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If you could genetically engineer your own personal rider who would it be and for what class.

I'll take the obvious way out for the modern 450 class

The determination and fitness of RC, along with the "save it from the big crash" genes. The speed of Stewart. The decision making of The King along with some line selection from the Windam gene pool. The Supercross consistency of Reed. The smoothness of Bayle.

There...my own personal motocross test tube baby. I don't think anyone can beat that.
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Craze 4/10/2009 8:12pm
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I'd just clone Stefan Everts and be done with it
Matt Fisher 4/10/2009 8:20pm
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Determination and drive of RC. Natural talent of Tripes. Smoothness of JMB. Aggression of Magoo. Strength of Mikkola. Ability to not crash of Joel Robert. Longevity of Barry Carstens. Fan connection of 199.
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the_wood109 4/10/2009 8:21pm
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Yeah but what if you had to beat him or RC?
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The permanent anti lead law will level the playing and actually help the sport in 10 years. Look at pics from the glory days of the sport.....full beards, gray hair.....lackey, mikola....champions.

This "retire from mx at the ripe old age of 22" bullshit will be laughed at in 5 years.

Raise the AMA pro liscense to 21 and all the problems are solved.

Can you imagine the day when over 50 guys (out of 250 billion on planet earth) show up for a 450 sx or mx?

Just saying.


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the_wood109 4/10/2009 8:41pm
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Longevity and and fan connection are things that I've overlooked. Damn you scientists.

mxdad, I think what you are saying is that the sport needs to take a step back to take a step forward? It is true that older riders get hurt less from what I see. I think the difference from now and then are in a few different areas that created this longevity. Speed, Jumps, Power, Science (training is a science now, as well as the previsous 3,) and age does matter but the reason why people retire at 22 is because their bodies don't hold up through the abuse that their minds put them through.

Thats why I had RC as save the big crash genes, but there are some that either get lucky and save the crash or just don't get hurt because of their toughness (depending on how you look at it.)
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jtomasik 4/10/2009 8:47pm
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I'd take RC's determination, his committment, his talent, his intelligence, his speed, his strength and stamina, and I'd put it on Miss-Brittany-whatever-the-hell-her-name-is body, and I'd make it ride around in a bikini.


Yeah...that's what I'd do...
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the_wood109 4/10/2009 8:59pm
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what fun would that be cause you could never catch her
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jtomasik 4/10/2009 9:01pm
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the_wood109 wrote:
what fun would that be cause you could never catch her
Crap. Ok....she has the intelligence of Stewart, so she'll crash and I'll give her my breathing tube while administering first aid.


Thanks for pointing that out.
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the_wood109 4/10/2009 9:03pm
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I hear chicks like a man that can take care of her...
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Loose 4/10/2009 9:24pm
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BobbyM's aggression
EID's lines
Lennys determination
R-acers consistency
Cudbys skills
Tiki's rationale
AJ's bike
RupertX for podium speeches
Gibby's longevity
& Kalisch fan connection
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Trinitite 4/10/2009 9:41pm
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Just this.

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Scottzilla 4/10/2009 9:51pm
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I would add some Hannah & Pastrana for natural ability and a whatever it takes attitude.
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Loose 4/10/2009 10:31pm
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Scottzilla wrote:
I would add some Hannah & Pastrana for natural ability and a whatever it takes attitude.
Hannah Pastrana

Kinda sounds like a singer

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