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Nothing wrong with riding on dad's dime, he rode solid at RedBud!
The Shop
Watson is a no brainer this year, the other 2 are from Jake, Max and Tommy, As it stands now, Jake is the reserve but not by much.. any injuries and he is in, which s a good place to be, he is in front of Shaun Simpson , who has had a wretched year , with injury and illness.
I've been reading Brit Mags for years now - Moto (gone) Dirt Bike Rider, TMX and others.
I've always got the impression Jake comes from quite a deal of 'money'. Nothing wrong with that, as our sport really doesn't lend itself to those without access to it - Money.
I think I recall a nickname for him being "The Reverend" - I think that came from the house he lived in - an 'Estate', perhaps?
Some criticism I've read of him, for a long time now, hinted at how he really didn't need to succeed in racing.
Me: I, saw a fair few injuries always getting in the road, at the worst possible time.
He's riding for Dave Thorpes team this year, isn't he? I thought they were the Official Honda Britain Team. Yet, Rob implies he's a working man between races. Interesting, I thought he'd be a full time rider.
Perhaps he's in the process of setting himself up with businesses for his future out of racing? Though, I've never read much about anything like that in his writings each month in DBR - just racing, training, holidaying and his girl, Blu.
I follow the British Championships pretty avidly - well, a damned sight more than I do with the OZ series. And, with that, I have a lot of interest in the many very, very good British riders, and the Euros that race in it. But, it always seems injuries really hit them - the Brits - hard. I'd like to see a Brit get a World Championships again - despite them being a bunch of Pommie B*****ds.......
If he wins the Brit title, and now has done well at RedBud, and perhaps Ironman, and is healthy, he'd seem to be a shoe-in for the Brit Team.
Watson ( the brothers are fantastic - though one had to pursue a living in another branch of the sport), if he's healthy, is the logical 250F rider.
So then it's for the other '450' rider. Deano ready by then, and back up to speed? Searle healthy and firing? Simpson, the same? * Oops - forgot Anstie in my first writings * Deano, if healed and 'on it', would be a significant saving in cost, that's for sure, being already there.
DC
Racer X
Was it some sort of property development? I think I have read once or twice in his DBR writings that he was doing up a house or two, himself. But, that may have been just about his own house / residence.
It's logical to move into the coming rest of your life, a bit more gradually than the sudden 'cold turkey' many racers have. Jake seemed to be downscaling his racing after dropping out of the GPs. Though, if he wins the Brits, he might keep on for a while yet.
Pit Row
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