MXGP Riders coming to the USA

Bigfoot_fr 6/24/2014 9:53am
6/24/2014 9:53am
The most persistant rumor says Febvre to the USA with Husqvarna...

From DV12 facebook, there is no way Paulin is moving out of Europe, and he seems pretty skeptical about Tixier...which i agree to, if Herlings moves up to the 450, it will be the year for the #911 to be world champ...

DV12 is always close to the truth... so i'd go with only Febvre with husky in the states... and maybe Ferrandis since he had openly said several times that he wants to movd out of europe
THE mx addict 6/24/2014 10:13am
6/24/2014 10:13am
Bigfoot_fr wrote:
The most persistant rumor says Febvre to the USA with Husqvarna... From DV12 facebook, there is no way Paulin is moving out of Europe, and he...
The most persistant rumor says Febvre to the USA with Husqvarna...

From DV12 facebook, there is no way Paulin is moving out of Europe, and he seems pretty skeptical about Tixier...which i agree to, if Herlings moves up to the 450, it will be the year for the #911 to be world champ...

DV12 is always close to the truth... so i'd go with only Febvre with husky in the states... and maybe Ferrandis since he had openly said several times that he wants to movd out of europe
Ferrandis will stay with CLS Kawasaki in MX2 one more year at least... 100% sure.
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426Hemi 6/24/2014 10:22am
6/24/2014 10:22am
Fraser wrote:
Are you covering for Geoff while he's on holiday or something?
LOL, he does sound like a Youthstream propaganda machine.

Can any of these threads not turn into a US vs. the World debate and stay about the riders?
crusty_xx 6/24/2014 11:13am
6/24/2014 11:13am
biker85 wrote:
facts are MXGP 2014: 4 different heat winners: Cairoli, Paulin, Nagl and Desalle MXGP 2013: 5 different heat winners Cairoli, Desalle, De Dycker, Paulin and Simpson...
facts are

MXGP 2014: 4 different heat winners: Cairoli, Paulin, Nagl and Desalle
MXGP 2013: 5 different heat winners Cairoli, Desalle, De Dycker, Paulin and Simpson

We all think they many riders can win but history proves they can't anymore.
its not just about winning. You have van Horebeek without a single MXGP win and he still has a good chance at the title.
Nationals have seen 3 different winners this and the 2013 season.
You jsut have the guys like RV and Cairoli that run away with the wins but still the rest of both classes are pretty close imo

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Andy McKinstry 6/24/2014 11:21am
6/24/2014 11:21am
Park Boys wrote:
I got news for you son.... the USA never runs out of motocross talent. It is overflowing at the moment.
Andy McKinstry wrote:
Lol why aren't the teams in USA signing the talent that's coming through then instead of trying to sign GP riders then?
Park Boys wrote:
Lets see Webb, Martin and AC were all rookies last year. Half of the factory connection team are young guys and they have Jordan coming up...
Lets see Webb, Martin and AC were all rookies last year. Half of the factory connection team are young guys and they have Jordan coming up this year, Shane on TLD was a rookie last year. Justin Hill is in his second year at PC. Do you need me to keep going? We have a never ending crop of young guys coming up through the ranks we always have and always will.
All them guys already have rides... there isn't that many guys that haven't got the rides already coming up .
Andy McKinstry 6/24/2014 11:22am
6/24/2014 11:22am
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McCread is right.. You know talent coming from usa must not be all that great when teams over there are trying to sign riders from mx2...
McCread is right.. You know talent coming from usa must not be all that great when teams over there are trying to sign riders from mx2.. Americans think that class is slow but yet they are still trying to sign the riders lol.
Anyway i think tonus and tixier will be the only 2 that go..Altho if i was tixier i would stay KTM or go ride for Jacky Martens Husky.. Febrve to Ice One husky i think, ferrandis has a CLS contract...Paulin will get a load of money from HRC if he goes and i am sure kawasaki want to keep him so he should stay in gp's! Its surprising tonus didnt take that HRC ride, he would have been great in mxgp and been offered more money for that ride.. Lifestyle better in USA i guess and that is why riders go, also supercross as well..
biker85 wrote:
but then again, if everything is so amazing in the Gp's ... why do they all leave?
Because lifestyle is easier in usa and they want to race sx.
Mchenault499 6/24/2014 12:00pm
6/24/2014 12:00pm
Andy McKinstry wrote:
McCread is right.. You know talent coming from usa must not be all that great when teams over there are trying to sign riders from mx2...
McCread is right.. You know talent coming from usa must not be all that great when teams over there are trying to sign riders from mx2.. Americans think that class is slow but yet they are still trying to sign the riders lol.
Anyway i think tonus and tixier will be the only 2 that go..Altho if i was tixier i would stay KTM or go ride for Jacky Martens Husky.. Febrve to Ice One husky i think, ferrandis has a CLS contract...Paulin will get a load of money from HRC if he goes and i am sure kawasaki want to keep him so he should stay in gp's! Its surprising tonus didnt take that HRC ride, he would have been great in mxgp and been offered more money for that ride.. Lifestyle better in USA i guess and that is why riders go, also supercross as well..
It's not about the american talent, It's about trying to find that elite rider. A lot of riders that come here end up being those top ten guys not the elite, but teams are going to keep searching.

