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With everyone up in arms about Vince trying to take out JB, there was an absolute shit ton of money on the line, while I don’t agree with the takeout, I totally understand it.
Back when Ricky James and Chad were racing, they were about ready to kill each other to not finish second, for an individual race win, and that was possibly the most exciting era ever..
Back when Ricky James and Chad were racing, they were about ready to kill each other to not finish second, for an individual race win, and that was possibly the most exciting era ever..
Rubbing is racing, paying someone to put a hit on someone is not racing, it's pure trash and probably illegal on several levels I'd imagine.
But was it serious or banter? We still don’t know yet..
If he offered 2k for a takeout then it’s fucked up..
But between mates as a “give ya 2k to clean him out” but u don’t really mean it.. that’s the main decider I guess
I also think if it was a joke that when Brayton asked Harlan about it he woulda told JB it was all a joke.
I've defended Vince in the past but he's crossed a line that shouldn't be crossed at this point.
It'll actually be pretty sad if Genova just does nothing.
Right there.
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2) Its a pilot series. Its 2 freaking races. Not enough to be considered a legitimate series.
3) Its his team mate and he turned right on a left hand turn where he would've most certainly got the holeshot if not 2nd at worst.
4) Enough is enough with his misuse of contact racing. It would be one thing if he's a legit title contender in any series, but he isn't. Even the FIM didn't see him as one, they didn't even talk to him before the 3rd race while he was leading points.
5) If found guilty of the bounty on Brayton, Instant lifetime ban. We don't need that in our sport. And for Vince its been a long time coming.
Brayton's contract did not have money on the line, neither making money nor losing money due to finishing position, correct. I assume he had a decent guaranteed salary Vs being incentive based. Older, wiser dude, more reliable money, good move for him.
Freise's contract may have?
Every time someone does something with no honour, no sportsmanship or no respect, and most people inevitably don't like it, there's the few guys waiting to say they're just soft or the sports turning soft... Ridiculous.
Funny thing is last time it came up, someone pointed out that usually the "you're all pussys" crowd are the first to cry and moan to organisers or just plain overreact when something half as bad happens to them haha.
I heard Brayton mention 50k from Genova a couple of times and of course Keefer repeated it quite a bit later, but it does sound like it was a hypothetical.
If it’s only 10k on the line vs 500k then it changes everything..
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Professionalism in competitive sports isn't some random abstract. It must be enforced, like it is in other real competitions. Are we really dealing with dumbass issues that MLB covered in 1919?
"Soft" really isn't the issue. It is the integrity of the competition.
Look at Tomac and Sexton the last race, they kept it classy, same goes for MXGP last year, neither one of the guys tried some cheap shit.
Plenty of people here seems to think that it belongs in the sport, but clearly the fastest riders are of a different opinion.
I’d rather see riders race classy the whole season and not pulling some cunt moves the last race. The whole ”it’s for the title” argument don’t hold up there.
"Rubbin is racing" as a competitive principle is the racing equivalent (and born of the same Hollywood sources) of boxing in a Rocky movie wherein a fighter leads with their face and competes through multiple bludgeonings, advancing by pure intrinsic toughness. It is somewhat cute as a narrative structure, but as a broader competitive concept about a profession that requres lifelong technical skills, it is 100% Nonsense.
Barcia/Friese do less than that and it's pitchforks for them.
Rubbing is racing is a thing of the past = Soft.
(I'm not defending Friese alleged part in offering money to take out Brayton, that's another issue all together).
there... fixed it for ya!
We have no real sanctioning bodies... they only exist to put cash in their pockets and do the bidding of those writing the checks... not for the betterment of the sport, not for fair legit racing with actual rules that are enforced...
The FIM and Genova are responsible for holding Vince and Ryan (Vince's mechanic) accountable. Their move.
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