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To put that point into perspective, at least three or four of the fastest and most experienced MX2 riders were absent from Glen Helen; Herlings, Ferrandis, Tixier & Tonkov. As for the remainder of the field, Max Anstie was probably closest to Nelson in terms of age and experience, and he had a poor USGP.
Nelson rode really well and Im not sure any of the guys I listed above would have had anyting for him anyway, bar maybe Herlings. But considering Glen Gelen is only a 30 minute drive away from the TLD teams headquarters I'd imagine those guys have a pretty unique understanding of the place. In comparison I don't think many of the MX2 riders had ever been there before, I know Gajser or Jonass certainly hadn't.
He chose not to race against the best competition available to him and instead chose to race a division in which he knew there was not any at his level.
Imo it was a wise decision though after what happened last year. He comes back and reaffirms the notion in his head that he is unbeatable. It's a wise move to make the step up with no doubts or regrets.
However if he hangs back next year after the floor wiping he's put on the class this year my opinion will drastically change of him. I would wonder if he truly wants to race people who may be able to run his pace, or close to it.
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So it's not just fastest laps where he's nailing it. It's over the whole race distance. And when you consider that he had a huge lead and didn't need to push, that's pretty impressive.
Herlings- 1.51.6
450 Moto 1 Fastest Lap:
Gajser- 1:53.3
250 Moto 2 Fastest Lap:
Herlings- 1:51.4
450 Moto 2 Fastest Lap:
Febvre- 1:52.2
To add a little more context to it, Herlings last lap of the second MX2 Moto was a 1:53.0. So he was on par with the 450 guys even after 30+2
With nobody pushing him but himself.
He could actually make MXGP boring, so maybe he's fine where he is for now!
Source: motocrossplanet
http://www.motocrossplanet.nl/nieuws-nat/51809/Jeffrey-Herlings-a.s-don…-
Success on the 250 does not mean success on the 450.....
Totally different animal.
I think Herlings would be fine on a 450, but I think he would be closer in speed to the top contenders in MX1. (Gajser and Febvre)
I could be wrong though, he could be like Tomac outdoors in 2015..... We will see!
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He was pretty quick on the 250, beat JH a couple of times. That was about it.
It IS the Pro class.
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It's also the last year Herlings had any competition for a complete season.
As for comparing him to Davalos, they are not on the same level. I don't have a problem with someone old riding the 250 class if they haven't won a championship or pointed out. I get Dowd started later, but he still rode the 125 after he did well on the 250 outdoors.
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