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BobbyM 3/18/2019 9:05am
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49weasel wrote:
Threat outdoors ? Hahaha Come on, who was he beating over there? No one. He’ll be a 7-10 rider at best , if that. Once he...
Threat outdoors ? Hahaha
Come on, who was he beating over there? No one.
He’ll be a 7-10 rider at best , if that. Once he gets to the east coast rounds of MX the 95% humidity and traveling will eat him up. I’ve never understood the hype for this kid.
yer not a weasel, yer a jackass with a keyboard. Thomas will do fine outdoors.
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JustinStarling_ wrote:
Here’s my 2 cents... Genuinely like the dude, great person and hard worker... Now, he lived in Belgium for 5 years.. riding Lommel etc. before moving...
Here’s my 2 cents...

Genuinely like the dude, great person and hard worker...

Now, he lived in Belgium for 5 years.. riding Lommel etc. before moving to Europe, he had virtually no supercross experience.. monster cup is not SX .. it’s very easy for the 85 riders. + no whoops.

He raced In Europe for five years, becoming very very good and winning races here and there. Now he has transitioned back to the US and it’s not as easy as people think it is to just move back to where you’re from after making friends and a home etc in Europe.

Yes, he rides for Rockstar Husqvarna here, just like he did there... but come on, if you think the bikes are the same, you’re crazy... tires, chassis, suspension, etc is all different as you guys have seen how much are done to those GP bikes!

You also have to remember how soft euros run their chassis ... even I struggle with it everytime I go over there, but it’s better on their tracks. He has probably never even had a SX set of suspension until he came back here.

Give him time, he just needs to be comfortable with whoops and big rhythms and riding in 2nd gear and not being in 3-4th gear leaning back wide open for 30 min!

He will be a threat outdoors.

He is simply just learning supercross and getting his feet wet! He will be fine in 2020.
motonation24 wrote:
I don’t know what’s going on. Rookies seem to be able to jump in and get going ok for the most part. Is coming back from...
I don’t know what’s going on.
Rookies seem to be able to jump in and get going ok for the most part.
Is coming back from Europe more of a disadvantage than a first year pro in the class?
He’s had a lot of time to test on factory equipment.
Hopefully he figures it out.
Rookies have still been riding sx tho..
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logan_140 3/18/2019 9:11am
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JustinStarling_ wrote:
Here’s my 2 cents... Genuinely like the dude, great person and hard worker... Now, he lived in Belgium for 5 years.. riding Lommel etc. before moving...
Here’s my 2 cents...

Genuinely like the dude, great person and hard worker...

Now, he lived in Belgium for 5 years.. riding Lommel etc. before moving to Europe, he had virtually no supercross experience.. monster cup is not SX .. it’s very easy for the 85 riders. + no whoops.

He raced In Europe for five years, becoming very very good and winning races here and there. Now he has transitioned back to the US and it’s not as easy as people think it is to just move back to where you’re from after making friends and a home etc in Europe.

Yes, he rides for Rockstar Husqvarna here, just like he did there... but come on, if you think the bikes are the same, you’re crazy... tires, chassis, suspension, etc is all different as you guys have seen how much are done to those GP bikes!

You also have to remember how soft euros run their chassis ... even I struggle with it everytime I go over there, but it’s better on their tracks. He has probably never even had a SX set of suspension until he came back here.

Give him time, he just needs to be comfortable with whoops and big rhythms and riding in 2nd gear and not being in 3-4th gear leaning back wide open for 30 min!

He will be a threat outdoors.

He is simply just learning supercross and getting his feet wet! He will be fine in 2020.
motonation24 wrote:
I don’t know what’s going on. Rookies seem to be able to jump in and get going ok for the most part. Is coming back from...
I don’t know what’s going on.
Rookies seem to be able to jump in and get going ok for the most part.
Is coming back from Europe more of a disadvantage than a first year pro in the class?
He’s had a lot of time to test on factory equipment.
Hopefully he figures it out.
logan_140 wrote:
Rookies have still been riding sx tho..
And by this I mean training for it. Hell the supermini kids focus on SX now...
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49weasel 3/18/2019 9:37am
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Threat outdoors ? Hahaha Come on, who was he beating over there? No one. He’ll be a 7-10 rider at best , if that. Once he...
Threat outdoors ? Hahaha
Come on, who was he beating over there? No one.
He’ll be a 7-10 rider at best , if that. Once he gets to the east coast rounds of MX the 95% humidity and traveling will eat him up. I’ve never understood the hype for this kid.
BobbyM wrote:
yer not a weasel, yer a jackass with a keyboard. Thomas will do fine outdoors.
Want to bet on it ?

