The MEC

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Edited Date/Time 10/19/2019 1:37pm
Right now should be an easy million for Tomac! Holy cow no one is going!



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tingo 10/11/2019 7:25am
10/11/2019 7:25am
Wow, definitely light on the major players for now. Barcia is always a wild card. I'm most excited to see how AC and Mookie do, as well as Alessi on the big smoker.
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kb228 10/11/2019 7:28am
10/11/2019 7:28am
Thats a weak lineup if ive ever seen one.

AC, wilson, and mookie might give eli trouble for a little bit i hope.
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crusty_xx 10/11/2019 7:40am
10/11/2019 7:40am
I can see AC win a main if Tomac gets a bad start. Pretty sure that kid will not roll over no matter what.

Gajser can probably top 5 in this field. Maybe even podium with some luck (i.e. Bad luck for others)
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ATKpilot99 10/11/2019 7:55am
10/11/2019 7:55am
With the field this thinned out the most interesting thing for me is seeing how Gajser and Tixier do.
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RG1 10/11/2019 8:06am
10/11/2019 8:06am
This just proves to me what I’ve thought all along that the MEC needs to be in November/December
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mauidex 10/11/2019 8:39am
10/11/2019 8:39am
where's Alessi and Geijer?!??!?!
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early 10/11/2019 8:42am
10/11/2019 8:42am
So no redbull riders this year?
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Moto520 10/11/2019 8:43am
10/11/2019 8:43am
Meh...…

I'll watch it closely and plan my whole weekend around it but Meh.....
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Bruce372 10/11/2019 9:44am
10/11/2019 9:44am
does anyone know a simple way it can be watched online?

Ive checked my NBC sports app and cannot see the MEC.

Is NBC still doing the SX and MX package???
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Gordon Liddy 10/11/2019 9:56am
10/11/2019 9:56am
Wow! That is a weak field. Easy $1,000,000 for Tomac as long as nothing stupid happens.
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DonM 10/11/2019 11:21am
10/11/2019 11:21am
Is this the beginning of the end of MEC? If they announce next years date and venue (it won't be at Sam Boyd) it has life but if they don't....
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Bidirella 10/11/2019 12:12pm
10/11/2019 12:12pm
On paper it looks like an easy payday for Tomac....

Oh wait. They race on dirt Grinning
Lets hope for some good racing!
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Munson'd 10/11/2019 12:48pm
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early wrote:
So no redbull riders this year?
First thing I noticed too. No Cooper, no Marv.
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seth505 10/11/2019 12:51pm
10/11/2019 12:51pm
I see 4 names or so that could easily get at least 1 moto win.
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scootch 10/11/2019 1:04pm
10/11/2019 1:04pm
How many guys aren't riding it because of the gimmick track design/format this year? Reversing the track has got to add a level of risk that I'm sure some guys aren't willing to take for an off season race.
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Thisusernameisavailable 10/11/2019 2:11pm
10/11/2019 2:11pm
Should it just be called the ‘Eli Kawasaki cup’ that nobody serious challengers can be bothered to turn up to because it’s meaningless and irrelevant?
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zehn 10/11/2019 2:13pm
10/11/2019 2:13pm
Thisusernameisavailable wrote:
Should it just be called the ‘Eli Kawasaki cup’ that nobody serious challengers can be bothered to turn up to because it’s meaningless and irrelevant?
$1,000,000 is meaningless and irrelevant? I wish I had your problems
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Anton_514 10/11/2019 2:18pm
10/11/2019 2:18pm
early wrote:
So no redbull riders this year?
Munson'd wrote:
First thing I noticed too. No Cooper, no Marv.
Marvin hasn’t gotten back on the bike yet, doesn’t seem like there is a concrete date when he will yet. Didn’t need knee surgery but lots of therapy.

Cooper is still undecided. He rode four times this week and will make the decision next week.

Bloss will race it for RM ATV-MC/WPS/KTM but Baggett and Bogle are sitting it out.
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Thisusernameisavailable 10/11/2019 2:19pm
10/11/2019 2:19pm
Thisusernameisavailable wrote:
Should it just be called the ‘Eli Kawasaki cup’ that nobody serious challengers can be bothered to turn up to because it’s meaningless and irrelevant?
zehn wrote:
$1,000,000 is meaningless and irrelevant? I wish I had your problems
It kinda loses its edge when you’ve already got a couple or more mill in the bank & a secure job. Let’s be realistic- there’s about 3 or 4 riders who have got the ability to win it & they’re all multi millionaires already, so..

And it shows in who can be motivated to enter it.
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Mavetism 10/11/2019 2:20pm
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Bruce372 wrote:
does anyone know a simple way it can be watched online? Ive checked my NBC sports app and cannot see the MEC. Is NBC still doing...
does anyone know a simple way it can be watched online?

Ive checked my NBC sports app and cannot see the MEC.

