Well I just read over @ another site that Tucker Hibbert wont be racing sleds next year. He is planning on only doing MX racing. I hope its not because hes a cry baby. Morgan didnt quit last year when he was robbed of the points titles he deserved. If it wasnt for Mike Island and a undeserved black flap last year Morgan would have won both points titles also.
Well theres no snow here now so I thought I would start something to talk about.

Hes just a pansy. He will never be able to be as good as Morgan!!! He prolly wants to switch to Ski-Doo but won't cause his daddy will be mad :blahblah:

yup its offical tucker called it quits in sno X to do moto X full time :(

hes gonna be missed by alot of fans especialy by cat they have no one now??

Really?? I got to check the news.

He couldn't take the pressure of LOSING!!!! SWRules
GO SKI-DOO!! SWRules

Originally posted by MXZonly@Mar 17 2003, 04:54 PM
If it wasnt for Mike Island and a undeserved black flap last year Morgan would have won both points titles also.

What do you mean?

well i mean that on the final race last year Mike Island pulled over and gave his position to Tucker Hibbert who until then was unable to pass him. if he didnt do that Blair who had more wins would have won the points title in that the pro open division.

and I mean that in pro stock if Blair wasnt given a black flag for hitting hay bales he would have won that class as well because once again he had more wins. crappy thing being that Hibbert did the same exact thing (hit bales) several times throughout the season that year and never got a black flag.

one of the points titles was a mere 12 point margin and the other a whopping 6 points. Morgan had more wins in both divisions and won racer of the year according to Snow Week magazine so clearly he should have had both points titles last year the way got them this year.

Don't take this as a bash, but any idea where Tucker will be racing? I don't follow moto x so I may have my associations messed up. Is he going to run the Supercross or the top level of the AMA? He may be a top level rider in snow x, but he better be aware that the pool of talent is a lot bigger in moto x. It may take him a long time to reach the level of performance there as he has in sno x.

Mind you, he has stated in the past that unless he tries his hand @ moto x, he'd never know how well he would do.

The pressure of carrying AC's race effort on his shoulders may have been too much of a burden & he just wanted to get away from it.

besides morgan there is no competition for him in wsa.if i had his talent i would drop snocross too and go on to something a little more challenging for him.at least in motocross he might not win every race or any for that matter but he will have to work dam hard.i don't believe wsa was much of a challenge for him.now morgan should win all the races instead of half .its to bad the other boys couldn't step up to the plate in snocross and provide some more competition for morgan and hibbert.i have grown tired of wsa snocross .it is to predictable with morgan and hibbert.drop those to and snocross would never be the same.in my opinion better !you would never know who was going to win.

hey i'm a doo'er and want to see yellow on the podium but would never say tucker hibbert is a pansy or weak in any way. that kid has big balls for sure and for morgan to be able to stay ahead of a kid he is some rider. hibbert has school to contend with also, racing sleds is not a career it is something you did when you were young and crazy. racing sleds has a shorter time frame than profesional hockey.

Poor boy, Blair can go out and win the Canadian motocross champ and the WSA SnowX in the same year LOL

Just wondering, how many of you guy's hated Morgan when he was rideing cats?

I heard he wanted to switch brands(read Poo) ;)

But something about his contract and his dad prevented him from switching

So to get his way he left SnoX to pursue MotoX in hopes of getting out of his AC contract :sarcasm:

He will be missed in SnoX

I wonder who Cat will have to take up this trmendous void ???

BTW what brand of Bike will he be on???

Well it is his life and lets respect his choices :)

Originally posted by Andy Dragon@Mar 17 2003, 07:03 PM
He's done really well last season in the CMRC National 125 West.
But I don't think that compares to the AMA.

yup, i remember just a few short years ago morgan was dirt to a lot of doo riders, now hes king, but he could ride a old skiwhiz and win, hes that good, and of course hes from saskatchewan. :)

I've followed Morgan since his start with AC. Even on SKiboom he is still my favorite racer, I want to see Cat do well. But I love watching Morgan do triple jumps and lap the field! Shows the talent that he has.

I hope he didn't bite off to much this year jumping ship from Blackfoot Honda to Yamaha in the CMRC. Should be a great battle of the manufactures with Roy(Honda) and Morgan(Yamaha). Besides, Morgan is enjoying having his own team! It was just a matter of time before he made a change like this...
Go Morgan! :thumbsup:

As for Hibbert. Great on a sled! On a bike? Well, good luck to him! I saw some of his 125cc races... very smooth, but that doesn't win races!
Good luck Tucker!

Obviously Tucker isnt a real sledder at hart. Yes he is a awsome driver, Yes he is great, And I dont think hes a wuss. To drive in snowcross you have to be brave. :D

But to drop Snowcross racing all together just goes to show that he didnt really care for sledding regardless of brand.

See ya.

WOW! I can't believe that he's dropping SnoX, this is news to me. It'll be a one man show next year, no one will be able to touch Morgan so it'll be boring to watch.

