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Top 10 will be a success this year... maybe he can enitce Canard to come over some year as well... that would be cool!
I asked Mike Brown at the weekend in an interview for an Irish mag if he had any advice for Jimmy - Looking to the racing side don’t get over confident, It’s going to take him a while just to get used to everything... It is a learning experience at first to see where you are at then you can go prepare..... don’t put to high goals on yourself at the beginning.
That'd be like somebody talking A-Rod into playing in the minors....
BTW Hoover you should ask Jake Weimer and Chad Reed what its like to follow those 'minors' ;0)
The Shop
Next season he could race SX and GPs....
Luongo might rethink this deal when more riders defect to the USA. Once they get here they normally don't leave until they retire.
GPs. Logistically, though, very tough to make happen.
Good luck to Jimmy!!!
i have a lot of doughts about this, but if it happens then it might create a new class of world wide factory riders, since even the main sponsors are becoming the same in both series, then the millions could be for the elite riders that race the world, a oem could make the most out of the big paychecks to elite riders by making then represent their brand worldwide and not only in a one of race where racers do it for their countries......i'm thinking of a few names that fit this world elite racers, and some are americans....!!!!!!!!
of corse most americans will prefer and will find the means to stay home, as will most of the european.......but the ideia of an elite class of a few riders that really represent the best of the sport in the world looks challenging to me......
Cairoli and co. are making good money.
Dungey and RV aren't living off there prize money... there is a reason 80 riders can make a living racing outdoor only in GPs and very few make money racing outdoor only in the US.
If a US rider wants to ride outdoors only they will race GPs instead of US racing.
Ignorance is a terrible curse.. the team pays the entry free the rider gets a salary from the team .... Do you actually think the riders in the GPs make no money and the riders in the AMA make their money in Prize money? don't be so ignorant. The prize money in the US means nothing to the top riders DV said that in his podcast.
Aren't alot of guys in the US racing for free this year anyway?
One of the more accurate things you have said.
mccread, you are so right....Jimmy has the heart, determination and maturity to do well in the World GP's, thanks for the link to part 2 of the article...what a great insight into a great rider.
Pit Row
McCread, we appreciate your loyalty to GP race scene, but why do you hijack every topic into a US vs. GP?
Please feel free to start your own topic to discuss or argue this matter.
Please try your best to refrain from this practice in other topics.
We all have a love for motocross, and that is why we visit these forums.
There is a great appreciation of riders, whether they are from down under, South Africa, Europe, or any other country.
The US embraces riders from other countries, just as Europe has embraced the likes of Donny Schmidt, Mike Brown, Trampas Parker, Bobby Moore, Brad Lackey, Zach Osborne, and now Jimmy. Also, all the racers who have attended Bercy and other SX's over in Europe are loved by the overseas fans. Why, because we love to watch professionals show their unbelievable skills on a dirt bike.
Viva the sport of motocross and this sport's great fans.
Albee Sr.
LOL @ MCCREADS LOGIC
McCread, we appreciate your loyalty to GP race scene, but why do you hijack every topic into a US vs. GP?
Please feel free to start your own topic to discuss or argue this matter.
Please try your best to refrain from this practice in other topics.
We all have a love for motocross, and that is why we visit these forums. There is a great appreciation of riders, whether they are from down under, South Africa, Europe, or any other country.
The US embraces riders from other countries, just as Europe has embraced the likes of Donny Schmidt, Mike Brown, Trampas Parker, Bobby Moore, Brad Lackey, Zach Osborne, and now Jimmy. Also, all the racers who have attended Bercy and other SX's over in Europe are loved by the overseas fans. Why, because we love to watch professionals show their unbelievable skills on a dirt bike.
Viva the sport of motocross and this sport's great fans.
Albee Sr.
First off I just said I would like to see Trey Canard race the World Championship... then other people started saying negaitive stuff due to ignorance. I also gave a quote from Mike Brown with advice for Jimmy.
I also posted the 2nd part of the interview for everyone to read.
I highlighted your quote in Bold becasue - Europe is not a country! Jimmy is not racing the European nationals this season.
Foreign riders racing in the US cannot be compared with Jimmy racing the world championship.
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It is a World Championship with riders from different countries competing in it to be the best in the world by racing in 14 different countries. America is just one of those many countries that has riders competiting in it.
That is the nature of a World Championship - to have the best riders from whatever nation they come from competing.
Europe doesn't exist it is just a name.
Cairoli, Nagl, Desalle are just as foreign to me as they are to an American.. they all come from different countries and from racing different national championships.
My nationality is not European, European is not even a nationality, it is Northern Irish, just like your nationality is American.
I love watching yout US National racing as much as I love my British and Irish national racing .
If you are going to compare foreign riders competing compare like with like which is foreign riders competing in the British national series for me.
The British nationals have lots of foreign riders in it too just like America and it's great to have French, German, American, Latvian, South African, New Zealand this season.
There have been Japenese, Australian, Danish and Finnish riders racing in the British nationals in the past too, like the US series it adds to the racing.
Mike Brown won 2 national titles here in the UK - in fact he was the defending British Champ when he won the American series in 2001.
And I love World Championship racing just as much as watching British or American motocross.
I also am looking forward to seeing Jimmy race this year I still maintain top 10 will be a good year... but I think next year will be the year he will really step up..
Jimmy is in the same boat as a couple of Irish riders this year, living in a different country and adapting to new tracks in different countries...but he has a great attitude and I think he will do well this season I wish him the best of luck.
I would also like to see Trey win the US 250 nationals!
Now wasn't that fun. Heee Hee!
Jimmy gets 12th at a GP Mc Logic say's that's top 5 in USA
He get's top 5 in a GP and that Mc Logic proves he will win any National in USA and he will make more money than Trey Canard does because GP's pay so good.
personally, i'm just glad to be able to see these guys in action.... i can't wait to hit up bulgaria again.... that track is awesome and while it certainly won't settle any arguments, it will at least provide a small indication of where people are, speed wise
jimmy does have a lot to answer for though.... fancy choosing to race the GPs and causing all this drama... i'll be sure to give him a piece of my mind when i next see him, and tell him all the trouble he's caused by racing the world championships
Anyway you Americans are used to foreign riders putting an ass whoppin on your countries national riders too recently with Reed and Pourcel ha ha - so we have somthing in common lol - ; )
Simpson and Anderson got hurt and not all the top British riders and teams competed ahem
Next week Pichon is riding the British championship along with Roczen against the British regulars, it's going to be great! It doesn't really bother me if they beat the British guys to be honest, ha ha I would prefer the foreign riders to race and win in theUK than not race at all.
And no problem, I would prefer to be singled out for my nationial championship rather than be called European lol
off topic I see 500 guy is putting false words in my mouth again....oh well...
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