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5/8/2018 3:42pm
5/8/2018 3:42pm
So i just watched this again and did anyone else think it was disengenuous how they completely left out the 4 straight years villopoto beat him in a row. It was a good story and was actually set up for it pretty well and then they just skipped it. It started out showing how he was a B class rider and his grandma died so he rode like a bat out of hell then smoked everyone to get a factory ride. He then told Roger hes going to ride for him and be a champion and he was like okay kid. So he goes out and does very well on the 250 then jumps up to 450s and wins his first race and wins the title his first year in sx. Sounds like they were setting it up to say but then after proving everyone wrong and everything going perfect after turning pro after a tough rookie career he had another setback as Villopoto was just coming in to his prime and became a huge problem for everybody. So he gets beat 4 straight years and it looks like that first championship was possibly a fluke but he goes and joins up with Decoster again at Ktm and then rips off 3 more in a row once again triumphing and retiring to the top as the champ and one of the best riders ever.
Instead it just says hes a B class rider who wins on the 250 as a pro then moves up to 450s wins his first race, the championship, then continues on and wins 3 more championships and retires on top. Not only is that not really how it happened but they literally left everything about Villopoto out.
Just say that once he got to the pros he immediately proved he deserved to be there, but then the second year in the 450s the perfect story hit a bump in the road and he once again had to prove himself after Villopoto started ripping off championships. He ultimately did come back and proved it and then retired on top. Not only is the truth...true, but its even a better story than the fabricated one they made. Who do they think is watching this? Were not just going to completely forget that Ryan Villopoto existed and went on one of the greatest runs in history. Then Dunge was able to come back and go on his own run. Just tell the truth its not a knock on Dungey and Imo even makes the story better.
People forget about that period I think because of how Dungeys end of his career was. For a while though he was not the Mr. Consistent champion who doesnt get worse than 4th on the way to win the championship. He was just one of the many riders who would finish on the podium behind Villopoto. That lasted years until Villopoto retired and he was able to again regain his position at the top.
Instead it just says hes a B class rider who wins on the 250 as a pro then moves up to 450s wins his first race, the championship, then continues on and wins 3 more championships and retires on top. Not only is that not really how it happened but they literally left everything about Villopoto out.
Just say that once he got to the pros he immediately proved he deserved to be there, but then the second year in the 450s the perfect story hit a bump in the road and he once again had to prove himself after Villopoto started ripping off championships. He ultimately did come back and proved it and then retired on top. Not only is the truth...true, but its even a better story than the fabricated one they made. Who do they think is watching this? Were not just going to completely forget that Ryan Villopoto existed and went on one of the greatest runs in history. Then Dunge was able to come back and go on his own run. Just tell the truth its not a knock on Dungey and Imo even makes the story better.
People forget about that period I think because of how Dungeys end of his career was. For a while though he was not the Mr. Consistent champion who doesnt get worse than 4th on the way to win the championship. He was just one of the many riders who would finish on the podium behind Villopoto. That lasted years until Villopoto retired and he was able to again regain his position at the top.
It's not supposed to be about Villopoto ,
I guess they could have gave an honorable mention
About Villlopoto
As a tough competitor
But again it wasnt a it villopoto
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To say that during the 4 years that Villo got the championships that Dungey was "just one of the many riders who would finish on the podium behind Villopoto" is inaccurate. Dungey was a perennial front runner who battled for wins. Reed and Millsaps had some good years but Dungey was always there trying to keep RV honest.
Having said all that, I am a huge Dungey fan who feels slighted that you aren't giving him his props.
They touched on it, fans know what's up, but it's about Dungey and his accomplishments... not his shortcomings.
That's NOT saying RV gets an asterix on those titles. He won them for sure.
But I just think those two were more evenly matched then your post is suggesting.
Villopoto was a beast, so was Dungey.
RV's fans have seemingly moved on to Tomac.
And you can watch the extras HERE
not all of us have, bro
I do agree the documentary does gloss over the RV years a bit. They could have easily did a minute or two talking about how RV "stepped up the game" and Ryan struggled to match him. It would have made 2015 seem all that more sensational.
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