Overall for the year he’ll finish 8th or worse ..
Stamp it.
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49weasel 3/18/2019 9:41am
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49weasel wrote:
Threat outdoors ? Hahaha Come on, who was he beating over there? No one. He’ll be a 7-10 rider at best , if that. Once he...
Threat outdoors ? Hahaha
Come on, who was he beating over there? No one.
He’ll be a 7-10 rider at best , if that. Once he gets to the east coast rounds of MX the 95% humidity and traveling will eat him up. I’ve never understood the hype for this kid.
BobbyM wrote:
yer not a weasel, yer a jackass with a keyboard. Thomas will do fine outdoors.
Want to bet on it ?

Overall for the year he’ll finish 8th or worse ..
Stamp it.
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49weasel wrote:
Threat outdoors ? Hahaha Come on, who was he beating over there? No one. He’ll be a 7-10 rider at best , if that. Once he...
Threat outdoors ? Hahaha
Come on, who was he beating over there? No one.
He’ll be a 7-10 rider at best , if that. Once he gets to the east coast rounds of MX the 95% humidity and traveling will eat him up. I’ve never understood the hype for this kid.
BobbyM wrote:
yer not a weasel, yer a jackass with a keyboard. Thomas will do fine outdoors.
49weasel wrote:
Want to bet on it ?

Overall for the year he’ll finish 8th or worse ..
Stamp it.
Laughing thomas can podium in a few events, all the big hitters have moved up. I can see covington at j cooper level. you just hating. 250 class is not that deep.
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BobbyM wrote:
yer not a weasel, yer a jackass with a keyboard. Thomas will do fine outdoors.
49weasel wrote:
Want to bet on it ?

Overall for the year he’ll finish 8th or worse ..
Stamp it.
PastranaWho wrote:
:laugh: thomas can podium in a few events, all the big hitters have moved up. I can see covington at j cooper level. you just hating...
Laughing thomas can podium in a few events, all the big hitters have moved up. I can see covington at j cooper level. you just hating. 250 class is not that deep.
Justin Cooper's level? When? I like Covington quite a bit, but that is a pretty fantastic vision at this point.
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FlaNard 3/18/2019 12:05pm
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It's a bummer to see some fans already seemingly rooting for him to fail because he came from the GP's. If Thomas does well it will be because he is talented. It won't be a win for the GP's. Just as it will not be a knock on the GP's if Thomas rides poorly outdoors. Just let the kid race and see how it goes. Don't put him in the middle of some US vs GP nonsense that he doesn't deserve.
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Cortami79 wrote:
I'm surprised to see all the hate, while some of the TLD KTM guys have had rough nights as well. Those are also rookies and they've...
I'm surprised to see all the hate, while some of the TLD KTM guys have had rough nights as well. Those are also rookies and they've made some mistakes. Hopefully he stays healthy and get's some more confindence outdoors
"Hate"??? WTF, who here is showing hatred toward TC? People are just making observations.
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jorgechavez 3/18/2019 12:15pm
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FlaNard wrote:
It's a bummer to see some fans already seemingly rooting for him to fail because he came from the GP's. If Thomas does well it will...
It's a bummer to see some fans already seemingly rooting for him to fail because he came from the GP's. If Thomas does well it will be because he is talented. It won't be a win for the GP's. Just as it will not be a knock on the GP's if Thomas rides poorly outdoors. Just let the kid race and see how it goes. Don't put him in the middle of some US vs GP nonsense that he doesn't deserve.
I disagree, I think if anything there is more people wanting him to succeed because he comes from the GP's and it's a pretty cool story. Like anything there will be critics but to be fair with his supercross results thus far I'd say some criticism is a bit warranted. I say wait till outdoors, if he starts running upfront there will be a thread here praising him.
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mattyhamz2 3/18/2019 12:17pm
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I had to learn from someone, right? :whistle: [img]https://i.gyazo.com/4d5cc2b8bbe76236ca89abda9ced9a0a.png[/img]
I had to learn from someone, right? Whistling

