ME (1:30:13 PM): whats going on with your season?
ME (1:30:13 PM): whats going on with your season?
JT(1:32:20 PM): Not really sure honestly.. I’m still improving and getting more up to speed. Just had some freak incidents happen and have to just keep working through it
ME (1:33:02 PM): Did you eat a black cat?
These are not our real AIM names, so don’t go trying to talk these people like they are me and Jason Thomas!
JT (1:33:48 PM): I hope not… I do like chinese though so maybe they snuck one in there
ME(1:34:16 PM): What about everybody picking you in fantasy moto? Is that pressure?
JT (1:35:22 PM): Haha as much as I’d like to say yes… no its not haha. I have been taking some heat from people that picked me the last 2 weekends
ME(1:35:45 PM): What about the 250 class in general? Is is balls-out?
ME(1:35:52 PM): How different is it?
JT(1:37:07 PM): Man that class is crazy!!!! I really like the bike and some aspects of it but at the same time, no one seems to be thinking too much about what they are doing.
JT(1:38:31 PM): Its frustrating because most of the guys are just kids and seem to make bad decisions, for example, they would rather make contact and slow both of you down, rather than maybe using a little patience and being able to work forward.
ME(1:38:26 PM): Yeah, like I said- it’s like they have their balls out.
JT(1:40:10 PM): I guess, if you insist… I definitely took for granted the wisdom that the 450 guys have. You can almost predict what they will and won’t do, where the lites guys just close their eyes and hope for the best.
ME(1:40:42 PM): So working on sprint laps is going to help hopefully?
JT(1:41:04 PM): I will say that the top guys in the lites are riding really good though… pourcel was almost as fast as cr and bubba in practice.
JT(1:42:13 PM): Ya I’m working hard at it… I’m feeling better and better so hopefully it will show one of these weekends. I’m just trying to not get frustrated because I know the work will pay off if I can just stick with it.
ME(1:42:38 PM): How are you doing with the Ferry injury? Everything ok?
ME(1:42:47 PM): I’ve finally stopped crying myself to sleep
JT(1:44:32 PM): Pretty bummed for him honestly… he had been putting so much time and effort into getting back up to the front. I’ve been talking to him a lot… it just sucks. I wish I could help him
ME(1:45:48 PM): What about the tracks this year?
JT(1:48:43 PM): They’ve been pretty good… I like the technical ones. New Orleans was way too easy but overall they’re ok
ME(1:51:09 PM): What about your bike compared to some of the top teams?
JT(1:52:46 PM): I think our bike is competitive… I haven’t ridden a top tier 250f so I don’t know what to compare it against. I’m sure their bikes are pretty amazing though
JT(1:53:23 PM): I think if I got to test a lot before the season I could get my bike a lot better… unfortunately I just didn’t have that opportunity this year
ME(1:53:04 PM): Well have you been yarded by anyone out there?
JT(1:53:49 PM): Not that I’ve noticed… but at the same time, I weight 170 lbs so that can’t help
ME(1:54:20 PM): For sure…time to get the garbage bag on and go running. Get in the surf like Rocky!
JT(1:55:46 PM): Ya, I just need time to lose it. You can’t just drop 15 lbs and it not affect you. Ideally I would lose it over a few month period in the off season so I won’t lose a lot of strength. Gotta go, just finished riding and now I’m tired.
An AIM Interrogation with Jason Thomas.