John,

I think Jeremy “Twitch” Stenberg said it best in a recent interview. During a discussion about this very topic, Twitch said, “People have become too comfortable talking shit on the internet because they know they aren’t going to get punched in the face. I hope 2019 is the year we can bring back punching people for running their mouth.” I don’t condone violence publicly, but in this particular case I find Twitch making a lot of sense. Maybe we should force people to list their home address if they want to post a comment. Think that would change the dialogue?

Adam Cianciarulo made a really profound comment during his interview. He basically opined that these days people can’t be happy for other people who are successful. It’s so true. If somebody hates on you it’s because there is something about your life that makes that person jealous. Period. That AC kid really has a good head on his shoulders. What an asshole. I mean, uh, great kid... I’m really happy for him. No, really, I am!

John, thank you for seeing through the cynical rants and immature comments from the crack team of armchair quarterbacks filling the chat rooms and comments sections. And thank you for appreciating just how hard all these guys work to chase their dreams.

PING

Hey Ping,

I’m sure you’re getting a ton of questions on this one so I’ll keep it short. 

The “jumping on Red Cross flag” rule was changed to a points penalty only in 2017 instead of position + points and although applied properly to Marv in Seattle, my main question is this... what would keep a guy that sits 10th or further in points that may be leading a race from blatantly jumping on Red Cross to increase his chance at a win? I mean if I’m Justin Barcia or Dean Wilson or someone in their position right now I’m gladly giving up a few points to retain that W in the record books.

So, doesn’t it make more sense for the rule to remain position + point penalty instead of points only??

Sincerely,
Confused

Confused,

I don’t like that the rule has gone to points only because you’re giving a win to a guy who blatantly broke the rules; that red cross flag couldn’t have been more obvious if they smacked Marv in his helmet with it. And, like you said, if I were out of the points chase and I didn’t have any integrity I would use a red cross flag situation to pin it and move my way past other riders. You could make up huge chunks of time while they are rolling through and score yourself a win or podium and then play dumb when asked why you jumped. The minute there is a discrepancy they should begin looking at film and before the trophies are handed out and the champagne is popped, they should make the call. Cheaters get docked positions and money. The hard part is determining what the penalty is: Two positions? Three? When the rules are as subjective as they are it leaves too much gray area. I don’t like that Musquin didn’t even slow down for a downed rider and yet he is still credited with the win.

PING 

Hello David,

I have to ask being from Ohio where the politicians still can’t make up their minds on whether or not CBD oil is illegal, what specific CBD oil do you use?

There are two types of CBD oil available, full spectrum and CBD isolate. Full spectrum has all the goodies including THC in small amounts and CBD isolate does not have any THC as it comes from Hemp. I feel the public is uneducated on CBD as they never differentiate between the two or even know that one has devil’s lettuce and the other does not. Is this also the hang up with Reedy running his CBD colors? Does WADA ban CBD isolate?

I’ve used CBD oil isolate in the past but the great state of Ohio has ripped it from the shelves thinking everyone is gonna get Reefer Madness. I work in a safety sensitive industry and subject to random drug tests and wondered what hurdles you and if possible, racers face using it.

Thanks Ping,
Old Delta Motocross National Land