Ask Ping!
Friday, September 23, 2011 | 9:50 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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Dear Ping,
I was reading Racer X Online and noticed that Dungey was sporting a new clothing sponsor.... I have never even heard of FUX! Do you think the public will accept this brand as much as they have taken to FOX? It seems that when he thanks his sponsors on the podium it will have to be bleeped out or something. He doesn't seem like he would wear that brand, it seems more fitting for Jason Lawrence or Josh Hill, don't you think? Maybe this is just a part of the total Dungey makeover that we are all awaiting.... new bike, new team and now he is s-wearing some new gear too.
Jay in Montana
FUX?
Wow, this is the first I’m seeing of this. I knew Ryan was shaking things up by changing agencies and switching bike brands, but I had no idea how far-reaching his makeover would be. And where is this FUX gear from? It must be European because I’ve never seen it here in the States. Maybe this is his way of venting after the DNF’s and frustrations of the 2011 season? Instead of letting it all out, or any of it out, to the media and public, he decides to stealthily just have it written on his gear. Very sneaky, Mr. Dungey, but I’m on to you. I’ll send over a few good anger management programs for you to look into.
PING
Hey Ping,
I'm planning a vacation for this coming winter. I'm leaning towards Panama City, FL. My question is, where is your favorite vacation spot and if you were to plan a trip to FL, where and what would your plan be for the vacation?
Suzooki
Cruzan rum and diet Pepsi = Sunscreen. You're welcome.
I like Detroit. It has a very gritty appeal and a sense of hopelessness and utter despair that makes me feel better about my life. I mean, you could do the “touristy” thing and go to Hawaii or head to the mountains and do some skiing/boarding, but where’s the adventure in that? How about heading for a seedy part of Mexico to see how your survival skills are? I haven’t checked with Vegas, but I think the odds are pretty good that you’ll be killed depending on which city you visit. How exciting is that? And if you have the budget you could always head to the Middle East. I’ve always wanted to delve into the psyche of the people in that region and try to understand their, how shall we say, unconventional mindset. Make sure your wife wears a low-cut top and some booty shorts on that trip. And an American flag hat with a WWJD bracelet would spice things up as well. If I were going to be lame and go to Florida I would hit the Richard Petty Driving Experience at Disney World, catch a Dolphins game and hop a plane to Atlantis for a day or two. A cheaper suggestion is to find a secluded beach somewhere and drink rum and cokes until your face goes numb. That actually doesn’t sound bad.
PING
Ping,
Did I read somewhere that you will be joining the TV crew to help interview the racers? Or was I dreaming? I know you’re not as cute as Erin, but you were awesome that one summer when you helped co-announce on TV. Truthfully, you’re way better than Emig. Sorry, Jeff, but I know a lot of people who feel the same. Can't we start a petition or something to get you back on the TV crew?
TK
She is definitely cuter.
The only way you would have read that is if you wrote it down and then read it, which may have happened. I really like Ralph, Jeff and Erin and I think they are all very passionate about their jobs and they put a lot of effort into it. I’d love to do more television, but my schedule right now wouldn’t allow it. Hopefully I can do something more with it in the future because I really had a good time with it that summer. Let’s hold off on the petition for now though, mmkay? Thanks.
PING
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Ping- get yourself a set of bolt ons and I think the TV offers could start rolling in.
Dungeys` wearing new gear called FUX? i doubt it
" Drink rum and cokes untill your face goes numb" LMAO Ping you sir are a class act, these ask Ping segments are the highlite of my friday at work! Thanks again Ping!! Man a trip to Mexico sounds like a real adrenaline rush do you have expedia's # lol.
Yes Detroit sounds nice!! A Low-cut top and some booty shorts in the middle east would be funny too LOL
Ping, I noticed you didn't mention "The Weege" in your endorsement of the on screen moto talent. Is there something here that you may need to delve into in your next podcast with him? Is "The Weege" gonna be a little paranoid that you want his job? Are you slamming him because he had to be reminded that the moto starts when the gate drops? I think he does a great job but, I'm now wondering what you think.
