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BUT. I do think this rule has a major flaw. So if someone claims your bike, you HAVE to sell it. No disputing essentially. But if you dispute it and don't want to give up your bike that MAY or MAY NOT have "sEcReT pArTs" in it, you get your results disqualified AND banned from racing for 1 year. That seems like complete BS. I wouldn't want my bike taken from me for the time I've put into it. It would take weeks to rebuild any fully modded race bike. Its a big waste of time.
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Brennan also seems very level headed and from the small interview I think he's way more mature than I was at 17. Hopefully he takes this a big learning experience, and how to navigate the industry if and when he go's pro.
2) Deegan spread the word, likely “WTH, what can you do about it” to Star, walker , Yamaha, anyone that could apply influence to undo the claim.
3) At some point, the dealer may not have been threatened, but likely pressured by “WTH” calls from Walker, Deegan, or Star. I find it unlikely that the dealer heard about it in a unheated matter of fact way. People were pissed.
4) it is understandable- but not good- that the dealer would feel this reflected badly on him at minimum and told Brennan to drop the claim if he still wants his sponsorship.
5) A claim rule that can’t be used without a rider getting blackballed is not a claiming rule. Catch-22.
After the pulp whitewash it is good ML has transparency.
And they are willfully ignoring this part of the rule:
So now here we are.
Did the AMA and MxSport botch this up front? Appears now that they didn’t.
Will they botch the resolution of this by not holding Yamaha/Star/The Riders circle to account?
The bike didn’t leave with Brennan. Hours and hours of heat and questioning are as good as explicit circumventing in my opinion.
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I ignored all of it until the kids interview hit.
2. So what if Derrick Harris gave Brennan $$ and then acted as surrogate parent during the claim process.
3. So what if Star was gunna lose a $100,000 bike with secrets.
4. So what of Yamaha Donnie, trainer Matt Walker, and Canucks Yamaha Ralley Motoplex Criss then swung the final blow in the pressuring of the dad and kid to fold and withdraw the claim.
Every single person in this deal has "dirty hands" except for maybe AMA guy, Mike Burkeen.
Derrick Harris, the Dad, Brian Deegan, Tim Cotter & DC, Star Yamaha, Trainer Mike Walker, Yamaha Donnie Luce, Canuck Yami sponcer Criss, and yes even Brennan.
Real shitshow, but god dam its been interesting
I will add that Donnie came off very poorly. He was uncomfortable and tried to skip over many facts. He said he just wanted to go talk to the trainer to learn more about the kid. Meaning apply pressure of course. They all admit they did not want to let the bike go and then they all claim they did nothing to pressure the kid or his family. However, if they all plan on squashing this claim you must have some type of action to stop the claim? They want us all to believe they just talked nicely to the kid and claimed they might help him with some engines?
NOW the factory team bike issue. Yes I 100% agree those bikes shouldn't be on am amateur track. But that's the equipment you're gonna get if you are on a team. Maybe the teams need to tone down the mods for their amateurs? I don't know. But i still say its BS that you basically have no say in the matter.
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