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jeffro503
8/19/2014 9:31pm
8/19/2014 9:31pm
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8/27/2014 1:14am
A couple weeks ago I got slammed on by the elite few luvva's on here for me saying I thought James was being a puss. Wasn't saying he was one.....only thought that he was acting like one. I apologize for saying it the way i did and it was no real disrespect from me....I was just frustrated seeing the guy sit at home. I want to see James out there racing , not sitting at home.....but if something is bugging him then I understand.
This is coming from a personal aspect in my life , where my buddies ask me to go riding , I say no....they call me a puss. When one of my buddies says " I'm not riding this weekend , I have to work in the garden "....I call him a puss. We all know we are going to get shit from our buddies....and that's why I love em!
I didn't want to see the James go out like this. I saw this as a last ditch opportunity for him to get out there and show everyone why we all want him out there.
If he doesn't get to race this weekend......then what? If he's banned from SX for 2 - 4yrs then what? Will he still be eligible to race the nationals next summer? I'm just trying to wrap my head around this stupid anti doping thing that is making one of our legendary riders step away from the sport.
" I think ".....most of us on here were pushing for the drug testing......and maybe not fully understanding what the outcome would really be? Like we all wanted to know if someone was breaking the rules.......but we don't want to lose any riders to it? I was in that boat. I wanted the drug testing.......but didn't want any of our riders to lose their career over it.
There has to be a better solution than this. There has to be!
This is coming from a personal aspect in my life , where my buddies ask me to go riding , I say no....they call me a puss. When one of my buddies says " I'm not riding this weekend , I have to work in the garden "....I call him a puss. We all know we are going to get shit from our buddies....and that's why I love em!
I didn't want to see the James go out like this. I saw this as a last ditch opportunity for him to get out there and show everyone why we all want him out there.
If he doesn't get to race this weekend......then what? If he's banned from SX for 2 - 4yrs then what? Will he still be eligible to race the nationals next summer? I'm just trying to wrap my head around this stupid anti doping thing that is making one of our legendary riders step away from the sport.
" I think ".....most of us on here were pushing for the drug testing......and maybe not fully understanding what the outcome would really be? Like we all wanted to know if someone was breaking the rules.......but we don't want to lose any riders to it? I was in that boat. I wanted the drug testing.......but didn't want any of our riders to lose their career over it.
There has to be a better solution than this. There has to be!
The sport would loss huge from it if thats how it goes down. I think he is mentally screwed up from it and if he doesn't get cleared from this whole thing I don't think we would see him ride the outdoors if he could because he feels he let to many people down specially his fans.
I hope to hear good news soon here and watch him race the last race and get cleared and see him at A1!
The Shop
How's the liver and that sweet new RM250, did you ride it yet?
I wonder if every rider that has ADHD has gotten a TUE, or just hasn't been tested yet.
The bright side is we have plenty of fast riders to watch when him or any other rider is out.
Simple.
James' team was either incompetent or they were trying to game the system. My guess is the former which begs the question: what else are these people screwing up for him?
If after being appraised many times of the testing policies and after being urged to check the Banned Substances List Team JSE neglected to file a TUE for a powerful amphetamine which was clearly banned then there are likely other affairs that are being neglected by James' handlers.
It seems to me like James has been hiring his friends rather than professionals.
WADA nor USADA determine the suspension. Not sure why the 2-4 years thing comes up.
They are there to aid the sanctioning body and the final say comes from the sanctioning body.
He broke the rules, there should be some sort of punishment.
I just dont think a year long ban is justifiable.
As for he OP, I agree completely. James Stewart, just like everyone else, will retire one day - but I don't want to see him retire like this. He's one of the greats and I want to see him retire on his own terms.
Here's a previous case to consider- Anthony West from 2012. THe FIM gave him a month ban for a stimulant. WADA appealed to the CAS asking for it to be 2 years. The ban was increased to 18 months. Not saying anything about this case is the same, but it shows how the system works
http://www.fim-live.com/fileadmin/alfresco/Doping_-_Decision_of_the_Cou…
Pit Row
Jeffro...for one of the first times ever, I totally & completely agree with your opening post. Why not just fine the crap out if him, and let's get on with business. To bring down such a tremendous asset to our sport this way is just not fair & not the honorable thing to do. For him to have this petty crap tarnish his legacy is ridiculous. I have been & am a huge fan of James, and I hope we see him at A1 having shaken this off and ready to ride like Bubba.
The team is waiting for him to say he is ready to race. Weigandt said he talked to team Suzuki truck driver Shane Nalley at the Indiana race and Nalley said the rig has been parked in Indiana at his home and has been there since before Unadilla. The team was ready to go to Unadilla or Indiana if the rider would race. Nalley said he will be driving west this week but did not know if he would be going to Utah or straight back to the race shop in Cali.
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