It’s Just Business
The story behind Ryan Dungey and Jason Lawrence switching gear companies
and asked them about picking up Jason. They wouldn’t comment
about it and they didn’t even want to talk about it. All we could
conclude from that is that they were definitely not happy about
it.
The next morning, the day of the race, we saw an old friend
in the parking lot, while we were gearing up. The first thing he
said was, “Did you hear that Dungey was going to Fox?” Then it
all made sense. By taking on Jason Lawrence, One was losing
Ryan Dungey.
Why would One Industries sacrifice one rider for another?
I’m sure that was never their intention. And I’m sure it had
winning races. In the case of Ryan Dungey it’s simple--he and
Jason Lawrence don’t get along--and that is probably a huge
understatement. When One Industries hired J-Law it created a
distraction for Ryan. He obviously didn’t need any connection
with Jason and that meant switching gear companies. The irony
in all this is that he just switched places with Jason and went to
Fox Racing.
This whole thing boils down to something very simple--it’s
just business. Fox did what they felt they had to do. One did
what they felt they needed to do and Ryan Dungey did what he
felt he needed to do. And J-Law just went on being J-Law.
everything to do with the licensing agreement they already had
with Monster. To keep the deal with Monster they had to take
Jason. But that is pure speculation as no one at One Industries
would go on record, or even discuss the issue.
Then there was the issue Dungey had at A1 with his One
pants. By some accounts Ryan through a fit in the pits because
his pants were the wrong size. As the rumor goes, Ryan was
pissed and threw the pants out of the Suzuki rig. The reality is
that out of the 5 or 6 pairs he got that morning, one pair was the
wrong size, so he tossed them from the upper level of the rig to
his agent, Tony Gardea. No fit was thrown...no pun intended.
The most important thing to a rider is his program and the
people he surrounds himself with. If something goes wrong with
the program, or someone close to him becomes a distraction,
the program is changed or the distraction is removed. It’s just
that simple. Everything in that riders life has to be focused on
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