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I don't understand why more top Americans don't race the GPs. After watching a few hours today on cbs I can see why riders stay in Europe. They are racing in beautiful countries with amazing scenery at the tracks.
Also the whole series seems more professional and closer to car racing/ moto GP environment. Although the American broadcasts are much better. It seems like a perfect opportunity to make good money and travel the world while riding a dirt bike. Anyway just a quick observation that I am sure has been made before.
Also the whole series seems more professional and closer to car racing/ moto GP environment. Although the American broadcasts are much better. It seems like a perfect opportunity to make good money and travel the world while riding a dirt bike. Anyway just a quick observation that I am sure has been made before.
I saw an interview with Justin Hill and he said he would never think about signing to race the GP's I can't imagine being that closed minded (I'm not criticizing him, it's just not the way I wanna live)
But I couldn't agree with the OP more! I think it would be amazing and as big of a fan of RC as I am I can't really imagine racing the same tracks against the same dudes for 10 years... If I was a single 5-10 place kinda guy I'd definitely be talking to my agent about racing the GP's.. I still think they'd be in the 5-10 range but they'd be living way more..
but this is all like, my opinion man
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Just like Aussies, It would take a long time for Americans to adjust i believe.
As Australia's Luke styke (mx2 rider) said. You would have to adjust to everything, not just different riders and tracks. The Weather,the amount of travelling,Food, communication.
Styke is a lot faster than what he shown so far, still recovering from a lung infection.
Todd waters has been a surprised, he has adjusted to the lifestyle quite well, being 7th in points as a rookie….
I really Enjoy watching the GP's at the moment more than SX, maybe because their are no aussies left in it!
Also the tracks are unreal, the one in bulgaria was just unreal those hills…. I do believe the racing is closer to be honest.
This year you have quite a few that can win..
I mean Cairolli isn't proving anything anymore except he's beating the same guys he's been beating the last 5 yrs.
As long as we have 2 top tier MX series I'm fine with that
Anyways, it doesnt really matter. Its beating a dead horse. Until they all race against each other in a acual series we will never know. But thats not gonna happen. Americans have great riders and so does the GP's. Lets just enjoy watching the riders do what they do and not always get in a pissing match about who is better/faster. They are all bad dudes on dirt bikes.
2. How did Villopoto fare in England 06, England 08, France '11?
Oh, I see.
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REALLY, supercross is THE destination for the top riders in the world, it offers the most money, most prestige, most publicity, etc. Feld should start calling it SXGP, toss out the production rule, and race a round mexico in addition to the one in Canada and start marketing it as a true world championship (not this lame Monster Energy AMA supercross...oh, and its also an FIM world championship, too...sorry that's confusing and we don't get it either, but just deal with it...garbage). Supercross is the closest dirt bike racing gets to motoGP...not the GP's.
Why doesn't Feld and Youthstream work together so that its possible to race supercross AND the GPs (schedule wise)...get youthstream to pay their riders (lure the top Americans with MONEY-more money than they can make at the nationals-lots more...it would be money well spent...as the GP's will never be what motoGP is without the top Americans) and turn the AMA nationals into a feeder series for the GP's??? That would be sweet!
The best in the world race Supercross all winter...then they ALL go race the GP's all summer (the riders that can't get a ride for the GP's, would pay their dues in their respective national championship series hoping to earn a ride for the GP's). That would be sweet! And I think that is what Luongo is trying for...
Why are you clinging on to the past?
Oh, I see.
Oh, I see.
Pit Row
Who has won the most times. And how many times has the raced been held on American soil???
Rest my case.
I see, alright.
I see just how much you have to cling to the idea that your favorite rider can't be beat.
The rest of the world is pretty damm different than the old US of A and we Mericans just aren't use to or comfortable with the multi cultural world of GP's.
The races here are only the "top" because everyone stays here both for the reasons above and the fact the companies want them here selling their shit.
Personally I'd like to see the best here step up and race around the world before they claim to be or are called "the best in the world".
Cairoli and Herlings have come into their own in the last couple of seasons and not surprisingly, your guys have had nothing for them. In 2012, your National Champion was lapped and after that all that was said was that it was a specialized sand track (seems like a fast rider should know how to ride fast in sand...) and then in 2013 there was another ass whooping of epic proportions just to silence the critics. But you're still going on about things and making no sense just to avoid admitting what the rest of the world clearly sees.
I think in about 5-10 years, European riders will, on average, be faster than the Americans. The US series may still be the most prestigious, but not the fastest when they meet and here is a big reason why:
This is what we try to make all of our tracks look like:
This is where our top racers train and test:
Meanwhile the Euros still ride actual motocross tracks that aren't groomed to perfection between motos. Have you seen where these guys train? Stefan Everts used to train in a quarry. They train and race on less than perfect tracks and when we show up we can't even figure out how to set our bikes up because we aren't used to feeling bumps.
Just my opinion but can't argue that when we meet up at rough tracks the yanks get spanked. The US will always be the favorite to win the team event because other countries are not big enough to consistently put together a top team of 3 year after year after year, but we won't be the fastest for long.
But hey, at least our tracks look pretty on TV.
I don't see any difference between the quality of the coverage of the GPs vs AMA nationals. If you're watching a free live stream then maybe you're hearing the Eurosport commentary done by Jack Burnicle which most likely isn't as good.
On US riders not adapting to Europe, IMO that gets overstated. Draw on road racing, or it's ancient history, Roberts, Spencer, Lawson, Schwantz, Rainey were fine running the GP circuit, and at a time when it was more of a pain than it is now. The key is what sort of support the rider is getting. I think with the support a rider like RV, Dungey, Stewart would get, they'd be just fine. But if your gauge is the DeCotis, Lieb level of rider (no disrespect intended, just recent examples), those guys at that level are going to have a tougher row to hoe, no doubt about it. The resources just aren't going to be there for them.
When was the last time he raced in conditions close to that?
I remember one year a few years ago, that 6 or 7 of the 9 riders on the top three teams were racing in America...That speaks (well, spoke) to the depth of the AMA series...especially since there were far fewer AMA riders in the race compared to GP Riders.
I'm not sure how that would look on last years podium (or the year before that)...but obviously the gap is closing.
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