Ask Ping!
Friday, November 12, 2010 | 8:00 AM
ODI dates back to the 1980’s as the leader in grip manufacturing. Focusing primarily on the bmx and mountain bike industries through the 90’s and early 2000’s, ODI re-entered the motocross scene when they developed the patented lock-on grip system that eliminates wire and glue. Continuing to advance the way riders hold on to their bikes, ODI has worked closely with the teams they support such as Troy Lee Designs to create the product that is now being used by some of the top teams in the industry.
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I'm just gonna cut to the quick here: What happened to Tyler Evans? I mean, I know that even in the prime of his racing career he was still a hot-headed manscaping tool, but I don't think anybody could have predicted this. Come to think of it, I don't even think Tyler could have predicted it himself. Five years ago, if he saw the shameless video he posted up of himself for the whole world to see [Ed. note: the video has been removed from YouTube], he probably would have "one-punched" himself. Do you know what happened?
Trent
Dear Trent,
Come on, man, we all should have seen this coming. Do you not remember Tyler ripping his shirt off on the stadium floor like Jimmy "Super Fly" Snooka? What about his post-race dramatics where he would work the crowd into a frenzy before tossing all his gear away (doing all of this shirtless, of course)? And then there was his stint as a body guard for jailbird rap star, The Game… what was that about? Evans' career path has taken more unexpected swerves than Charlie Sheen’s Mercedes leaving his local watering hole. I can accept that this is where Tyler is right now. I’m confused when he says that this is "Our" dream during his shameless tirade. But I am absolutely floored that he said he used to ride for all the manufacturers including "Kalasaki." Kalasaki? Are you kidding me? Maybe he just made this one night while he was at home alone and drinking. Heavily.
PING
Sup Dough boy,
I am a message board junkie and see you also visit some. What is your take on NX message forums? I see you have gotten into many spit spats with likes of Mohhammed and the rest of the euro posters who don’t really like you.
Dirt_ Dawg
I think message boards can be cool, but many times idiots who can’t help but share their misinformed opinions poison them. It’s a lot like swimming in a public pool; everyone is laughing and having a great time until some dummy poops in the deep end and ruins it for everyone. I try to avoid the argument messages. I mean, really? Are we really going to take the time to argue with one-another online? If I want to fight with someone I’ll go tell my wife she looks fat in her favorite designer jeans. She doesn’t, but that’s WW3 talk right there. The kooks that have a problem with me are typically American-hating foreigners, like your brother Mohammed. He actually told me he was going to send his Taliban buddies to come blow up my house! Good times. Gandhi said that we should try to be the change we want to see in the world. I guess Mohammed wants to get his Jihad on. I’m going to try and keep my posts informative, civil, and occasionally unreasonably sarcastic.
PING
Ping,I know everyone loves causing drama or a "stir" between Chad Reed and James Stewart, but I just feel there should not be because in my opinion NOBODY can touch James Stewart when he is healthy. I Just don’t think its necessary to cause the extra drama as this sport is not a "TV Drama" or anything of that nature. Do you feel that the sport just does it to create more attention or is there really hatred between the two?
Dear ?,
James and Chad might not like each other right now but it’s just because they are both competitive. You know what is going to be awesome about the 2011 season? It isn’t going to be the Stewart and Reed show anymore. Jeremy McGrath nailed it in the video he shot with Simon Cudby earlier this week when he said that those guys are going to have their hands full. If I had to bet money on a rider this year I’d put it on Ryan Dungey all day long. Stewart and Reed will win races, but so will Villopoto and Canard. For the first time in a long time there are more than two horses in the race and I can’t wait. You don’t think anyone can touch James when he’s healthy? Shoot me another email in the spring.
PING
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That's good stuff Ping. I get this funny feeling Shorty wants to be added to your list of mentionables this year. He seems like he trying to turn to a new chapter. Should be a great year to watch.
I can't imagine too many people thinking they could win an argument with Ping on a message board. His writing is witty,sarcastic,and a lot of fun to read. Where are these arguments again? i know I would not engage Ping in this manner.....kind of like taking a knife to a gunfight!
We hear the same thing yar after year,, how the coming year will be the most competetive ever !!! It just never seems to turn out that way.. There has always been 1 or 2 guys that are in a class by themslves, because the others ar already hurt. It will be a good year IF,, we have three different winners in SX.
Amen to the final response. This is the first time since the Johnson, Ward, Lechien, Glover, O'Mara, Stanton, Bradshaw, Matiasevich era that we will have a talent pool with some depth.
If she has to ask, then she's Fat ! ( does my butt look big )
I still say this is a 2 man race. But that's only if Reed gets some good equipment. I agree with you mxmofo, we hear this story line every winter and hope it's really true....but it rarely is. I guess we'll all find out in a few months.
Yup... could be great... i hope.
Its btw Dungey,Stewie and RV
For wins or for the Championship? I agree with you if it's the latter, but I think TC or CP could possibly get a win and Reed probably will get at least one. But for the #1 plate, I agree that it's between those three.
Oh yeah, and K-Dub will win one mud race, probably late in the year. ;o)
make sure you throw Canard in the fight- after a few races, he should be up near the top too
Stewart , will get in dungeys head , and he will choke , same for Reed , but keep an eye on RV , that dude has a lot of tricks up hie sleeve
I don't visit any (other) message boards (why I post too much here) but, would love to see me some Ping hatin' going on. I (like to think I) get the sarcasm. He's hated on by people named "Muhommed" AND "Ghandi"???? People, you can't make this stuff up! This is of ENORMOUS comedic value!!! After I'm done ROTFL & changing my drawers, I'm totally going to punch a muslim AND a pacifist today.........I like KTM's & would prefer my lessons at Pala or the Glen.
