Posts
8680
Joined
4/1/2008
Location
Springfield, MO
US
davistld01
11/11/2014 9:21am
11/11/2014 9:21am
Edited Date/Time
11/26/2014 5:59am
Just read a recent interview with Jake Weimer on RacerX...and at that time he still had absolutely nothing lined up for even the 2015 SX season. No bike, no sponsors, no gear deal...nada. I don't doubt that Jake probably isn't exactly in the poor house, but I doubt that he has the personal capital available to do a complete deal at a top-5 level 100% out of his back pocket. Maybe I'm wrong about that. At any rate...I hope Jake can find somebody to get him into the show this year on a bike that has the performance he's used to and deserves.
He's been crap-talked here by a lot of people for his results while being on a major team...and I can say that I've done some of that too, but I think Jake deserves a second chance.
Anybody hear anything positive about this lately?
He's been crap-talked here by a lot of people for his results while being on a major team...and I can say that I've done some of that too, but I think Jake deserves a second chance.
Anybody hear anything positive about this lately?
The shitty thing about SX that many get injured unfortunately.
The Shop
Dx3moto brought up Kyle Chisolm and how he thinks he and Weimer need a mental coach. If you look back at the NASTY injuries Kyle had a couple years ago...right when he looked like he was ready to be a fifth place guy, its understandable why hes had such a hard time returning to that level.
Also, Weimers new start last year with Randy Lawrence never really got off the ground with his injury at A1 basically screwing his sx series. And that shot he took from Malcolm at Highpoint,OUCH.
Now it's his turn to take a chance and spend some of the money he has made or keep it and try something else, it sucks but can anyone expect money guy's just to throw it around for sub par results ?
Pit Row
Does he deserve not having a ride at all? Hell no, and he probably is a little overqualified to be one some of the privateer teams. It sucks how that works. My point is its hard to justify giving him a factory ride, or a really good ride on one of the few support teams. If he can get out and win some heat races and be in the 5-10 range every night he will get a fill in ride, but man the field stacked and it's going to be tough.
Short is not a good guy to compare him to, he's been consistently around the top 5 for years now, except his year he was on the 350. As long as your not an awful guy to work with then I don't think attitude means a whole lot. Just my opinion though. It's about results.
There is no such thing as Over Qualified.
Just my opinion.
He trained at RV's house, under Aldon Baker on a bike that won championship after championship.
If I'm a team manager I look at all of that and add in the fact that he doesn't seem to want to push his limits if he's not 100%, healthy, something very few athletes ever are, and wonder if I can actually help him do better or if he's tapped his potential.
Then you rebuild it from the ground up after every race.
His 2012 results bought him the contract extension, it has been rough for Jake since.
His poor performance and the high level of talent in the top 10 shuffled him backwards.
It isn't easier now. He will be fortunate to get a ride for 2015. He's a smart guy, maybe he can be a team manager, but his factory days are done.
Do you hire a guy who made 125 k at his last job at a huge company for 10 years and has been out of work for two weeks and your only offering him 60k? Or do you hire a younger, hungrier, less experienced guy with great references that will stay long enough for your investment to pay off?
FYI, this is for my overqualified point not necassarily applies to Weimer but I could see a low budget team take this into consideration. He could get two podiums and be off for a fill in ride and you're left with two podiums worth of exposure, less money in your pocket, and an empty spot in the semi.
I don't think his choices are either/or.
Post a reply to: Weimer