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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?!
Bye the way 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.
@SwingHard:
https://youtu.be/y4Dbip4pdGo?rel=0&showinfo=0
Many, many times.
He did not actually insult your favorite rider so lighten up
Pit Row
Before the St Jean d'Angely studio show this year Paul Malin asked for the usual pre-interview questions from fans via instagram. I'm not usually one for putting forward questions but not signing for Kawasaki in 2011 was a career defining moment for Pourcel which had always intrigued me, as I'd always felt he deserved that ride. So I asked CP what his thoughts were on that particular situation and whether he had any regrets looking back on that period. The question was raised during the live show which you can see below at 18.58. Malin re-produced a fairly vague, condensed version of it (it was quite long to be fair) which meant sadly CP didn't cover everything I had hoped he might, but you get the gist.
Until this interview I had never heard Pourcel, or anyone else for that matter, mention RV putting the block on Christophe. As far as I was aware Mike Fisher was never really interested in hiring him and there was speculation that his contract demands had been too high (which CP denied and explained in a brief press release around that time).
Tomac called Marvin for a cheap shot, who then got booed forever.
It has been several times I have heard about this kawi transfer and it is what I would call a "very expensive shot" if true. But I don't know why it took so long for us to know. Why didn't CP said that immediately ? Because of Monster money for the 2 seasons in his CLS ProCircuit team ?
Do you think RV will ever speak about it ?
Maybe if he had not experienced that traumatic injury in Ireland, he would have considered privateering it in 2011 on Kawi. But from what I've seen/heard/read, the dude was too sketched out to race without adequate compensation. I can understand that considering what he went through.
Maybe it's all in CP's head but whatever the real reason, I feel like we all missed out. A happy Pourcel in 2011 would have been a blast to watch. Imagine the battles. Imagine the contrast in styles.
And what made that disappointing turn of events even worse is that it the Pourcels reputation became tarnished because of it as well. Until then most people had a great deal of respect for the guy. I think it's fair to say he didn't help himself or deal with the situation very well either - which was something I'd hoped he was going to either admit to or justify somehow - but I honestly think it was a very significant moment American SX/MX.
It's all very well to highlight Pourcels erratic behaviour and lacklustre performances in the aftermath, but you have to remember that, despite two cursed outdoor 250 Championships, Christophe Pourcel was easily the hottest prospect at the end of 2010 and everyone expected him to go on to greater things. He was every bit Ryan Dungeys equal at that time and some might argue he was more talented.
Great company ,good benefits regular hours holiday and vacations There's a good chance Fisher is doing better now than He was.
But it is not 100% RV's fault. 2 outdoors championships would have helped. More communication would have helped. A ride with DeCoster was also proposed after his first year so he could have been in 450 in 2010, next to Dungey. It was not meant to be, it is a pity, but he is also responsible for it. Dirty move by RV though especially because they were quite close at that time.
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