Comments on: AMA Tech Director Suspended for Chastising Backmarker for “F’ing up the Show” at Mid-Ohio

By: LutherG

LutherG — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 15:31:22 +0000

Suspended? That guy should be fired. Racing needs entrants, berating entrants for following the rules and enjoying a brief moment of dicing with the leaders isn’t the way to ensure racers spend the fortune it takes to fill the field. That racer followed the rules. As a result he was threatened. Saying you shouldn’t publish this is like saying publishing police beatings hurts the morale of police. Hey, big deal. Don’t abuse your power and you won’t have an issue.

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:43:22 +0000

Joe apparently works for ama/dmg. Backmarkers are a racing reality. You get by them. He did what the rule book says. HOLD YOUR LINE. End of storey.
Joe ,there is a new paradigm here. Expect to see people screwing up on youtube.
As for ”racing the leaders” , thats what he payed his money to grid for and was succesful in gaining a position,however lowley, on it.
The ama/dmg are in this for the money. They have no other concern.
I am boycotting any race that has to do with these idiots. To be quite plain : The ama / dmg are bad for motorcycle racing. They are car people. And the screwed up nascar as well.
Fortunately real racing exists elswhere. You should watch some Joe just so you have a different perspective if nothing else.

By: Fernando Ortega UTAH ama privateer team tech

Fernando Ortega UTAH ama privateer team tech — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:15:32 +0000

The show…, The f’ing show, whatever happened with racing, politics and dmg are gonna kill the “sport” very soon, bunch of clowns…

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:15:30 +0000

Alright, so far everyone here is posting up in JRP’s defense. I won’t. Sure he did stick to the rules about holding his line…but he also did everything he could to stay in front of the leaders! Holding your line is one thing, but allowing faster riders by is another. For those of you that did not actually see what happened on track, you can not comment about JRP being in the right or wrong. Sure you can say Ludington was in the wrong, because he was. He was suspended, but will more than likely be back in the series and being watched like a hawk. Indefinite does not mean permanent. Remember, Jamie Hacking was also suspended indefinitely, but was back a race or two later.

JRP, nor anyone else with that video should have posted it. JRP should have brought the video to the AMA first to try to get the problem resolved. Instead, being the guy out for attention that he is, he has helped tarnish AMA racing even more than what they have done on their own. Respect is a two way street. To me it is clear that JRP has no respect for the organization that he is racing in just as Ludington had no respect for him. It is a shame, but it happens. JRP should pack up his AMA bags and go race in another series where he has a chance at doing something other than cause an issue. His reality show is clouding his judgment as a racer.

By: Patti Anderson

Patti Anderson — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 03:12:06 +0000

Clearly Mr. Ludington is wrapped way too tightly. He reminds me of a mall security officer who never made it on the real Police force. A wannabe. These kind of people never really understand until they get caught with the right proof and even then he can’t bring himself off his pedestal. I love the quote in his letter “I am regretful for offending anyone’s sensibilities…” In other words, if you think I’m an ass, it’s still your fault. How dare he use his power like that.

By: Chance Gray

Chance Gray — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:49:09 +0000

AMA is Pathetic, Thanks Al for showing your true feelings for privateers! Your a sad man.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:32:11 +0000

AMA, and DMG have ruined the experience of watching roadracing in the U.S. The second class environment they provide leaves a bad taste in my mouth. There is no love for the sport felt when watching these events. They are looking for $$$ first, then putting on quality races second. Ironically its this order of priorities thats to blame for the whole system failing. For this reason I choose not to watch these races on TV for free, but rather pay subscription fees to watch racing abroad. I feel bad for the privateer riders as I feel they are most negatively affected by this poor leadership.

By: mxs

mxs — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:24:27 +0000

Where do they find clowns like Luddington?

By: James NomadRip

James NomadRip — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:58:36 +0000

Like the signature modification :-D

JRP did what he was supposed to do. Yates himself has been taken out by lappers moving over to get out of the way. That is why the rulebook says to stay on your line if shown the blue flag. A predictable slow rider is far more safe than an unpredictable rider doing evasive maneuvers off the racing line. Especially in the tightest, windiest portion of the track, where this was going on.

Oh, and did anyone mention that there were still 4 laps to go when this happened?

Josh expertly timed his pass to use JRP to block Yates, if anything LOL

Luddington threatening to abuse his powers should be grounds for termination. (He was the tech director, and said in the video something to the effect of “if they don’t suspend you, you won’t have a bike to ride” meaning he will fail his bike in tech inspection if his bosses didn’t suspend him). I have no doubt if that had not been caught on tape, Luddington would have denied that to his grave.

Here is some of the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITLrfjzC6nc

By: Asphalt_Rubber

Asphalt_Rubber — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:43:15 +0000

AMA Technical Director Gets Fired for Chastising Backmarker for “Fucking up the Show” at Mid-Ohio – http://bit.ly/uxqhm #mot …