It's like saying the american basketball talent must not be all that great when NBA teams choose to draft international prospects instead. Flawed way of thinking.
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Robgvx 6/24/2014 12:11pm
6/24/2014 12:11pm
Mchenault499 wrote:
It's not about the american talent, It's about trying to find that elite rider. A lot of riders that come here end up being those top...
It's not about the american talent, It's about trying to find that elite rider. A lot of riders that come here end up being those top ten guys not the elite, but teams are going to keep searching.

It's like saying the american basketball talent must not be all that great when NBA teams choose to draft international prospects instead. Flawed way of thinking.
Or like saying that English soccer players are crap because the English league is full of foreigners.

Oh, wait...
Bigfoot_fr 6/24/2014 12:49pm
6/24/2014 12:49pm
Robgvx wrote:
Or like saying that English soccer players are crap because the English league is full of foreigners.

Oh, wait...
That made me think, motocross is probably one of the sports that brings the most differences with local and foreign riders.

like in soccer, basketball and all those sports i dont think it matters that much if the guy is european, american or african.... and i dont see any other sport that has so much competition between the US and europe..

Looks like its a big deal for mx... weird

(Idk if anyone could understand what i tried to say)
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APLMAN99 6/24/2014 12:55pm
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Andy McKinstry wrote:
McCread is right.. You know talent coming from usa must not be all that great when teams over there are trying to sign riders from mx2...
McCread is right.. You know talent coming from usa must not be all that great when teams over there are trying to sign riders from mx2.. Americans think that class is slow but yet they are still trying to sign the riders lol.
Anyway i think tonus and tixier will be the only 2 that go..Altho if i was tixier i would stay KTM or go ride for Jacky Martens Husky.. Febrve to Ice One husky i think, ferrandis has a CLS contract...Paulin will get a load of money from HRC if he goes and i am sure kawasaki want to keep him so he should stay in gp's! Its surprising tonus didnt take that HRC ride, he would have been great in mxgp and been offered more money for that ride.. Lifestyle better in USA i guess and that is why riders go, also supercross as well..
Park Boys wrote:
I got news for you son.... the USA never runs out of motocross talent. It is overflowing at the moment.
Andy McKinstry wrote:
Lol why aren't the teams in USA signing the talent that's coming through then instead of trying to sign GP riders then?
When the choice is between a 16yo kid coming through the ams and a 23yo veteran of 6-8 years of professional racing, the fact that it's close at all is rather telling. It's like professional baseball's farm system. The rookies should probably start off at the rookie or A level, then work up through AA and AAA levels before reaching the Major Leagues. In effect, the GPs are the AAA level under the current movement that is occurring.
FlickitFlat 6/24/2014 1:48pm
6/24/2014 1:48pm
Andy McKinstry wrote:
McCread is right.. You know talent coming from usa must not be all that great when teams over there are trying to sign riders from mx2...
McCread is right.. You know talent coming from usa must not be all that great when teams over there are trying to sign riders from mx2.. Americans think that class is slow but yet they are still trying to sign the riders lol.
Anyway i think tonus and tixier will be the only 2 that go..Altho if i was tixier i would stay KTM or go ride for Jacky Martens Husky.. Febrve to Ice One husky i think, ferrandis has a CLS contract...Paulin will get a load of money from HRC if he goes and i am sure kawasaki want to keep him so he should stay in gp's! Its surprising tonus didnt take that HRC ride, he would have been great in mxgp and been offered more money for that ride.. Lifestyle better in USA i guess and that is why riders go, also supercross as well..
biker85 wrote:
but then again, if everything is so amazing in the Gp's ... why do they all leave?
Andy McKinstry wrote:
Because lifestyle is easier in usa and they want to race sx.
LOL, Did you come up with that one during your Tea Break?
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bsharkey 6/24/2014 1:57pm
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JonnyDH84 wrote:
I get why the young guys want to go to the US MXGP may have talented riders but as a series it is not doing well...
I get why the young guys want to go to the US MXGP may have talented riders but as a series it is not doing well gate numbers are poor and that doesnt leave much opportunity for young riders moving up. Plus there is hearlings sandbagging the MX2 class.
yeah for sure his competition is moving up but he isn't ha ha
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Brent 6/24/2014 8:56pm
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bsharkey wrote:
yeah for sure his competition is moving up but he isn't ha ha
Yeah, but 10 years from now no one will remember how weak the field was, they will just see Herlings' multiple titles.

