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This is almost as dumb as the guy who said Cooper isnt really trying on his Yamaha because he's waiting to get on the KTM.
*Whether Webb is signed with KTM I don't know but your post shows you don't follow the sport too closely.
Any chance that things at factory Yamaha are not being run that well? Webb is obviously struggling this season, as he did last season. But Reed never seemed to really get on well in his 2 years, and by the end of 2017 he was pretty much publicly bashing Yamaha. There are a lot of old faces over there, McCarty, Guerra, Perry et al. Even Matthes has alluded to Yamaha maybe being a bit set in their ways. But then we have Barcia praising them and giving JGR a backhanded slap in the press conference post-A1 so who knows? I honestly think Matthes' has it correct "These riders are fragile little flowers...."
Anyway I fully expect to see Cooper at KTM in 2019. The only thing his current form is doing is saving KTM some salary money.
What happens to the other Yamaha spot since Davi is probably retired after SX? Barcia and Plessinger become the gnarliest Yamaha team ever?
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RUMORS, GOSSIP & UNFOUNDED TRUTHS: BOGLE’S BACK & MOOKIE GETS TO STAY
Last updated Jan 26, 2018
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HOT HEADS, FAT HEADS AND A TEAM YAMAHA MANAGEMENT NIGHTMARE
Cooper Webb and Justin Barcia got into an altercation following the last lap of the Anaheim II Supercross. They ended up wrestling around in the Yamaha pit and rolled under the truck before Yamaha personnel could separate them. It was a typical factory rider fight—a lot of shoving, posturing and pushing, but very little in the way of actual fisticuffs.
You would think that these two racers would have empathy for each other. They have been in the same boat. Barcia was on top and then suffered a couple years of injuries and lackluster performances. Webb was a dominant 250 rider, but hasn’t done much since moving to the 450 class. Now, as teammates, Barcia is on the rise and Webb in floundering.
They could help each other, but as Barcia came from the back of the pack in moto three last week, he got brake checked by Webb—and ended up ramming Webb’s rear wheel. Barcia thought it was a deliberate move by Webb to take him out, as Webb was hanging on by a thread to the top ten (and might well have thought that it wouldn’t look good if Barcia went by him on the last lap). But, Barcia went by him anyway.
Now the team has to live with the scrutiny of the public and press to go along with the sight of their two riders wallowing around under the truck.
News to me...
I got slaughtered here for suggesting RV to GP`s , 7 or 8 months before it was official.
Edit: better yet, where were you when they signed Trey?
Pit Row
Almost like Weege’s transfer of power theory
but he's going to eat humble pie when he gets their offer, because it should probably be about 40 percent of what yamaha paid him.
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do you think he can play nice with the mandatory aldon bootcamp?
do you think he can find the heart to hack it down there with them?
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I also don't think he would gel well with Aldon's training program. Cooper has said numerous times before that he hates training and prefers to ride as much as possible. The strict Baker's Factory program doesn't sound like his cup of tea.
I would much rather see Adam Cianciarulo go to KTM in place of Canard (now that they have an open spot).
With some new blood coming up, Zach, Plessinger to name a couple. He likely will not ever see a 450 crown. He is 26 and not getting any younger. His clean up early in season and humility didn't last. I can not see him being a future championship contender at the top level.
Cooper is another laborious dissertation...for another time! I am old and slow, need a shot of bran flakes
I am pretty sure DeCoster knows a bit more than me since I have seen more blue flags than checkers.........
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