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Deegan is a racer it’s as simple as that. In a post-race interview, Jo said he understood why Deegan rode the way he did and didn’t have a problem with it. So why do you?
Deegan was going for a title and it bit him in the ass. Jo didn’t have a problem with it and neither do I. What I do find troubling is the responses to Haiden’s injury. Being glad that someone is injured and/or wishing they were hurt worse is a disgusting attitude and is reflection not of Haiden Deegan, but of the person saying it.
After reading comments on this message board and social media, I would say Haiden isn’t the only one that needs to grow up.
The most unfortunate thing is that these people still figure out a way to procreate.
Deegan was trying to hurt Jo. He should have been black flagged and pulled off the track. That was a show of stunning stupidity and cannot be defended as racing in any way.
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He wasn’t trying to hurt Jo.
Jo didn’t speak of the Deagan riding shows who the adult is is this situation
Besides what should Jo,say ? Really it s a question for you.
No comment or acknowledgment towards Deagan will get into Deagan s head and that’s a better way to fuck with someone than trying the dirty shit that Deagan was doing.
The pressure got to Deagan and he didnt know of any other way to deal with it,just like last weekend.
His results are his own doing. If he got hurt while doing the stupid shit he was trying get away with. Well I guess he deserves it
Jo is a mature professional and didn’t want to stoop to Deegan’s level.
Anyone defending Deegan or bringing up other riders who ride dirty are either fooling themselves or have their head buried deep in the Southwick sand.
Joe is far too classy to acknowledge what foolish and dangerous game deegan was playing, but the ama need to get there shit together or this will be the norm.
Really? He broke his collarbone? Shit happens when you factor in dirtbikes, speed and gravity. Eli tomac in 17, is a guy not trying to hurt someone him and Dungey going so slow into corners they almost fall over before the come together. Deegan was head hunting, being wreckless, had no end game, no reason.
Tomac was trying to get dungey to fall over and anderson and whoever else right behind him ahead of dungey. No one near those two that would of helped Deegan and obviously after the second time no matter what happened he wasnt gonna win by the sanctioning body.
One doesn’t need to defend Deegan since a quick look at the history of the sport makes a good case that rubbing is racing. Bob Hannah and Kent Howerton, Larry Ward and Chicken at Seattle in 1990, Damon Bradshaw and a list of riders, Chad Reed at the 2009 Las Vegas finale against Stewart, Zach Osborne on Savagty, Canard taking out RV for a title.
Every single one of them were as dirty or much more dirty than what Deegan did. Jo seems to understand that.
Just last week Levi Kitchen took out Deegan and was a hero. This week, Deegan goes for a title, people are glad he’s injured, and yet in all annuals of the sports history, Deegan is a pos for going for a title and riding dirty?
Not buying it. Deegan went for it, and paid the price with a broken collarbone. He now gets to eat crow for all his big talk. It will be a good thing because he’ll hopefully grow up a little from it. But I think the issue here isn’t so much how Deegan rode as how a bunch of grown men feel about Haiden. So really, as I previously said, the hideous attitude of being glad someone was hurt or wishing they were injured more, isn’t a reflection of Haiden or his actions and on or off the track. It’s a reflection of the person themselves. As mentioned, Jo didn’t have an issue with it. Just the keyboard cowboys who can’t temper their emotions.
I’ve read enough comments to make me embarrassed to be a fan of the sport, and I certainly won’t align myself with the fans who take joy in a rider being injured. That’s my 2 cents, and is all I’ll say on it any further.
“He broke his collarbone” isn’t very good argument that he was trying to hurt Jo.😂
Thanks, but it won’t be well received. People don’t like it when it’s brought to their attention that the real pos isn’t the person they are pointing the finger at.
Deegan rode dirty, and definitely wasn’t being smart. It has cost him a broken collarbone and our chances at a MXdN win just went out the window since it looks like both Deegan and Sexton are out. Bad situation all around, and hopefully Haiden learns from it.
