Ok... yes... there are lots of incidents in the 125 class. Incidents even more heated than this...
But this one involves the (until yesterday) MotoGP world championship leader. This one involves one of the top riders in the world, who has an 'often discussed' personality. That is why I brought it up.
And sorry if it sounds 'melodramatic' but the video infuriated me. Yes, the incident on the track was a fairly normal incident... but Dani's reaction and his blame was not.
Dani was wrong for accusing the other guy. Ok, that is bad but not that bad. What made me crazy was that he was basically acting like an arogant bully. He was acting like the big star that could do no wrong. He was basically arguing that Perugini had no right to even go near him... That doesn't make you mad? You don't think that it is people like that that make the world a $hity place to live in?
Whatever, AZRifel gets it... and that is good enough for me.
dude... you have admitted that you do not even know what Pedro is saying... your perception of the encounter is tainted by your emotions... that is not unusual for you...
hell... they were not even raising their voices...
the fact that a rather innocuous video can "infuriate" someone so much is endlessly amusing to me...
RR, calm down. Things happen pretty quickly in a race, particularly in a 125 race. And having a difference of opinion as to what happened or who is at fault is not uncommon. Ever seen Doohan and Criville "discussing" an incident, where they both went down. #### happens. As long as people don't get hurt, it's part of the fun of motorcycle road racing. I don't really hear much about Dani's personality. Mostly I hear that he's a hard worker and can be a bit of a reserved, nerdy kind of dude, with total focus on his job. Doesn't party. Doesn't give blowup dolls rides around the track. If he's not your cup of tea, so be it.
"He was basically arguing that Perugini had no right to even go near him... That doesn't make you mad? You don't think that it is people like that that make the world a $hity place to live in?" care to give us a link ? i have seen nothing like that in those clips . I have seen riders kicking other riders bikes , boxing or whatever .....you can hate riders like Xaus , Hopkins , Biaggi and im sure you can find a few more, for their personalities ......but to hate Pedro for moving his finger too fast (and its not the only time) is way too much
LJB, you don't think Dani walking way in a huff after the argument is nothing?
And I understand enough to see Dani and Puig attacking Perugini, who responds with a reasonable "I was just riding on my line and you hit me", to which Dani responds with a resounding "No, you don't know what you are talking about..."
Look, I get it.. some of you watch your hour of speed on Sunday and that is it. That is your exposure to the GP world. Fine. And for you, it might not seem like a big idea.
But some of us follow it more closely (yes, maybe I need to get a life). Some of us are familliar with Piug and Pedrosa going through 125's and 250's like their $hit didn't stink. Like Dani was entitled to everything, and other guys shouldn't even bother to race him or go near him... less they disturb his ascendance to greatness.
Perugini was just a kid trying to make a career out of racing. He was fighting for the title that year... and now he is nobody. So yeah, I don't like watching him be insulted by Dani and Piug. Not because of what happened on track, but because of his status.
sorry RR, next coming of christ or just another guy who runs the #2 plate in gp for many years, it looked like any weekend at the races to me from the bump all the way to the one who screwed up blaming the other guy. in the end, your boy was standing inside the winner circle waiting for the champagne when dani had to walk back to his pits and load his ####. i'm sure perugini was smiling soon as dani left
there will always be a golden boy whose #### don't stink and a pit full of other racers who laugh when he cries. don't worry so much about perugini
Look, I get it.. some of you watch your hour of speed on Sunday and that is it. That is your exposure to the GP world. Fine. And for you, it might not seem like a big idea.
This sort of thing happens all the time, RR. The camera usually isn't there, but racing is an emotional sport and when people come off the track the adrenaline is often flowing. As far as 'hour of Speed', I pay a lot more attention than that, but primarily to the racing.
The off-track personality crap is better suited to People magazine than to discussions of racing. It's becomes similar to the NASCAR crap we see here - next show: Bass Fishing with Pedrosa. (he'd be the bait)
dude... i have walked off in a huff after an on-track incident... i have had people not talk to me for close to a year after an on-track incident... and i understand enough to see two racers with 2 different points of view of an on-track incident... nothing more...
look i get it... some of you pour over internet sites and watch every race and that is your exposure to the racing world... and for you, that may seem like a big idea...
but, some of us actually race... some of us are familiar with on-track incidents and the typical mentality when it is going on and the mentality after the fact...
dude... i have walked off in a huff after an on-track incident... i have had people not talk to me for close to a year after an on-track incident... and i understand enough to see two racers with 2 different points of view of an on-track incident... nothing more...
look i get it... some of you pour over internet sites and watch every race and that is your exposure to the racing world... and for you, that may seem like a big idea...
but, some of us actually race... some of us are familiar with on-track incidents and the typical mentality when it is going on and the mentality after the fact...
geeez... I once sat up and cracked the throttle off when I saw a red flag. The guy behind me planted his front end up my arse. Wedged between the frame/swingarm and the exhaust pipe I actually had to get back on the gas to stop having intercourse all while travelin around 80 mph. I have also been bumped from the inside during a down pour on a slick track cuz the guy was just plain faster through the corner and would have binned it if he slowed down or touched the brakes. All taken with a grain of salt. If your really a "racer" LBJ maybe you should learn to get your emotions under control a little better. Might achieve some greater success all in all. Having said that, I share your sentiments!
Ok, this is going around in circles and I don't want to keep beating the same drum.
Yes, I understand this stuff happens all the time in racing... at all levels. And yes, I know that some of you race and have see it before.
But how many of you have honestly tried to make a career out of racing? How many of you grew up deciding to forgo school in order to try and make a career as a GP racer?
At then end of the day everyone doesn't just go on... or go to work on monday. Guys like Danni make millions while a guy like Perugini ends up.... well not.
Look, it isn't a big deal... just some proof of why a lot of people don't like Dani. So if you weren't sure why people think he is an a$$, there is some (but not all) evidence for you. Nothing more.
The are probably reasons to dislike them all at some point, RR. Throw people under scrutiny long enough, and especially if they are racing against riders who already have fans and someone (or many) are bound to dislike him.
Like I've said, Biaggi had fans too but did things worse than that. He had few fans in the paddock.
there is nothing in that video that is even a fraction as pathetic as actually posting it in an attempt to get a RA RA reaction from the sheople...
I agree... what kind of personality does one have to piss at riders just because they are a fan of other riders.. I mean I didn't like Dani when he dominated 250, nor did I fancy Lorenzo too much neither nor do I like Mat and Ben too much, but that doesn't mean I say bad things about the riders.. But I found myself rooting for Dani and Jorge now... I started rooting for Jorge when he was in the 125, Hector when he was leading from Dani in the 250.. and even Casey at the OZ race... I will definately root for Ben if he secures a GP ride.
