Re: [ST] Aaron Yates Screw up

[Dave Bardell <dbardell@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

More info on Yate's fine.

http://www.motorcycledaily.com/09march04_rightthing.htm

Seeing the incident and if I was told to find someone at fault, I would 
lean toward placing the blame on Yates.  But the altercation afterward 
was all Yates!!

Dave Bardell
MillerSTown, PA

Mitch wrote:

>Hard to say who's fault the crash was. Did not appear to be unequivically
>anyone's fault, from what I saw. Regardless of fault, Yates behavior
>afterward was over the top, in my opinion. He kicked Fania while he was
>down, jumped up in the air and flailed his legs like a chicken just given an
>electric shock, then charged Fania and head-butted him (yes, helmet to
>helmet). It appeared to me that Fania was trying to walk away, but
>certainly, did not physically reciprocate. I understand that Yates was
>suspended one race (the next one in CA), fined 5K by the AMA, and 25K by
>Yoshimura Suzuki, the latter apologizing for his poor behavior. Yates actual
>"apology" was that form too common today which hedges and goes something
>like this: "I am sorry if I offended anyone with my actions...", etc. How
>about a sincere, "Yep, I screwed up.. I lost control...I am sorry..period".
>Fania's crew and Y. Suzuki crew apparently had some tense moments as well,
>but that was not on t.v. Fania's dad promises legal action.
>
>Mitch
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Masiak, Richard" <Richard_Masiak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 5:00 PM
>Subject: [ST] Aaron Yates Screw up
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>>Since I was at the race and in the wrong turn, I didn't see the
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>crash/fight.
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>>Anyone catch the race on TV and see what happened?  I heard Yates made a
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>screw-up that cost him second place and drop-kicked the guy he got tied up
>with.
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>>Sound like fine time to me.
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>>Was it Yates fault or the lapper's?
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>>Rich
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