During the J-bone interview he mentioned that JGR was trying to get RD to ride for them.
1-is this one of the best kept secrets in the industry? I don’t remember anyone ever mentioning this but it’s been years so maybe I missed it.
2-if they would’ve signed him would it have been a more successful team than with James? When RD joined KTM they weren’t a powerhouse team and had never really been competitive in the US and Dunge was able to take them to the top in SX. With his work ethic would’ve he been able to do the same with that generation Yamaha? Would he have been spit out like the other riders that tried that bike?
I’d bet there was a few secret test at the Jgr track that people would like to know about. Wilson webb Hahn are a few that come to mind
We'll never know and i'm sure he still would have been great, but I believe it was the combination of Roger D and Dungey working together that really made the magic.
This would be incredible if it’s true.
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I would venture to say that its 100% true
At the 2012 red bud national at the end of the day i personal walked up on J bone, Gibbs and Ryan having a in depth chat in the industry parking lot on my way to pick up our car after the motos were over. when they noticed me walk up to get in my rental they broke up the chat knowing that someone had seen them together. I knew what was going on so i didnt hassle them out of respect but i will have to say all 3 are extremely nice and actually had a small little chit chat with them.
Gotta slow down to go fast….
but if you are not first, you are last
In this case, yes
Less than 5 months? That's interesting.
Sounds similar to Prado and Kawi
He went there mid 2011 to test the bike for a few days. He said the bike wasn’t bad at all. But he was really waiting to see what Decoster was going to do.
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