Okay, now Jeffrey Herlings is OFFICIALLY in - KTM Press Release

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8/23/2017 6:38pm Edited Date/Time 8/23/2017 6:39pm
tempbroura...quit making sense. Do you want to send Vital into an epilectec seizure?
Sad part? You have your opinion, I have mine. So be it. Let it all play out. Until then, enjoy the banter.

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8/23/2017 6:39pm
By the way, has it happened before that a GP regular comes over and wins a one off race?
Maybe jmb? Not sure about tortelli.
Can't really think of anyone else
Desalle came close
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8/23/2017 6:42pm
He's going to wax the field I think. 1-1 and win by 10+ seconds each moto.
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8/23/2017 6:42pm
All we need now is Gasjer to come over to race as well.

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8/23/2017 6:43pm Edited Date/Time 8/23/2017 6:50pm
YamahaJT1 wrote:
"Fun opportunity" and "Fun weekend" ? The boy came here to play. Folks like Herlings and Tomac define "Fun" as winning. Herlings loses: It was Fun...
"Fun opportunity" and "Fun weekend" ?

The boy came here to play. Folks like Herlings and Tomac define "Fun" as winning.

Herlings loses: It was Fun! All Herlings supporters say "He was here for Fun!"... "Cut him some slack!"

Herlings wins: It was Fun kicking their asses! All Herlings/MXGP supporters erupt in glee! Vital will never hear the end of it.

Tomac wins: "Heck, Herlings was only there for Fun"...

Bonanza69 wrote:
Shut up,enjoy watching one of the best GP riders of his generation.
Shut up? Rude much? I already watched him in person in Charlotte last year.
8/23/2017 6:51pm Edited Date/Time 8/23/2017 6:54pm
Yes, JH is the real deal. But so far, have we seen him out of his normal element and immediately dominate? Took time for him to start doing well in the 450 class, and remember that time Coop straight up tracked him down and beat him at the Charlotte USGP last year?

This weekend I expect Jeffery to be very fast.... but don't be surprised if he doesn't have anything for ET3, BB4 and Marv. I expect he should fair quite well against "the best of the rest.
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8/23/2017 6:52pm
I think this is great. He was already in the states so why not. If he was in the title hunt, I can see him passing on it. I thought it was cool in 2015 when Shaun Simpson came over and raced Unadilla, you know, just because he wanted to and have fun.

Near they end of the Pulp Show, Eric was talking about how he planted seeds for a combined national/MXGP round, which for my benefit, I hope would be on the east coast if it ever comes to fruition. I'm not holding my breathe though lol
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Yes, JH is the real deal. But so far, have we seen him out of his normal element and immediately dominate? Took time for him to...
Yes, JH is the real deal. But so far, have we seen him out of his normal element and immediately dominate? Took time for him to start doing well in the 450 class, and remember that time Coop straight up tracked him down and beat him at the Charlotte USGP last year?

This weekend I expect Jeffery to be very fast.... but don't be surprised if he doesn't have anything for ET3, BB4 and Marv. I expect he should fair quite well against "the best of the rest.
Careful... The "Establishment Brous" will be fuckin' on ya any second....
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8/23/2017 6:57pm
I think he'll win. He's that good. This isn't ferris or Simpson who did great by the way
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8/23/2017 6:58pm
This is just a really cool deal!

Very exciting to watch him mix it up with our boys.

This is going to a fantastic weekend.Smile
8/23/2017 6:58pm
YamahaJT1 wrote:
"Fun opportunity" and "Fun weekend" ? The boy came here to play. Folks like Herlings and Tomac define "Fun" as winning. Herlings loses: It was Fun...
"Fun opportunity" and "Fun weekend" ?

The boy came here to play. Folks like Herlings and Tomac define "Fun" as winning.

Herlings loses: It was Fun! All Herlings supporters say "He was here for Fun!"... "Cut him some slack!"

Herlings wins: It was Fun kicking their asses! All Herlings/MXGP supporters erupt in glee! Vital will never hear the end of it.

Tomac wins: "Heck, Herlings was only there for Fun"...

Bonanza69 wrote:
Shut up,enjoy watching one of the best GP riders of his generation.
YamahaJT1 wrote:
Shut up? Rude much? I already watched him in person in Charlotte last year.
If you're complaining about people being rude to you, you're gonna have a rough time on the internet snowflake.
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8/23/2017 7:03pm Edited Date/Time 8/23/2017 7:04pm
TDeath21 wrote:
He's going to wax the field I think. 1-1 and win by 10+ seconds each moto.
"If it ain't Dutch it ain't..." well you know.
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If you're complaining about people being rude to you, you're gonna have a rough time on the internet snowflake.
Not even... Here for the duration.
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jimmie wrote:
This is just a really cool deal!

Very exciting to watch him mix it up with our boys.

This is going to a fantastic weekend.Smile
fuckin A! Couldn't agree more! wish this would happen more often.
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8/23/2017 7:19pm
Monster just took their shirt off!
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Rocket88 wrote:
Monster just took their shirt off!
And the menu in the KTM pits...

"Red Bull Rocky Mountain(ATV/MC) Oysters"

8/23/2017 7:40pm
es337 wrote:
reality check for the usa riders. REAL speed.
cali11 wrote:
Reality check 105 & Humidty 95 in FLLaughing Laughing
agn5009 wrote:
The race is in Indiana.....
And it's only going to be 88F and 80% humidity in FL, which isn't that bad especially when it's cloudy or partly cloudy. Try riding some afternoon in AZ when it's 115F during the monsoon season (July) in AZ. But to your point, the race is in Indiana. Really looking forward to see JH ride this weekend. It's awesome he's doing the race.
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8/23/2017 8:03pm Edited Date/Time 8/23/2017 8:04pm
crusty_xx wrote:
By the way, has it happened before that a GP regular comes over and wins a one off race? Maybe jmb? Not sure about tortelli. Can't...
By the way, has it happened before that a GP regular comes over and wins a one off race?
Maybe jmb? Not sure about tortelli.
Can't really think of anyone else
Desalle came close
Yes it has happened that they came over, but did not win.

