Catching Up With… Ryan Dungey
Brendan Lutes
- January 10 2009
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- 32 comments
It’s been an interesting week for Rockstar/Makita/Suzuk’s Ryan Dungey. Rumors were flying since A1 that Dungey would not be wearing his One Industries gear the following weekend because of the signing of Jason Lawrence. Well, only a few short days afer Anaheim 1, Dungey was released from his One Industries contract and has since signed with Fox Racing. While cruising the pits this morning at the Phoenix Supercross, we caught up with Dungey to get the scoop about his gear deal, his thoughts on A1, and his thoughts about J-Law calling him out.
Walk us through last weekend at Anaheim 1…
There was a lot going on, that’s for sure. I crashed in the heat race and ended up in the LCQ, so I knew I needed to get a good start in the main event. I didn’t get the best start in the main, but I was able to land on the podium after going through all of that stuff. My team worked really hard to get everything dialed in, and we worked as a team and things went pretty well.
I spotted your mechanic stretching your arm before the main event; was that a result of your crash in the qualifier?
No (laughs)! I saw some photos and people talking about that online, but that had nothing to do with my crash. To be honest, my arm was just tight that night, so we were just stretching out my whole arm. I was 100 percent healthy and thankful to get up from that crash. I know it was a pretty nasty crash, but I was just fine.
Now that you have the first round out of the way and the butterflies aren’t there anymore, what are your goals?
The first round is always difficult because we are all curious to see where we stand after having three or four months off. I didn’t really have any worries. I know where I am at, and I know that I’m on top of my game. I think I had a little bit of a bad night last weekend, but it wasn’t too bad because I did end up on the podium. Coming into tonight, I’d like to win. I need to ride my hardest and give it everything I have and hopefully come out on top.
Can you shed some light on what happened between you and One Industries?
I can’t really say too much about the One Industries deal; it was definitely an unfortunate deal. Looking on the Internet, I see all of this stuff about me throwing my gear out the back of the truck and that never even happened (laughs). People think it has to do with [Jason] Lawrence, but it has nothing to do with Lawrence. I’m just happy to be a part of the Fox Racing family and be moving forward with them. At the end of the day I am really happy to be with Fox.
I heard you were already speaking with Fox before the One Industries deal came through. Did that attribute to this Fox deal coming through so quick?
I think I can say that during the off-season you definitely need to keep your options open, but as far as that goes, it had nothing to do with that.
How is the new gear?
It’s awesome! It fits really well, and I get to work with some really cool people. I am stoked. Thursday was the first time I rode in the new gear, and I’m super pumped on the whole deal.
I know you’re trying to stay low, but Lawrence has said quite a few things about you on our Web site. What do you have to say about that?
We have a rivalry. I think I feed off of little things like that. I don’t go on Mototalk because stuff like that is a waste of time. Jason and I definitely have some history and it’s not going to go away. At the end of the day we’re going to race and probably have even more press for our sport. I’m not going to get online and look at what everybody has to say because I really don’t care. When we’re out there racing I know what I need to do to make things happen and that’s all that matters.
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January 10th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
did your momy tell you to say that,j-laws goin to beat up on you this weekend
January 10th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
Noobzor detected.
January 10th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
I hope you and Jason have a good race tonight. I hope you guys bang bars 15 laps!!
January 10th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
so what about this ” BAD CAR CRASH” Dungey was supposed to have been in?
January 10th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
i heard on motocross.com from someone who heard on thumpertalk from someone who is Dungey’s mechanic’s cousin’s girlfriend’s brother that Dungey is pissed about his goggle strap and he’s terminating his contract with Oakley and is gonna sign with Smith. something about the silicone on the strap.
January 10th, 2009 at 4:32 pm
Hahahaha. I think I heard that too. But it was from this dude who is knows a guy who went to high school with an easterntrailmxforum.com moderator’s former roommate.
January 10th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
if it dosnt have any thing to do with j law then what does it have to do with
January 10th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
rumors….
January 10th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
wow, those last 2 posts were absolutely pathetic… “i heard” on the internet… lol thats a oxymoron within its self. Who let the scrubs out early today ?
“i heard on motocross.com from someone who heard on thumpertalk from someone who is Dungey’s mechanic’s cousin’s girlfriend’s brother”
lol priceless
January 10th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Colter…you didn’t get that it was a joke…LMAO! Moto is filled with really smart people.
January 10th, 2009 at 5:36 pm
For McKay,
sarcasm |?sär?kaz?m|noun
the use of irony to mock or convey contempt
January 10th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
your a retard… if the man says something it must be so unless you can read his mind or something… freak!
January 10th, 2009 at 7:16 pm
Kick some ass seabass
January 11th, 2009 at 9:22 am
haha it worked! everbody look at “dungey’s new look”! i posted a comment thatthey should do this, and 5 people commented. and they did it! coincidence, maybe.. am i satisfied… yes….
January 11th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
Wait a second, wait a second, a DNF for J-Bra… First for Dungey, ah man, what happened 614?
January 11th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
Wasn’t even a DNF. Lawrence didn’t even qualify for Main.
January 11th, 2009 at 10:28 pm
His mechanics, sisters, brothers, wife’s dogs…
rumours
January 11th, 2009 at 11:11 pm
lawrence sucks dungey is going to win the championship and weimer looks like a little kid he cant handle it
January 12th, 2009 at 11:59 am
treynard was a little kid last season and handled it just fine. Dont count weimer out
January 12th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
weimer may look like a little kid but hes still hella faster than any of us, and j-acka$$ does suck and i do hope that dungey wins the championship and i hope that turbo trey is ok
January 12th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
j law didnt even finished lol!!!
January 12th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
he didnt make it to the main event
January 12th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
i am with you mx ninja!!!
January 13th, 2009 at 5:19 am
Leave Jlaw alone boys, he raced with a broken hand, dungey wouldnt of even had a crack, he’d be back in his trailer crying his eyes out
Jlaw Lites Mx Champ 09!
January 14th, 2009 at 12:38 am
Funny, I didn’t see Lawrence in the main event. Oh yeah, that’s because he crashed his brains out. So much for his triumphant return.
January 14th, 2009 at 11:15 am
dungey 09 champ! j law didn’t even make the main at Phoenix he is cracking under the pressure
January 14th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
Now that Jlaw has a DNF, there is pretty much no way in hell he can come back to win the Championship. Enjoy that number one plate while you can, Sucker!
January 20th, 2009 at 11:39 pm
the gear thing had everything to do with jlaw. dungey didnt want to be compered or looked at this same as him. and 614 i think your doin drugs. i meen did anyone see the way jlaw was ridding at A1, granted that he did lay down some of the fastest laps of the night. he was all over the place. idk im not a fan of the #1 bike..
January 21st, 2009 at 3:25 pm
ryan is the man to beat for sure lawrence doesnt even have the speed to beat ryan jake or ryan m. and if he doesnt get his shit together brayton and sipes will be on his ass
January 29th, 2009 at 8:25 pm
mx ninja:your like my bffe now.you r so right!!!Ryan dungey kicks @$$
January 29th, 2009 at 8:27 pm
614 is definetly doin drugs.