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[QUOTE="CJG, post: 1028417, member: 26579"] Something I haven't seen mentioned is that there is no hard and fast rule as to how many points should be deducted for illegal fuel. The rule book just says that they may take points, but nowhere does it say that they have to take 25 points. I think the reason that they docked RC 25 points is because that is what they had done in the past with Reed, Bubba, etc.(obviously). Why did they take 25 points from Reed? Because Whitelock really believed that team Yamaha was cheating. He has said as much. Of course now he realizes that was not the case. So ultimately RC's penalty is the result of Whitelock's previous ignorance. Nothing more. Since I haven't seen a crazy conspiracy theory here in a while, I guess I'll have to start a new one. How's this? Whitelock knew all along that Reed and team Yamaha weren't cheating in 2004. But since Whitelock has had a very long relationship with Honda, he penalizes Yamaha the maximum points allowed to try to close the gap between Reed and Honda's Kevin Windham since it's clear KW has no chance of catching CR. Whitelock effectively cornered himself by trying to help his former employer win another championship. Now he's forced to stick with his previous rulings to conceal his treachery. Fast forward to 2005. Team Kawasaki is found to be in noncompliance with the fuel rule. But luckily for Whitelock, Kawasaki doesn't have any riders in the points chase so the episode blows over relatively unnoticed. Fast forward to 2006. Ricky Carmichael's fuel is found to be in noncompliance. But unfortunately for Whitelock, this time it happens to a rider right in the thick of a championship. During arguably the greatest season in supercross history, at least the greatest season in recent memory. To arguably the greatest rider of all time. Who just happens to be on a team managed by "The Man" himself, Roger DeCoster. Things are looking pretty grim for Whitelock. How can he get out of this predicament unscathed? There's only one way to turn this around. He has to find a scapegoat. Who can he find to take the fall? It looks like VP Fuels, one of the most respected names in motocross, will have to suffer for Whitelock's follies. ;) Well, what do you think? a.) Absolutely true b.) Likely c.) Plausible, but unlikely d.) Highly unlikely e.) What are you? Stupid or something? :) [/QUOTE]
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