#1: MXGP of Great Britain - February 29th & March 1st

kongols wrote:

WTF was that, Tim?!

wicksy85 wrote:

Killer ride by Evans!!!
Give him more race time and he will be even better

Taddy347 wrote:

Tim looking sooo smooth!
He can battle Herlings the next moto

Motofinne wrote:

Not good from Gajser.

Taddy347 wrote:

Tim looking sooo smooth!
He can battle Herlings the next moto

alex69 wrote:

Yeah very smooth especially the falling. Evans was closing on Herlings, Herlings speed up 2 sec faster the next lap. Tim is like Anstie if Herlings...

Yeah very smooth especially the falling.
Evans was closing on Herlings, Herlings speed up 2 sec faster the next lap.
Tim is like Anstie if Herlings is out they ride fabulous, is Herlings back the start failing.

tinus.nel wrote:

Jacobi has certainly landed in the class with some authority.

Bearuno wrote:

How that young bloke would fold himself up onto a 85 / Super Mini beggars belief. The flexibility of youth, I guess. I'd hope for his...

How that young bloke would fold himself up onto a 85 / Super Mini beggars belief. The flexibility of youth, I guess.

I'd hope for his (safety's) sake, he's no longer on Minis ( someone mentioned in another thread he's been contracted to racing Minis) - it's so easy to hurt yourself on one, especially when you are both tall, and lightly built.

He was doing very well (well, they all were, to my mind) in very, very trying conditions, up until a lap or two from the end of the Moto.

He's only 17 - he's eligible for this class, and a year (if he's doing the full series, and / or racing other 125 events in Europe) in EMX125, with a few 250 races as well, would be a great transitional program to Adult racing.

I wish him, and his Family well.

Even Liam Everts had a couple of 'offs' towards the end. Malin said "he's been in the Greenhouse over winter - he's Sprouted a few inches", or, thereabouts. But he's still one of the smallest young blokes out there.

Moens_Andy wrote:

the only problem with being only 17 is that he got his doors blown off by 15 and 16 years old kids. don't get me wrong...

the only problem with being only 17 is that he got his doors blown off by 15 and 16 years old kids. don't get me wrong here I love that Max came over to do the EMX series, but I'm afraid he's a little late compared to the other riders he's facing
For example

1st Everts 15
2nd Brumann 16
3th Miot 16

he's competing against a majority of riders that are a year or even 2 years younger. I think if he would have come sooner he would have upped his pace and stamina more easily. He's almost a full-grown athlete and is now thrown into 25 min races compared to the sprint races he's used to the whole of his life. A lot of adjustments for a kid from 17 years of age and getting your ass handed by kids that are 2 years younger than you have less strength, is not something i would enjoy. So I hope he has a good head on his shoulders and keeps on plugging away

Bearuno wrote:

How that young bloke would fold himself up onto a 85 / Super Mini beggars belief. The flexibility of youth, I guess. I'd hope for his...

How that young bloke would fold himself up onto a 85 / Super Mini beggars belief. The flexibility of youth, I guess.

I'd hope for his (safety's) sake, he's no longer on Minis ( someone mentioned in another thread he's been contracted to racing Minis) - it's so easy to hurt yourself on one, especially when you are both tall, and lightly built.

He was doing very well (well, they all were, to my mind) in very, very trying conditions, up until a lap or two from the end of the Moto.

He's only 17 - he's eligible for this class, and a year (if he's doing the full series, and / or racing other 125 events in Europe) in EMX125, with a few 250 races as well, would be a great transitional program to Adult racing.

I wish him, and his Family well.

Even Liam Everts had a couple of 'offs' towards the end. Malin said "he's been in the Greenhouse over winter - he's Sprouted a few inches", or, thereabouts. But he's still one of the smallest young blokes out there.

Moens_Andy wrote:

the only problem with being only 17 is that he got his doors blown off by 15 and 16 years old kids. don't get me wrong...

the only problem with being only 17 is that he got his doors blown off by 15 and 16 years old kids. don't get me wrong here I love that Max came over to do the EMX series, but I'm afraid he's a little late compared to the other riders he's facing
For example

1st Everts 15
2nd Brumann 16
3th Miot 16

he's competing against a majority of riders that are a year or even 2 years younger. I think if he would have come sooner he would have upped his pace and stamina more easily. He's almost a full-grown athlete and is now thrown into 25 min races compared to the sprint races he's used to the whole of his life. A lot of adjustments for a kid from 17 years of age and getting your ass handed by kids that are 2 years younger than you have less strength, is not something i would enjoy. So I hope he has a good head on his shoulders and keeps on plugging away

karsmakers wrote:

I hear what your saying but I wouldn't make too many judgments based on those conditions. I just watched the highlights and it was a mess...

