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Uh oh.
This is significant.
Unless he's an evil genius who predicted it would all go down like it did.. But even if he is, Haiden comes out of it fairly unscathed... Fairly
My sig is fitting haha
Can you give your background and why you so strongly are trying to damage the reputation of this minor?
Also, who is ultimately responsible for the claiming rule not being followed properly? Deegan or an AMA official? Is Star Yamaha legally the owner of the bike or is Brian Deegan? Looking at the rules below there should be some punishment dished out.
3. Cash, certified check or bank draft must accompany a
claim. The owner of the claimed motorcycle must
immediately deliver it intact, along with a clear title or bill of
sale
5. If a rider whose motorcycle is claimed refuses to comply,
they must forfeit the trophy, is disqualified from the meet
and will be suspended for one year
Pit Row
It’s totally conceivable that this was a stunt. One part needle a rival. Another part the engine builder wanting to steal tech. And someone (the dealer) got in the kid’s ear and said “you dont need this drama, let it go”.
Doesnt make the kid wrong for the claim. Doesnt make Deegan right for bringing a trick motor to an amateur race. The engine builder’s (alleged) motives are considered busch league tho.
But at this stage we still dont know the details surround who/why the claim was dropped. Did Yamaha get involved? That’s a pretty major anecdote. Wtf was this Donnie guy doing? And Matt Walker’s role??? Too me, this is where the most egregious lines were getting crossed. But then again, that meeting wasn’t coordinated by anyone official. Matt calls the kid and he goes over there snd gets ambushed. That’s not on MXsports, the Deegans, or the AMA. which is relevant because the bulk of the hate has been flung their way.
Let me ask you this... if you were to find out that the dealership talked the kid out of it. Without Yamaha involvement, would that change the complexion of all this? It does for me. I think it’s a pretty significant detail because Im not hung up on the validity of the bike claim (like most think I am). Im trying to deduce to what degree the kid was wronged and by whom specifically.
The question really is, who is responsible for coercing him to drop the claim.
His dad really hung him out to dry during all this imo.
I dont have a stake in any of this. I just find it interesting. And if Im being honest, me and a lot of other race dad’s I’ve spoken to privately were really interested in what lines Deegan crossed. Dad’s judge each other - it’s normal. So I started this account to see if vital had any info YouTube didnt.
A lot of people are being dragged thru the mud on this due to the overzealous nature of everyone who has years of pent of frustration towards MX Sports, the AMA, DC, the Deegans, and everyone involved. If you cannot understand why that is hard to watch from the perspective that I have (which is that Im reserving judgement until I know more details) then I dont know what to tell you.
It makes for a looser culture. Yamaha USA is a great company to work for because of this as it's not as claustrophobic.
Where this bites Yamaha in the ass is when that culture might be too loose and an employee oversteps a boundary because he's not as worried about the execs in Japan as he should be.
This might be one of those cases.
But they might just let Yamaha USA handle it in house. Totally plausible. Which will totally change how this is handled and the pending PR spin.
If the claiming rule is "frowned upon", what good is the rule? Isn't that how we got here in the first place?
Does anyone believe that this "shot across the bow" from the rider trying to claim the bike will not have an impact on how certain teams (Star, PC, etc.) prep their bikes going forward for amateur events in effect leveling the playing field (which was the purpose of the rule in the first place)?
This is how it was supposed to work.
How its not supposed to work is the industry high rollers coming in and steam rolling a 17 year old kid and thus stopping the process.
Just about everyone cheering Brennan on would be pissed if their LL bike was claimed. Even if it was totally legal within the spirit of the rules. Thus why claiming is taboo.
We all love the rules when they're enforced on someone else. That's not consistent, it doesnt make sense, it makes many hypocrites but such is life in the mini scene.
Post a reply to: 13+ pages and yet nobody has asked this simple question...