#2: MXGP of The Netherlands - March 7 & 8

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Motofinne 3/7/2020 8:26am
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Gajsers Honda giving up is horrible news. No way that he beats Herlings tomorrow if he gets a shitty start.
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philG 3/7/2020 8:28am
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ATKpilot99 wrote:
Why didn't Covington or Sterry race the qualifier ?
Sterry crashed on first lap.. bruised and cut his arm.. OK but may be a doubt for tomorrow. Covington didnt do sight lap. Guessing he decided to save waht energy he has for tomorrow

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philG 3/7/2020 8:32am
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That was an insane race to watch. Gajser is screwed tomorrow with last gate pick.
EnvyMedia 3/7/2020 8:34am
3/7/2020 8:34am
Some pretty good racing in EMX250. I think that class will produce some fireworks this year.
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ATKpilot99 3/7/2020 8:34am
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ATKpilot99 wrote:
Why didn't Covington or Sterry race the qualifier ?
philG wrote:
Sterry crashed on first lap.. bruised and cut his arm.. OK but may be a doubt for tomorrow. Covington didnt do sight lap. Guessing he decided...
Sterry crashed on first lap.. bruised and cut his arm.. OK but may be a doubt for tomorrow. Covington didnt do sight lap. Guessing he decided to save waht energy he has for tomorrow
Thanks. I saw Covington completed 11 laps in timed practice and could do no better than 15 + seconds off the fast time.
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Cortami79 3/7/2020 8:45am
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What is up with tko?
He crashed in front of us and looked like he re-hurt his hand
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Cortami79 3/7/2020 8:47am
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That startcrash in mxgp with Gole, Sterry and few others was heavy. Gole and Sterry both looked hurt and went into the pits

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Arofin 3/7/2020 9:18am
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I don't know, but Herlings doesn't look like Herlings. Don't believe this is his new vision of do not wanna win every race, because he looks uncomfortable and struggling
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philG 3/7/2020 9:20am
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Arofin wrote:
I don't know, but Herlings doesn't look like Herlings. Don't believe this is his new vision of do not wanna win every race, because he looks...
I don't know, but Herlings doesn't look like Herlings. Don't believe this is his new vision of do not wanna win every race, because he looks uncomfortable and struggling
He did look like a pig on stilts for the first 5 laps.
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RG1 3/7/2020 9:22am
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That was a phenomenal MXGP qualifying race. Gajser has it in the bag and when he blew up, it looked like Herlings had in the bag but Jasikonis came alive in the second half of the race. Those guys in the top 10 were going for it. Prado was great, Paulin was good until Jonass hit him and Simpson rode awesome too. Going to be a great GP tomorrow, my money is still on Herlings even if he did look like he wasn’t at his best today
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Motofinne 3/7/2020 9:24am
3/7/2020 9:24am
Hats off for Simpson, what a ride from the privateer.
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Herlings looked to maybe have arm pump? rode okay, went backwards, then came back strong then kind of just held on to 2nd, I still wouldn't bet against him tomorrow.

Covington , Wow 2 years ago was impressive in GP's no idea what the issue is now but something is wrong.
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Arofin wrote:
I don't know, but Herlings doesn't look like Herlings. Don't believe this is his new vision of do not wanna win every race, because he looks...
I don't know, but Herlings doesn't look like Herlings. Don't believe this is his new vision of do not wanna win every race, because he looks uncomfortable and struggling
He rode first laps like he had corona virus. Suddenly he turner 10 sec faster laps and looked on gas for couple laps and slowed down at the end. Hope it was just saving energy.

Prado was just one small moment from breaking his leg again when swapping side to side couple times. He isnt taking it safe.

Tony looked to struggle but they will rebuild track and he can come to take another top5.

Honda took light valves from their 2006-9 models and those lasted only 15min like we all know.
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MagMx08 3/7/2020 9:32am
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I was there today. Herlings really struggled in the first few laps of quali, then he found his groove and was impressive. Gajser looked great, so effortless on a bike and quick, it’s just a pity his bike stopped. Impressed with Prado too, he’ll be strong later in the season.

