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You guys should actually ride a motorcycle sometime. I think it helps a lot in understanding motorcycle racing.
It seems like we’ve lost track of basic motocross etiquette. People seem to think you can leave a door wide open and it’s “not fair” for the (faster) guy behind you to try and go through that door.
Bullshit. It’s their *job* to go through that open door! It’s *your* job not to open it! Don’t leave the door open! And if you do, don’t act surprised when someone goes through that open door!
That’s how moto works! It’s simple, consistent, and historically accurate as well! This is how everybody has always judged cases of motocross etiquette, and that’s what this Ferrandis/Craig incident really is. It’s about etiquette. Who has the right of way? The rider in front! For how long? There’s no minimum time. Whoever is ahead at the precise moment that a bad thing happens has the right to be wherever they are on the track *because* they’re ahead of the other person (as long as they are on the track).
Be aware of who’s in front and behind you, and act accordingly! If you do not act accordingly, it’s not up to anybody *else* to change racing etiquette so that the person who left the door open is absolved of all responsibility for their own actions! If you leave the door open when you know a faster rider is right on your ass, you fucked up! It’s that simple!
So, whoever’s wheel is behind when the two bikes hit, they’re the one who is at fault for whatever negative consequences result from the collision. Because either they tried to go through a door that wasn’t open enough, or they let someone through their open door and then tried to close the door on them after it was too late.
This is how it works and has always worked.
The Shop
Totally agree with you.
If this scenario could be re-run I wonder whether Craig would back off this time?
Was DF's dive reckless? Yes.
Did CC also make a poor choice? Yes.
Did the two lines, no make that three, in that corner come together all night? Yes.
So two professional riders decide to go for it in a corner with only one exit line and they both go down. Shock, horror, racing incident. Get over it, it was an awesome race, bring on the next round!
Pit Row
Osborne/Savatgy is close to a T-bone, too, since he’s moving Savatgy when Savatgy is still ahead of him.
The rest are fair game.
He, and the team, seems unconcerned anyway.
If Craig did this to Ferrandis exactly the same, there would’ve been very few boos. The fans didn’t boo Ferrandis because he took Craig out. They booed him because he’s French, combined with the fact that the whole stadium—myself included—wanted Jett to win and was let down.
So what you’re really saying is “Factory teams shouldn’t hire French racers because fans don’t like the French”. And that’s asinine.
It's the same thing as last year with Musquin. It wasn't just the fact that he took Tomac out, it was the fact that he didn't own up to it on the podium that pissed everybody off. If you're going to make a move like that you should be a man and own up to it.
If Jett still won, there would’ve been far fewer boos. If Craig did the same thing to Ferrandis instead, far fewer boos.
The boos were due to a combination of his being a French and Jett losing.
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