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MXGP: 18 weekends, 1 qualifier, 2 motos = 54 races per season
AMA: 12 weekends, 2 motos = 24 races per season
Each season in MXGP is 2.25 seasons in America.
Since 2016, Jason Anderson has raced 28 450 MX events.
Since 2016, Tim Gajser has raced 72 MXGPs
So for Anderson, that's 54 motos.
For Gajser, it's 216 😳(4x Anderson in the same time period).
If mastery is earned through repetition, there's a glimpse into why the top guys were so consistent this weekend and the Americans were not.
AMA: 12 weekends, 2 motos = 24 races per season
Each season in MXGP is 2.25 seasons in America.
Since 2016, Jason Anderson has raced 28 450 MX events.
Since 2016, Tim Gajser has raced 72 MXGPs
So for Anderson, that's 54 motos.
For Gajser, it's 216 😳(4x Anderson in the same time period).
If mastery is earned through repetition, there's a glimpse into why the top guys were so consistent this weekend and the Americans were not.
MXGP 54 races. Depending on the team they ride for. For instance Paulss Jonass. Hawkstone park + 2 gate drops, Le Capelle Marival, 3 gatedrops, 4x Dutch Masters = 8 gatedrops. They are around the same.
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There's 17 SX races but 3 of them use the Triple Crown format.
14 SX/3 TCSX = 37 races
12 MX races = 24 motos
Monster Cup = 3 races
64 total gate drops for the top 450 guys.
Most of the MXGP riders (mostly EU) have elevated their skillset by virtue of repetition because they ONLY race MX.
US riders focus on two disciplines. SX and MX. And while we think our guys are the best, we just haven't structured our guys in a way to dominate in MX. In all reality, the focus is SX. (Sept-Dec to prep and train for SX/ Jan-April= Race and train...That's 8 months.) (MX=2 weeks in May and and may 2-3 week in the winter to test then 4 months of racing and training.) Numbers don't lie.
Think of it like this...if the MXGP riders only raced 12 rounds and then did 18 rounds of let's say Enduros...they would struggle in MX because they are splitting their focus between two different disciplines.
SX is not MX and while similar they are not the same. It's a type of dirt bike racing like Off Road, Enduro, Rally, etc.
The sooner you guys realize that, the sooner you'll see why the US struggles at MXDN. US racers have a split focus and that will affect future results.
Plenty of them were also riding MX tracks back in early March, including the likes of AC.
Yes, the GP guys race more MX races and that's normal since that's their only focus.
That said, in terms of overall racing throughout the year, they both race just as much as the other. The only difference is that the US race two different disciplines.
The GP guys are better at MX for obvious reasons just like the US guys are better at SX for obvious reasons. Each have more gate drops in their respective disciplines.
One could easily start a similar thread titled MXGP vs AMA SX Gate Drops.
It would look like this
US = 40
MXGP = 0
Easy to see why the US are better at SX.
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Why? Because one series races more MX while the other races more SX.
One will argue the GP guys are better at MX and one will argue the US guys are better at SX.
Both will be right. It's just a continuous circle.
There's really nothing to debate.
You can't compare the series without factoring in SX because it is being raced, even if it's only on one side of the Atlantic. You can't discredit SX and for that reason the series are not on equal terms.
You're high if you think riders ride 8 months of SX and 4 months of MX though!
There are no points for the qualifying races, so putting those on the same level as an actual moto is simply stupid.
Round and round we go!
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