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As a repeat offender myself, I say keep
drinking
You'll have to forgive me, I'm burdened with reading and understanding the rules and the intent of words like "safest" and "safely".
But, that's just me.
The Shop
IF you let him come back bee line, the ONLY correct way to handle it, is to add the section time back on, AFTER the fact in a review situation.... and possible, a discretionary penalty for not following the track... cause who's to say Jmart's bike wouldn't have made it back if it only had to go another 100 metres from the first time he heard it bog...
I say the AMA Officials currently suck on anything to do with the rules they created. They need to make it clear when a rider has to come into the pits, "they MUST enter the mechanics area from the portion of the track that is adjacent to it" NOT cutting the track to get there and then entering without going back to the portion you cut off your lap. AMA needs to do something about who's Officiating these races, because they are the worst I've ever seen them right now.
Judging by what JT said, his bike might not have even made it back to the pits and probably would have taken him another 30+ seconds over race pace to get there. So, he saved I think over a minute of time. I'd be pissed if I was the guys behind him.
Seems all of the Kawasaki riders are graduates of the Ryan Villopoto "School of off track Racing".
If it's a "safety" issue then take the DNF if you feel the need to not continue on the track to return to the mechanics area. If the bike expires before you get to the mechanic that's too bad.
I just don't think sending him back through the infield to reenter where he left was the best play here.
I honestly can't even begin to understand how anyone would be ok with how this, or most other rulings are officiated in MX and SX. It's so rare it's handled properly. It fucking drives me nuts that this sport, that has millions invested from multiple parties, can't put together some consistent, and professional ruling. It looks like a shit show. How does Geico, the sponsor, get the feedback that one knowing their star rider may end up on the shit stick of this and the explanation is "well we held him back for quite a while"... that sounds pretty fucking professional doesn't it.
More than that, I don't get these teams who constantly let their contracted professionals take it in the arse with all the flipant rulings without causing a fucking ruckus.
I'd never pay a contractor hundreds of thousands of dollars and then let the comp get away with anything other than what's in the rule book. It's ridiculous.
Pit Row
I cannot think of a single reason to justify that. If there was a safety issue, bike was going to quit, whatever, you have to take the DNF.
Hell, I've been trying to call balls and strikes from the stands for years, in near real time, and it's had no effect at all. Nothin'.
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