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some on here like to be obsessed with it , proving a point using Tomas his poor results ... pathetic
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That is just the way it is.
Covington is talented enough that given enough time, he should adjust. But a HUGE adjustment it (apparently) is.
That's my point. There is something about the differences in racing that makes the comparison of series not 1 to 1. And Covington will need to negotiate that gap. Neither Roczen nor Ferrandis were able to immediately dominate the US 250s, and both were far superior and pedigree'd talent to Covington.
Racing is hard: Ferrandis finished 41st at Hangtown in 2017.
We have a glaringly obvious example of a rider not racing at 100% for one reason or another, and everyone is so quick to pile on like he is showing his full potential in 30th. Yes, SX was bad after he picked up an injury. He had a decent finish at his first SX, and will have some great finishes in MX this year once he can ride full tilt.
Covington has proven himself as a professional motocross race winner already. I still feel like expectations of him to compete for the title his first year were way off base - he never proved he could do that in MX2 - but, this ‘putting the nail in the coffin’ talk just baffles me.
Something is wrong with Covington and that has nothing to do with GPs vs US.
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They surely could go to Europe and win GPs
I mean you have to use your brain sometimes at least...
I can't believe that my joke about him not wanting to pimp Rockstar got down voted! Does his dad still work for Monster, and people just don't get the joke?
Obviously something is not right with Covington. Everyone knew that he really wouldn't set the world on fire in SX, but I think we all expected at least a bit better results based on the Euro guys who have come over and had at least decent early results. Seemed like growing up here he'd have had at least as much exposure to SX style obstacles as Roczen, Musquin, Ferrandis, etc. Qualifying in a regional series seems like it shouldn't have been difficult for such a good rider.
Outdoors, I think it's definitely too early to pass any judgements after only one race. A simple case of the flu-type thing, coupled with nerves and pressure could have been enough to ruin the weekend. Once we get to the halfway point I'd expect him to be comfortably in the top 10 each moto, and if not then he might be a huge bust or dealing with a serious physical problem.
Too early to call him the worst factory guy ever, though. That's just silly hyperbole.
And it's more than silly to use this to compare the AMA series to the FIM series.....
''These guys are fast, it's a deep field, not like America''.
Still, what does he know?
he was a bit of a up and down rider to be honest , he could win argentina and next race at latvia barely make top 10
or win a moto and next moto be 12th ...
dont think anybody expected him to go AMA and win as that wouldnt be realistic at all , but top 10 outdoors would be decent and maybe a top 5 later in season
dude got a top 10 result in his very first SX race , got injured and after that he didnt even qualify and now this ?
something is wrong , but if so why does the team let him race ?? let him sit out and get fit and healthy , he got a 2 year contract
It equates to the same thing , but i think that he sees that with a start he can run with these guys, but you are a good start away from a top 10 and a bad one away from no points.
Covington is obviously struggling with something , he was good enough to be an MXoN pick in 2017.
It was a joke based on people making simplistic analogies of the situation(s).
Oh, and...Smug?
Coming from someone in the British Isles?
Priceless.
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