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Surprised no one has said anything on this from Mathes http://racerxonline.com/2016/07/06/observations-redbud-
4 1 Jeremy Martin Millville, MN Yamaha YZ 250F 4 4- I know he’s got two moto wins, but this week J-Mart crashed in a moto again and was passed by his brother. The 4-4 score is not something you should be suicidal about, but again, he wasn’t his usual JEREMY MARTIN self. He’s also 36 points down to Webb and breaking news: the gap is growing. He’s putting on a brave face and being professional about everything but from what I hear behind the scenes, he’s worn out and tired from some intensive training with Johnny O’Mara before they parted ways. He’s tried to rest and do nothing but that’s not working so well either. Whatever it is, he’s not the same guy we’ve seen the last two summers.
Or did I miss a ten-pager on it? Everyone has been talking about some mystery illness or injury. Is it possible he just overdid things training and is exhausted?
4 1 Jeremy Martin Millville, MN Yamaha YZ 250F 4 4- I know he’s got two moto wins, but this week J-Mart crashed in a moto again and was passed by his brother. The 4-4 score is not something you should be suicidal about, but again, he wasn’t his usual JEREMY MARTIN self. He’s also 36 points down to Webb and breaking news: the gap is growing. He’s putting on a brave face and being professional about everything but from what I hear behind the scenes, he’s worn out and tired from some intensive training with Johnny O’Mara before they parted ways. He’s tried to rest and do nothing but that’s not working so well either. Whatever it is, he’s not the same guy we’ve seen the last two summers.
Or did I miss a ten-pager on it? Everyone has been talking about some mystery illness or injury. Is it possible he just overdid things training and is exhausted?
Pretty easy to see He does not race with the same intensity as He was before.
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The mystery illness and overtraining are often linked: overtraining can lead to EBV but Matthes also said that he tested negative for that. But it doesn't mean that he doesn't have some other chronic infection that is keeping him from performing at his max.
Mike Brown situation was different... Mike was using PC engines and racing against the PC boys...
"Langston would try to race through the pain each week, but his results were sporadic. Other contenders would win races here and there, but an unlikely points leader emerged: 2001 125 Champion Mike Brown. Brown was supposed to race in Europe for the ’05 season, but his deal collapsed, so he put together his own privateer Honda effort in the U.S. and found himself leading the points by mid season. Brown was looking to become the first privateer to ever win an AMA National Motocross Championship, but for some reason, he began to falter at mid season. Conspiracy theorists say that Pro Circuit, who was building Brown’s engines, was purposely giving him bad stuff to help their own team riders catch him in points. Others said Brown was cracking under pressure. Whatever the reason, he faded out of contention."
So both Martin brothers have engine problems, but nobody else?
Once they (Brownie and his dad) got a sense the bikes were under performing, they cracked one open (they werent allowed to do so, per agreement) and found essentially stock internals, is the story I got from a friend of his? They were pissed! As for the $30k, that isn't unheard of, as all of those privateer or satellite teams pay for services and engine and/or suspension lease programs from various suppliers, if they don't do it in house. Was similar, but on a different scale, when Geico/FC and TLD ran PCR pipes/engines/suspension.
Here's to J-Mart getting back up to his usual, ass kicking speed!
I would think there is a stage of exhaustion one can reach that is still short of EBV. Maybe someone who has experience as a trainer here can shed some light on it. Can one still race each round but recover in the middle of the outdoor season?
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Strange theory i know, just a hunch!
Martin is getting passed early on in the races when his energy level should be up. And is running fast lap times at the end of the race when he should be shot. The virus gag has been used up in this sport.
Martin and his fans need to enjoy his finishes right now. The 450 class is going to be a disaster for him.
I think he needs to just find his groove and go back to having fun. Its almost like some of these guys get so big, famous, trained, etc that they stop having fun.
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