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Drunk A gets smashed from 10pm-12am. Needs ivf to sober up so he can go get smashed from 1am-2am.
How you think he’s gonna be if he does that for years ? I think he will
Be in a surgical intensive care unit waiting for a liver transplant. But hey....whatever? What??????
Which is basically how it works now.
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1. IVs were banned before PEDs were or became an issue, so as to the origination of the rule, PEDs are irrelevant
2. Back when the rule was implemented, and when Henry did it, there weren't half million dollar motorhomes in the pits for riders to hide in, so if you allowed IVs between motos, they'd be doing as Henry did and be sitting in the pits in full view of the public with an IV bag plugged into their arms. Not a good sight for the general public and unfamiliar media to see.
3 (or 2b). If people and children (RE: "Pee wee parents) see this happening, whats to stop it at the amateur level, openly or covertly? Parents and riders are always looking for even the slightest advantage, so if it's good enough for Eli Tomac, it's good enough for little Jimmy Twotits.
4. IVs are NOT "safe." If not administered correctly or by a trained person, it can kill you. Air-bubble, anyone?
4b. If someone thinks taking taking a bag on race day is good, well then taking a bag every day while training is better, right? Oh, wait...if I train 2x a day for LL's, and one bag a day is good, then 2 bags a day is better, right?. NO It's not. You can get "fluid overload" which can cause headaches, high blood pressure, nausea and disorientation. If it was so safe, why isn't CVS selling DIY kits?
5. You all know motocross is dirty, right? You'd think that'd increase the chances of infection, right?
6. Unless you've got an army of nurses or doctors running around in the pits on race days sticking needles into anyone rolling off the track, you're creating a physical unfair advantage between the haves and have-nots.
6b. As to the bogus claim of "what about factory parts," you guys do realize that at one point in time, factory riders rode one-off hand built exotica full of unobtanium and tech, right? The purpose was testing, R&D and building future production equipment, then the "production rule" was implemented to speed up production advancements (it did) but did allow certain factory advantages, also for R&D. That's why factory equipment hits production faster than in the past. Also, the 250 class has to use "production based" suspension and it must be available for sale to the public (aka "A-kits").
Bottomline, sport doesn't need the appearance of riders plugged into IVs, it would encourage it at the amateur level, it is NOT safe, in a dirty dusty environment, there are risks of infection and if not done properly by trained personnel, there can be many negative side effects.
It's part of their job, same as if they believe a rider has a concussion
That is part of holding the license and entering the race
I could see them telling the race people "We dont think he's fit to race", but telling people "he may have a concussion", Not sure most race camps would want that info getting out. True or not.
If thats the case, if I was racing, I'd never go into that rig. Not even for an aspirin for a headache.
Though I don't believe that was ever an issue anyway
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