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Bye the way is an top 10 good enough for the prime MX2 kawasaki team? That's what CLS is - the real representatives from Kawasaki in MX2. There riders need to fight for podiums every grand prix and that is something they aren't doing. Lupino scored his first good result (a podium) in Bulgaria and that was already the 5th Grand Prix of the season!
Kawasaki can't be happy about it, but neither can be the other brands! KTM is overshadowing everyone in MX2.
Sure It's just an argument of many, but after watching him many times in person, one feel he's a top five/ten guy anywhere, meanwhile one of those races where I last my jaw, Jimmy whipping his Geico Honda like nothing else, I also saw a 46-year old non whipping Dowd catch up from pretty far behind, and pass him (Crowhill 2011, and both motos if I remember correctly)...
Again, I think he will grow...
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I never made any claims of world domination. I do believe that history will show Jimmy will have a few top 15 finishes before the season ends and he will earn the respect of many riders in Europe
Can we just pretend that we never sent an American driver to compete in F1.
I also think he will do top 15, I actually think he will manage a top 10 (overall) before the end of this season, and next year if he stays healthy I see a top five in the horizon (at least I wish for that).
It's way harder for you guys to keep up with everything going on over here and could easily underestimate how fast certain riders are or know how some of the tracks are
It was a long conversation in the foyer from the Green Motel in Gergeno, Jimmy also told he was not feeling confident with the speed the european riders ride, his feeling was that he has no change and has nothing to do here.
Overall the impression was like he was having a hard time overhere in europe, There were no words about a bad team or wrong treatments, just a ougnest conversation about the difference between the USA and european GP's...
The one thing what stood out was he was quite serious about going back to the USA ASAP.
On raceday it became more obliviuos, he had not a chance, maybe cause of the heat or maybe lack of confidence...
I wish hem good luck!
...oh wait!
American CLS hopeful Jimmy Decotis once again failed to come to terms with the GP track and finished out of the points; he will now resume his career in his homeland after discovering the intensity of the competition at world GP level.
Jimmy Decotis: “My last GP in Europe was not more successful than the previous ones. I definitively struggled with the track and twice I had a very bad start. I didn’t finish the second race; I crashed and had chance of points when I got back on the bike.”
http://www.kawasaki-racingteam.eu/motocross/news.asp?Id=3400044455B
Jimmy Decotis @JDecotis613 11h
@Scabs304 @MichaelLeib170 you have no idea the changes and different situations From us nationals to GP's. and vice versa.
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Shame if Jimmy is going home,I also thought he might crack top 15
Personally I feel sorry for the guy. Everyone says he is super nice and tried hard. But it is totally different racing a world championship to your own national championship even f it is the USA Nationals.
The problem is many American's come in over confident due to the false perception of the GPs they are fed in the USA. Their expectations are too high and their knowledge of the series is minimal and as a consequence they just get overwhelmed by the speed and versality needed to race in the diverse tracks series in the different countries. Their confidence takes a nose dive and it knocks the stuffing out of them and they go home.
Guys like Osborne and even Leib deserve credit because it isn't easy to be successful in GPs.
"These guys here are fast as death, nbr 1 till nbr 10 are so incredibly fast it's unbelievable, and then up to 20th place they are slower but still i can't compete with these guys, i got no reason te be here..."
Jimmy told that he was "not feeling confident with those fast guy's and those tough tracks". "i hope i will be home soon and have fun again on the bike"
I felt sorry for him, he was looking pretty sad.... And, he even didn't rode GP's as, Lommel, Lierop and Valkenswaard...
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I agree that in general American are pretty clueless about Europe, that goes from mechanics to CEOs, and sometimes it's pretty chocking, and many Europeans can be proud that we learn much more about the US than the other way around, but I don't know if that equals them always thinking it will be a walk in the park. One thing is to say, we are the best at home, in their couch, but the facial expression on the mxdn team members going over, the possy they carry around to "protect them" from whatever, or newly arrived American tourists at the airport doesn't reflect that cockyness once seen or maybe heard a few hours before at LAX or whatever...
Hopefully this will stop americans from ganging up on europeans not living up to expectations in Ama (herlings in 2014?)
