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5/20/2014 1:06pm
5/20/2014 1:06pm
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11/28/2014 10:01am
I know, yet another Pourcel thread BUT I have yet to see this question asked. What if Pourcel gets through this Outdoor series unscathed (healthy) and happens to finish Top 3 overall (let alone the high likelihood of winning the title)......is he racing Supercross in '15? Everything I have read on him has only mentioned this Outdoor series deal, nothing has ever been mentioned about what is beyond this series. Say he does go Supercross racing in 2015, he racing Lites class again?
Ramble on......
Ramble on......
What did he do, steal your girlfriend or something?
The Shop
I really hope this time around isn't like with MotoConcepts. I don't think Kehoe would've gotten involved if they didn't have all the right pieces in place.
LaBossiereRacing
But geeeze what a Puss, he wears a chest protector,
Le Poop on the Haters..
He has been riding the new bike for like 4 months this time. Back then it was a totally last minute effort.
That was his first attempt at 450 class racing and it wasn't the best situation. Now he's getting his feet wet in racing again in the 250 class and it seems like this is the closest thing we've seen to the return of factory yamaha.
Lastly, Kehoe is a great team manager and no offense to Vuillemin but he is a very opinionated guy. He's great on pulp but sometimes it seems like dealing with riders can be like walking on eggshells whether it be Pourcel or Ryan Dungey.
Few French riders seem to have much of a relationship or close bond with him. He's like the lone ranger.
Pit Row
I miss DV as a team manager too. They were both on a poker table here, a big pot at 70/30 but sometimes bad beats happen. They were both too short in term of preparation to be upfront as a world champ/sx champ wants to be... The second bad beat & all in happened vs. Alessi... DV was maybe too direct, which is kind of normal as they know each other for 15 years, but it works extremelly well with Chilshom, who was close to be top 5-7 every week ends in SX, like RC did to Tickle.
I have a difficult time understanding why Mitch doesn't start a 450 effort. It seems cheaper to develop a 450 bike. My best guess is Mitch only wants to participate where he can win and his contract structure likely wouldn't attract a top talent. That along with probably a higher sponsor pressure on the 450.
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