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Unfortunately I think it'd just mean it'd go away until one of these guys puts it on his back and makes it real again like RC did in 03.
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The chance to do so is rare for 99.9% of American racers, and the time frame to be able to do so is fleeting in this sport.
Just a little sad.
The MXdN, is the biggest event of the year, look at the photos above. It's literally the 30 year anniversary of the USA domination of the event at that very track where Bailey, Johnson and Omara made history and the sponsors and their BS are literally forcing the riders' hands and ruining what makes MX truly unique.
I mean, who fucking cares about a(nother) flat GP in a stadium?! Or a big watered down SX in another stadium? Aren't they the same thing?
They aren't this!
I hope whoever America sends pulls the shit out of the bag so the guys who didn't go watch the (probably) Rockstar guys do what's right.
Btw, this started at Lommel 2012. That was the beginning of these kind of opinions.
The fact that US riders didn't get paid when USA absolutely DOMINATED the des Nations for 7 years didn't bother anyone here, right? But now it does. Suddenly people here think that riders get screwed when they don't get paid for racing the Olympics of MX.
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He has been at MXdN(Puerto Rico) before and he will ride balls out for USA.
It's fuckin Red Bull and Monster in a dick measuring contest.
We'll be watching SX year round if Rockstar gets in.
Team USA only dominated those years because they raced both MX and SX, it resulted in a better all round rider and SX in particular gave them the technical edge. Fast forward to now, SX is the devil, GP riders practice moto all year round.
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Eli will race 8 1/2 months this year full time (with only a few breaks) and then he is racing 2 weekends in October. He will still train year round. I don't blame him, if I were him I would tell SMX and Monster Cup to suck it.
Also, Olympics is once every 4 years, not every year, little bit of a difference there and the Olympics is more glorified, would be cool to see mx in the olympics.
So instead they'd rather use this time to make potentially quite a bit more money which is really the reason they now ride their dirt bikes 300 days a year
How long does it take to get ready to do that thing you have been doing all year?
I'm angry right now. Tomac is my favorite rider. Dungey is my second favorite rider. I've lost something for Tomac. I honestly thought he would be the last person to back down from the MXDN.
Honestly, I wasn't surprised at Roczens decision. I'm not really sure why, but I consider Roczen an AMA guy and almost a part of the United States. Sounds stupid, I know. But Tomacs decision just blows me away.
Barcia most likely isn't going. AMart and JMart aren't going most likely. I still have hope that Webb will go. If he pulls out we are done.
Here's the thing, if we send Webb, Millsaps and Savatgy and either win or podium what does that say about the USA? I would say it would end the argument of who has the best riders since we didn't send our top guys. Honestly, sending Millsaps and Savatgy and winning would make me more happy, excited and proud than if Dungey, Tomac and Webb won. God damn, imagine that team next year at Glen Helen.
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