Weak FIM Prez

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jumkie @ Sep 29 2009, 08:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>LINK

This fool is weak. No balls to call out anybody by names. Punish? Hahaha, people have been torpedoing and talking .... for years and this guy hasn't said ...., why now? Oh, and to cast a big ... general blanket is weak.

.... this guy! If he had any balls he would have race direction reprimand riders for ...... race craft when it happens. How many scud impersonations have we seen this year? The season is coming to a close and now he wants to air out his own inept and absent actions?

This is what you get when bonehead riders have no fear of consequence for their ...... racecraft. Instead of "demanding" anything, he should be apologizing for being incompetent.

Chicken ....!
I agree, what a coward. Has not got the guts to name names or specific examples of wtf he is banging on about. man up or .... off i say.

Well with what Jonny Rea almost did and how SuperSic almost did the same thing I can see why they need to start looking at the SCUD rule.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ROCKGOD01 @ Sep 29 2009, 09:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Well with what Jonny Rea almost did and how SuperSic almost did the same thing I can see why they need to start looking at the SCUD rule.
what and who is this about, or does he want all riders comments to be passed by him first.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <div class='quotemain'>But worse yet is what has just happened when the lack of fair play extends beyond competition, with vulgar and offensive remarks towards the opponents. This is even more unforgivable.

remember colins comments about rainbow ? is this what he is on about ?? we will never know because he is to coward to name.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (chopperman @ Sep 29 2009, 10:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>what and who is this about, or does he want all riders comments to be passed by him first.
remember colins comments about rainbow ? is this what he is on about ?? we will never know because he is to coward to name.

He's on about what happened in the 125cc race
Nicky made the comment about the fruity rainbow

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (clarkjw @ Sep 29 2009, 10:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>He's on about what happened in the 125cc race
Nicky made the comment about the fruity rainbow
how do you know this? the article is how i quoted with no examples .

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jumkie @ Sep 29 2009, 12:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>LINK

This fool is weak. No balls to call out anybody by names. Punish? Hahaha, people have been torpedoing and talking .... for years and this guy hasn't said ...., why now? Oh, and to cast a big ... general blanket is weak.

.... this guy! If he had any balls he would have race direction reprimand riders for ...... race craft when it happens. How many scud impersonations have we seen this year? The season is coming to a close and now he wants to air out his own inept and absent actions?

This is what you get when bonehead riders have no fear of consequence for their ...... racecraft. Instead of "demanding" anything, he should be apologizing for being incompetent.

Chicken ....!

I'm actually glad he's firing a warning shot, whether or not he has the nuts to back it up remains to be seen.

I've been increasingly frustrated by really bad on track riding that goes unpunished. Josh Brooks was sent packing by BSB when he went bowling for superbikes. I hope the FIM starts to do the same. Racers will never stop taking risks regardless of the rules, but their needs to be an equitable arrangemenet that gets foolish riders off of the track.

The FIM needs to make sure that the riders don't use the media as a bully pulpit to rant against other competitors.

I've heard fans claim that strict enforcement of these rules will take the edge off of the sport, but I'm tired off oftrack incidents taking presendence over the racing. F1 let's things get out of hand in the press b/c they have nothing to offer ontrack. Motorcycle racing doesn't have those problems and I hope the FIM remain dedicated to keeping the press from turning the sport in WWE motorsports.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (chopperman @ Sep 29 2009, 10:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>how do you know this? the article is how i quoted with no examples .
I don't know for sure. Just a guess. The 125 last lap crash was a major incident in the Spanish and Italian press.

But this state of "agonistic trance" cannot excuse unfair behaviour in competition, as we have seen recently. This is precisely why this kind of behaviour must be severely punished. But worse yet is what has just happened when the lack of fair play extends beyond competition, with vulgar and offensive remarks towards the opponents. This is even more unforgivable.

