Just watched my first 2018 Loretta Lynn’s Remastered moto on RacerTV.com, and it was great coverage. Still get excited to hear my all-time favorite District 11 and Ohio State Fair series announcer Rodney Tomblin calling the race, which made me wonder: Why, after all these years, has he never had a shot with them doing supercross? Give Rodney a chance!
Jacob Mohney // Racer X Online
Jacob: Good question. Rodney does great at Loretta Lynn’s as well as several outdoor nationals and all of the GNCCs—his “TEN seconds!” countdowns have become iconic. Maybe someone involved with SX will read this and give Tomblin a shot the next time a spot opens up on the announcing team. DC
Hoping you can help me with a quick question. What happened to Jeff Emig? Am I so out of it that I just missed it? I had no idea he wasn’t going to be providing the color commentary alongside Ralph, and I was very bummed. We need Jeff in the booth providing the color and Ricky down on the field/track.
Ray Jandra // Racer X Online
Ray, check out Ping’s Whiskey Throttle Show podcast with Emig on Racer X Online, where he addresses the turnover at the top of the show. I have a feeling we’ll be hearing Jeff on the air again in the future, though I do think RC is doing a pretty good job this year. DC
This business of Broc Tickle’s suspension and the way it has been handled by WADA is outright incompetent, if not borderline criminal. I can understand why WADA was brought into the fold, and since nobody is a psychic, perhaps it was assumed that cases like this would be handled diligently, in a professional manner. Now, with these cases on record, it is apparent that the manner in which WADA is run as an organization is not something that our sport should ever be aligned with. What are we going to do about this, if anything? Do you agree with how WADA is handling Tickle’s suspension?
Can a breach of contract be considered? Is there a set of guidelines for response, judgement, etc. that WADA is supposed to be adhering to? If not, why did we ever get involved with them? I do contract reviews as part of my job, and if it is in the contract that they are to handle cases expeditiously, and they are not, we should be able to terminate with cause and end this nightmare for Tickle.
Eric Golden // Racer X Online
Eric, we 100 percent agree that Tickle’s being treated unfairly, and this lack of action is ridiculous and irresponsible, but before you get too pissed off at WADA, remember it’s the FIM that’s holding up the process. WADA writes the rules, but it’s up to the FIM to either hear his appeal or address his punishment. This is on the FIM, not WADA. DC
Hello, I wanted to mention a slight error in the article “The 25 Most Dramatic Moments in Supercross History.” The San Jose ’91 race at #17 should be in there, but the information is inaccurate. It is saying that Matiasevich and Bradshaw got into a heated race and took each other out, giving Doug Dubach his first and only 250SX victory—however, Matiasevich took out Guy Cooper, not Bradshaw, on the last lap. It would have been Cooper’s one and only AMA Supercross win. Instead, Dubach went by for the win. What made it an awesome race was that Bradshaw got stuck in the gate at the start, was dead last on the first lap, and blitzed the pack and almost won the race. He lost by maybe a wheel to Dubach. Now, that has happened before where someone goes from last to first, but rarely in the premier class after being stuck in the gate. That was one of my favorite races for sure, but for a different reason. Bradshaw was ripping!
Max VanValey // Puyallup, WA
Our bad, Max, and congratulations on earning Letter of the Month honors and this month’s prize for catching our error! DC 
