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11/8/2018 7:34pm
it was in RacerX a couple weeks ago:
Surprise at RBSR (David Pingree)
One of the biggest surprises for me at RBSR was the form of Ryan Dungey. Maybe it shouldn’t have come as such a shock, but the guy looked like he hadn’t stopped training for one day; he’s still in amazing shape. On the track, he was just as impressive. RD was consistently near the top of the board in terms of lap times, and he won almost every run until he was beaten by TLD/Red Bull KTM rider Shane McElrath 2-1 in the finals.
I spoke with some folks close to Dungey and they said he’d been riding quite a bit to prepare for this event—and, not surprisingly, he’s been going a bit stir crazy at home. So much so, it sounds like Dungey was poking around at KTM about a possible SX-only contract for 2019! But with the two spots already filled, there wasn’t much cash left in the budget, and it sounds like the talks fizzled. Still, maybe we can get Dungey to show up at some other events this year (125 All Star races vs. Villopoto?) to get his racing fix and have some fun. I’m guessing RV wouldn’t mind another crack at him anyway.
So....... Dunge wants back in ??
Surprise at RBSR (David Pingree)
One of the biggest surprises for me at RBSR was the form of Ryan Dungey. Maybe it shouldn’t have come as such a shock, but the guy looked like he hadn’t stopped training for one day; he’s still in amazing shape. On the track, he was just as impressive. RD was consistently near the top of the board in terms of lap times, and he won almost every run until he was beaten by TLD/Red Bull KTM rider Shane McElrath 2-1 in the finals.
I spoke with some folks close to Dungey and they said he’d been riding quite a bit to prepare for this event—and, not surprisingly, he’s been going a bit stir crazy at home. So much so, it sounds like Dungey was poking around at KTM about a possible SX-only contract for 2019! But with the two spots already filled, there wasn’t much cash left in the budget, and it sounds like the talks fizzled. Still, maybe we can get Dungey to show up at some other events this year (125 All Star races vs. Villopoto?) to get his racing fix and have some fun. I’m guessing RV wouldn’t mind another crack at him anyway.
So....... Dunge wants back in ??
The Shop
Seeing ex champs Ride is always good and the talent is clearly still there !
Would love to see Husky grab him
It appears he wants to race some and he's probably not going to find it fulfilling to show up at amateur events and wax the field by a few laps. The KTM team may not feel they need another four stroke effort but the two stroke arena is wide open territory at this point. There's an increasing two stroke MX market that KTM could show some love to so it could be a good fit for everybody.
Pit Row
On a serious note, I hope he races a few more fun events. He looks great on the bike and is still fast as hell.
As a fan of sports, I always like it better when great athletes stick around as long as possible. I still like to see aging players on the downside of their careers. I like to know that they have nothing left once they retire. It's very likely that Dungey left at least one more SX championship on the table. I also don't fault guys for hanging it up once they've had enough.
Except Tom Brady. I wish that guy would retire.
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