What happened to Grant THIS time?

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Edited Date/Time 4/28/2014 9:12am
I respect all the riders abilities, but is this dude made of glass or what?
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rebus 4/27/2014 5:10pm
4/27/2014 5:10pm
mxracer666 wrote:
I respect all the riders abilities, but is this dude made of glass or what?
Or what.
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Ing 4/27/2014 5:59pm
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Too bad, I hate to see anyone injured and he's been injured a lot.
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GuyB 4/27/2014 6:40pm
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Saw him getting up after a crash, and I think he finished.

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cousin eddie 4/27/2014 7:12pm
4/27/2014 7:12pm
Was thinking just the opposite. I'd say he's made of pure grit , end of story!
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yz414 4/27/2014 8:41pm
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cousin eddie wrote:
Was thinking just the opposite. I'd say he's made of pure grit , end of story!
unfortunately grit cant stay off the ground
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Ramrod 4/28/2014 4:36am
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cousin eddie wrote:
Was thinking just the opposite. I'd say he's made of pure grit , end of story!
Dude, you're avatar shall be bannished from this upscale moto website. Please replace with a pic of DD to restore the balance.
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Paul333 4/28/2014 4:38am
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I am a huge Grant fan but it seems he is riding injured as always.
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Mxdnusa 4/28/2014 4:41am
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To me he has the smoothest riding style. I am a fan and wish him the best.
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hasko158 4/28/2014 5:35am
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He was a last minute go to even race
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agn5009 4/28/2014 6:08am
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Mxdnusa wrote:
To me he has the smoothest riding style. I am a fan and wish him the best.
It can't be too smooth considering he's on the ground almost every race. I like the guy and wish him the best too but my expectations of him have dropped greatly over the past 2 years.
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BobbyM 4/28/2014 6:08am
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Grant is a waste of money. I'm sure its all he knows though so what else is he going to do?
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Pitrcer3 4/28/2014 7:43am
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Yea it was a late decision I believe to have him race this weekend in NJ. I was surprised to see him out there in practice while I was attending the race. I even stopped over at the JGR rig and saw him sitting there reviewing tape on the camera. He was a bit bummed lol that the camera man for the team only filmed 1 lap of his practice. Overall, he did look pretty fast and was riding well for being banged up. He did have a wreck in the main right in front of where I was sitting. he was coming through the whoops section approaching the 180 turn leading to triple and somehow highsided the berm and both him and the bike went tumbling down the backside of the 180 berm. He was briefly caught under the bike and was free'd up and was able to eventually get rolling.
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Paul333 4/28/2014 8:05am
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I don't believe for a second he is a waste of money for any team. He has proven time and time again he has top 3-5 speed even though he is rarely 100% healthy enough to be as fit as he needs to be. Riders with that level speed don't grow on trees.
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dennisjonon 4/28/2014 8:07am
4/28/2014 8:07am Edited Date/Time 4/28/2014 8:10am
easy my dood u might get pounded by some regulars for that comment

shows his finished some laps though so thats good news???
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Brent 4/28/2014 8:26am
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Ramrod wrote:
Dude, you're avatar shall be bannished from this upscale moto website. Please replace with a pic of DD to restore the balance.
"Upscale"?
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OriolMassot 4/28/2014 8:44am
4/28/2014 8:44am
I've been thinking about him lately, and reached the conclusion that, after seeing him crying because of what happened when his mom took all the money and was gone, I believe Grant is just making money while racing. No aim or motivation to win.

I like him a lot, and I respect him a lot.
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JonnyDH84 4/28/2014 9:00am
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Paul333 wrote:
I don't believe for a second he is a waste of money for any team. He has proven time and time again he has top 3-5...
I don't believe for a second he is a waste of money for any team. He has proven time and time again he has top 3-5 speed even though he is rarely 100% healthy enough to be as fit as he needs to be. Riders with that level speed don't grow on trees.
But doesnt that make him a waste of money ? If you employ a rider and he is injured for 80% of the season and not racing or turning up and not racing to potential then the team suffers and this is how it is with grant year after year . I think he does his rep more damage turning up unhealthy and getting a poor finish than he would if he just sat out and got himself right. Also is he really top 3 - 5 thats saying he is as fast as or faster than villo, js7, roczen, reed, dungey, barcia, tomac, canard, short, brayton im not sure maybe with a depleted field but not if all them guys are healthy.

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tek14 4/28/2014 9:07am
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Grant looks as fit as RV2 before he started to work with Aldon. Pros have 5 year gap to make it happen.. why not work for it like Millsaps did before season 2013?
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Mxdnusa 4/28/2014 9:12am
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Paul333 wrote:
I don't believe for a second he is a waste of money for any team. He has proven time and time again he has top 3-5...
I don't believe for a second he is a waste of money for any team. He has proven time and time again he has top 3-5 speed even though he is rarely 100% healthy enough to be as fit as he needs to be. Riders with that level speed don't grow on trees.
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But doesnt that make him a waste of money ? If you employ a rider and he is injured for 80% of the season and not...
But doesnt that make him a waste of money ? If you employ a rider and he is injured for 80% of the season and not racing or turning up and not racing to potential then the team suffers and this is how it is with grant year after year . I think he does his rep more damage turning up unhealthy and getting a poor finish than he would if he just sat out and got himself right. Also is he really top 3 - 5 thats saying he is as fast as or faster than villo, js7, roczen, reed, dungey, barcia, tomac, canard, short, brayton im not sure maybe with a depleted field but not if all them guys are healthy.
Half the guys on your list are hurt and have missed probably half of the past two SX seasons. Getting hurt is a garauntee unfortunately. Being fast isn't though. Grant is an elite racer and deserves all the support he gets. My opinion.

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