That is true, raced a few 125B races in MI and in his second year of racing was killing it in the 125A class and went to the amateur nationals in Atlanta and finished top 5 in the 125A...Al didn't train much but rode more than anybody I had ever seen ... more »

The back section cameras are way out of focus..

FYI nobody’s talking on either side...this happens in contract disputes. Any sport that this happens in you are not going to get any details...why people think they are entitled to the meaty details and get upset and blame the media when they don’t is ... more »

Moto Fails has been relentless regarding this tool!!

Just a note your first posts should not be bitching....

Maybe the legal teams involved have told the parties not to discuss publicly...and once it's all over there will be NDA's signed that will keep them from discussing....pretty common practice actually....not sure what you want the media to do...ask questions ... more »

He's been taking a break the last few years from social media while he prepares for SX...

I know and who would be the subcontractor in this situation.....That would be Blake

Not every company falls in the same category as Fox...and for most sponsors it is a marketing cost and the value is the number of interactions/eyeballs that fall on their product....and if you have a sport with no fans then you are losing value in dollars ... more »

PPP money was based on payroll and if everyone was subcontracted then it was based on previous profits....probably wasn’t much there for a race team...

Actually Cooper rode the production bike and wanted to race it and Yamaha wouldn’t let him...

Not necessarily because of the amount of races but more because they were held at later dates and without fans. The sponsor contracts were reduced because of this and that was caused by the pandemic.

And your point is? Many companies have used force majeure because of Covid...the courts will decide whether or not the clause in the contract covers Covid....all depends on the language in the clause...

Google Force Majeure...Covid has caused a lot of this to happen.

This....Everyone needs to read the above...

Hmmmmm....

Wasn't a SX race or track, it was at Lake Whitney and if I recall there was a lot of talk about the safety of that jump that day.

I know he was supposed to be on the team but wasn't his contract with KTM? wasn't he placed there by KTM because there wasn't room anywhere else? wasn't this right after they disbanded the Orange Brigade team and the amateur team went to TLD?

Yep, saw those...My understanding is that Markof's deal was with KTM not Butler...also like I said there are always two sides in any dispute and it's not going to be as simple as Blake not getting paid...the courts will figure it out.