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That said your analogy is bad. It would be like a nascar driver racing Indy car doing something stupid and NASCAR punishing him. Which I think is in the realm of possibility, but perhaps unlikely.
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Consider this. If you had two jobs and had been late to one numerous times, and then were late to the other job once.....would the other boss fire you since it was technically three times?
I think people are relating this fact to essentially saying "there should be no corrective action". It's not on the AMA and they could get in a heap of trouble for acting on it. Point your arguments toward the FIM, the same organization that has proven time and time again they are just after the money.
1. The total silence from Team MCR, Genova & Alessi. Not a peep from any of them yet.
2. After all the freaking hubub around here about the take out...and the alleged "hire to kill" episode, this is one of the slowest moving threads on the forum. That proves that in this sport, if you just don't discuss something...it'll eventually go away. In this case, thats pretty damned sad.
He’s done.
I not even be able to comprehend any other outcome.
Personally, if I were Brayton and I’d found out this “take out offer” had happened…as in actually was able to verify it? Well, I’m pretty sure Vince would need to stay away from me…for a long, long time.
So, as Bob was saying when he started this thread…hilariously…
“Where’s Vince?”
Taken from the Pulp show:
Keefer: I saw it. When I was watching the live broadcast, I saw the mechanic talking to Harlan, and I see Harlan laughing.
Brayton: So, I am told that when I get back to the pits. I said I need to hear the facts here. I don’t just want hearsay, right? So I hear it from Grant. And I am like, “Now this has gone to a different level, now obviously it's intentional, now you are offering money, this is getting a little bit out of control.”
Said it in the other thread, I’ll say it again. To not release any kind of statement about your own rider allegedly putting a bounty on your other rider, and to keep said rider on the team, shows Genova has no balls. It’s been five days since the incident. You know the whole moto community is watching intently for a response. Ironically, the silence ends up speaking volumes about the character of the team’s management.
Pretty disgusting, to be honest. I’d go full privateer before riding for a team that sits back and allows this shit to happen. Imagine putting in the effort that Brayton has, with his Honda connections, even helping design the graphics on the bike… and when it comes out that your own teammate put a bounty on you, the team doesn’t back you up at all. Fuckin’ disgusting.
I hadn’t seen that/had only heard about it.
Brayton needs to straighten Vince out & it sounds like Mike Genova “got some splainin’ to do”, too. I like Mike. He’s a friend and his team is utter than this. Vince has stepped over the line. Period.
Btw, Honda might have something to say about this.
And, as others have said, where’s the FIM…Adam Bailey and the rest of the WSX gallery on this? I mean, I can understand taking a few days to get the facts…& I can even understand letting it “stew” in the media; but, damn…this shit is getting a bit beyond “Moto-TMZesque”.
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Who was the Road Racer that got banned for hitting a riders front brake? Imagine if someone has done that multiple times and still no repercussions.
You could always go the cancel culture route and just not support his sponsors...That's not really fair to those companies though.
Let’s say for the sake of your argument that he was joking. He still looked over, saw his teammate, and decided to turn right on a left-hand turn to take them both out. Instead of taking advantage of the great start with clear track ahead of him. Ultimately souring what should be a proud moment for MCR as they win the team championship.
That shit-move right there? The offender is getting his ass THRASHED when we get back in pits!
Someone above said the AMA is under the FIM and that is not correct. The AMA is the AMA and the FIM is their own sanctioning body. They are not related and the AMA does not report to them.
if the FIM was to ban Vince, then the AMA would be expected to enforce it, (like the russians this year)
most of the cash goes to the top two or three dudes for start money I would imagine...
FIM banned Stewart for a year and a half and the AMA had to follow suit. AMA is an Arm of the FIM.
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