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At the beginning of the season, the big call was that this is the deepest field ever with 6-8 riders that could win.
Last night the 3 started in about 20th place then came back to get second and pass 3rd in points with ease. We've had, I think 4 winners, which is the usual. We've seen the normal pattern of one guy being the best with a couple of others keeping him honest and then a big drop off after that. The podium is the same week in and week out. It's a much healthier group than we usually have at the end of the season.
I'm not bagging on the riders, they are as talented as ever. I just don't think it's any deeper than it's been for the past 25 years. It is always stacked and always tough.
Last night the 3 started in about 20th place then came back to get second and pass 3rd in points with ease. We've had, I think 4 winners, which is the usual. We've seen the normal pattern of one guy being the best with a couple of others keeping him honest and then a big drop off after that. The podium is the same week in and week out. It's a much healthier group than we usually have at the end of the season.
I'm not bagging on the riders, they are as talented as ever. I just don't think it's any deeper than it's been for the past 25 years. It is always stacked and always tough.
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What you're really trying to discuss is whether a particular era had a standout talent. Todays era has the most former race winners or development class champions that i can remember. From 4th-15th is probably the closest its ever been. It's just that top tier is still a step above as usual.
80's fields were deep. But did they really produce that many different champions? It was still the top few guys each year as usual.
In my opinion it's a deep field compared to some years but the 80s is still the zenith for deep competition.
the field is pretty deep, especially the 6th to 18th place guys. its good for us thats for sure
If you look at literally every other sport the numbers climb significantly every generation. It’s human nature. Carey Hart did a backflip 20 years ago and didn’t land it we all freaked out. Now kids do them in their backyard at 12 years old.
Progression is how humankind operates. The riders now are undeniably better. Maybe the whole participation trophy limerick is ironic in that the younger generations (millennials) smash every record and physical feat set by boomers.
I've learned that field "depth" isn't as entertaining as much as the action out front is. Give me a race any day where the two guys out front are trading leads multiple times while lapping third over a race where only a few passes happen with the front runners.
In that context, it's fun to watch Tomac and Webb. Webb is a better starter and incredibly difficult to pass. Tomac is a hit or miss starter and passes everyone with ease until he gets to Webb. Get Kenny on a good night and we could have the greatest race we've ever seen. Those races just seem to rarely ever happen because it requires about 10 things to line up that are all 50/50 chances. All 3 get good starts, Tomac on a track he happens to somewhat struggle with, points close enough that all three want the win, etc. . .
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I also firmly believe that, with the exception of Tomac, Prime CR/JS/RC would all be smoking the current field.
RV, RD, CR, JS, KR, (all with wins),ET, JB, JB, JH, (podiums)...
In the end, injuries and DNFs made it a fairly easy title for RV.
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