This was really no big surprise. T-Train has stated in interviews that he prefers MX to Sno X. Maybe he doesn't feel pressured as much in MX as he does on snow. I'm sure it was a really tough decision for him and I gotta give him credit for doing what he likes to do even if it isn't on snow. But, and this is a big one, I have seen him race MX and he really wasn't that good. He is a good sno-x racer but I sometimes wonder how good would he be if he wasn't with CAT and had daddy behind him. We know Morgan can win on other brands but could Tucker ? Yes but definately not as often. The big news I need to know is who is BMR going to be with next year. Obviously CAT needs some more talent. TJ's not bad but they need more depth. Polaris? You know they have to be dissapoited with DJ. If they ever come out with an a-arm race sled they could have a really competitive program. I hope he stays with Doo.

Originally posted by skcowman@Mar 18 2003, 06:38 AM
yup, i remember just a few short years ago morgan was dirt to a lot of doo riders, now hes king,
I think I read this in the Canadian version of Snow Goer in the fall of '01. Blair said he couldn't believe the AC fans were so upset w/ him when he switched to 'doos.

Yah it was REV. He said that people at the snow show were rude and told him off! lol
Some people are just a waste of good air!

the name of the game is to make money and morgan was getting the shaft with cay, he did what anyone would of done and i know my brother is totally cat and he was calling the poor guy all kinds of names. im happy hes doing good for doo and making some darn good money. he deserves it, hes worked hard for it, and tucker is young, he will be back im sure, may be a few years, and if cat dont treat him rite he may be riding different color also.

skcowman hit the nail on the head.

Morgan to doo, why? $$$

Tucker to MX, why? $$$

Put yourself in there shoes, would you do the same thing?
I think I would.

Good luck to the both of them!

In the latest WSA magazine Morgan said that w/ his own team he can do deals w/ the sponsors that he couldn't when he was w/ AC. He gave an example of having to use a brand of goggles that was tied to AC.

I read an article a couple years ago as well that he wanted to do MX more than snow-x. If his MX career fails look for him to be back.

Even being a big time DOO fanatic myself, I find this news very upsetting. You have to admit it; the kid was AMAZING! He was always fun to watch. I wish him luck in whatever decision(s) he makes. What if he does come back to sno x in a few years...do you think he will be the "T-train" that we have come to know?? I don't doubt the fact that he will come back, but I don't think that he'll be top competitor anymore. Just my opinion ??? What do you guys think?

Originally posted by slarson@Mar 20 2003, 12:50 AM
I read an article a couple years ago as well that he wanted to do MX more than snow-x. If his MX career fails look for him to be back.
He'll be back.

I was at the finals in Lake Geneva and watched Tucker's sled conk out on the top of that hill. I was standing at the start line fence when it happened and his dad Kirk and some other AC guys said he broke something in the suspension which stopped him. But I had some buddies of mine on top of the hill that heard Tucker's motor pop and choke out when it died seeming more like a blown engine. Regardless he will be missed. The races were only exciting when he and Morgan were at each other. Who can challenge Morgan now? By the way the race will be aired on ESPN2 on Tuesday April 7th at 10:30 cst.
'02 MXZ 600

Send both Blair and Hibbert to the AMA and see them lose every race. Stick to what your good at!

with tucker gone, now i can step up and take his place :D ??? well im sorry to see him go but i think it was more than just money, there was probably something going on behind the scene's that no one knows about, i hope he does great in mx but if he doesnt i think you will see him stay untill he can get another ride in sx. i think his daddy would be pi**ed if he went to doo. could you imagine morgan and hibbert on the same team :0:

Originally posted by cooley@Apr 5 2003, 02:54 PM
with tucker gone, now i can step up and take his place :D ??? well im sorry to see him go but i think it was more than just money, there was probably something going on behind the scene's that no one knows about, i hope he does great in mx but if he doesnt i think you will see him stay untill he can get another ride in sx. i think his daddy would be pi**ed if he went to doo. could you imagine morgan and hibbert on the same team :0:
Wouldn't that be something.NOT. :D :D

T-Train had a bio in Snow Goer magazine a couple of years back. In it he said that while he likes snowmobiles his heart is in the bikes. this is not a new decision. He has thought long and hard about this. Now is the time to do it while he is so young. On a side note the rumors oabout where Morgan will be next year are all over the place. However I did notice that basically all his sled are for sale this year. last year he only had two or three for sale. This year most, if not all, are for sale. Kusters and Taylors as well. This could be that they are all a little tired and need replacing or he is dumping his Doo's because he is jumping ship. Hmm. I guess you can read too much into it.

I read something just recently & Blair said he was just talking to 'doo.

old news

I think hibbert leaving to race mx and coming back in a few years could be great for sx. I think more competition could improve his racing in sx also. Cat needs to come up with someone though. Even there semipro group seems to lacking on racers. I think they need to look into there amature racers and find some talent and start pulling them into the semipro teams or look at the mx circuit for some talent. In my opinion the sx circuit is starting to lack and alot of the good racers are really starting to get up there in age. Just my thoughts.

I think alot of you guys don't realize that Hibbert is already a pro level rider. Motocross takes way more talent to ride fast than a sled. He raced a few nationals on '02 and qualified which is awesome. You should go to a local track and watch a pro rider ride. They are so fast it is almost unbelievable.

Motocross is also alot more fun than sledding. If I had to give up either it would be sleds. I think Hibbert made the right decision. If he likes MX more, he will have more motivation to suceed.

mx416,
i was born on a motorcycle and wouldn't take a free case of cold beer on a hot day to ride one. sure you say that motorcycles are more fun but there are many of us that would disagree. that is fine and dandy provided we can agree to disagree.