I will not try to convince one or another, i was sitting there with a friend of mine, at first we even didn't noticed who was sitting next to us. After hearing some of these words we started listening, as soon we heard the name Mitch (Payton i guess) we where convinced it was Jimmy.
I never saw Jimmy in real life, there is no reason for me to change his words or let it sound different.
Beiing in this leage, riding along with those guys, i can only give respect, if someone speaks out those words i think people should hear them.
It was sad to hear what he had to tell and... I guess jimmy won't accept my quotes either.
If he does, he's a honest chap...
1.) You just happened to be cruising Vital MX?
2.) came across this thread?
3.) just signed up today?
4.) And just happened to be sitting right next to Jimmy and listen to every word he was saying on the phone?
5.) AND....just felt like signing up like a good person and filling us all in huh?
PFFT!....haha!.......Dude , there is so much bullshit behind what you just said it's pathetic.
Jimmy is a great SX rider. He's never been an out door specialist and I don't think he ever claimed to be. Was he a fish out of water over there? Of course he was. And it you brought all those GP guys over here to race an SX race.....Jimmy would make 99% of them look like they didn't belong there either.
I do believe he's probably bummed he didn't do better......but you make it sound like it just totally , and utterly ruined him as a person. Haha.....this is some funny shit!
I wonder how long you'll stick around after this thread goes away?
And BTW........you heard Jimmy say all that stuff......but your typing and spelling skills are lacking to say the least. Maybe don't understand the English language to well? But you understood every word Jimmy said on the phone huh?
Riiiight.
I was kinda expecting something like this.
If you don't believe me, then don't.
I have never said he is a bad rider, i just didn't knew how he looked like, i know all the GP riders who are in the game for at least last 10 years, Jimmy came allong, blame me for not knowing his face, sorry for that.
Ohh, my mate who was with me, he's following world MX for about 25 years, he didn't recognized him either, so now we are probaly really stupid eh?
If you are an investigator, find out in wich Hotel they stayed, i can tell you, the green Motel in Corgeno. Ohh.. and they have red chairs in the lobby, book a plane and find out! The 3th one on the right (in a corner) was the one he was sitting on, maybe they have it on camera too ;-)!
I never accused anyone, i never blamed anyone, i have just typed the words....
If Jimmy is a very good Supercross rider, i believe you, if he is a nice guy i believe that also.
I would have wished he was a rider who could get along overhere, we need more rivalry between USA and Europe! That realy helps the sport i believe.
Before "someone" start making jokes and stuf, how many languages do you speak reasonable?
Can you reply in proper Dutch maybe? Could be funny ;-)!
Sorry Jeffro, i was in for a dialogue... not making someone look bad.
I have signed in today, wanted to bring the news, a topic is kinda about that or not?
So if the quotes sounds like bullshit, then you are probably smart enough to be right all the time...
Some guys are trying to express themselves and putting up a dialogue in an understandable manner to you, please have some respect for that. If they come out short, correct them so they learn. But laughing at it is just childish...
To be ontopic, it sux he did not meet the expectations of CLS (and maybe himself) the guy seems like a down to earth genion person. I hope he comes out stronger as a person after this adventure.
Really? C'mon man.....that story is so full of holes it's crazy. If he was an anonymous American poster......I would have probably called him out more than I just did. I don't know the guy from Adam , and I very much doubt this is his first account here......which brings up the question.....who was he on his last account?
Like I said....maybe the dude is a good guy I don't know? I just don't believe a word he said.
I know this is hard for those of you that don't actually ride and have never rode or raced to understand, but this kid is coming off two major injuries. He broke both ankles when his semi factory Honda blew up just before his first full MX outdoor season. Then trying to come back from that tore his ACL and missed a whole year coming back from that.
He just got back on a bike a few months before the supercross season started this year and his results although rusty were very good on his privateer Honda. Clearly he hasn't had enough outdoor seat time in the last few years to go over to Europe and compete at his best. New bike, the other side of the pond, plucked right out of the middle of supercross. Not making excuses for the kid but for all of those piling on let's keep up with the facts! If you think you're seeing the best of Jimmy D right now you are sadly mistaken...
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