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Anthony West Posts FIM Ban Letter
A
ustralia's Anthony West has
created waves on social me-
dia after posting the letter sent
to him by the FIM demanding he
cease all motorcycling activity
due to his suspension for testing
positive to a banned substance.
In the post on Instagram and
Facebook, West goes on to
indirectly accuse Marc Marquez
of cheating in the 2012 Moto2
Championship with a different
ECU and Valentino Rossi of hav-
ing tires made for him overnight
during his years with Michelin.
West had been competing
in the 2019 Brazilian Superbike
Championship for Kawasaki
Brazil, a series not FIM-affiliated
and thus outside its jurisdiction,
but accused the FIM of influenc-
ing Kawasaki Japan's Brazilian
sponsorship of the Australian to
lose his ride, saying it is making
up rules to stop him from racing.
He has even been banned from
participating in track days or
practicing on tracks that have an
affiliation with the FIM.
West posted on Instagram: I
quit. I'm done. These corrupt
people are out of control and
out to destroy me. I raced in
Brazil a championship That was
a NOT FIM affiliated. Now they
invent their own rules like they
have control over me racing
there. They already stopped
me from racing there by going
to Kawasaki Japan and mak-
ing them stop my sponsorship
in Brazil. I hate life as it is and
I was trying to do my best to
come back broke.
Kicked out of home from
my dad. I have no money. And
can't get a decent job as all I
have done in my life was waste
my time racing motorcycles.
What a loser I am! Here is some
advice to everyone don't think
you will ever make it racing by
working hard. If you want win.
Pay for it $.
They let Marc Marquez win
a Moto2 championship buy
cheating with his ecu. When
Tom Luthi's team went to
complain they said keep quiet
Spain needs a new champion.
You have to accept 2nd place
or less. Or you won't be racing
here again next year…
They let Rossi win all his
500cc championship by giving
him special tires made for the
tracks they were on. They used
the helicopters tires in from
the factory only for Rossi. So
he could win races. Everything
you see is fake and con-
trolled…
You can read the full post
here. Caution, the post contains
expletives. CN
Anthony West has gone on a tirade against what he calls
the corrupt FIM. PHOTO: GOLD & GOOSE