I hear what your saying but I wouldn't make too many judgments based on those conditions. I just watched the highlights and it was a mess out there. He clearly needs more experience in the muck and mud but that's true of all US riders especially from California.

Moens_Andy wrote:

the only problem with being only 17 is that he got his doors blown off by 15 and 16 years old kids. don't get me wrong...

the only problem with being only 17 is that he got his doors blown off by 15 and 16 years old kids. don't get me wrong here I love that Max came over to do the EMX series, but I'm afraid he's a little late compared to the other riders he's facing
For example

1st Everts 15
2nd Brumann 16
3th Miot 16

he's competing against a majority of riders that are a year or even 2 years younger. I think if he would have come sooner he would have upped his pace and stamina more easily. He's almost a full-grown athlete and is now thrown into 25 min races compared to the sprint races he's used to the whole of his life. A lot of adjustments for a kid from 17 years of age and getting your ass handed by kids that are 2 years younger than you have less strength, is not something i would enjoy. So I hope he has a good head on his shoulders and keeps on plugging away

karsmakers wrote:

I hear what your saying but I wouldn't make too many judgments based on those conditions. I just watched the highlights and it was a mess...

I hear what your saying but I wouldn't make too many judgments based on those conditions. I just watched the highlights and it was a mess out there. He clearly needs more experience in the muck and mud but that's true of all US riders especially from California.

ATKpilot99 wrote:

He got 14th today. Didn't see the race so I'm not sure what kind of start he got or if he crashed or simply wasn't fast...

He got 14th today. Didn't see the race so I'm not sure what kind of start he got or if he crashed or simply wasn't fast enough.

karsmakers wrote:

I hear what your saying but I wouldn't make too many judgments based on those conditions. I just watched the highlights and it was a mess...

I hear what your saying but I wouldn't make too many judgments based on those conditions. I just watched the highlights and it was a mess out there. He clearly needs more experience in the muck and mud but that's true of all US riders especially from California.

ATKpilot99 wrote:

He got 14th today. Didn't see the race so I'm not sure what kind of start he got or if he crashed or simply wasn't fast...

He got 14th today. Didn't see the race so I'm not sure what kind of start he got or if he crashed or simply wasn't fast enough.

Motofinne wrote:

Crashed in the first lap and then made more mistakes. He had the speed to get around 5th-10th so i think it was a positive first...

Crashed in the first lap and then made more mistakes. He had the speed to get around 5th-10th so i think it was a positive first go at it for Vohland!

It also showed that other riders in his situation in USA would benefit of doing these races. I would not be surprised if he thinks this was his gnarliest race of his career thus far.

Moens_Andy wrote:

the only problem with being only 17 is that he got his doors blown off by 15 and 16 years old kids. don't get me wrong...

the only problem with being only 17 is that he got his doors blown off by 15 and 16 years old kids. don't get me wrong here I love that Max came over to do the EMX series, but I'm afraid he's a little late compared to the other riders he's facing
For example

1st Everts 15
2nd Brumann 16
3th Miot 16

he's competing against a majority of riders that are a year or even 2 years younger. I think if he would have come sooner he would have upped his pace and stamina more easily. He's almost a full-grown athlete and is now thrown into 25 min races compared to the sprint races he's used to the whole of his life. A lot of adjustments for a kid from 17 years of age and getting your ass handed by kids that are 2 years younger than you have less strength, is not something i would enjoy. So I hope he has a good head on his shoulders and keeps on plugging away

karsmakers wrote:

I hear what your saying but I wouldn't make too many judgments based on those conditions. I just watched the highlights and it was a mess...

I hear what your saying but I wouldn't make too many judgments based on those conditions. I just watched the highlights and it was a mess out there. He clearly needs more experience in the muck and mud but that's true of all US riders especially from California.

ATKpilot99 wrote:

He got 14th today. Didn't see the race so I'm not sure what kind of start he got or if he crashed or simply wasn't fast...

He got 14th today. Didn't see the race so I'm not sure what kind of start he got or if he crashed or simply wasn't fast enough.