ego's under 1 tent. Edited for clarity.
I was a big star fan before I became more knowledgeable via the forum and podcasts. I'm not going to say he sucks because he can do what he wants but ill say I don't like the way he is. Some things that make me laugh is the story jordan Smith told about him where he thought he was too old but didn't even know Max's age.
Not a big Bobby fan personally, but that man knows more than 10 of me combined and gave Michael Mosiman + Pierce Brown a ride so he has my respect for that
Saying he sucks was definitely harsh. I don’t care for him and I don’t hear things that have made me respect him much.
He’s certainly knowledgeable financially and probably very much so on the ins and outs of operations. His interpersonal skills with the riders however….
While I agree with you about being hard on employees doesn't usually work out, you also have to look at the other side, which is at parents who were hard on their kids and made them into champions...Alessi (near champion), Villopoto, Stewart, Carmichael, Dungey, etc.
You can see how RV is hard on his kids like his Dad was on him. Sometimes it results in champions.
So Bobby's approach could be in his mind to "motivate" his riders who aren't performing to expectation.
I don't know if you are being sarcastic or not, but Mitch has also been known to rip into his riders.
Bobby’s approach is 100% to motivate riders who aren’t performing to his expectation or who he knows are capable of more, the problem is that only works for some people and not everybody thrives being around excessive negativity
RV also didn't talk to his dad for years. RC by all accounts is an insecure child. So yea I guess it gets results as long as you don't care about the long term implications.
I don't know about Bobby Regan, but I know that Primus sucks.
This. Winning championships and investing 2 million dollars and a laundry list of injuries to have a 10 million dollar net worth doesn’t mean you have the emotional skills to be happy or function healthily after you retire as a 20 something.
I love moto but it’s a long life and having skills to be happy takes intention
Hey being able to play 3 separate songs at the same time is talent lol
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Primus sucks more than a Dyson brother!🤘
its interesting to me that he picks up so many amateurs and gives them a shot to make it, , and most are done if it fails (Dax Bennick seems the exception this year if hte Gas Gas/HUsqy ride is true) , and i don't think the bike is as much better than the rest as it was 3-6 years ago ,
I'm not saying I agree with Bobby's approach, but you can't argue that type of approach hasn't been proven to produce results. Bobby himself is proof with the success with his millions of dollars from running his business, so it worked for him there if you measure success by wealth. Not everyone is going to like the boss, just like RV didn't like his Dad's approach, but his Dad's approach worked to mold a champion.
If only you heard what mitch and a few others have said to riders oh boy.
Also for the record.
Bobby's and awesome guy and has always been nothing but respectful and accommodating everytime I was around the rig and he was there. He's a great guy and you wont find many riders or staff to complain about him.
Can we get Davalos’s opinion on this?
Too many never understand this...lol
Hopefully I'm missing a joke here because Primus rules. Les Claypool is a god on bass
Being that harsh isn’t my style either but it’s better than blowing smoke all year with the rider thinking they are doing well then getting fired at the end of the year
At this point you know what you are getting when you sign there…..
While his approach may be questioned, he definitely doesn’t suck at owning a team and his approach doesn’t suck. Psychology and books doesn’t apply to every situation. He has won 18 titles since 2014. Something he does works.
Isn’t that the guy who apparently can’t stand masterpool and wants him gone?
Whats Important Now must have been lighting a fire under their ass
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