Yes, I just saw those "selling it to buy a bike for Loretta's" comment. The guy finishes 2nd in that first moto and pulls away from all the 450F's out of every corner and comes near 2 holeshots in a row as well -- on a bike that cost 1/4 (or less?) what a current 450F costs. And has suspension not setup. If he just put a few $$$ into the legs and practiced on it a bit, it sure looked like he could have done really well on it.
Very sad that this story seems to be over.