lostboy819 6/24/2014 9:04pm
6/24/2014 9:04pm
I hope all the fast guys from the GPs get the chance to come over and race in the US. It makes for some great racing.
overthebars39 6/24/2014 10:05pm
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biker85 wrote:
take a minute to read this impressive work from Adam Wheeler .... what the paddock thinks abouth Gp's 2014 They all say it's black except one...
take a minute to read this

impressive work from Adam Wheeler .... what the paddock thinks abouth Gp's 2014

They all say it's black except one person ... he keeps pretending it's white ...

http://ontrackoffroad.com/magazine/otor-june-24th-83/?numpage=2297371/8…
I see other team managers being optimistic about the whole structure of MXGP. They all seem to complain about the costs tho.

And now it's clear that Luongo wants to make a MotoGP out of MXGP. I love how he keeps boasting he has 150 riders now, while there used to be 80. But he seems to forget he has to add that there was no European championship back then.
I also love how he says the free entry system does not work, the guy ran it for one round and he promoted it like a few weeks before the GP started. How the F is someone that wants to race it gonna be capable of joining in if he is notified a few weeks in advance he can race for free... Europe and America is out the economic crisis? Wtf? Luongo certainly fails his economics class. It's not because thrust in the financial market is slowly going up that the crisis is over. It's still very unstable and vulnerable.

One thing is clear, everyone has to pay to race in this structure. The only entity benefiting from this show is YS. The MXGP's will turn into a pay to race sport like F1. The very top guys will make money while the rest has to bring their own funding to make a chance at being noticed. IMO that's not what motocross is about. Geboers seems to know what's up and i see he does not like what he's experiencing. And he does not seem to be a four-stroke fan, either.
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PressPassP 6/25/2014 3:01am
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Jt$ wrote:
Herlings is on his own level but the rest are very comparable to what the USA currently has to offer. The top ten in both MX2/250...
Herlings is on his own level but the rest are very comparable to what the USA currently has to offer. The top ten in both MX2/250 series are very talented. Trying to say one is better than the other is not really feasible IMO.
Racing the Nationals and visiting Europe a lot it's hard to disagree.they make up a very competitive racing in their own series,the transition is more often the big test,(SX aside as it's obviously very different),each side has a different style of racing and,I love watching both series for that.theres been excellent racing,behind say JH84,BB and JM checking out that is

Mind you I'd like to see more US boys come over and fair play to Thomas Covington for doing it,it would be interested in how he would do back home

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