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martin was hurt and struggled, who knows tf happened to dunge in moto 2 and why tomac stalled out moving forward in moto 1.
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people can bitch at RD over the result but here's the thing to remember- the dude answers the bell every time. No excuses- inconvenient, travel, sore, tired- no nothing. Shows up for his country and does his best, which appears to be a thankless job given the amount of whinging going on here.
france took it to us. hats off to them.
I also think it's definitely worth noting that the best rider in the world has been absent from the event the past three seasons, and that rider has won his class every time he's gone and went 4-0 as a team. That has to play a huge part.
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You should thank the rock that hit simpsons chain. Without that rock you would have missed the podium.
The guys need to prepare for the race, get used to the time difference, the temperature, everything. Like any professional sport the days of just rolling up and winning races aren't realistic anymore.
That's not really true. There might be a few more mellow, forgiving styles of jumps at Lommel or Kegums, but thats because they suit that style of circuit and the jump faces and landings begin to break down meaning you can hit them harder - just like Southwick!
On the whole GP tracks vary quite a lot but generic tabletops or doubles with steep take offs and landings are common place.
FFS just admit it to yourself, don't blame injuries, don't blame mechanicals, don't blame starts, tracks, food or any of that shit.
you win together and lose together, that's racing.
Mohammed talked sense, you didn't.
Tomac was ultra quick yes and a delight to see him at his best, but across the race he wasn't the fastest, last year or this year, end of story.
oh and for the record when he did his "superman crash" as you call it he was chasing Roczen, that's your national champ that probably isn't as fast as Tomac either.
5 FROM 10 MY ARSE
Wake up dude, times are changing, and you're sleeping through everything that's great about the world..
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No doubt USA earned their wins regardless of other teams bad luck, but that's racing and that's my point, don't complain when luck doesn't go your way, you have had your fair share of good luck in comparison and if you know the history you will agree.
History doesn't care about excuses and what if, but, or maybe and neither do I. A lot on here should try, it's refreshing.
Gang, did anyone walk Glen Helen or Unadilla or RedBud after the races to see how rough they were? Does anyone not see the huge differences between, say, RedBud and Miller, or Hangtown and High Point? Do you realize that we haven't been "smoothing the tracks out" for years because we only have about 12 minutes between motos?
Why can't we give Team France credit for winning as a team, staying off the ground, riding consistently fast and smart, and having the outright winner of both motos? Why can't we give Belgium's Red Knights credit for backing up last year's win with another solid outing here behind a couple fast and smart veterans?
We had some problems and we lost. Tony Cairoli also crashed and had bad starts and under-performed as a result of his injured knee -- are the Italians blaming the GP tracks? Chad Reed didn't get 50 feet off the starting gate -- is that Anaheim's fault? Shawn Simpson's chain fell off -- blame it on Hawkstone Park?
Our guys raced hard, gave it hell and but still lost. Give them credit for spending five extra weeks trying to stay in outdoor shape and keep testing and then traveling across the world to race with the rest of the world's best while everyone else is here is switching teams, taking time off, practicing supercross for 2015.
We should be proud of their efforts, disappointed in defeat, but gracious and respectful too.
DC
MX Sports
I think the US riders comments about track roughness might be due to surfaces and the longer practices, more riders, longer weekend of the MXdN.
I still however, would like to see a couple more shitty skatey hardpack tracks like Washougal (Teutschenthal) and at least one deep sand track.
You get to answer as to how tho, and I know for sure that's not easy... good luck!
PS. That track above could be about 10 feet wider haha
I do feel that the American marketing machine to get the races on tv is creating a bit too specialized racing here in America and it's showing at the GP level.
As long as American MX needs sponsor dollars this is not going to change drastically until the economy runs wild again.
So give credit where credit is due!
I think it's great is that it shows no matter where you come from if you have the talent and desire you can win on any given day!
A lot of these riders want a chance to prove they deserve a ride and an opportunity no matter where they are from or where it takes them
What a day to make a statement.
Bagging on the team is not going to make any new riders want to setup up to the pressure for the criticism in the future!
Congrats to the winners and riders on the podium!
DC
MX Sports
I've also been landed on haha...
My points still stand:
What team manager makes Martin not break his foot,
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Dungey/Tomac's first turn crash?
Do you honestly think DeCoster told Tomac and Dungey not to try and win and instead settle into 11th place?
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