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His words not mine. He literally said he didn't push. I am just taking him at his word. Do you think he lied amd is actually giving maximum effort instead of the "cruising" he speaks of?
He visibly lacked effort in outdoors. Especially after getting passed by guys like Guillod. At Unadilla he got passed and instead of trying to fight he just looks back to see who is coming next and sits down. He didnt battle regardless of how you look at it. I would rather see guys like Friese that try their hearts out to get and keep positions then to watch what we saw out of Prado this summer.
Helluva thing to say about the top Kawasaki finisher in US Pro Motocross.
I don’t blame him. From everything I’ve heard, the team gave him 110% and Prado showed zero appreciation for their effort and behaved like a spoiled child.
The stupidity on this board amazes me. Reed was many a thing including a blunt asshole at times. Prima Donna was not one of them. From Millville, to racing with broken scapula and punctured lungs. No one from his teammates, managers, mechanics believe that. Difficult at times, determined and hard headed sure....
This forum sometimes lol
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Pushing himself which he is saying he took it easy with to stay within comfort, and pushing the bike is not the same thing.
He could have pushed more, the bike wouldn't have handled (reacted well) it he is saying.
And of course it's not pushing all the time. He said he managed to compensate at southwick but wore him out.
He has beaten Herlings in the sand last year and put in faster laps than him when coming in second to Herlings. You go and watch MXGP race 2 yesterday and tell me if you think he could have gone faster if the bike allowed it at Southwick.
He could "compensate, but the bike wore him out" at Southwick, but wasn't willing to do it elsewhere?
"Compensate, but get worn out" is literally like a factory motocross rider's exact job description. That's precisely what they've hired him to do.
I think you need to know if they delivered before 110% matters.
Giving 110% for a pro team and in the end not providing what was promised or said isn't an excuse.
You talk about accountability. Took them 9 races and almost a full season to fix the power. Where is the accountability in that post? 😄
I get it's frustration. But if the team didn't deliver, 110% doesn't mean anything, results matter. Tomac would have stayed if effort was what counted.
I think we won't know until next year. Keefer still said he thinks Sexton will have issues with power.
He knew all that about the equipment specs when he signed. If that bothered him he should have stayed over there.
Gotta love this.
Let's just mention the mechanics are not those who risk ending up in a hospital or worse every week-end.
Im glad you mentioned Herlings. A guy that puts in maximum effort regardless.
That is a guy to compare to Marquez. Which was a guy that pushed the bike beyond it's limit. Which is the point of the comment.
We will find out soon enough how Prado can do off the Kawi, that he chose to ride and guided the setup. I wish the best for the guy and want to root for him. He just makes it hard when he is riding it in and trashing the team.
Over simplification. Can only be done to a certain level.
You cant compensate a full race when something is that off, and be safe. Thats when you become the 150 in 1000.
Tomac goes back to 8th or 9th when he is off. AP went to sixth from almost winning because he fucked up the setup, couldn't or wouldn't compensate because the bike was beating him up so bad he said.
Non of them will push through a setup that they are not within their comfort zone on.
Jorge literally said he's cruising around every single race.
And a guy who worked for both Tomac and Jorge just said he never had anybody in three decades give up like Jorge, so to minimize that the situations are comparable is probably missing the mark.
Ummmm, ya Jorge,...I'm gonna need you to come in on Saturday and race SMX. Oh, and press day too. Mmmm-kay? Thaaannnnks.
When you have time can you snap a picture of the shrine you have built for Jorge and post it here? I'm curious how many candles are lit at one time. Thanks.
From the top rope lol, kawasaki engine guy I believe
Plenty of examples where Herlings have backed it off to stay safe. Last in Sweden. Said Gifting had huge balls to take that much risk on that track to pass him and Febvre.
He could have continued to push but you know what pushing gets? Crashes. And crashes leads to injuries.
Prado did the same, couldn't push so backed it off and stayed safe and made it through full season. A lot of other riders didn't.
Sachs Cohnen, he is truly NFG, probably worst/best we have ever seen. But that is also what happens if you push beyond capabilities.
Gifting, also NFG for being a 450 rider. Just watch last two weekends race 😂
Based on that X, it's obvious the frustrations have been building and have now boiled over... Prado is out. Will he ride SMX??? That is the question.
Kawi say they will force him to. Contractual obligations with penalties. That why they forced him to line up this weekend.
Couldn't be that hard to release Prado and move anyone that wants to ride up or in just to have a rider on the gate.
Forcing a rider to do SMX. Just imagine he gets jumped at or crashing badly getting seriously hurt or even worse so. Just not worth it for anyone.
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I think it's safe to say he's done at kawasaki. That's a rough post - there's some hurt in there. I hope Prado isn't disrespecting these guys. It's one thing to not be able to make a bike work but it's different if he's acting like they're all too stupid and lazy to help a rider on his level.
Time will tell ):
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I never want to hear the term Conquistador again. More like ConQuitsador am I right
Sadly, I feel at this point there would be plenty of people cheering if he got hurt. Or are deep enough in their feelings to want such an outcome. The situation sucks, but I do think it would be best to just part ways as peacefully as possible at this point. No SMX, just train up for next year. Stick Marchbanks, or someone else on the 450 call it a day.
Pulp said that Kawi is saying they MUST have a bike at SMX, which is why they're pushing him to do it. However, it appears that every hour that goes by this dumpster fire grows. No way he rides SMV for them. Kawi will give someone the ride to simply save a little face with the sponsors. Oh Jorge, you've put on a masterclass on how NOT to handle things....
X banded me another social media , that can’t handle the truth about America. It had to do with me saying it started in 1980 by the gov bringing in visa workers to bust the teamster union & put exp drivers at the bottom etc. Anyway some riders don’t gel with a bike . I,m sure there’s riders on here that bought & sold because of it .
If I was Kawi I would be doing everything I could to get Harrison on a factory bike for SMX and still force Prado to race.
Hahaha so dumb I had to laugh 🤣
This happens in sports quite often. Remember an nba team the players after a time out all said 6 weeks. Haha that means they didn’t care at all, 6 weeks left of the season . NFL teams shut down for management issues of devaluing a player or playing a guy that brings the team down .
Yes. Pro athletes give up. Jorge gave up. I don't see the need to couch it otherwise.
He disrespected everyone working to help him almost every time he stepped up to a microphone or got in front of a camera not to mention his lack of effort on the track.
No, he completely gives up after he gets passed by a few people. Other than that he was doing well the first 10 Mins of every race this season. Its like he lacks the endurance after the first half.
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