Maybe Stewart and Reed will get smoked and retire. Then they could form a wwe tag team and together chokeslam 1 Punch through the mat,I 'd pay to see that. PS I call jihad on anyone hatin' Mr Ping
I love Dungey but the showdown between him and Stewie and Reed has never happened. Period. Until then it's Stewie, Reed, then Dungey and RV, then the rest. Remember when RC went out witha broken femur, then came back and spanked everyone again, it's the same thing here. Stewart and Reed have not slowed down, has Dungey gained that much speed is the question.
I will admit up front that ping probably has forgot more about moto than I will ever know, but..... I hope RD (and I like RD) enjoys what he got last year because I can't imagine him being #1 in SX, or MX in 2011. Not hating, as previously stated I like the guy, he is fast, fit and an a great bike with a good team. For sure it is going to take 20 good laps to win this year, but those 20 good laps are going to have to be blistering fast, JS, CR, CP, TC, JG, Shorty, and a host of others are going to make sure of that. It should be one of the best in recent years, maybe Eckman, DeSpain, and Myer(?) can come back and announce the retro race this year?
I'm hoping to see some competitive racing for all 20 to keep the guys honest. JS, RV, CR, RD, TC, etc all racing hard for 20 laps every round, rather than the runaway 1, 2 in some instances in the past.
I am also looking forward to the new season, but make no mistake m/xer's, JS is coming. I will bet money that when he got his a** handed to him when he came back to the outdoors, he went home and went to work. I live close to him and even though I can't get into the compound, I ride through the orange grove that borders the west side of his property and every time I sneek in there, guess what, JS is hammering on his S/X track, lap after lap after lap. Big James is out there also and it's all business! No, JS may not win every race, but he isn't going to play around, he knows whats out there, he knows who is fast and he will handle it. Yes, I'm a JS fan, but I also like RD, RV, CR. It's going to be controlled (or uncontrolled) mayhem. There will be yard sales in every moto, I can't wait!
Good read and many good posts. I don't remember RC ever braking his femur? JS is diffently out gettin ready but so is everyone else! JS is a little older and way richer than before and has many more distraction than ever. He won't dominate the sx series but I expect him to win a few races.
He tore his knee up, not a broken femur
Ping, more sarcasm please!
I don't think Trey will take any wins...hope I'm wrong, though. I look for a heck of a battle amongst Stewart, Villopoto and Dungey. But with the depth of next year's field, it'll be no shame to finish 6th or 7th. It always comes down to who gets the good starts, but it'll be more true this year.
LOL. He said "poops". So funny!!
EndoMan is correct. Really 10th place this coming year will be a good showing, or at least should be, just look at it. JS, CR, RV, RD, Grant, Canard, Short, Regal, Pourcel, Windham, Short, Poison Ivy, Hill, Brayton, Weimer, Byrne, Metty, Wey, Goreoke(?), Allesi (?), Bowers, plus many more! Should be a awesome year. As much as I'd like to see CR take it, if I was beting my hard earned $ would be on JS!
YZF571, that is some list although Hill won't answer the bell this year. Any privateers might as well not bother showing up with the depth of talent. I was just reminiscing tonight about your map of the world Ping, explaining to my wife what a hilarious guy you are. Another compromising snap of One Punch. He is borrowing Deegan's #2 grimace, but apparently for reasons other than #2. What is that guy doing to him? And why the 1980's ski-bunny headband?
Agree with Ping & Mac. I think 4-5 wins, a few boxes and consistency can win it this year. Stewart proved at Unadilla he hasn't slowed down. Unfortunately JS & Trey have the win or floss dirt from teeth syndrome, but thats why I like both of them. Pass Reed and he crys or rides over his head just to catch up & take you out, why he's the only rider in the class I can't stand. You watch, if he has 2 or 3 bad showings he'll exit the series with some lame --- excuse, especially if JS does well. Hope "The Man" does well too. Nobody has done more for motocross than RD.
Ill shoot you a email in spring, nobody touches stewart when he is healthy, even when chad and james were competing in 09 for the title, reed never passed stewy for the lead.
Good stuff ping..lmao i know that mohamed character on vital, but he just got ****ed slapped.
since when is "The Game" a "jailbird" mr pingree? i dont remember the last time the artist was in jail, than again im assuming you think this because he raps about "the ghetto" and youre quite a square so im not suprised with that yet another stupid comment you made
gmoney153, you might want to consult his rap(?) sheet. He's had numerous arrests for threatening, assault, weapons charges, blah blah blah. I guess you can argue what the official meaning of "jailbird" is, but it seems a decent enough description. He didn't call him a convict or a felon, just a jailbird. I really question your street cred if you have a guy Tyler Evans size as a bodyguard. Yeah, onepunch is decent sized and probably plenty strong, but usually these guys roll with some solid 300 pounders. I don't know how Evans would fair if say, Suge Knight and his crew were looking to get at Mr. Game.
gmoney just pooped in the pool
REALLY? Gee-Money? Pretty sure you are supposed to be on crackerasscracker.com. This is Racer X Illustrated. Pretty fly for a white guy.
I just wish they wouldn't call that crap wrestling. Fake Tumble Drama or something, but why do they have to take the name of an honored Olympic sport that dates back past the ancient Greeks? I was fortunate to wrestle (real, Greco-Roman and American Collegiate) for 11 years and it paid for my college. So, yeah; it's a little disgusting to see morons wearing clown costumes claim to be "professional wrestlers." P.S. That's not how you break that lock. In fact that is exactly what you do NOT do and would get you cut Day One at a Div1school. 1) Pucrap down and hip-pop, or 2) stick your thumb under the 4fingers and open the grip, or 3) combine the two. Not that it matters.....
Note to self: Do not punch ElsinoreRacer.