Is NBC still doing the SX and MX package???
My nbc sports gold sx+Mx package shows the MEC as the last race of this subscription.
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mxb2 10/11/2019 2:21pm
10/11/2019 2:21pm
Thisusernameisavailable wrote:
Should it just be called the ‘Eli Kawasaki cup’ that nobody serious challengers can be bothered to turn up to because it’s meaningless and irrelevant?
Like the red bull.2 stroke race.
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Boomslang 10/11/2019 2:24pm
10/11/2019 2:24pm
I think Adam is up for a Million.
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Thisusernameisavailable 10/11/2019 2:25pm
10/11/2019 2:25pm
And who REALLY gets excited about a Millionaire winning another million? Honestly?? That money could be so much better spent within the industry to benefit lots of riders.
God knows there’s plenty of chat on here about low paid privateers- we should petition for Monster NOT to award the Million at MEC, but to divide it by the first 30 privateers in the outdoor National series.

Hands up if you care that Eli won ANOTHER million..

Hands up if you care more that the top 30 privateers in the outdoors would be $30k better off..

I reckon I know where the majority would vote.
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zehn 10/11/2019 2:26pm
10/11/2019 2:26pm Edited Date/Time 10/11/2019 4:16pm
Thisusernameisavailable wrote:
It kinda loses its edge when you’ve already got a couple or more mill in the bank & a secure job. Let’s be realistic- there’s about...
It kinda loses its edge when you’ve already got a couple or more mill in the bank & a secure job. Let’s be realistic- there’s about 3 or 4 riders who have got the ability to win it & they’re all multi millionaires already, so..

And it shows in who can be motivated to enter it.
Oh please. Your thinly-veiled jabs at the MEC are so fucking obvious. You act like des Nations is the most important race of the year from a racer's perspective and then turn around and act like a possible million dollar payday doesn't matter because they ALREADY have a million dollars or more.

Give me a fucking break. You're just here to stir up Euro vs. US bullshit. It's so obvious
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CivBars 10/11/2019 2:29pm
10/11/2019 2:29pm
seth505 wrote:
I see 4 names or so that could easily get at least 1 moto win.
4?! Who?

1. Tomac
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mxb2 10/11/2019 2:30pm
10/11/2019 2:30pm
Thisusernameisavailable wrote:
It kinda loses its edge when you’ve already got a couple or more mill in the bank & a secure job. Let’s be realistic- there’s about...
It kinda loses its edge when you’ve already got a couple or more mill in the bank & a secure job. Let’s be realistic- there’s about 3 or 4 riders who have got the ability to win it & they’re all multi millionaires already, so..

And it shows in who can be motivated to enter it.
zehn wrote:
Oh please. Your thinly-veiled jabs at the MEC are so fucking obvious. You act like des Nations is the most important race of the year from...
Oh please. Your thinly-veiled jabs at the MEC are so fucking obvious. You act like des Nations is the most important race of the year from a racer's perspective and then turn around and act like a possible million dollar payday doesn't matter because they ALREADY have a million dollars or more.

Give me a fucking break. You're just here to stir up Euro vs. US bullshit. It's so obvious
And he cant stop talking about the events and riders he doesnt like.
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Trudare69 10/11/2019 2:30pm
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Boomslang wrote:
I think Adam is up for a Million.
Would LOVE to see that but very very unlikely.....
Thisusernameisavailable 10/11/2019 2:31pm
10/11/2019 2:31pm
Thisusernameisavailable wrote:
Should it just be called the ‘Eli Kawasaki cup’ that nobody serious challengers can be bothered to turn up to because it’s meaningless and irrelevant?
mxb2 wrote:
Like the red bull.2 stroke race.
Exactly like that.
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Thisusernameisavailable 10/11/2019 2:34pm
10/11/2019 2:34pm
Thisusernameisavailable wrote:
It kinda loses its edge when you’ve already got a couple or more mill in the bank & a secure job. Let’s be realistic- there’s about...
It kinda loses its edge when you’ve already got a couple or more mill in the bank & a secure job. Let’s be realistic- there’s about 3 or 4 riders who have got the ability to win it & they’re all multi millionaires already, so..

And it shows in who can be motivated to enter it.
zehn wrote:
Oh please. Your thinly-veiled jabs at the MEC are so fucking obvious. You act like des Nations is the most important race of the year from...
Oh please. Your thinly-veiled jabs at the MEC are so fucking obvious. You act like des Nations is the most important race of the year from a racer's perspective and then turn around and act like a possible million dollar payday doesn't matter because they ALREADY have a million dollars or more.

Give me a fucking break. You're just here to stir up Euro vs. US bullshit. It's so obvious
Ask Jason how important it is to him?

And I reject your “thinly veiled” comment- I’m not trying to hide it, MEC is a load of shit!

*im looking forward to A1 as always..
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