The Ben. Again.

Sure they did. They said he didn't know WTF he was talking about. Beyond that, it doesn't matter if it's in the red or black as much as the commitment to long term. It surely isn't Ben' s place to publicly conjecture. He made an ass of himself.

 

Ben didn't say much more than half of the people on this forum have in just the past month.

 

I’ve heard some absolutely CRAZY shit.... then there’s this..

 

Well you did a fine job.

 

Are you referring to what you were saying about Herrin's Moto 2 team?

 

You need to stop listening to soap operas and get the long term Robby Bobby dirt track school calendar figured out...

 

I think you’re all taking this too personally. Ben has proven talent, and a history of being highly in demand in the sport.

He’s looking at it as a business decision. Many of you seem to be looking at this as if he thinks he’s “above” motoAmerica or whatnot.

The guy stated what he’d like provided to come out of retirement and have some fun. If he needed the money, i gather that his attitude would be different, but it seems like racing needs him more than he needs racing.

As for comment on MotoAmerica’s funding, he probably should have kept his mouth shut - but that doesn’t mean that he didn’t hear the things he relayed.

 

But we're talkin GP's bruh!

 

Touché, except I saw/heard that with my own eyes.

However to claim a manufacturer would intentionally hurt a rider by faulty equipment Is a big difference than a first time team who refused to change/modify a windscreen

 

RB, how goes the dirty track gig? You running Husqvarnas? I lost track of your doings there.

 

You betcha

 

Yes he is...

 

OK. I'll pay Ben $20 to go ride my F2.5 around Nelsons at the next endurance round. I'll even buy a pretzel for his lunch.

 

Yes, but no one pays us any mind.

 

True. The difference is we don't expect factory teams and National Org's to kiss our ass and beg us to come ride. He has a shitty attitude for someone even "considering" a return to racing. The day he becomes a team owner he can say whatever he wants. Until then he should keep his mouth closed about potential employers. He was "The Ben". Now he's a "Has Been" until he proves otnerwise on his own.

 

Clean your shop!

 

Kevin is different. His life long relationship with Suzuki is on another level. He’s been a Suzuki ambassador basically his entire life. From AMA, GP500 , his school and everything in between. Suzuki loves him.

 

Ben either needs to shit or get off the pot. If he wants to come back racing then he needs to spend 20-30k on a good setup bike and get his ass back in the saddle. But he won't do that... That's below him. He's too good for that. If he really has a passion for road racing he would go do that. If he does, the fans and the media will be all over it like white on rice.

 

I know all about that.

But how much riding had Schwantz done before that?

Had Schwantz been recovering from career ending shoulder injuries and multiple surgeries?

I’m not saying Ben can’t/couldn’t do it. I am saying as a team manager, I wouldn’t let him use my Suzuka race effort as a test.

If he wanted to prove himself somehow before hand, then sure.

 

Oh I'm 100% certain that beeb denizens have far far higher expectations than Ben.