That’s about it for me. I think I’ll go watch some old sx races with Bradshaw and the Chicken going at it. I can rage at the tv and call Damon a pos for trying to win. <—— sarcasm. 😆
Good for you, I’m gonna watch some football and wait for the 26 SX season. 👍🏻
Not to mention pretty stupid fucking with the team Honda boys - 2 brothers tag teaming him next summer will be awesome to watch…
They should have Black flagged Deegan.
Do it once and this dirty riding would stop immediately
You can debate this one until you’re blue in the face. No lawyer is getting Deegan out of this one. $20 bucks says he’s booed at A1 in January.
If he was a racer, he would have tried to win the race. What we saw was something else.
Go check out his instagram. People out in force bagging him out for that shit.
I just hope he learned from it. The penalty certainly won’t teach him a lesson. 5 points when he stands to gain more by doing what he did? Should have given him zero points for the event so there's no reason to even consider doing it again.
But maybe injuring himself will teach him the lesson. Since the only thing he cares about is himself and his wallet. Injuring himself and costing himself $250k might make him a little less psycho if he is in that situation again.
Pit Row
Maybe you don’t understand Jo. He doesn’t want to piss off any fans. Did you miss the part where he said it was sketchy?
Deegan should have put his head down and won the 2nd moto by as much as he could, collected the win bonus an 2nd in the championship pay out. Then on the podium congratulated Jo on his championship. Thats what a true professional would have done.
He tried to hurt a lot of people purposely... ryder... kitchen.. seth... let alone joe... but the powers that be don't care about racing, only asses in the seats... get used to deathcross... deegs is the new freise w speed...
I used to like seeing Deegan riding hard and being a tough competitor. Love that
But WTF was this???? This was just like when I used to race bycicles with my cousin in our garage when we were 5 yo
F that. Cant wait to see Jett kicking his butt
This is EXACTLY what he should’ve done !
Most would’ve respected him for that and he’d only have lost $250K and another 3-race championship.
But instead, the VitalMX mob is dog pilling on him and hating on him.
Haiden has nobody to blame, but himself. He’s got some growing up to do, but he’s always going to be the Cockiest guy on the track I’m afraid. I don’t see him changing into a humble type.
I thought for sure you’d be Australian with the thread title 😂
Watch him take out someone by round 2 next year and get a another written warning. 🤣
Yep, 100%. But that isn't in danger douche's dna
None of the examples you provided involved a rider deliberately slowing down to repeatedly take a guy out. Reed tried to run Stewart off the track once at the 09 Las Vegas finale, then rode his own race. Osborne cleaned out Savatgy because he was coming from way back with two turns left in the race in a winner-takes-all scenario.
Tomac bunching up the field in 17 would be a better example, but he wasn't repeatedly trying to clean Dungey out, and Tomac got a lot of shit for it. Hampshire took Hammaker out because he needed to put riders between the two of them, which Hampshire got a lot of shit for. And Hayes rode like a dickhead trying to clean Regal out for an AX title, which he also got shit for. Deegan combined ALL of those elements together, and that's what makes it especially egregious.
Isn't there an AMA rule that says you always have to race forward? I could be wrong it's a been a day or two.
Don’t bother dude. These guys are total freaks. They praised Levi’s dirty ass move last week, and they are crying like babies now. This forum is a vagina festival. Deegan lost the SMX title and got hurt and they still aren’t happy. Probably because he didn’t get beat fair and square. The ride that Deegs put on in Moto 1 is one of the greatest all-time in the class’s history and his haters know it. Keep crying snowflakes.
Deegan’s Moto 2 was messy from start to finish. The takeout was one thing, but the repeated slow-downs and antics that followed were another level. That kind of behavior might be entertaining in an amateur setting, but it has no place in professional sport. Fans expect hard, clean racing — not gamesmanship that makes the race look like a circus. At this level, riders should be setting the standard, not lowering it.
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