In his quote he refers to 2 "recent" things "unfair behavior" and "when the lack of fair play extends beyond competition".
Unfair behavior could apply to Ionnone, Kallio and DeAngelis' crashes.
Lack of fair play could apply to Ionnone and Kallio's headbutting and shoving, along with Nicky and Colin's choice words about a fruity dumb ... Italian.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (clarkjw @ Sep 29 2009, 10:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I don't know for sure. Just a guess. The 125 last lap crash was a major incident in the Spanish and Italian press.

But this state of "agonistic trance" cannot excuse unfair behaviour in competition, as we have seen recently. This is precisely why this kind of behaviour must be severely punished. But worse yet is what has just happened when the lack of fair play extends beyond competition, with vulgar and offensive remarks towards the opponents. This is even more unforgivable.

In his quote he refers to 2 "recent" things "unfair behavior" and "when the lack of fair play extends beyond competition".
Unfair behavior could apply to Ionnone, Kallio and DeAngelis' crashes.
Lack of fair play could apply to Ionnone and Kallio's headbutting and shoving, along with Nicky and Colin's choice words about a fruity dumb ... Italian.
which is why this ....... should put up or shut up imo.

yeah this clown should come clean, man up, & give some names but it seems obvious what he was on about. definately this is about espagaro/iannone & hayden/edwards/deangelis. this is about attitude............ not riding.

for me the whole thing translates into: "hey ianone! We'll kick your ... if U do that .... again!"

little unprecise yeah...

sounds like some smack rat babbling on about bollocks

I deffinently think he's talking about the DeAngelis/Hayden/Edwards situation. With the YouTube video going instantly viral with Nicky cussing out DeAngelis at the end of the crash, I can see what he's talking about.

BUT I deffinently think he should be looking at the riders causing these incidents, rather than the people who are venting frustration for being torpedoed. Edwards and Hayden both were looking at having positive race results for them and their teams. To have that all taken away in turn 1 by someone trying to be a superhero, well I gotta say I'd be ready to lose my temper too...

Personally I say .... it, Let these guys vent, so what. Who really hears it? So it was on some yout tube thing, so what. The guy that caused the accident deserves it, it was his mistake. If you can't live with a few comments then quit racing. Now physical fighting, not good.

I'd rather hear/see a guy yell at another rider for a bone head move than see MOTOGP decided to penalize a rider for trying to win. I mean they could easily enact an "Unsafe racing" rule and start penalizing the riders who do it, and that would ruin the sport.

Haydens reaction was unprofessional and for sure that is one of the main points he was talking about. Stoner got a rougher ride at Laguna and he didn't get all pissed and start swearing.

Though I'd hate to see riders become hesitant to actually "race" if a Unsafe Riding rule is implemented, I would like to see action taken when a rider is clearly racing outside the performance envelope of the bike. Especially when those actions directly put other riders on the grid at risk.

There is a huge difference between being aggressive at the right time and right place, verse blindly cranking the throttle and/or braking outside the performance standards of the bike when racing.

Imagine the outrage if Edwards or Hayden had been hurt to the point that it ended their careers (if you look at the video, Edwards was pretty lucky he was able to simply walk away)... Racing is about using your head as much as the performance of your ride. DeAngelis obviously wasn't thinking correctly when he entered that turn, and because of that he put others at risk. Action should be taken to curtail the mind set "Well lets just see if I can make it...".

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gsfan @ Oct 1 2009, 07:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Stoner got a rougher ride at Laguna and he didn't get all pissed and start swearing.
Debatable whether it was a "rougher ride" and we all know CS doesn't have the cajones to call out a rider lest he take a ..... slappin' - in his weakened state Elias would Pacman on 'im!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (OahuGrown @ Oct 1 2009, 08:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I would like to see action taken when a rider is clearly racing outside the performance envelope of the bike.
WTF?

Yeah, thats the thing we want, punish those amazing over-their-bike's-potential rides by the likes of Malandri, Elias, Capirex and the like... Yeah, lets crack down on those exalted rides that we celebrate with voice-losing cheering and week-long threads... GET REAL!!