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Message: [QUOTE="Ol'89r, post: 1408421, member: 17212"] Then why even mention it? :coocoo: Plain to see who is the ****** here. In regard to Traction Control. If the race teams are not experimenting with traction control, they aren't doing their jobs. That is how new and innovative ideas become main-stream. Like Ken said, they were using traction control in road racing long before it was legal. Now, it's on the new bikes on your dealers showroom floor. Way back then they said it was the rev-limiter making that funny noise coming off of the corners. :whoa: Same with F-1. There was that noise again. Wether or not they are trying traction control, I would doubt that James has very much to do with it. Other than being asked what he thinks of how the bike reacts to it. No need to blame anyone, it's just part of racing and development. IMO, traction control on an MX bike would be more of a detriment than an advantage. Unless you could switch it on and off at will, it could get you in trouble. How do you panic rev? How do you back-it-into the corner under power? How do you steer with the rear wheel? Lots of questions. Traction control, while improving lap times in road racing has been the death of Moto GP. What was once a great sport with super hero's backing-it-in and powersliding out of the corners has become a parade. Little runts like Danny Pedrosa, hardly bigger than one of Preds Leprechauns just hang on and point. No longer about long graceful powersildes like McCoy used to pull. Now, it's about corner speed. Even Rossi and Hayden said they wanted to eliminate traction control. In regard to Stewart. I used to respect him. When he first showed up at the Kawi test track I was very impressed. I even posted on DRN about watching this new kid on his KX125. He did things on a motorcycle that I had never seen done before. Over the years I have lost respect for him only because of his actions both on and off the track. I certainly don't hate him. Has nothing to do with his color since when we are dressed for battle, we all look the same. You guys need to keep the lid on that tool box a little tighter. ;) ;) [/QUOTE]

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