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People lashing out at other people it always ends up happening
Who cares
People take this way to seriously
I've visited here for years, just never bothered to post but the Herlings stuff has got me kind of confused. Confused in that a bloke who has beaten US riders and who is undeniably fast (sand or no sand) can be written off as maybe a Top 10 - if he has a good day. Folks are saying that and it's not just nonsense it incredibly disrespectful to the guys in GPs and MX2 in particular. Is it just me who sees the irony in the claims that Herlings is arrogant?
I'm not a Youthstream fan but if Herlings wants to race a 250 then let him. Personally I think he should go to the US Nationals, do 2 seasons in 250s then go back to the GPs in MX1. He's not doing that, not because he's scared of the racing but because he seems to want to race GPs. It's his life, leave him to it.
Will he win when he goes over in a couple of weeks, I don't know. If he does it's unlikely to be easy, there are several riders in 250s who're fast too. The track is just another motocross track, if he or anyone else can't cope with the track then he/they need to work harder. Herlings is at a slight disadvantage but I don't think any of the others is exactly a local expert.
And your last paragraph? Do you really believe that?
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I'm glad he's comin to try it out and the racing will be sick.
The bloke who's pretty much universally accepted as the 2nd fastest in GP racing isn't much more than a 3 digit pro in the USA? Think about it, that's what you're saying.
And you're calling Herlings arrogant.
This is the bit I'm confused about. If any of your top US guys came to the GPs we'd want them to do well, to have fun, enjoy their time and come back again. What's so wrong with welcoming one of the, if not the, fastest 250 rider in the world to a race and giving him some respect?
regarding him off the track though- he's actually a really nice kid to speak to. He comes across as cocky/ arrogant in the media but if you spend any time talking to him he's a good kid.
theres going to be some humble pie eaten around this place on august 9th!
It's inevitable that regardless of how he does at Unadilla, you just know that it won't resolve the argument on here of how he matches up to the yanks.
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Forget SX,it's out the equation, it has nothing to do with anything GP,Unadilla,and totally wrong to make comparisons with when talking Herlings and Moto,although Lommel is an MX2 track,like Lierop,Valkensvaard and on the GP calendar,(Herlings doesn't practice there btw) any AMA rider would have to ride them IF the contested the series,just how they'd fare over a year in Europe is unknown the 2 MX series are so very different given the variables and both as tough
I'm sorry but any 250 rider over recent years would be "slapped around" by Herlings in a series over here,or would anyone deny that?
Herlings could well be the fastest in the World right now,without contesting a race over there,just like some AMA guys could be without riding anywhere outside their country
The fact that over last couple of years the US guys that have struggled in the MXdN,while with their own equipment, hefty entourage, ample time time to aclimatise,multiple practice sessions etc still goes unacknowledged by some who still claim those guys are the best,I don't doudt the talents of any of these top riders from either side,they're all going to be tougher to beat depending on where they race
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