AMart Holeshots again!

had2comment wrote:

He should be consistently placing at least 3rd-5th

had2comment wrote:

He should be consistently placing at least 3rd-5th

MXMattii wrote:

You would expect that from a 30 year old man that races kids 5 to 10 years younger. Not sure why teams keep putting time and...

You would expect that from a 30 year old man that races kids 5 to 10 years younger. Not sure why teams keep putting time and money in him. He is probably a nice guy, but he isn't a future champ neither a past champ. Then gambling on a younger kids like Sanayei, Hsu, Jace Owen,... Would make more sense to me.

Asselstine wrote:

There's a reason there's only one zook out there.

Dirty Points wrote:

Has he ever done that in SX? The answer, no. He has never been a regular top 5 finisher in his decade-long SX career. In fact...

Has he ever done that in SX?

The answer, no. He has never been a regular top 5 finisher in his decade-long SX career. In fact, he is finishing consistently better than ever right now.

Here is his average finish position in SX over his career:

JGR SUZ RMZ250: 7
Troy Lee KTM 250SXF: 12.4
Star YAM YZ250F: 12.6
Rock River YAM YZ250F: 8.9
Eleven-ten HON CRF250: 12.4
Privateer HON CRF250: 15.2

had2comment wrote:

He should be consistently placing at least 3rd-5th

MXMattii wrote:

You would expect that from a 30 year old man that races kids 5 to 10 years younger. Not sure why teams keep putting time and...

You would expect that from a 30 year old man that races kids 5 to 10 years younger. Not sure why teams keep putting time and money in him. He is probably a nice guy, but he isn't a future champ neither a past champ. Then gambling on a younger kids like Sanayei, Hsu, Jace Owen,... Would make more sense to me.

Dirty Points wrote:

AMart is a legitimate podium regular outdoors.

MXMattii wrote:

You would expect that from a 30 year old man that races kids 5 to 10 years younger. Not sure why teams keep putting time and...

You would expect that from a 30 year old man that races kids 5 to 10 years younger. Not sure why teams keep putting time and money in him. He is probably a nice guy, but he isn't a future champ neither a past champ. Then gambling on a younger kids like Sanayei, Hsu, Jace Owen,... Would make more sense to me.

Dirty Points wrote:

AMart is a legitimate podium regular outdoors.

MXMattii wrote:

Last season he finished once on the podium. On the KTM and Yamaha he was indeed, but the age isn't doing him any favors.

Dirty Points wrote:

I don't see any of Sanayei, Owen, Hsu on the podium even once in his situation. JGR/AMart were tasked with developing an all-new bike with minimal...

I don't see any of Sanayei, Owen, Hsu on the podium even once in his situation.

JGR/AMart were tasked with developing an all-new bike with minimal factory support, and even the previous model had scarcely seen pro action for years. I don't see how less experience is advantageous there. AMart raced well enough to land on the box once. That's a near perfect fit for a team like that, and I hope we see even more from him outdoors this year.

Indoors, he has never blown the doors off the competition, but has finished 4,5,4 in the last few weeks. I see him riding as well as ever there, and the only issue would be if somebody expected him to compete for a championship (I did not).