JMB won Gainseville in 1989, but everyone knows that story.

Everts came over and raced some SX in 1992 and 1993, and returned for a one off at Unadilla in 1997. Finished maybe 3rd and did well, but I think had a mechanical or a crash.

Pedro Tragtor (sp?) also raced that year as well.

MX Panda came over in 2012 or so and raced Washougal. Did well in one moto from my memory.

I want to say Joel Smets raced Southwick one year way back when, maybe 2001, along with Mark DeRouvier (sp) or so?

I think a few euros came over that one year.

Check the Racer X vault, I cant remember exactly what year it was.
8/23/2017 8:06pm
Props to Herlings, he's a bad ass for sure. Hope he does well.
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8/23/2017 8:22pm
This will be great to see. I'm a big fan of Herlings, he's a special talent but I don't expect him to win with all the factors involved (brand new track, climate, different timezone, long flight etc.). It would be great to see him podium though, although I expect a weaker second moto which might make that tough.

The 2 series are quite different as we saw when RV went over and it's always interesting to see them face off. Hopefully he'll be welcomed with open arms by the fans.
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mxnick wrote:
Yes it has happened that they came over, but did not win. JMB won Gainseville in 1989, but everyone knows that story. Everts came over and...
Yes it has happened that they came over, but did not win.

JMB won Gainseville in 1989, but everyone knows that story.

Everts came over and raced some SX in 1992 and 1993, and returned for a one off at Unadilla in 1997. Finished maybe 3rd and did well, but I think had a mechanical or a crash.

Pedro Tragtor (sp?) also raced that year as well.

MX Panda came over in 2012 or so and raced Washougal. Did well in one moto from my memory.

I want to say Joel Smets raced Southwick one year way back when, maybe 2001, along with Mark DeRouvier (sp) or so?

I think a few euros came over that one year.

Check the Racer X vault, I cant remember exactly what year it was.
JMB won 89 Gainsville, RJ never made it to the line which basically launched Stanton and JMB's AMA career's.

Everts raced 6 supercross races in 92 and came over to Unadilla in 1997 and was 4th overall.

Desalle raced in Washougal 2009 and finshed 3rd in one moto and in 2010 went 2-2 at Unadilla and finshed 6th overall in both races in 2013.

Smets and Bolley to 2001 southwick and did not do that well but both finshed in the top 10, Smets finishing better than Bolley.

Marc came over to Southwick in 08 and was unfairly criticized by some because of his fans talking about he was going there to beat James in the sand, he never said that himself. Finished in 3rd in Moto 1 but did not finish the second moto.
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8/23/2017 8:59pm
When looking up where the new phrase "yeah, no, yeah, yeah no yeah" came from, you will find a direct reference to this Herlings scenario.
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8/23/2017 9:08pm Edited Date/Time 8/23/2017 9:09pm
Cool this should be good. Top 5ish
8/23/2017 9:11pm
mxnick wrote:
Yes it has happened that they came over, but did not win. JMB won Gainseville in 1989, but everyone knows that story. Everts came over and...
Yes it has happened that they came over, but did not win.

JMB won Gainseville in 1989, but everyone knows that story.

Everts came over and raced some SX in 1992 and 1993, and returned for a one off at Unadilla in 1997. Finished maybe 3rd and did well, but I think had a mechanical or a crash.

Pedro Tragtor (sp?) also raced that year as well.

MX Panda came over in 2012 or so and raced Washougal. Did well in one moto from my memory.

I want to say Joel Smets raced Southwick one year way back when, maybe 2001, along with Mark DeRouvier (sp) or so?

I think a few euros came over that one year.

Check the Racer X vault, I cant remember exactly what year it was.
Park Boys wrote:
JMB won 89 Gainsville, RJ never made it to the line which basically launched Stanton and JMB's AMA career's. Everts raced 6 supercross races in 92...
JMB won 89 Gainsville, RJ never made it to the line which basically launched Stanton and JMB's AMA career's.

Everts raced 6 supercross races in 92 and came over to Unadilla in 1997 and was 4th overall.

Desalle raced in Washougal 2009 and finshed 3rd in one moto and in 2010 went 2-2 at Unadilla and finshed 6th overall in both races in 2013.

Smets and Bolley to 2001 southwick and did not do that well but both finshed in the top 10, Smets finishing better than Bolley.

Marc came over to Southwick in 08 and was unfairly criticized by some because of his fans talking about he was going there to beat James in the sand, he never said that himself. Finished in 3rd in Moto 1 but did not finish the second moto.
Bayle won Unadilla 500 National in 1989 also.
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rmoto003 wrote:
Breddy sure Anderson beat him as Des Nats brochacho
Herlings caught him and was going to pass him on his first ever race on a 450...
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8/23/2017 9:24pm
Hut wrote:
Cool this should be good. Top 5ish
I bet Webb gets fired up and relegates him to 6th. Wink
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Hut wrote:
Cool this should be good. Top 5ish
wildbill wrote:
I bet Webb gets fired up and relegates him to 6th. Wink
I like where you are going with this
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8/23/2017 9:38pm
He's already a winner by stepping up.
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Shit got real.
Indeed!
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8/23/2017 9:47pm
Hut wrote:
Cool this should be good. Top 5ish
wildbill wrote:
I bet Webb gets fired up and relegates him to 6th. Wink
Hut wrote:
I like where you are going with this
I should have been as eloquent as you and said 6th'ish.

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