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They could have flew in earlier and rode on Wednesday with other people like everyone else, but they want special treament.
Imagine if they lost after being the only team allowed a private test day on the track, and being the last people to ride it before the race
I think if amyone needs to ride the track before they race it, it should be teams like Mongolia, not the top teams lol It could be dangerous having those guys on the track with some of the best guys in the world flying round.
Plus, I doubt it will be anything like it will be on the weekend.
I can't wait to see how this year turns out!
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Like I said it won't affect the result USA will win. But it's the principle of it. (regardless of the team)
You're showing your insecurity my friend....
Who is they?
Do you think Rodger or the riders asked for "special treatment", or do you think the track offered special treatment to Rodger/Team USA?
What inside facts do you have that show that they "wanted" and indeed did ask for special treatment?
Or are you just talking to talk and pulling assumptions out of your ass,mccread? lol
Kind gestures aren't weird to me (maybe some are lol).
As for GP riders riding on Budd's or Lakewood, I do feel it would have been a kind gesture if it was indeed offered up to the riders or to some of the top teams as a sign of respect and to help them get better acclimated.But then again,could have they have made it over at least a week before the event/event's? The GP's go longer then the Nationals do.
Team USA went quite a bit earlier then we usually do to these events.It's not like Team USA showed up over there the last Wednesday or Thursday before the race and demanded to ride the track I would assume.
Still would like to know ,who asked who,or who offered what to who.
How many Laps has AC , or Herlings , Big ken , or any of the other GP guys done on this track over the years? Hundreds?
Holy crap....I have seen some severe whining before.....but this takes the cake.
In saying that, the part that was open the other day looked pretty similar to last year. If the other half of the track is opened for the US, then that kind of is unfair, because that section is completely different this year
although... just to stir a little bit, the Australian team has never seen the track and they haven't been given a day
buuut it won't matter just like teams that get press day.. especially so for Lommel they prob won't be able to use in the 2nd moto what they learn in the 1st haha
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But, the track is flat and they can only ride part of it. Something like half the track.
Funny thing is that here we are argueing about it, while the other Nations-riders don't give a shit that team USA is riding there today.
Wednesday they had they opportunity to train at Lommel and there were about 10 MXoN riders there. So if it is such a big deal, where were the other 60 or 70 Nations-riders wedsnesday?
Just let these guys ride today. They have never ridden it, have probably a huge jetlag and it is not even the complete track.....
Think the only team missing out will be the Aussies, well at least the Yamaha riders who don't fly out till Monday, though sounds like they have been getting plenty of sand practice at a private track in Aus.
Love the quote from Cody Cooper in the Vurb Vid, Yeah the track will be tough be we raced in the sand in Aus this year and it was tough and up and down hill.
Wanneroo in Western Australia is also endless deep sand, and the top three from our MX1 class will all be racing (two for Aus and one for NZ) and our MX2 winner from that round will be in our team.
Aussie underdogs
I wish we could be like Great Britain and call ourselves Great Australasia, and then they got rid of that bullshit age rule in MX2, a team off Reed, Townley and someone like Metty in MX2 would be a challenge for any team
Marvin Musquin is there too.
Not team USA only then.
You think Kiwis and Aussies would race on the same team?!
The place was open yesterday for practice with part of the actual race track too
Today is closed for private USA practice day where they can ride the actual MXdN track
Personally,even though its a bit strange,and not usually the done thing,I don't think there's too much of a problem with them riding there,if the track is open for practice anyhow,it can only help them,that's obvious
I think that the only thing of significance is the track is open only certain days of the week,the GP teams are all pointing to the MX GP in Germany this weekend ,the guys you see riding in the vids are mostly local or based near,dont think just because guys are based this side of the pond they can go practice there anytime,its not as easy as that,those other guys have only recently arrived here like Cody Cooper,the other teams from away or the smaller teams may not have had the chance to practice like the USA,we don't know how much it cost them or if the deal was done with Y/S or the track
Seems a strange set up to me. Maybe the other teams will get to ride the full track on Monday
MDR was there, but didn't look like he was going to ride... about to head back and find out
I guess you just keep running between the track and McDonalds all day.
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