The Weege is going to NASCAR. Seems he blew it with that whole "Chubacabra" deal
cxd56...did you see the picture (with the Leatt covering part of the "0". And do you really thing anything in Ask Ping would be serious?
oh ok maybe i missed that, after i wrote the message i was like dam that was obviously a joke lol
The Detroit remark is low. I'm from Michigan, not Detroit, but I do go there for the Tiger's games. Yes there are bad parts of Detroit. Yes there is crime. But it's a true blue collar city where most of the people are hard working and passionate about fixing what is wrong there. Stay in California Ping. You sound like a real p u s s y. You wouldn't last long in Detroit. You'd have to be held accountable for your mouth.
Detroit is still an American city with real human beings in it, isn't it?? His comment about it just proves to me that he truly is a dick!!! Great picture of Erin though, very hot!!:)~
Prime, From what I have read it is very bad there. Housing market got killed right? Showed houses selling for $25,000 and because of a lot of the high paying union auto jobs left it's a ghost town cuz people can't aford there homes. Is that true or even close to the truth? They made it sound like it was pretty much over.
Wow Ping, someone must have some serious man love for you. But dressing up like a hooters girl with bolt ons interveiwing riders isn't going to help grow our sport. Just stick with giving old naked women who have slipped in the bathtub mouth to mouth.
whatever don't get pissed, This colum is about fun. Yes there human's but don't tell me its safe to walk any where you want without some type of trouble. Every state has towns or parts of towns you don't want to be walking aroun in. Its just a fact of life.
2 Things, California is WAY broker than Michigan, and why wont the Erin pic expand!!
There are many things wrong with Detroit. The old mayor f'ed alot of things up. There was alot of corruption within the city council. The auto companies slowing down hurt Detroit and alot of surrounding cities. Southeast Michigan was built on manufactureing. But there is improvement now. The auto companies here are booming again. Manufatureing jobs are on the rise. There are alot of those jobs coming back now. Housing here in Michigan is still down...but not out. Downtown Detroit is fun and safe to go to. Out-lieing areas of Detroit are sketchy and I won't go there. The casinos are fun and safe also. Can Detroit over come all the issues? I don't know. They have along way to go.
PING, maybe we should all take a vacation to your homestate of Montana, and get us some meth amphetemine, I mean for a long while their it was the U.S. capitol of Methheads. Christ they ran billboards and TV commercials like crazy just trying to get its residence citizens off the stuff.
I'll go to Detroit where its safer!!!!!!
As far as you back on television,NO, but please bring back Denny Stephenson, he was a good color commentator.
I love how people get their panties in a bunch if anyone speaks poorly of their locale. You can bad-mouth the rotten urban areas near me and I'll agree with you. I would no rather have my car break down there than I would in Detroit's bad areas, hence you'll never catch me there on purpose. While I'm at it I will not enter Mexico for any reason, or go hiking along the Iraq-Iran border like those knuckleheads that were imprisoned there for 2 years for allegedly spying. I guess that hike was pretty extreme, but I'll just stick with poking water moccasins with sticks for fun.
Detroit was a crap hole BEFORE the good jobs left, and it still is. And its safewr than Montana?? Yea right jairtime suks. Who cares if they are cooking meth, they arent killing each other at a rate of about 3 or 4 per day.
Chicks rock the low-cut tops and booty shorts all the time in Dubai and nothing ever happens but that's not typical of the middle east.
Dudes, forget the geography. Didn't anyone else see the babe in the last picture? Is that really Erin without 4 layers of sweaters that she normally wears? Did Ping take the pic at a recent party? I want to be invited to the next one. I'll take my Saturday night bath any day of the week to get ready for that.
Ping that was hysterical front to back!!!! I've did a little time in Detroits west side some 30 yrs ago, Drive thru Detroit on a cold late November day, and ya wont come back. And pick up a tourest t-shirt from detroit with the picture of the .44 mag say'n, "come back to detroit, we missed ya the 1st time" The american hat and hot pants in the middle east is truely hysterical. TY again Pingaling.