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Edited Date/Time 1/27/2012 2:38am
I spent some time in my reading room this morning catching up with Sean Hamblin.

Well, Hamblin says he turned down a ride from Makita Suzuki - to be Ryan Dungey's teammate for the 2010 season - because he did not want to mess up his chances on the owner/team deal he had in the works.

But then his deal fell thru and he was left without a ride.

Who was he supposed to start a team with a year or 2 ago?

Dang Hamblin, I'm sorry that didn't work out for you. It would have been great to see you back on a Suzuki.
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wawazat 9/14/2011 12:33pm
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So he turned down a guaranteed ride with a factory team with one of the best riders in the world, to try and start his own team?? Guess life is all about a gamble. Easy to say it was a bad choice now, guess he thought he had a sound deal being an owner..

I always felt Sean should of just bought his own bike and went out and raced. I'm sure he could get the sponsorship dollars to allow him to race every weekend..
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fader418 9/14/2011 12:38pm
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I think he did do his own deal but didnt he get hurt at Glen Helen or Hangtown one year and hasn't raced since?
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DownSouth 9/14/2011 12:39pm
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That was the J Law Racing team was it not? Langtson and Hamblin supposedly were putting their own team together and it ended up merging with J Law Racing and Hamblin got completely shafted and forced out by someone behind the scenes (reportedly not Langston or Lawrence).

In hindsight Suzuki would have been a much better choice.
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Huckster 9/14/2011 12:56pm
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DownSouth wrote:
That was the J Law Racing team was it not? Langtson and Hamblin supposedly were putting their own team together and it ended up merging with...
That was the J Law Racing team was it not? Langtson and Hamblin supposedly were putting their own team together and it ended up merging with J Law Racing and Hamblin got completely shafted and forced out by someone behind the scenes (reportedly not Langston or Lawrence).

In hindsight Suzuki would have been a much better choice.
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Sherwood 9/14/2011 12:59pm
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DownSouth wrote:
That was the J Law Racing team was it not? Langtson and Hamblin supposedly were putting their own team together and it ended up merging with...
That was the J Law Racing team was it not? Langtson and Hamblin supposedly were putting their own team together and it ended up merging with J Law Racing and Hamblin got completely shafted and forced out by someone behind the scenes (reportedly not Langston or Lawrence).

In hindsight Suzuki would have been a much better choice.
I could be way way off but I thought he had an investor/backer that never did his part of the agreement. Again this could be wrong.
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SH_105 9/14/2011 1:10pm
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I was offered to start SX, but if the results were there it would have been longer than a fill in. I never had a guarantee for the year. Just to clarify how it has come off.


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SH_105 wrote:
I was offered to start SX, but if the results were there it would have been longer than a fill in. I never had a guarantee...
I was offered to start SX, but if the results were there it would have been longer than a fill in. I never had a guarantee for the year. Just to clarify how it has come off.


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You should check out the "Everything is bigger and better in Texas" thread that was posted up today. You could make some decent money I bet for a couple races.
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SH_105 wrote:
I was offered to start SX, but if the results were there it would have been longer than a fill in. I never had a guarantee...
I was offered to start SX, but if the results were there it would have been longer than a fill in. I never had a guarantee for the year. Just to clarify how it has come off.


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Hey Sean, nice to hear from you.

I read that interview in Transworld and got totally bummed that you missed that opportunity with Suzuki.

It's just one of those things I guess - you can't control everyhing in life.

Would you ever make a comeback if given the chance, or are you done for good?

Good luck with everything.
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Coyote 9/14/2011 6:34pm
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fader418 wrote:
I think he did do his own deal but didnt he get hurt at Glen Helen or Hangtown one year and hasn't raced since?
Was on a Valli Yamaha with 2 laps to go and a top 6 OA @ Glen Helen National crashed and broke his sternum among other injuries. Very little time on the bike and was raging, mx just isn't fair sometimes.

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