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Mike Fischer got himself in trouble for the first time with Kawasaki... Then he and his crew thought is was a great idea to piss against the wind and dump long lasting Kawi and Monster friend: "Mitch Payton and his Pro Circuit pipes" for the FMF pipes and he got in trouble again and ... where is he now?!
@Racinstation: "Oh Pourcel.....I am sure Kawasaki would trade all those "Fastest Qualifier" plaques for the small handful of Championships that RV brought to the table. They just flat missed out on that one."
We will never know but, what if... What if Pourcel got that Kawasaki deal that what his, then his career wouln't came to a stop and he could've kept preforming on his level from the 250 days. You know beating Ryan Dungey, Trey Canard and Ryan Villopoto in his second US SX attempt. Now because that deal didn't went through his career came to stop. He signed with MotoConcepts what didn't do good to his career. Then he came back to Europe in 2011 and in 2012 he won: two gp's. And then he got that violent crash and got heavily injured at the Bercy Supercross in 2012, they needed to remove his spleen. His motocross days looked over and his career came to a stop again. But first Yamaha gave him a shot for a 250 outdoor season where he finished sixth and won one round and then he got a call from Husqvarna and he became 5th in the 450 outdoor championship from 2015 and 6th in the 450 outdoor championship from 2016. That championship he was battling for top fives and more between riders suchs as, Ken Roczen, Trey Canard, Eli Tomac, Marvin Musquin, Justin Barcia, till he broke his neck in Washougal being second in that race.
After his spleen injury Supercross never became his forte anymore. Only a few glances of brilliance. But just to round up all of this. Tell me someone who overcame two mayor injuries like this. Went 2 years off the grid and came back again to fight one of the worlds best motocross championships? To win one of the rounds that year with that Yamaha! And the story about Villopoto is true, I may fall death on the ground due lightning, if I talk nonsense but I have it from two very close sources if you know what I mean.
That's normal. In fact, just look at the current talks about Musquin and Webb going to KTM and how that wouldn't work out for "X" amount of reasons. Same thing between Villopoto and Pourcel. Same thing with Dungey and Roczen. It happens all the time. Top riders want to be the sole focus of the team. That's why teams hire a number 1 rider and a number 2 rider.
Nonetheless, Pourcel should be proud of everything he accomplished in moto. He's had a great career.
It was fun seeing him in Canada and I still wish he would have came back for a second season.
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As for Pourcel and Kawasaki I understand staying loyal to a brand but you should never put all your chips in one basket in case things go South. You always keep your options open. Always! That's his own wrongdoing. He should have known better.
But I guess it's easier for him to cry on instagram about it nearly ten years later.
Big Pourcel fan but his post is comedy.
Also RV would definitely have given him a second thought when that Kawasaki ride was going.. But yeah at the end notsomuch
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