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Throttle back a bit, asshole. I wasn't hitting on Tate's autism, I was making a joke based on how awesome he is. The kid is an absolute force in the pits, and is obviously living his best life.

Found out why Sexton is leaving Honda, they blew their budget on this heavy hitter...

There's only a mention of a drug test after the last round of WSX meaning after the race. In the subsequent exchanges with Astephen there is no mention of a second test besides the one they initially refused then ultimately took and passed. Ping says those are contradictory statements but they aren't, Ping must be suffering from long covid brain fog (I can speculate). This is all so dumb it's like a SAT reading comprehension test based on a shit post by a dumbass.

Energy drink sponsor or not, I'd bet Honda has deeper pockets by a long shot. They are under an umbrella with everything else Honda makes and if needed can find a way to get the money. I really feel something is going on behind the scenes that is not being brought up to the public. After the season Chase had, you don’t just let a young rider of his caliber walk away. They could easily out bid Star and KTM all day if they wanted to. Just doesn't make a bit of sense to let a young and arguably the...

Sexton has been so superb on the Honda, the switch isn’t something I expected. Was it known early on he might leave HRC? How much does this have to do with Lawrence being the presumed future of the brand? Then again, with Sexton as successful as he’s been, who’s to say even Lawrence would stay after the first couple years. Honda made a mistake losing Chase imo.

A few things here. On Ping. There's two Pings. There's WTS Ping, which he's quite good at and we like that Ping. Then there's middle school mean girl clique Ping, the Moto version of a Valley Girl from Florida, that's the irritating Ping. Sometimes Ping forgets where he is and goes into the wrong role. Honda. Honda lives in the future. They'll gladly trade a Championship today for a possible Championship in the future.

Didn't this start out as a Sexton to KTM thread?

The "where-abouts" program. Where WADA can test you outside of competition, at random, multiple times a year by just showing up at your house. You have to give WADA a schedule every two weeks or roughly where you'll be. They show up and if you're not at your described location within a certain time-frame, they leave and you get a point against the program. Get three points and you're automatically sanctioned / penalized. From what I heard, there was usually two riders a year selected for the program. I believe these riders have been on it and there's more I'm...

Okay, I re-read through the initial post and replies and I don’t think there ever was a KTM drug test that was refused like some in here are suggesting. However, I can see where people may come to that conclusion based on what Ping’s initial comment implies. ”We've also been told that the KTM group had @kenroczen94 in their sights, but have moved on to other prospects after his refusal to submit to drug testing after the final round of WSX.” Steve comes into the comments and says “We did the test and all good.” “The reason we refused...

I believe both Anderson and Roczen have had people randomly show up at their place to test them in the past.

Of course that is not what Ping wrote, all he needs to do is (XYZ) and all the vitards start spurging. He doesn't need to be right, he just needs to be close. All it is, is bait. Roczens agent was brash, but frankly good for him defending his client, even if it was probably poorly planned and could have been put together better. But I see that response out of rage, and passion. Not one trying to cover up stuff, just IMO.

None of this is confusing if you read the gibberish. Clearly what is written before us, is they were made to a do a test for the WSX. However, KTM before Ken could sign or further contract negotiations, ETC. Wanted a (seperate) test, and they refused to consider that. That is what I read, attack me now.

If Kenny did refuse an official WADA test, it would’ve been reported, and WADA would’ve issued sanctions.

Here is the problem, any reporter worth a damn (in any sport) does not put out speculation like this. If you have any integrity whatsoever, you wait until you have factual information when reporting something like ped/drug use. Whether it ends up true or not, you don't speculate this kind of shit. Look at any reporter in any sport that is worth a damn and has a bit of integrity, they don't speculate on this kind of topic. Ping is thirsty, real thirsty to be a player in the game and it shows. Look at what ML/Vital report on, look...

Pretty weird turn from "hey buddy, ride my YZ" to "Surprise! I just randomly posted that you refused a drug test lol"