Blake Wharton Status?

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8/16/2013 9:24am Edited Date/Time 8/16/2013 1:45pm
I have ran across a few comments in other threads about Blake Wharton, but I have not read/heard a definitive answer as to what is going on with him? The racerX injury report says it's a virus and he's out the rest of the year. Matthes' podcast stated something to the tune of he "quit for the year." Now the press release that Rockstar put out concerning their move to KTM next year did not mention Wharton (or Izzi, or Sipes). Does anyone have the skinny on what Lil' Slash is up to? He has speed in supercross (obviously, won a race) and isn't scared to mix it up and run it in on someone, which is exciting to watch. Curious as to what team he will be lining up for next year.
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8/16/2013 9:35am
...green...
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8/16/2013 9:36am
Road racing...
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8/16/2013 9:46am
His brother said he was getting a wrist fixed a few weeks back.
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8/16/2013 9:47am
Gotta love the shroud of secrecy though, such an important high end sport here....

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8/16/2013 9:56am
he is getting ready for the new zero race time launch..they will b racing the zimbabway ntls.....
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8/16/2013 10:03am
The Rockstar team announced their guys as Millsaps on a 450, Anderson and Savatgy on 250s. Wharton, Izzi, and Spies will be cut loose.
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8/16/2013 10:03am
"Family vacation."
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8/16/2013 10:08am
Guns and roses reunion tour, He had to fill in.
hvaughn88
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8/16/2013 10:09am
Shawn142 wrote:
The Rockstar team announced their guys as Millsaps on a 450, Anderson and Savatgy on 250s. Wharton, Izzi, and Spies will be cut loose.
Spies? As in Ben spies? I'm just giving you a hard time. I know you meant sipes. Just found it kind of humorous with all the road racing talk lately.
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8/16/2013 10:13am
I was just reading some MotoGP news about Spies returning at Indy this weekend and got my wires crossed.
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8/16/2013 10:53am
Shawn142 wrote:
The Rockstar team announced their guys as Millsaps on a 450, Anderson and Savatgy on 250s. Wharton, Izzi, and Spies will be cut loose.
So, is the Rockstar KTM 250 guys both running the same coast or is one East and the other West?
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8/16/2013 10:58am
I'm a Wharton fan...but that may just because he's from my home state of Texas. He's been on the 250's for freaking ever...without any real victories. I mean, he was fast in SX, but...

I'm kinda suprised Rockstar cut him though, if they did.
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8/16/2013 11:11am
Shawn142 wrote:
The Rockstar team announced their guys as Millsaps on a 450, Anderson and Savatgy on 250s. Wharton, Izzi, and Spies will be cut loose.
MT MX wrote:
So, is the Rockstar KTM 250 guys both running the same coast or is one East and the other West?
Can't imagine them doing anything but 1 guy per coast. I know last year both Joey and Jason did West, but they'd probably put the faster guy on the East for the best chance at a title.
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8/16/2013 12:42pm
He might be road racing next year!! sweeet
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8/16/2013 12:44pm
ridge wrote:
Road racing...
And Ridge muscles his way to another holeshot!!!
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8/16/2013 1:45pm
As bummed as I will be to see Blake not racing supercross next year, I am excited to see a moto guy give road racing a try. Kind of shades of JMB. Hopefully it all pans out for him. I definitely think he has the persona to be very marketable in the road racing world and I will watch the races for sure. So from that aspect, he has the potential to bring a lot more fans over to road racing, which we all know is a plus for sponsors. After reading over my post, though, I realize I may need to pump the brakes and not put the cart before the horse since nothing official has been made public.

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