BEST OF JODYS BOX: THE CLAPTRAP THAT PASSES AS THE TRUTH IN MOTOCROSS
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I admit to being as deluded as the next guy, but only because I choose to be. I’m not in tip-top shape (and neither are a lot of high-paid factory riders). I’m not doing something that only a handful of people can do (after all I make my living testing motorcycles that have been sold in the multi-millions over my career). I’m not doing something dangerous and even if I was I wouldn’t be doing it dangerously (if statistic are to be believed I’m 250 times more likely to be hit by a train).
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You would be justified in thinking that I’m deluding myself by believing that I’ve been deluded into thinking motocross is not physically demanding, unique or dangerous. Of course it is, but let’s not get all misty about it. Look at these facts. (1) When the gate drops I know exactly what I’m doing and why. (2) I’m going in the same direction as the other 39 guys and if I’m not I’ve done something terribly wrong. (3) I have no intention of jumping anything beyond my ability (no matter how foolish I look rolling over a double, I’d look more foolish in plaster). (4) I never ride out of sight of an ambulance. (5) I don’t adhere to the “win or die trying” philosophy in motocross (or on the freeway).
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