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DC
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How much better would JMart have ridden had he been healthy? I'm guessing quite a bit better, but how much is hard to say.
So Dungey goes 2-11, coming from way back in the pack in the last moto after another crash as a result of the terrible first turn.
Tomac is easily the fastest man on the track for the whole weekend, setting fastest lap times like Geoff makes idiotic statements. I loved that Paul "The American Hater" Malin had little to say as Tomac was making the GP riders look like amateurs in the 3rd moto.
JMart has a broken foot...and STILL goes 11-13. Call me silly but I'm thinking he would have done better without a BROKEN FOOT.
The "tide" has not turned. No one is immune from bad luck forever.
And who hasn't been on Team USA for the past 3 years?
Dungey completed 17 laps, passed about fifteen riders and had a top speed and lap times comparable to most of the riders ahead of him. Could he have really done that in just 2nd gear? Seems people like to cling on to these unsubstantiated rumours when Dungey doesn't perform to expectations.
If RV1,JS7 and Baggett where in shape things would have not been tha same in the end......
U.S. is lucky because of the big option to choose between great riders.
And let's not forget riders like Canard,Milsaps,Bam Bam etc etc.
These are all riders who can well do into MXdN!!
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You mention strategy. Other than try and win the damn thing, does anyone really know what USA's strategy is?
Is there a stated process by which we choose the team manager?
How are the riders chosen?
Why do we not have a transparent and stated process by which our top riders are chosen?
Why isn't there any organization or fund raising for the team well in advance of the race so that the fans can get involved?
Why do we not have a MXdN committee of wise men to help make these decisions?
Can you imagine anyone with a goal they want to accomplish and plenty of time to prepare, going after that goal and not have a step by step plan utilizing every resource available?
All I am saying is that I think we have some room to improve our chances if we pull together and put some effort into this thing by getting behind our team with new ideas and some resources.
Why does the announcement of USA's team every year remind me of the selection for the Pope? Everyone waits for the smoke to rise above the Vatican as the selection process occurs in secret. Most years the riders don't even know who it will be until the last minute. Just who is making the decision on which riders are picked? Doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
And why not tap into the most charitable selfless country in the world. No country comes close to the giving nature of Americans when you combine what our Government and private foundations give to every imaginable type of cause through out the US and world.
Moto X fans here are no different. Give the fans an opportunity in advance to donate, buy a hat, beanie, T-Shirt or a jacket just like Team USA wears, along with hitting up the corporate bank accounts and you could pull some serious financial assistance for the Team that could be kept in a Team USA MXdN fund.
Come on man. This is MERIKA!
We get sh!t done here....
Only 364 days left for another shot!
DC
MX Sports
USA aren't racing Europe and don't have to beat Europe to win. The odds are in their favour each year and their riders are too good to keep losing with that advantage, they will win again and soon.
I will admit I had the USA odds on to win this year as a team (and win motos individually) especially with all the injuries to the other teams. I was shocked they barely made the podium, but that French team always had the speed to do it, Ferrandis was never a weak link, the MX2 class is just underrated. it was a just a case of could they stay off the ground and they pulled it off with room to spare!
Ironically France performed how everyone expected America to perform - no mistakes. While USA performed like France usually do -fast but with crashes.
Last 10 years stats
Lierop, Holland 2004 5-5
France 2005 4-10
Matterley Basin, England 2006 4-12
Budds Creek, USA 2007 5-7
Donington Park, England 2008 2-36
Franciacorta, Italy 2009 4-11
Thunder Valley, USA 2010 10-20
St Jean dÁngely, France 2011 6-12
Lommel, Belgium 2012 2-4
Teutchenthal, Germany 2013 6-17
Kegums, Latvia 2014 7-7
excellent- hit the nail on the head
i will definitely be going to watch at ernee! the atmosphere will be something else!!!
"How Was Your Weekend" loading onto website now. One thing you'll hear US-based riders say is that they struggle with multiday format (cont)
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And the difference in track prep. Most said yesterday was the roughest track they'd ever ridden and that Nats should make track prep similar
Not complaining, I totally understand how live TV times come into play... But has anyone mentioned the back-to-back motos for two of the three classes of only about 45 minutes, because that's much faster turnaround time than both GPs and AMA Motocross...If you were in MX2 or MX3, that was a short break!
DC
MX Sports
More transparency in the US MXDN process would be great
Why not sell the t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats etc. is it a legal restriction? That shit would sell out let the fans help support the effort
Get are team over there a few more days earlier
It is a disadvantage being a month after are nationals. You know them guys take a break they have been fucking racing since A1 and they are only human. So are they as sharp as the gp guys who just finished their series two weeks ago? Maybe-maybe not.
Just some ideas
Much respect to all the riders and congrats to France.
They don't need to change anything,things just havn't gone their way recently,next year they could go through the card
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Exactly! Probably the single biggest improvement we could make to give our riders a better chance for the win. Directly related to the idea of fund raising for the team. With more money to pull from we could get the team over there earlier, rent a solid practice track in the host country for race setup and practice and allow our riders to get acclimated to the difference in time, food, weather, terrain etc.
Plus, give our riders some well deserved time to relax and represent our country abroad, showing the rest of the world what a quality bunch of guys the Yanks really are.
AMA tracks just wont get that rough in one day.. they all start flat , and thats when Martin looked like he fancied it , but by the time his race came round the track wasnt as easy , and it caught him out.
Martin's crash was indeed a freak crash,he was riding great,up until then,Cairoli aside,all his laptimes were pretty well up there with the GP guys.He said he learned a lot,I hope he gets another chance next year,the kid's a warrior
"The definition of insanity, is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome"
"Great riding,great lap,I'm glad we had that whole lap there Jeff because it illustrates how hard Tomac is working here"
"Leaving nothing on the table"
"Look how much time he's closed up already"
"Tomac goes through to 4th place now-wow"
"The fitness levels of this guy are actually incredible,he's had to work so hard"
"The peformance of the race,probably one of the most prolific performances of the MXdN in recent history from Eli Tomac"
Enough praise?
In amongst the usual bitter,twisted bias and anti-Euro,excuse riddled post you could've at least mentioned "well done France"
And well done France. Zero errors.
Our tracks make for much better TV viewing too.
And before anyone brings up ken Roczen, ken Roczen is an AMA guy now he came over learned the tracks long before he got a title.
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