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rg807 Added a comment about video Davey Coombs on the MAVTV+ Failure, Streaming Challenges, the Move to FloRacing, and How We Got Here

7/8/2022 9:25am
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I want to sympathize with Davey more, but it’s difficult to do so. Twice I offered to help with the streaming for FREE (I get paid for this now). I stated my qualifications: I helped build the streaming industry. I have been involved since 1998. I have loads of patents, I’ve bought, sold, funded, and partnered with every major CDN, every major media company, ad companies, etc. crickets. We are in a transition to IP delivery (streaming). If I’m guessing, it’s going to take another 5 years or so and even then, linear TV isn’t going to go away. Streaming...
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RF145 Liked a comment about Feature What Is the Difference Between a Pro Privateer and Main Event Top Racer? | @Ping

6/3/2022 12:46pm
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Damn, I looked forward to your column week after week. I will definitely miss your Repartee. See you at the next stop wherever that may be.
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rg807 Added a comment about feature Are Performance Enhancing Drugs Still Existent in MX/SX? | @Ping

10/15/2021 11:02pm
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Ping, the great Mike Rowe had an amazing response to a keyboard warrior that you might appreciate. “The part that fascinates me, Jennifer, is the part where you assume your respect is something I might be craving,” Rowe sharply responded, refusing to discredit PragerU. “What happened exactly, to give you the impression that people you’ve never met might care about having your respect?” he emphasized.
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rg807 Added a comment about feature What Does "Privateer" Represent in Today's Racing? | @Ping

10/1/2021 12:39pm
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The biggest difference between today and 30+ years ago is how far suspension has come. You wouldn't DREAM of hitting some of the stuff guys are jumping today because coming up short or flat landing would put you in the hospital or worse. That's not to take anything away from today's riders, but better suspension has enabled less skilled riders to do things that they wouldn't have years ago.
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rg807 Added a comment about video @Ping EP. 3 | Coincidence That Musquin Won Without a Neck Brace?

5/1/2021 8:40am
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Zooki- I'm going to defend Ping here. Yes, he didn't go to college, but college is turning out a lot of idiots right now. Ping's comments miss the mark in a few areas but I appreciate his perspective and nuanced response and I don't think his experience can be completely discounted. As I said previously, sports science, while much further along then it was 30 years ago, is still fairly primative. The larger issue, from my perspective as it relates to MX, is the lack of real science about safety equipment and the seemingly lackadaisical attitude about the injuries that...
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rg807 Added a comment about video @Ping EP. 3 | Coincidence That Musquin Won Without a Neck Brace?

4/30/2021 5:15pm
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My speculation is that for people with shorter necks, you, me, etc.; neck braces don't work. I don't have a lot of mobility in my neck anyway and a brace wouldn't work for me. If I had a stork-like neck like Marvin's I'd probably be wearing one. As for knee braces, I've been lucky and only had one meniscus tear and that happened during skiing. My brother on the other hand has had 5 major knee operations from MX and never rides without a brace now. To each their own, but when you think about Bailey, Fonseca, Magoo, etc. it's...
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dpingree101 Liked a comment about video @Ping EP. 3 | Coincidence That Musquin Won Without a Neck Brace?

4/30/2021 4:58pm
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I don't agree that you can take a limp dummy with zero muscle tone and produce results that mimic an actual human, particularly when each crash is different and infinitely dynamic. You can measure impact force, think crash test dummies in autos, but there is some massive grey area when presuming how a rider will move when crashing on a dirt bike. Totally agree that our sport is in its infancy in terms of training/safety/etc. Here's the reason I don't wear one, and I've tried almost every brand. Two different times, on two different days, a neck brace almost made...
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rg807 Added a comment about video @Ping EP. 3 | Coincidence That Musquin Won Without a Neck Brace?

4/30/2021 4:29pm
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Hilarious. Actually, I have a BA in Economics! If you read my comment, I didn't say the companies' products were perfect or that they're "correct in their safety claims? No." What I did say, which is generally true, is that they employ engineers and physics experts who then do loads of testing because, a, they want their product to work so people will buy more of them and b, so they don't get sued, particularly as a safety product. The fact that someone is a pro just means, generally, that the loads are potentially higher. I'll further add that as...
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-MAVERICK- Liked a comment about video @Ping EP. 3 | Coincidence That Musquin Won Without a Neck Brace?

4/30/2021 3:37pm
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Marvin has won plenty of races and titles with a neck brace. Just sayin'.
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rg807 Added a comment about video @Ping EP. 3 | Coincidence That Musquin Won Without a Neck Brace?

4/30/2021 12:46pm
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The difference is that, again, Ryan isn't an engineer or a physics expert, etc. whereas a company like Leatt employs lots of them and tests their product extensively. Does that mean they're correct in their safety claims? No, it isn't a guarantee that they're right, but they at least have some mathematical basis for their claims in the first place. I also don't think conflating a neck brace w/ a knee brace is relative they are two different braces and body parts, obviously.
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rg807 Added a comment about feature @PING | 350s to replace 450s? First Aid? Horsepower on 125s, past and present

4/2/2021 10:12pm
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I, like many people, dearly wish 125s would make a comeback, but the reality is that it’s over. So, if we went to 150s or something, they’d be tuned to the nth degree and it would cost a fortune to run them. The solution, as in the 450s, is to restrict them. We all want great racing, but in a tight stadium, with a modern 4 stroke, more power isn’t helping.
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VRR7 Liked a comment about Feature @PING | 350s to replace 450s? First Aid? Horsepower on 125s, past and present

4/2/2021 10:11pm
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A problem Honda has it they are Huge in comparison - Meaning they make cars and planes etc. So they sit on global boards for the reduction of emissions etc and they comply and sign and agree with those boards for all the products cars bikes and plane - Unfortunately MX's fall under the umbrella - KTM do not have that problem as other boutique bike manufacturers. Not to say they are not under influence etc as TPI is a resultant but not the same way the globe wants Honda to comply.
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rg807 Added a comment about feature @PING | 350s to replace 450s? First Aid? Horsepower on 125s, past and present

4/2/2021 5:58pm
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There's an easy(ier) solution to the 450 problem: restrict the intake and, if necessary, mandate 3rd party ignitions as they do in MotoGP. I cannot, for the life of me, figure why the AMA, unlike every single other racing organization on the planet is afraid to limit horsepower. Making the tracks harder is a bad idea; guys are already splattering themselves on a regular basis at almost 60mph in a stadium. The bikes simply need to be slower. And leave them WFO for the desert, where you might be able to use a 110mph motor.
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