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Remember, Trey was substantially slower than both Ryans in his 5 or 6 races in 2010, then suddenly had the sprinting speed of RV the next year if not better, and RV was going quite a bit faster himself. That's a huge gain, folks. Trey won three races last year, probably all of them holeshots. With his starts, Barcia will have plenty of opportunities to lead from the green flag to the checkers, believe dat.
Barcia has led plenty and won 450 races indoors and out- coming into this season, proven himself internationally, all that stuff. He's dominated SX the last two years in a way Canard could've only dreamed about. Crazy consistency (which improved instantly when he got on the 450 last year), and ridiculous starts that seem to have made the transition to the big bike intact. His confidence and drive to prove he belongs in the mix seem to be huge as well. Watch out for the Bam Bam.
Excellent to hear Trey's fitness is up. All the better to hold on with, throw that thing sideways
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I have to agree with Canard. They've been teammates before and Canard was faster on the same bike. I think they both have tremendous potential though. Canard has slightly more experience, especially in the 450 class in SX, but Barcia arguably has less pressure which could be a big plus for him.
I don't know, it's close.
Sounds like this year we might not have the Big 5, more like Big 7 with Barcia and Wilson moving up. Imagine a legit 7 way battle for the championship?!
Take your turn in the barrel
Barcia's riding style is so recklesss that he is going to end up one of two places. The top or the bottom. . . No settling. On a 450 with that style, it's going to bite you and likely sooner than later. This is of course considering that he is going to transition to the big bike with the same riding style. . .
Canard has been out of the game for the greater part of three years. Alot happens during that time and the competition only gets faster. Just ask Stewart how sitting out of racing affects his speed.
He needs to back it off a few percent.
Really??? I wonder if Villopoto would agree with that? I remember Canard parking him pretty hard on the face of a finish line jump when a lites SX title was on the line.....
I can't wait to see how the class react to Barcia, if any of the big guys try to rough him up like how they introduced Weimer to the 450s, they're going to be dealing with a whole different animal.
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Canard, on the other hand, will be solid but a little more cautious. And with good reason. But give him a couple races to find his mojo again, and he will throw it down and finish the season strong. With a little luck, obviously.
Good luck to both of them can't wait for this Sx season to start!
As a lot of people already stated, Canard just want to stay intact this season.
On another note, I don't get all the hype around Wilson. I'm not impressed and I really think he'll be a bust in the big class. Maybe I'm way off but I don't believe in him.
Barcia is in for a very rude awakening
Re Barcia- it is hard to know how he or others will stack up but heres a glimse of Barcia messing around on a 450. I never thought he'd be comfy on one because he revs so much but just look at him-(my fav is the 5:16 mark). Messing around in Italy he was every bit as fast as ex champ (granted CR was racing himself back into it after a break but speed is speed).
After this JB seemed to stop a lot of the chenanigans(sp?), built his own training facility away from all the distractions and hired a tough son of bitch Jeff Stanton as coach/mentor...I think getting embarassed in the end of that race might have been blessing to him...others not so much.The rude awakening mentioned earlier may be for more than just Barcia-..just sayin he looks comfy on that fiddy-
https://youtu.be/Fz5H1VYUePA
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