JT literary scholar?

Sure seemed like a lot of literature quotes last night from JT "the famous poet once said"....is this a normal thing or is he going back to school and hyped on authors?

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Kyle978
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1/11/2026 9:03am

GTL…Gym, Tan, Literature

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1/11/2026 9:03am

He's always been well-spoken. I noticed this way back in his riding days. Nothing new.

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1/11/2026 9:04am
Xracer wrote:

He's always been well-spoken. I noticed this way back in his riding days. Nothing new.

True, he is no marble mouth, speaks well, fluid, does great work-was just curious on the quoting of poets.

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1/11/2026 9:06am

That caught me by surprise, too.

So, if Hemingway wrote about SX/MX, here is what it might have read like (ChatGPT at work...)

"The track was cut into the brown earth and the ruts were deep and honest. The bikes came in fast and loud and the air smelled of gas and dust and hot metal. A man sat on the line with his goggles down and his hands steady on the bars. He did not look around. He listened for the gate and he waited for the hit. When it dropped he went like he had been shot forward, and the first corner took men who were brave and men who were not. You rode the bumps and you took the jumps as they came. You did not think about falling. You thought about the next turn and the clean way through it. When it was over your arms were heavy and your mouth was dry and you felt alive in the simple way that mattered."

 

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1/11/2026 9:09am

His quotes were accurate and pertinent to the storyline unfolding on the race track in real time. He must have pulled that from memory.

JT is the best trackside reporter we've had. 

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1/11/2026 9:10am
Kyle978 wrote:

GTL…Gym, Tan, Literature

F’ING GOLD, Kyle!

F’ING…GOLD 🤣

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1/11/2026 9:13am

He busted out Kevin Costner For Love Of The Game as well. JT is JT$ for a reason. Would love to spend time and just chat about things with the guy. Big fan 

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1/11/2026 9:15am

I thought that monologue was really good. Very professional and very well done. 

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Zycki11 wrote:
He busted out Kevin Costner For Love Of The Game as well. JT is JT$ for a reason. Would love to spend time and just chat...

He busted out Kevin Costner For Love Of The Game as well. JT is JT$ for a reason. Would love to spend time and just chat about things with the guy. Big fan 

FYI: "Clear the Mechanism"

 

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1/11/2026 9:40am Edited Date/Time 1/11/2026 9:41am

Did JT race Suzuki’s at any point in his career?  Not that there’s anything wrong with that. 

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1/11/2026 9:42am

It’s think it’s pretentious to deploy such grandiloquent vocabulary within his purview.

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1/11/2026 10:29am
crowe660 wrote:

Did JT race Suzuki’s at any point in his career?  Not that there’s anything wrong with that. 

Yes 

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1/11/2026 10:34am

Perhaps it is JT that is the most prolific racer.

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1/11/2026 10:37am

Love JT but it's time to rethink the hairdo.

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1/11/2026 10:40am
Snoqualmie wrote:
That caught me by surprise, too.So, if Hemingway wrote about SX/MX, here is what it might have read like (ChatGPT at work...)"The track was cut...

That caught me by surprise, too.

So, if Hemingway wrote about SX/MX, here is what it might have read like (ChatGPT at work...)

"The track was cut into the brown earth and the ruts were deep and honest. The bikes came in fast and loud and the air smelled of gas and dust and hot metal. A man sat on the line with his goggles down and his hands steady on the bars. He did not look around. He listened for the gate and he waited for the hit. When it dropped he went like he had been shot forward, and the first corner took men who were brave and men who were not. You rode the bumps and you took the jumps as they came. You did not think about falling. You thought about the next turn and the clean way through it. When it was over your arms were heavy and your mouth was dry and you felt alive in the simple way that mattered."

 

Now do Cormac McCarthy

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1/11/2026 10:42am
kbsci wrote:

It’s think it’s pretentious to deploy such grandiloquent vocabulary within his purview.

That’s completely ridonkulous.

I love it. 

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1/11/2026 10:48am Edited Date/Time 1/11/2026 10:49am

I think this is 100% usable in an SX context ( From Shakespears Julius Caesar) especially the 3rd, 4th & 5th lines and I’ll be disappointed if JT doesn’t bring it forth at some point :- 

All pity chok'd with custom of fell deeds, / And Caesar's spirit, ranging for revenge, / With Ate by his side come hot from hell, / Shall in these confines with a monarch's voice / Cry 'Havoc!', and let slip the dogs of war. 

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1/11/2026 10:54am
aeffertz wrote:

Perhaps it is JT that is the most prolific racer.

Of the racers, the most prolific reader.

 

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1/11/2026 11:08am
kbsci wrote:

It’s think it’s pretentious to deploy such grandiloquent vocabulary within his purview.

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1/11/2026 11:51am Edited Date/Time 1/11/2026 11:52am
Trickamoto wrote:

Love JT but it's time to rethink the hairdo.

I think he and Sexton are killing the hair game.

1/11/2026 11:57am
Trickamoto wrote:

Love JT but it's time to rethink the hairdo.

Did you catch the Thursday Pulpmx show from Pro-Circuit headquarters? Mitch took a few digs at JT's choice of hair style. 

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1/11/2026 1:45pm

No reason why Jt$ couldn’t move up the broadcasting chain, just like the hot women all do….I can see him covering some bowling or cornhole tournaments for sure…

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1/11/2026 2:34pm

When JT asked Ryder D if he was going to keep the mustache, it would have been epic if Ryder asked if he was going to keep that haircut.

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1/11/2026 2:38pm
sandman768 wrote:
No reason why Jt$ couldn’t move up the broadcasting chain, just like the hot women all do….I can see him covering some bowling or cornhole tournaments...

No reason why Jt$ couldn’t move up the broadcasting chain, just like the hot women all do….I can see him covering some bowling or cornhole tournaments for sure…

Can't believe you mentioned JT$ and cornhole in the same breath. 🤣

At least you made it look like you weren't trying to be intentional about it. 😄

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1/11/2026 3:14pm

Unofficial moto poet laureate

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1/11/2026 4:27pm
crowe660 wrote:

Did JT race Suzuki’s at any point in his career?  Not that there’s anything wrong with that. 

And Husqvarnas, for Ferracci!

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1/11/2026 5:45pm

If we're going to be catty and criticize JT's hairstyle, we should just point out that shit was trendy 3yrs ago. And with men a lot younger than JT. Grow up Peter Pan 😂 Love you JT

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1/11/2026 6:15pm

If you are the producer of this show and you can't see the difference in Blair, JS7, JT compared to Diffy, RC and WC then not sure what to tell you. 

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