Matt Smiley Is gone

[calds650]

Look like Matt and Polaris have parted company. I wish Matt good luck and thanks for the memories

[Scro]

Is he hanging his boots up, or swaping to a different machine?

[calds650]

this is breaking new's all I have found out is that they have split up. I am sure he will be racing just due not know on what yet

[Pappy]

Matt will be running a Honda 450R at the Penton

[cdalejef]

WOW!!!

[Jake250ex]

eh, I saw it coming. I could tell he was never really satisfied with the pred. Especially the outlaw. I think he just went along with it to have the label of a factory rider.

[polaris bob]

Originally posted by Jake250ex
eh, I saw it coming. I could tell he was never really satisfied with the pred. Especially the outlaw. I think he just went along with it to have the label of a factory rider.

Am I the only one that is not unhappy to see him go?

Jake, I agree with at least part of your thinking, he was looking to have a label put under his name.

But IMO, what the label now says about him, is not what he was hoping for.

Quitter

Crybaby

Not a team player

Flash in the pan

IMO, a top notch, factory grade, , A main rider can and should be able to hop on just about any quad and win on it., if the rider is any good at all. The bikes have way less to do with how a rider places than everyone thinks.

IMO Matt is just out of his league and is trying anything to be considered at the top of his game, unfortunately his top game is just not good enough!

I doubt that his stats will change much no matter what bike he is riding! He is just not as good as he thinks he is!

I say good riddance to Matt Smiley! Buh Bye now Matt!

[outlaw450r]

I think he would have been alright on the pred, but the outlaw is not a pro quality race bike.

[GE4x4]

I think the compatition is just getting better and he isn't keeping up. He is one of the older riders and these young guns are just taking over. He did well last year, and even tho he was on the Outlaw at the start, he ran the Pred the last 4 races and really didn't do any better. The Pred hasn't changed and neither has the others, but the compatition has changed a lot. I can't see him doing any better on a Honda or Yamaha. If he does, it will be only once or twice and not consistant. If you look at his lap times when he was on the Pred, he's not even close to the front runners. I hope the best for him.

[gnarlyknobbies]

I don't think you guys are giving Smiley enough credit. Even if Ballance and Smiley were exactly even riders (which they are not) Ballance would have the edge on the YFZ which is so much lighter and flickable through the woods. Smiley is a top 5 rider. No doubt. He just needs to be on a quad that is as competitive as everyone else. Outlaw is an awesome machine, but displays some disadvantages in weight, handling and power.