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To be fair, he's been riding on one leg so to speak. He's had to completely change his riding balance. The better the foot, the more he's back to normal. I can't imagine having to take up all the impact on one leg all the time. TM

Hmm. Catalan is not Castellano. Different language and region. But, all that is moot for your (purposefully?) ignorant attempt at condescension toward Prado as he is from Galicia, the opposite side of the peninsula from Catalonia.

So not letting off the gas = not gaining an advantage…got it 🙄

The race track is determined by the markers. By definition, if you're outside of them whether by an inch or a mile, you're off the race track

Look who is a major sponsor of #38's team and the series as a whole. Also, #38's team is a sponsor of some of the ancillary MX/SX media programs. The program announcers called out #38's repeated course-cutting at Thunder Valley and it was widely discussed in the MX media afterwards. The AMA announced mid-event that there would be a major penalty assessed. I'm guessing two major #38 sponsors did not like that result and that kind of publicity. Don't forget, the rider has a history, going back to 50cc racing. The AMA's treatment of this issue (and the rules in...

"He was still on the race track just outside the markers..." Genuinely curious, how far outside the marker do you need to be in order to be considered OFF the race track?

Most people don’t need most of the things they own/buy. we’re past that in society. Most of what we buy is consumerism, vogue, or novelty. Realistically the only technology improvements cars have made in the last 30 years is they break down more and the radios are different.

He only punches down. He can't talk shit about the Lawrence's because he can't beat them. So he picked Jorge. What a punk.

This seems like a straight up pyramid scheme? Surely this guy won't be able to operate this way for much longer before people reaslize and stop signing up? Also would have to think the customer base would soon catch on. There is a TBT racing near me and the prices are outrageous, it would cost more for me to have my stuff revalved by a guy who started doing suspension out of his barn under the TBT name 2 years ago than send it to factory connection who operates with a factory race team and has nationwide factory support.

piss off Travis

Since the Colorado location was specifically mentioned in this thread, I feel it is fair to give my side of the story. I can only speak about my own documented experience. I owned and operated an established suspension business before entering the TBT franchise relationship. I paid the franchise fee and completed training because I believed I was purchasing an organized franchise system with manuals, documented procedures, technical support, clear parts requirements, marketing assistance, and value from the TBT name. That was not what I experienced. I repeatedly had to chase basic information, follow up on unanswered emails and messages...

The saga continues for Travis...... interesting character. Seems the TBT Racing franchises are not going so good, my friend xxxxxx xxxxx signed up, paid $15K to buy a district and then $600 a month. Today he sent me this. My $600 a month I pay him goes to him providing unlimited valving setups and marketing/exposure on all TBT socials. In 13 months there have been 4 total posts for me, 4 more with a Baja 1000 bike I did but no mention of me. He still refuses to give me a copy of my signed contract, threatened to put a...

Can you guys help me understand why a franchise model was used for a suspension shop? Never understood this. And why is a suspension company spending a bunch of money for a Vegas boondoggle with motivational speakers? What the fuck am I missing about the suspension tuning business?

I'll always remember him shredding his way to a 1-1 at the 2015 USGP

This. Prado’s been on the US circuit for 2 years, everyone knows how to pronounce his name.

I wonder how long Yamaha's team managers will put up with his behavior. His results on the track are pretty good, but apart from that, he's a PR nightmare for Yamaha.

it would't work with the current format, you would have to run a seperate womans race, as the mix with top males would be dangerous with the closing speeds, its bad enough in the qualifiers now with some of the male riders from smaller nations, (the top 5 ish would be ok, but the fall off in USA and MXGP WMX is massive)

My wife said 'WTF IS HE DOING' , its the kind of thing that an 8 year old kid would get bawled out for doing. He lost pretty much 2-3 seconds right there. He needs to watch his races back and ask himself why, given the choices he has, does he make the wrong one so often. He needs to go riding with Todd Kellet, that guy rides Le Touquet at warp factor 9 and passes lappers for 2 3/4 hours of a 3 hour race,