Josh Grant To Honda

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* 10/9/2010 11:42am
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Honda management are fucked in the head.

Short vs. Grant.

Gee, tough choice, isn't it?

Unfuckingreal.
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NV825 10/9/2010 12:11pm
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to everyone making judgement, how about we wait till after the sx series to make an observation. Right now you guys are just blowing smoke up your asses with your comments. He grew up racing Hondas and has the speed to bring it home.

And also believe what Andimers said, I'm sure Honda did their homework before hiring a second rider.
TripleFive 10/9/2010 12:30pm
10/9/2010 12:30pm
Chest Rockwell wrote:
Let's call it as it happened: RC left Honda's offer on the table, which was incentive laden, for Suzuki's guaranteed cash. RC would have made more...
Let's call it as it happened:

RC left Honda's offer on the table, which was incentive laden, for Suzuki's guaranteed cash. RC would have made more if he had stayed at Honda and produced the same results.

Judging by the CO state flag in your signature, I'd say you are obviously a Short fan and aren't seeing the big picture here. Short = great guy and solid results. But, Andrew has proven one other thing - that he cannot push himself to ride on the edge to get the win.

Grant, while inconsistent, will push for the win and has the aggressive attitude that has been lacking from Team Honda since RC left. Grant will do whatever it takes to win and Honda has the team that will put him in a place to go for it.

Maybe the enigma and careless attitude with one of their recently departed riders left them wanting someone who wants it as badly as they do?
I can't disagree with anything in your post. It just all comes down to what perspective you have in the end; IMO if I were the powers at be at Honda I'd do everything in my power to lock up the GOAT, but I can see where some might disagree... And again, if I was at Honda I'd value consistency in the championship series over single efforts that might land a rider on the box.
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adamdf 10/9/2010 12:46pm
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Honda management are fucked in the head.

Short vs. Grant.

Gee, tough choice, isn't it?

Unfuckingreal.
Short got himself a good deal at KTM, and i think it will be great for him.

Grant? Only time will tell, the talent is there as we know, he just needs to keep it together and make it happen, i think he will.

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Airbear 10/9/2010 4:43pm
10/9/2010 4:43pm
"Dwelling on the negative simply contributes to its power"
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smc916 10/9/2010 7:17pm
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Honda will have the same kind of team they've had the last few years. Canard will be the consistent finisher that Short was, while Grant will have flashes of brilliance but be hot or cold like Millsaps was.
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Outsider 10/9/2010 7:58pm
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Little old skool duneage in this vid.

Chest Rockwell 10/9/2010 8:01pm
10/9/2010 8:01pm
Chest Rockwell wrote:
Let's call it as it happened: RC left Honda's offer on the table, which was incentive laden, for Suzuki's guaranteed cash. RC would have made more...
Let's call it as it happened:

RC left Honda's offer on the table, which was incentive laden, for Suzuki's guaranteed cash. RC would have made more if he had stayed at Honda and produced the same results.

Judging by the CO state flag in your signature, I'd say you are obviously a Short fan and aren't seeing the big picture here. Short = great guy and solid results. But, Andrew has proven one other thing - that he cannot push himself to ride on the edge to get the win.

Grant, while inconsistent, will push for the win and has the aggressive attitude that has been lacking from Team Honda since RC left. Grant will do whatever it takes to win and Honda has the team that will put him in a place to go for it.

Maybe the enigma and careless attitude with one of their recently departed riders left them wanting someone who wants it as badly as they do?
TripleFive wrote:
I can't disagree with anything in your post. It just all comes down to what perspective you have in the end; IMO if I were the...
I can't disagree with anything in your post. It just all comes down to what perspective you have in the end; IMO if I were the powers at be at Honda I'd do everything in my power to lock up the GOAT, but I can see where some might disagree... And again, if I was at Honda I'd value consistency in the championship series over single efforts that might land a rider on the box.
Likewise, sir...I guess that's all it ever comes down to, right? Perspective.

I think Honda realized something that Suzuki probably now wishes they had figured out sooner - the power of the brand is stronger than any one rider. Even if a rider produces unprecedented wins, the image of the brand is what sells the bikes in the end.





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mxjon454 10/9/2010 8:53pm
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Good for Grant and hopefully he stays healthy also would be cool to see him in some troy lee gear like the old days
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Airbear 10/9/2010 11:50pm
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JDubYa 10/10/2010 12:14am
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Smooth as Butter!
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mxtryon231 10/10/2010 1:22am
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Grant has always looked best on a Honda. He had some solid rides for JGR and took that team to the next level quickly by providing them with a supercross main event 450 win, an outdoor moto, and the gold metal at x games super x.

On the new Honda with all the experience Josh has gained in the last couple years and testing/riding with Canard at the test track, I wouldn't be surprised to see the Honda boys battling for podiums every weekend.

Here's to 2011... should be a helluva season.
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Conkey 10/10/2010 2:57pm
10/10/2010 2:57pm
So...has any of the big websites provided DOCUMENTATION to confirm Josh is an American Honda employee for 2011 yet?
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davis224 10/10/2010 4:42pm
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Conkey wrote:
So...has any of the big websites provided DOCUMENTATION to confirm Josh is an American Honda employee for 2011 yet?
yes. RacerX. And I believe Grant won a couple overalls in 09. I know he won the 2nd moto at red bud and i think he got the overall
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bd 10/10/2010 4:57pm
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After the year Grant had, I was surprised Honda signed him.


I think CR, TC, and CP would have been an amazing team for the present and future.
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mxtryon231 10/11/2010 1:41am
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bd wrote:
After the year Grant had, I was surprised Honda signed him. I think CR, TC, and CP would have been an amazing team for the present...
After the year Grant had, I was surprised Honda signed him.


I think CR, TC, and CP would have been an amazing team for the present and future.
and an expensive team with all of the wins/moto bonuses!
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Karma 10/11/2010 7:32am
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smc916 wrote:
Honda will have the same kind of team they've had the last few years. Canard will be the consistent finisher that Short was, while Grant will...
Honda will have the same kind of team they've had the last few years. Canard will be the consistent finisher that Short was, while Grant will have flashes of brilliance but be hot or cold like Millsaps was.
Canard is all about winning and nothing less, the exact opposite of Short

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