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I hope a lot of teams and media puts pressure on them to remove the U23 in MX2.
And for gods sake let 250 twostrokes race in the MX2-class!
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I've read your not against this decision, well, according to me it's another step towards the downfall of motocross in Europe.
If you search for "bad managing skills" in the dictionary you'll find Youthstream
More and more 450 rides are going to be bought as a result, by both current 450- riders or incoming 250 guys. More quality 450 riders also be sent packing with nowhere to race.
And where are these over-23 or ex-MXGP riders supposed to go? To a 2-stroke class in which only really three manufacturers build eligible bikes. Who's going to support, let alone pay them to race in a sideshow class?
It's stupid.
By the way, there will not, to my knowledge, be any change in the MX2 age rule.
Many good riders with nowhere to go- other than this new 2T Championship, may even have the likes of people like JVH in it or other top riders/ aged out riders without rides- if they can be bothered that is!
Hope it all works out- oneway or another, although not so sure myself!
Exactly. Thats why the 23y rule is on point
Get out of here you commie.
He made a mid-season jump to F&H Kawasaki, signs a deal for EMX250 in 2019 because of the MX2 age limit, and now he isn't eligible for that anymore too.
It’s a supply and demand situation for riders over 23 or that have pointed out of 250 Supercross in AMA. These advancement rules push guys out of the sport that bring fans to the races and are capable of random wins and podiums. And with Youthstream adding more rules to force a talent pool into 1 class that is already full is an artificial way to decrease the pay for the available positions on teams.
In the normal business world if there are 10 applicants for 1 job, the company has their pick to hire any 1 of the 10 people and they can low ball their salary and benefit offer to the job candidates. Because at least 1 of those 10 will take a shit offer just to have a job. In motocross there are riders that will take no salary or will literally pay the team to have a ride just so they can be a factory racer.
The A rider will always get paid (Herlings, Cairoli, Tomac, Roczen...) but the B riders will be left fighting over the scraps. I guess the solution is to be one of the 5 A riders that gets paid and not one of the other 15 best riders in the world fighting over 5-10 rides.
Or someone should start a European based series that goes to the good tracks that have been cast aside and bring some competition to YS.
Maybe a guy didn't start riding until he was 15 or older ?
Not to mention Size weight, and just some ride smaller bore bikes Better. Just my opinion
This movement guarantees quality. Teams will focus on development of young riders.
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In fact, there are riders in MX2 GP's who wouldn't make a top 20 in EMX250, some would not even qualify.
Lessiardo had a really shitty year indeed. His best resuls came in the last race on a private bike (after being dumped by his team. Fernandez was injured most of the season.
But look at the #6 Weltin and #7 Geerts. Weltin started on the most crappy bike there is in MX2, but once on the F&H Kawasaki he was in the top 10 regularly. And Geerts ended the season as 8th place.
Geerts has shown his value. And Lesiardo and Fernandez will get a second chance because they are 19.
Riders will need to adapt if they want a chance. Furlotti will not get a chance. What nobody wants is Mxgp rookies with 26 years old.
all stuck limbic thinking
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