Is This Metcalfe's Year?

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Edited Date/Time 1/27/2012 6:09am
Does being the number 1 rider at Suzuki put Metcalfe over the top? Every year he's improved being the number 2 rider to a podium contender. I have a feeling that being the number 1 rider Metcalfe is going to work that much harder and have that extra confidence in 2012 to contend for the plate.
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MtnBoy 11/11/2011 1:22pm
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Nope
Yamaharider1474 11/11/2011 1:23pm
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No but i do wish him luck this year and i hope he proves me worng. Good luck Metty.
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therealjonon 11/11/2011 1:45pm
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he should definitely be one of the top 5 guys here and there but i cant see him winning. helluva tough competitor hopefully he proves me wrong

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chump6784 11/11/2011 2:13pm
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as good as it would be to see there is a stacked field and some serious competition. read an interview with him not long ago and he was saying that it took him a while to get the bike dialled and by the end of the season he was happy with it. now he has the offseason to build on that and being the no.1 rider will be good for him
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peelout 11/11/2011 2:15pm
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therealjonon wrote:
he should definitely be one of the top 5 guys here and there but i cant see him winning. helluva tough competitor hopefully he proves me...
he should definitely be one of the top 5 guys here and there but i cant see him winning. helluva tough competitor hopefully he proves me wrong
i would say he's the front of the group not named Villopoto, Dungey, Stewart, Reed, Canard.

take some top 3-5's every now and then. but beating them outright, nah. i don't think so.
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wawazat 11/11/2011 2:36pm
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He should of kept his other number, people wouldn't expect so much.. Nobody expects much from three digit guys.
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JJO741 11/11/2011 2:48pm
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Come outdoors I feel he can if he can find a little more speed. Supercross, not so much. I hope he proves otherwise. Metty is a hard worker.
Whoops_Blitzer 11/11/2011 3:21pm
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I don't know how to break this to you, RocketLab...

Oh, good, everyone did it for me. Never mind!

He's right up there with the top of that second tier, but is he better than Short, Windham, Brayton, and Millsaps? How about Grant, Weimer, Tickle, and Hanson? Once in a while, yes, but every week? Sorry, but he ain't breaking the top 5 at the end of the season without a disaster from the big guys. Outdoors he'll be awesome, though.Cheerful

Quick, someone get Metcalfe in here to read these comments for motivation!
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SlowMoFo 11/11/2011 4:15pm
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I wouldn't doubt if any given day he is giving hell to one of the top five guys mentioned before!
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Little Dave 11/11/2011 6:11pm
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Outdoors is Metty's bread and butter, he can haul ass like a scolded cat outdoors and fitness isn't a problem. I reckon we'll see a different Metty this year!
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ME686 11/11/2011 8:13pm
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I just wanna see him get through sx healthy and get it in outdoors. He will be fast.
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TeamGreen 11/11/2011 8:28pm
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Whan he wins a Main...well...

It's jus' gonna be nice.
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Scooter McGavin 11/11/2011 9:05pm
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No, but it would be cool if he did, seems like a squared away dude.
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Gym Briggs 11/11/2011 11:45pm
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This will be his best chance ever of doing it in my opinion. He won't be in this situation again on factory equipment.
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machine 11/12/2011 5:34am
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Negative, he's a "second" rider without a teammate due to Suzi losing out to JGR plain and simple.
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MX_Andrew83 11/12/2011 5:36am
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As cool as that would be, I just don't see it happening.
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adamdf 11/12/2011 7:23am
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RocketLab wrote:
Does being the number 1 rider at Suzuki put Metcalfe over the top? Every year he's improved being the number 2 rider to a podium contender...
Does being the number 1 rider at Suzuki put Metcalfe over the top? Every year he's improved being the number 2 rider to a podium contender. I have a feeling that being the number 1 rider Metcalfe is going to work that much harder and have that extra confidence in 2012 to contend for the plate.
Outdoors? I think he'll have some good rides.

Nice avatar by the way.

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rmz361 11/12/2011 7:25am
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SX...Not really. Dont think its his thing.

Outdoors...With it being his second year on the bike i expect some big things from him. His speed and fitness is there, just has to be consistent each round. I wouldnt be surprised to see him finish top 3 in points.
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RocketLab 11/12/2011 9:18am
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adamdf wrote:
Outdoors? I think he'll have some good rides.

Nice avatar by the way.
When I thought of this I was considering Metcalfe outdoors. He is getting faster every year outdoors.

Thanks, that's my 9 year old racing in New Braunfels, TX last year.
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tbanks 11/12/2011 1:33pm
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I think this year has potential to be his best year ever, but results wise he will still be second class to the top 5 in Supercross.

As everyone else says outdoors is a whole different story. I can see him pulling off a win or two outdoors if the right pieces fall into place for him.
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RandyS 11/12/2011 3:59pm
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There are Stewarts, Reeds, Dungeys, Canards, and RVs.

There are Ferrys, Shorts, Windhams, and Metcalfes.

Brett Metcalfe is a damn good Metcalfe.

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