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GuyB, why play into the stereotype of Vital being off the rails and the users being on Crack? Does it not bother you that people in the pits constantly belittle the site and those who use it? I would think that of all people, YOU would want to change that perception.
Wilson (appeared to)* pull into the pits with no issue. I think it’s a completely valid question to ask why.
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Yes, some of the stuff that gets generated here is nutso, but no more nutso than any other fan forum on earth. Hell, visit a college FB forum - every loss for YOUR team is due to the refs being paid off, cheating by the other team, NCAA shenanigans, or biased refs.
I don't post much, but GuyB's attitude tends to rub me wrong. He's too cool with the responses, and basically comes across as "God, ya'll are stupid." And this comes from the guy that won't ask many of the questions that cause some of the most popular threads around here simply because he knows he'll get blackballed from particular teams/riders. I can understand that (cause it's his job and he'd like to keep it) but maybe just say "I'm not really sure. I'll try to ask Dean this week" instead of "Ya'll are wasted and stupid." We all CLEARLY saw the two bikes come into the pits, and w all CLEARLY saw Dean looking backward at Ando before zooming out on the track. It's not difficult to theorize what MIGHT be going on, and certainly doesn't make us stupid or wasted.
just my .02.
PS - this is obviously not isolated to THIS particular incident/question. It's just been something I've seen going on for a long time and I think it's unfortunate and unnecessary.
A team member helped him get his clutch lever fixed and then he left the pits.
Everyone was fixated on Ando in the mechanic's area. Not shocking that they didn't see Dean go down. As soon as he pulled in I could see that he was looking for an adjustment, not to play parts donor.
I've never seen anyone pull into the pits to sacrifice bike parts. Or heard of it. They have a fully equipped cart in the mechanic's area at every race filled with spares in case of emergencies like this.
I'm not a frequent poster, so you have limited history with me, and I'm actually not trying to be a dick - I'm just trying to say "Take a step back from some of the frustration that you vent at YOUR CUSTOMERS for doing things that you deem "stupid" and instead, maybe just be a little less arrogant and engage us with a shred of respect."
I'm sure you'll tell me I'm wrong (and I hope I am), but in all sincerity based simply on your forum posts, you seem like you're miserably pissed off at the world. That's not a good thing.
I'm old enough that I can remember when people used to use a little reasoning and/or common sense before hitting the enter key. That's become a lot less common.
Now you kids get off my lawn!
Just my .02. Hang in there.
If the industry knew he'd blab anything they told him on the forum (or anywhere on the site), or that he'd validate any speculation we make on here (if something is true)-essentially, if they thought he was one of us...they'd stop talking to him...and for some convoluted reason, in this industry, the media feels like it needs the industry more than the industry needs the media (so the industry has all the leverage)-which is backwards in my opinion...I don't understand why the media protects the industry so much...
He is very very careful about what he says about riders/teams, as well as rumors. And he will defend most any rider/team on here virtually 100% of the time...Don't hate the player, hate the game-so I don't blame him...it's how he has to be if he wants to make a living...and I, honestly, don't even think he likes it.
And your last line backs up what I said previously.
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