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10/16/2013 6:28am
10/16/2013 6:28am
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10/17/2013 9:53pm
The Supercross Monster Energy Cup is the biggest Supercross event of the year. I'm sure most of you already know, it's so big for Ryan Villopoto that he chose to race it instead of The Motocross of Nations. In case you don't know why, he is claiming it's because he needed to get ankle surgery right after the Nationals instead of waiting until after the Motocross of Nations. This way he would have more time to be healed up 100% before the 2014 Supercross opener at Anaheim. Who knows for sure, only RV. Most people think it's because Monster is offering 1,000,000.00 (yes that's one million dollars) for the rider who can win all 3 motos, which RV did in 2011. But again, I'm sure most of you already know that. Watch it live on Saturday Oct 19th at 9:00 PM EST on the Fox Sports 2 network. It's going to be interesting to see if Ryan's choices will pay off. I think they will as far as the money. But I would have rather had the US win the MXoN. What do you think?
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Some sports have become just about the money. I watch players in the soccer world cup games cry like babies when losing. They break down with emotion when winning. Money is not on their mind at all. I wish all sports were like that.
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I personally think the USA would have won at MXON had Villopoto chosen loyalty to his country over personal greed...but we'll never know now. One thing for sure, RD, JB & ET all chose patriotism...and one of them may spoil RV's hat trick payday...and I won't be sorry to see it.
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Before we lynch RV, I am sure his commitments to his primary sponsor weigh heavily on his decisions like this. He can't just not race the MEC unless unless both legs are broke. I guarantee you there is a big part of him burning up for not being able to show Cairoli what he's got.
However, I think RV is only the diet coke of evil.
(Of course, RV would have been the mx1 rider, and dungey mx3, so RV wouldn't have been in that third moto to begin with. But even so...RV would have been AT LEAST a couple places higher than where Dungey finished in both of his moto's and assuming Dungey got the same results as Barcia...America still wins.)
Pit Row
MXdN = $0.00
what people "think" = $0.00
MEC = possible $1,000,000.00 + sponsor bonus
gee tuff one dat .....
Prestige is nice, but it won't pay to send a couple kids to college or buy the wife a new car.
Can't get upset with someone who does the smart thing for his future. Can you?
All IMO.
Besides......being 100% healthy at A1 means you have a great head start for the next 9 months of racing these guys have to do. They don't get many breaks. AND.....I would also tend to think that Monster may of pressured him a little to be the best he could for the MEC and all the races that follow.
Today is not that day.
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