Great performance from Jasikonis too, was a lot faster than Prado and herlings later in the race, can’t wait to see what he can do tomorrow. Shout out to Shaun Simpson too, great ride for him and looked comfortable too, hope he does well tomorrow also, Tracks gonna be deep and technical, can’t wait 😃.
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Frère Jacques 3/7/2020 9:45am
3/7/2020 9:45am
You guys are really buying into herlings struggling? It was a qualifying race and he was playing around
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RG1 3/7/2020 9:48am
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Frère Jacques wrote:
You guys are really buying into herlings struggling? It was a qualifying race and he was playing around
I’d still put a lot of money on him winning tomorrow, but I wouldn’t go as far as to say he was playing around. Maybe he wasn’t pushing the limits but he definitely wouldn’t have wanted to go backwards like that and get beaten at Valkenswaard. Even if it was just a qualifying race
Frère Jacques 3/7/2020 9:51am
3/7/2020 9:51am
Frère Jacques wrote:
You guys are really buying into herlings struggling? It was a qualifying race and he was playing around
RG1 wrote:
I’d still put a lot of money on him winning tomorrow, but I wouldn’t go as far as to say he was playing around. Maybe he...
I’d still put a lot of money on him winning tomorrow, but I wouldn’t go as far as to say he was playing around. Maybe he wasn’t pushing the limits but he definitely wouldn’t have wanted to go backwards like that and get beaten at Valkenswaard. Even if it was just a qualifying race
We’ll see but I think he’ll ride conservatively tomorrow to get a 1-1
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Finnish_Flash_62 3/7/2020 10:30am
3/7/2020 10:30am
Haven’t seen Herlings struggle like he did that first half since he rode with his femur in half. He should still be the favorite for tomorrow. He’s not gonna have it easy though, AJ and Prado rode really good and I wouldn’t count out Gajser either, he’s a fast starter and he could sling himself to a pretty good start.
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RDX 3/7/2020 10:39am
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"Jonass got a little bit loose"












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keinz 3/7/2020 10:39am
3/7/2020 10:39am Edited Date/Time 3/7/2020 10:52am
How the fuck can they go so fast on this track?
It's not common to the human race, they must be reptiles, or something.
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Motofinne 3/7/2020 10:55am
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Did you see Jonass move on Coldenhoff? Greasy.
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keinz 3/7/2020 10:58am
3/7/2020 10:58am Edited Date/Time 3/7/2020 11:03am
Motofinne wrote:
Did you see Jonass move on Coldenhoff? Greasy.
:I'm watching just MX2 on demand right now, i didn't saw MXGP yet:Smile
Finnish_Flash_62 3/7/2020 10:59am
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Motofinne wrote:
Did you see Jonass move on Coldenhoff? Greasy.
It was hard to tell from the clip if he came across on purpose or if he made a mistake.
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RG1 3/7/2020 11:06am
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Jonass either injured Paulin or broke his bike, he went backwards quickly after that incident
St Ann More 3/7/2020 11:32am
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Arofin wrote:
I don't know, but Herlings doesn't look like Herlings. Don't believe this is his new vision of do not wanna win every race, because he looks...
I don't know, but Herlings doesn't look like Herlings. Don't believe this is his new vision of do not wanna win every race, because he looks uncomfortable and struggling
tek14 wrote:
He rode first laps like he had corona virus. Suddenly he turner 10 sec faster laps and looked on gas for couple laps and slowed down...
He rode first laps like he had corona virus. Suddenly he turner 10 sec faster laps and looked on gas for couple laps and slowed down at the end. Hope it was just saving energy.

Prado was just one small moment from breaking his leg again when swapping side to side couple times. He isnt taking it safe.

Tony looked to struggle but they will rebuild track and he can come to take another top5.

Honda took light valves from their 2006-9 models and those lasted only 15min like we all know.
Herlings never slowed down at the end.

Sometimes I wonder whether I'm watching the same race as you nuthuggers!

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RG1 3/7/2020 11:39am
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brapgod69 wrote:
FUCK THAT!!!! View this post on Instagram Photos of the track after practice day - one multi time champion said to me, Ryno this is toughest...
FUCK THAT!!!!

Probably as brutal as I’ve seen this place on a Saturday
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