Mud in Your Eye

RC has been a training partner/mentor for Ryan Dungey since the Minnesota rider joined the Rockstar Makita Suzuki team. During guest appearances with SPEED TV, it’s obvious by the way he talks about the rising moto star that he’s pretty fond of the kid and thinks highly of him. But, during the race in Atlanta, a subject emerged where the GOAT and Dungey don’t see eye-to-eye. With about five laps to go, Dungey’s neck brace came undone and he was forced to wrestle it off one-handed and toss it next to the mechanics’ section. This was while he was leading the race - talk about distracting!

Jeff Emig and Ralph Sheheen went on to discuss how riding without a piece of protective equipment that has become as familiar as a helmet or boots must make the rider feel naked. Ricky, on the other hand, was fairly dismissive of the neck brace concept as a whole – basically saying he wasn’t convinced of the current testing methods and results. As a man who has crashed at speeds unimaginable to all but about four people on the planet, that’s saying something - on live television, no less.

It’s always good to see and hear Carmichael in the announcing booth, and when this guy talks, people listen. I doubt that Leatt was very pumped on it, though…