Our friend Moser sends in his dedication to the men who came up Just Short in Houston
Our friend Moser sends in his dedication to the men who came up Just Short in Houston
Just Short Vol. 13
By: Moser
Photos by: Jamie Lissimore
Everything is bigger in Texas including the tears and drama
RV wrapping up the championship with four races left, Bogle crashing in practice leaving his bike in working condition on the track and walking back to the pits, Barcia having an altercation with a lapper after having the win in the bag and the bonus check in the bank, all shocking in their own right, Iām not sure if itās Crying Game shocking but surprising none the less.
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I like FMF and their image but these helmets are just ridiculous. |
#275 Jeffrey Gibson -K&N/FMF/Scott/MotionPro/SDG/Galfer/Tag/ICW
Jeff Gibson has been around a long time and probably knows a lot of people. Just like Mr. Ryan Clark who was featured last week Gibson has been in the game for a long, long time. I would look up some of his old stats but heās been racing longer then they have been documenting results. Donāt quote me on this but I think Gibson rode arenacross this year and like Tyler Bowers and a few other arenacross guys every year after their season finishes up they jump into the Supercross series to mix it up a bit. The Arenacross series is frequently referenced as a fairly lucrative series to race when compared to the Supercross series in earnings potential per weekend, so itās cool to see some them race some Supercross when thereās not much money in it for them.
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Not much info for Gibby besides his hometown which makes me chuckle. |
I asked the man that wears headphones that are not plugged into anything while commentating previously taped races a sir Jason Weege Weigandt about Gibson. Weege is a statistical expert in not just all two wheeled motorcycle sports but Iād also assume four wheeled motorcycle atv racing, and wrestle mania, I asked him to tell me something about Gibson that I probably didnāt know, āJeff Gibson won the 2009 Arenacross championshipā who knew, seriously I certainly didnāt remember but I donāt really follow Arenacross, well nobody really follows Arenacross if youāre flipping channels and stumble across it you may watch it but itās not taking up space on the DVR. This Just Short recognition of Gibson seems a bit too Short which is ironic because the guy has been around so long I should have plenty to write about, I donāt really know what my reader demographic is but Iāll go out on a limb and say anyone reading this already knows who Gibson is. RacerX Online has cute little stats on the riders so I looked up Gibsonās to get a feel for where he comes from. Well as you can see above Gibson has been racing so long you canāt but a number to his weight, height, or age, I suppose heās timeless, maybe age aināt nothing but a number.
#617 Gavin Faith -Storm Lake Honda/MTF/FactoryConnection/Alias/EVS/Dunlop
Gavin Faith has had a solid season, starting with a fill in Geico ride on the 250F and now going the privateer 450F route and consistently making mains. I have Faith that Faith has the highest chancibility of finishing in the final transfer spot than any other rider, heās been coming up Just Short of being Just Short and making it into the mains each week, no easy task. If I wasnāt so tired right now laying naked in bed I would look up exactly how many last transfer positions in the LCQ Faith has finished in this year but instead Iām going to guess and say itās approximately 5 +/-. Does anyone know if Faith will get back on the 250F for Geigo when the West coast rounds start back up in Seattle? I havenāt heard anything so Iām assuming not but Iāll look into it, get in contact with my people and get an answer.
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I had never heard of Faith but he’s legit for sure. |
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Just Short bringing you the hard hitting questions and answers. |
I thought Faith had come up Just Short already this season, but weāre 13 rounds into the series itās all starting to blend together a bit, I thought he had but after looking through my very organized Just Short filing system it doesnāt appear so other than the mention in Transponder Gate when JT$ mom overruled the transponders. I didnāt know who Gavin Faith was at the beginning of the season but I wonāt forget him anytime soon and itās not just because his name is catchy and hard to forget. If Faith doesnāt get picked up by a team for the outdoors he will get a decent support ride next year, Stamp It. Faith has a website called youāll never guess www.gavinfaith.com and did you know he raced in the Australia SX series, either did I? The website hasnāt been updated lately but itās visually pleasing and I really like the font used, easy on the eyes.
#48 Jimmy āTopā Albertson – BTO Sports.com, Palmetto Suzuki, Fly Racing, MMI
Pending interview with Top Jimmy:
STATUS STILL PENDING
Jimmy is playing hard to get and Iāve been flirting with the line of harassment to get some answers out of this guy, but he hasnāt blocked me on twitterā¦..yet. Jimmy got to hang out at Shortyās this week for a Fly photo shoot if there was even an acceptable excuse not to have time to return my emails, texts and phone calls, hanging out with your wang out with Shorty is definitely it. Looking forward to talking to you in person at Seattle SX Jimmy Iāll take into consideration that you have long arms upon my approach.
Thanks for reading this Short recognition of the guys that almost made it. See you in TWO weeks, Moser
Please continue to send email jasonw@racerxill.comif youāre feeling lonely or just want an email pen pal.
