What would you have done?

[kwic73]

http://www.racerxonline.com/article/ric ... video.aspx

What would you have done?

Definataly if I was Jared I would the race to say sorry, even if he was my worst enemey.

[Voutare]

ESPN did a terrible job with that. Considering that the only thing they care about is baseball and ratings.


It wasn't Jarred's fault, it wasn't anyones fault. It's obvious Ricky is just hurt and wanted someone to blame. Every question asked, he couldn't give a good answer for why he felt that way. And I don't know if anyone else nows this, but the reason Jarred didn't see him after 2 weeks was more because he couldn't, and he went to see him at rehab all the time, so that's pretty retarded. Hell, he even dedicated a championship to him, and he donated money to Ricky for his recovery. Ricky is just confused, and he needs to learn that shit happens.

[jbob23]

wow i had never heard about that altercation where ricky cut the track. thats pretty shitty. all aound cruddy situation but that was definately not what ricky should have done. wow. kinda lost some respect for him there. always had admired him.

[kwic73]

ESPN did a terrible job with that. Considering that the only thing they care about is baseball and ratings.


It wasn't Jarred's fault, it wasn't anyones fault. It's obvious Ricky is just hurt and wanted someone to blame. Every question asked, he couldn't give a good answer for why he felt that way. And I don't know if anyone else nows this, but the reason Jarred didn't see him after 2 weeks was more because he couldn't, and he went to see him at rehab all the time, so that's pretty retarded. Hell, he even dedicated a championship to him, and he donated money to Ricky for his recovery. Ricky is just confused, and he needs to learn that (organic matter) happens.

HUH, Yeah ESPN did a shitty job on it then, I never heard of that side of the story. The made Jared the enemey when he was obvliously not. Thank you for enlightening me on this Voutare.

[dearnhardtfan7]

ESPN did a terrible job with that. Considering that the only thing they care about is baseball and ratings.


It wasn't Jarred's fault, it wasn't anyones fault. It's obvious Ricky is just hurt and wanted someone to blame. Every question asked, he couldn't give a good answer for why he felt that way. And I don't know if anyone else nows this, but the reason Jarred didn't see him after 2 weeks was more because he couldn't, and he went to see him at rehab all the time, so that's pretty retarded. Hell, he even dedicated a championship to him, and he donated money to Ricky for his recovery. Ricky is just confused, and he needs to learn that (organic matter) happens.

Not trying to start anything, but I am positive that it is way tougher to just say shit happens when you are the one in the wheelchair. You gotta remember that ricky is human, and basically his livelihood was taken from him in that crash. It was definitely not jared's fault. It was a racing accident. Honestly tho I don't buy that he couldn't go see him for 2 weeks. ESPN said that he kept racing in texas for 2 weeks before he went and saw him. I would like to think that if I was involved in a crash with my best friend, I would stop everything and go to the hopital right away to see him. It definitely was wrong for ricky to take jared out like that, but like I said, I'm sure it is a WAY different perspective when you are the one in the wheelchair. As stated in the riders meeting before our local races each week, "Motocross is a dangerous sport in which injury and or death, can, has, and will happen".

[Voutare]

I know that it sucks, and it's a lot easier outside looking in, but either way, it happened, and whatever he'd want to do or tries to do in retaliation does nothing. It's an accident, it's no ones fault.

I can see where Ricky was coming from though. He had his entire career pulled out from under him, and he's sitting there, unable to do what he loves. He needed someone to vent on, or to make out to be the bad guy, and it's a shame that he couldn't swallow his pride and say that it was an accident.

My family has been in situations like that, and I know I say this story a lot, but it's so damn relevant to everything:

A little over a year ago, my brother got into a car crash with his girlfriend, T-boned by another driver, and she ended up dieing, and he was fine. Sort of like this situation. The accident was partially both drivers faults, but even after, her dad supported him so much, and even though he had lost his daughter over all of this, he still didn't stoop to Rickys level and hate my brother.

All I'm saying, is that shit happens, move on.

[Phathry25]

I know that it sucks, and it's a lot easier outside looking in, but either way, it happened, and whatever he'd want to do or tries to do in retaliation does nothing. It's an accident, it's no ones fault.

I can see where Ricky was coming from though. He had his entire career pulled out from under him, and he's sitting there, unable to do what he loves. He needed someone to vent on, or to make out to be the bad guy, and it's a shame that he couldn't swallow his pride and say that it was an accident.

My family has been in situations like that, and I know I say this story a lot, but it's so damn relevant to everything:

A little over a year ago, my brother got into a car crash with his girlfriend, T-boned by another driver, and she ended up dieing, and he was fine. Sort of like this situation. The accident was partially both drivers faults, but even after, her dad supported him so much, and even though he had lost his daughter over all of this, he still didn't stoop to Rickys level and hate my brother.

All I'm saying, is that (organic matter) happens, move on.

I think it's safe to say that at 16 Ricky was less mature than her dad. Either way it's a sad story, why do we need to make it even sadder by arguing about it? What's done is done, move on Voutare...

[adhkcrfhonda]

maybe thats what ricky needed. maybe its the only way of taking out his anger on jared and maybe thats what they needed to start talking to eachother again.

[LuizH]

Just watch it and man that so sad situation

[chez]

didnt jarred do really well 1 moto this year got like 5th at red bud i think (probably wrong)
that must have made ricky really mad because that could have been ricky doing that well

[MxWolf]

13th red bud 450 second moto

[Phathry25]

didnt jarred do really well 1 moto this year got like 5th at red bud i think (probably wrong)
that must have made ricky really mad because that could have been ricky doing that well

5th at Washougal 2nd moto. You guys are idiots for even talking like you are.

[Voutare]

I think it's safe to say that at 16 Ricky was less mature than her dad. Either way it's a sad story, why do we need to make it even sadder by arguing about it? What's done is done, move on Voutare...

True, I'm not expecting a 16 year old to have the maturity of a 43 year old man, but still. There is a line that he crossed. Ramming him on the track, when he was 19-20 years old, or getting a tattoo of Browne's number and a chainsaw, he's taking this way out of context. I'm sure you've all crashed with other people, you don't go blaming them for all your hardships, and troubles, and especially if they are your best friend. And you sure as hell don't go ram them on the track, because of an incident that happened years ago.


And saying

"What's done is done, move on Voutare..."

is exactly what I'm saying. I'm not dwelling on this whole situation. I'm saying that everyone should move on and forget about the shit in their lives. I have, and I'd like to think other people can too. I'm not the one that wants to resurface my troubles, at all. I don't think about them day in and day out like Ricky, and I sure as hell wouldn't go tattoo a chainsaw with his number on my leg. That's just disrepectful.