Sad that I'm pretty sure I know exactly which corner that was Laughing
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FlaNard wrote:
It's a bummer to see some fans already seemingly rooting for him to fail because he came from the GP's. If Thomas does well it will...
It's a bummer to see some fans already seemingly rooting for him to fail because he came from the GP's. If Thomas does well it will be because he is talented. It won't be a win for the GP's. Just as it will not be a knock on the GP's if Thomas rides poorly outdoors. Just let the kid race and see how it goes. Don't put him in the middle of some US vs GP nonsense that he doesn't deserve.
Rooting for him to fail because he came from the GPs... or stating the obvious that hes riding terrible and the GPs arent some magical unicorn series where if u podium there youll automatically dominate us riders in everything like the euro fanboys seem to think?
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He up against Adam C, Faulkner, Ferandis, Cooper, Nichols, Martin, McElrath, Smith, Sexton, Hampshire, I sure he'll be in the mix.
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49weasel wrote:
Threat outdoors ? Hahaha Come on, who was he beating over there? No one. He’ll be a 7-10 rider at best , if that. Once he...
Threat outdoors ? Hahaha
Come on, who was he beating over there? No one.
He’ll be a 7-10 rider at best , if that. Once he gets to the east coast rounds of MX the 95% humidity and traveling will eat him up. I’ve never understood the hype for this kid.
Did you look at his results last year before posting this? The majority of his motos were top 3. Multiple moto wins. Some motos with fastest lap time. Against Prado, Vlaanderen, Jonass. You're not calling Prado "no one" are you lol.
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Sweetd31 3/18/2019 12:46pm
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One should consider the fact Jason Anderson considered retirement after his freshman appearance. Doubled down on a dedicated training program, and boom world champ. So idk, food for thought.
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gleanerman 3/18/2019 4:18pm
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MotoMan12345 wrote:
I dont even care anymore....sit out and get ready for moto where he will actually be good at
The "factory rider" won't break top 15, laughable.
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gleanerman 3/18/2019 4:28pm
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While there are some other valid points in this thread, I'd bet dollars to donuts he's injured. He looked injured to me, riding very gingerly. Not...
While there are some other valid points in this thread, I'd bet dollars to donuts he's injured. He looked injured to me, riding very gingerly. Not to mention what an injury does to someone mentally.
Only thing injured is his pride.
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Sweetd31 wrote:
One should consider the fact Jason Anderson considered retirement after his freshman appearance. Doubled down on a dedicated training program, and boom world champ. So idk...
One should consider the fact Jason Anderson considered retirement after his freshman appearance. Doubled down on a dedicated training program, and boom world champ. So idk, food for thought.
Jason Anderson finished 7th in his first ever SX. TC is struggling (and failing) to qualify for mains.

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49weasel wrote:
Threat outdoors ? Hahaha Come on, who was he beating over there? No one. He’ll be a 7-10 rider at best , if that. Once he...
Threat outdoors ? Hahaha
Come on, who was he beating over there? No one.
He’ll be a 7-10 rider at best , if that. Once he gets to the east coast rounds of MX the 95% humidity and traveling will eat him up. I’ve never understood the hype for this kid.
Didn't Prado just lay waste to most of the field at the MXoN including Eli Tomac, Justin Barcia, and Aaron Plessinger? Are we really calling that kid a no one? Because I think everyone else calls him a world champion.

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Bearuno 3/18/2019 9:53pm
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I'm not sure if his knee problem goes back to the one that surfaced at the 2017 MXDN.

And, that knee, I think was already damaged, before the event.

He / RS Husky probably would have been better off to have it repaired ( right after the GPs), and waited until the Nationals.

Bobby Hewitt ( correct?) has shown in the past he's willing to 'spell' a rider (Anderson), it might be a good idea to stop the SX for Thomas and see if he can get healthy(er) for the Nationals. But, his knee might be totally kaput already.
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jpmoney57 wrote:
The only good thing about covington this year is his mrs, shes smoking hot.
whateversclever69 wrote:
You guys give me the creeps when you say this stuff about people’s wives and girlfriends. Cringe.
Run to your safe space. A hottie is a hottie. Guys notice them. It's not a crime.... It's a compliment.
motonation24 3/18/2019 10:52pm
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Ranman68 wrote:
Supercross is a gnarly and cruel series to jump right into, and more so now than ever. More so than when Musquin and Roczen jumped in...
Supercross is a gnarly and cruel series to jump right into, and more so now than ever. More so than when Musquin and Roczen jumped in, and they were GP world champions. I don't know what Husky expected from Covington in SX, but the dude clearly wasnt ready or is injured.



