It was reported that Tyler Bowers did "race" (rubbing is racing) Wharton off the track hard. And then he was distracted and looped out all by himself immediately after that payback move was made and dropped way back too. He got what he wanted out of the night....... a win in a Lites SX Final, and a payback slam on Wharton. Pretty good night for the 3x AX Champ.
From the racer x interview, re: the Wharton pass....
Let’s talk about that Shootout for a minute. You put a pretty hard pass on Wharton. Was that payback or am I just looking for something that isn’t there?
You’re looking for whatever you want. It was a good pass, then I was laughing so hard I looped out! So people can take that how they want.
Wait a minute. You looped out because you were laughing out there?
Maybe... Let’s just say I lost the bike somehow. I came over that single and that bike was gone. I don’t know if it was because I lost concentration or if I just messed up. I don’t know. That thing was just gone; it took off like a rocket ship! It was like somebody hit a turbo and the bike was gone. It was pretty embarrassing to go from doing what I had just done to looping out a second later. It’s rough racing, and Wharton has been doing it all year. He’s been riding like an idiot. Not just to me, but to other riders also.
You don’t care if we print what you just said?
No. Wharton’s an idiot. He rode like an idiot. I hope he learns his lesson and grows up. I’ve ridden like an idiot before, and I’ve taken my lumps and have dealt with people laughing and talking bad about me and literally being shunned from this industry. I had to clean up my image and come back through. I hope he catches himself before it’s too late. He’s not making many friends or fans out there. I think what he did to me was stupid. I’m down with a good takeout no matter what. In Arenacross we get taken out, and it’s not like I’ve never done it, either. The thing is, there’s a safe takeout, and there’s too fast. What Wharton did was too fast, and we risk our lives out here on these bikes. Maybe next time he’ll find a smarter and safer way of doing it to whomever he does it too. I think it was a horrible idea to do it to me because I’ve been doing it for years, and I’ve done it with the best. I haven’t done it against 250 guys who are rookies either. I’ve been taken out by Eric Sorby, who’s one of the best. I’ve been block passed by Chad Reed, Kevin Windham-I’ve raced the 450 class against some pretty bad dudes. When you get hit by Weston Peick in a corner, that dude has some weight behind him. Same thing with me, I’m 200 pounds and I can knock some people around. I think he made a dumb decision and hopefully he learns from it and improves in the future.
The full interview:
http://www.racerxonline.com/2013/05/06/insight-tyler-bowers