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They expected him to qualify for mains (in this weak field) and gradually improve on 10-15th place finishes.
They WERE NOT expecting him to holeshot LCQ’s, single single single triples and drop back to 10th !!
It’s a joke.. I’m sure there are privateer husky riders they could give a shot on factory equipment and see how they go!!??
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motonation24 3/18/2019 11:01pm
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Look at Dean Ferris results when he rode for KTM in 2014. Remember when these results were considered unacceptable and they sent him back to Europe. (I know there was more to it but was still disappointing to not see him outdoors that year)
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Bearuno 3/19/2019 12:59am
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motonation24 wrote:
Look at Dean Ferris results when he rode for KTM in 2014. Remember when these results were considered unacceptable and they sent him back to Europe...
Look at Dean Ferris results when he rode for KTM in 2014. Remember when these results were considered unacceptable and they sent him back to Europe. (I know there was more to it but was still disappointing to not see him outdoors that year)
No, he hurt himself ( I think back here in OZ on a brief trip back during the 'west' break?)), and got the offer to go (back) to the GPs.

It fitted in well with his injury recovery.

Movement between KTM / KTHusky, is not that far a leap. Though, it may be for JH if Pit doesn't approve of things.........Whistling
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motonation24 3/19/2019 1:59am
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motonation24 wrote:
Look at Dean Ferris results when he rode for KTM in 2014. Remember when these results were considered unacceptable and they sent him back to Europe...
Look at Dean Ferris results when he rode for KTM in 2014. Remember when these results were considered unacceptable and they sent him back to Europe. (I know there was more to it but was still disappointing to not see him outdoors that year)
Bearuno wrote:
No, he hurt himself ( I think back here in OZ on a brief trip back during the 'west' break?)), and got the offer to go...
No, he hurt himself ( I think back here in OZ on a brief trip back during the 'west' break?)), and got the offer to go (back) to the GPs.

It fitted in well with his injury recovery.

Movement between KTM / KTHusky, is not that far a leap. Though, it may be for JH if Pit doesn't approve of things.........Whistling
Yeah that’s right he did hurt himself.. but I remember at the time there was chatter of his Supercross results being an issue. (I thought they were fine).
Compared to Covington they were outstanding and that was the point I was trying to make, a GP rider was able to qualify for mains and run around 10-15th... which is what Covington should be able to do.
RichardLoots 3/19/2019 10:58am
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Didn't Prado just lay waste to most of the field at the MXoN including Eli Tomac, Justin Barcia, and Aaron Plessinger? Are we really calling that...
Didn't Prado just lay waste to most of the field at the MXoN including Eli Tomac, Justin Barcia, and Aaron Plessinger? Are we really calling that kid a no one? Because I think everyone else calls him a world champion.

just wait for next MXON in Assen ... i think Prado is going to beat some serious competition on a 450 , again .. Wink

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Bearuno wrote:
No, he hurt himself ( I think back here in OZ on a brief trip back during the 'west' break?)), and got the offer to go...
No, he hurt himself ( I think back here in OZ on a brief trip back during the 'west' break?)), and got the offer to go (back) to the GPs.

It fitted in well with his injury recovery.

Movement between KTM / KTHusky, is not that far a leap. Though, it may be for JH if Pit doesn't approve of things.........Whistling
Are you serious about KTM/Husqvarna. I don’t think Husqvarna is THAT independent from KTM???
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BIG AIR TOM!
Not much big air was had in the Lcq lol
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No Air Tom will be lucky to put together one top 5 moto
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CalimeroFan 3/20/2019 7:28am
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49weasel wrote:
Threat outdoors ? Hahaha Come on, who was he beating over there? No one. He’ll be a 7-10 rider at best , if that. Once he...
Threat outdoors ? Hahaha
Come on, who was he beating over there? No one.
He’ll be a 7-10 rider at best , if that. Once he gets to the east coast rounds of MX the 95% humidity and traveling will eat him up. I’ve never understood the hype for this kid.
He was winning races and did beat pretty much everybody in the GP's, on his good days. He even beat Herlings IN THE DUTCH GP race 1 in 2016!! And he has beaten Prado more than once last year too. Probably his weakest point is that he can go from a podium to missing top 10 the next race. On his good days, he can take a podium outdoor I'm pretty sure of that.

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