Darian Sanayei to Pro Circuit Kawasaki for the Outdoors.

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Edited Date/Time 6/28/2020 4:52pm
With one healthy racer Cameron Mcadoo (Do Doo)
Darian will be going back home (amateurs) with
Pro Circuit. If he could get his, I think it was 2018
speed, he’ll be in the top five, maybe podium.
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yzf162 6/25/2020 3:11pm
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That's awesome hope he can take advantage of this and get a ride somewhere next year.
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Sweet!
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Saw him a number of years ago here in WA, always figured he’d make it
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Darian is without question better outdoors than SX... I hope he can be consistent. But we will certainly see flashes of speed in my opinion. I said that about Covington too. Maybe I should just shut up. Wink
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hamncheeze 6/25/2020 3:31pm
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Opportunity knocks! Good luck Darian.
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His GP career was spoiled by Epstien Barr, its a deserved 2nd chance .

He ripped when he was healthy.
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SWOHIO GUY 6/25/2020 4:42pm
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Even with EB, he led like 8 laps in Russia last season. Wasn’t he already getting a ton of help from PC anyway?
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Happy to hear this. Hopefully he’s completely over, or as over as he can get those health issues. I’d like to see him do well.
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Glad to see this, next in line for a factory ride I would imagine is Brian hsu. So fast but had a back injury a few years ago
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Who would you pick?
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Man that's crazy i was just thinking this yesterday when i was thinking of PC's outdoor roster, he'd be the perfect fit, he's a great dude and he use to get killer starts in MXGP. outdoors is obviously his bread and butter, if he's healthy I think he does great.
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hamncheeze 6/25/2020 5:37pm
6/25/2020 5:37pm Edited Date/Time 6/25/2020 5:42pm
wb173 wrote:
Who would you pick?
Jeremy Martin, Justin Cooper, Alex Martin, Dylan Ferrandis, Hunter Lawrence, Jett Lawrence, Shane McElrath, Ty Masterpool, Colt Nichols, RJ Hampshire (last 2 if healthy) would all be ahead of Sanayei in my opinion. I'd put Darian in with McAdoo, Drake, Brown, Hartranft, Mosiman, Swoll, Shimoda.

EDIT: I say this because firstly Sanayei does not have much experience on the US National tracks, which are much deeper and rutty than MXGP, and secondly because we do not know for sure he has 30+2 in him in the summer heat after a lengthy EB battle.
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I think a top-5 moto might be possible if everything falls in place just right and lots of guys have trouble, but initially I would hope that the goal a few more realistic top-10 overalls. If a few of those happen, then it may make sense to start expecting some top-5s.

He’s on the right team for support, just hope his initial goals aren’t too unrealistic, especially after what happened with Covington.
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OneWordResponseGuy 6/25/2020 6:12pm
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wb173 wrote:
Who would you pick?
- Ferrandis, Cooper, McElrath
- Lawrence x2, Martin
- A Mart
There's 7 guys alone that aren't even in the same zip code as him.
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If he brings that speed he had in Spain in 2018, he could be strong.
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wb173 wrote:
Who would you pick?
OneWordResponseGuy wrote:
- Ferrandis, Cooper, McElrath
- Lawrence x2, Martin
- A Mart
There's 7 guys alone that aren't even in the same zip code as him.
The dude ripped when he was healthy, he battled with Jonas and Prado a couple years ago and then he had EB. If 100% healthy a top 5‘s are not out of the question.
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crusty_xx 6/25/2020 6:52pm
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wb173 wrote:
Who would you pick?
OneWordResponseGuy wrote:
- Ferrandis, Cooper, McElrath
- Lawrence x2, Martin
- A Mart
There's 7 guys alone that aren't even in the same zip code as him.
When H Lawrence went over to the US 2019 people expected him to go for the title. Darian wiped the floor with him in early 2018 before he got sick. In Red Sand he was by far the fastest rider - he caught and passed Jorge Prado at his home GP in the sand.

The results don't show it but the guy is really, really good. If he gets this chance I hope he can make the most of it. If he brings the speed we have seen at times in the GPs he is easily good for some top 5s or even podium finishes.
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APLMAN99 6/25/2020 7:04pm
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wb173 wrote:
Who would you pick?
OneWordResponseGuy wrote:
- Ferrandis, Cooper, McElrath
- Lawrence x2, Martin
- A Mart
There's 7 guys alone that aren't even in the same zip code as him.
crusty_xx wrote:
When H Lawrence went over to the US 2019 people expected him to go for the title. Darian wiped the floor with him in early 2018...
When H Lawrence went over to the US 2019 people expected him to go for the title. Darian wiped the floor with him in early 2018 before he got sick. In Red Sand he was by far the fastest rider - he caught and passed Jorge Prado at his home GP in the sand.

The results don't show it but the guy is really, really good. If he gets this chance I hope he can make the most of it. If he brings the speed we have seen at times in the GPs he is easily good for some top 5s or even podium finishes.
Wiped the floor?

In what way?

The early 2018 results certainly don't show that.

Give the guy a chance to get settled before foisting unrealistic expectations on him
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OneWordResponseGuy wrote:
- Ferrandis, Cooper, McElrath
- Lawrence x2, Martin
- A Mart
There's 7 guys alone that aren't even in the same zip code as him.
crusty_xx wrote:
When H Lawrence went over to the US 2019 people expected him to go for the title. Darian wiped the floor with him in early 2018...
When H Lawrence went over to the US 2019 people expected him to go for the title. Darian wiped the floor with him in early 2018 before he got sick. In Red Sand he was by far the fastest rider - he caught and passed Jorge Prado at his home GP in the sand.

The results don't show it but the guy is really, really good. If he gets this chance I hope he can make the most of it. If he brings the speed we have seen at times in the GPs he is easily good for some top 5s or even podium finishes.
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Wiped the floor? In what way? The early 2018 results certainly don't show that. Give the guy a chance to get settled before foisting unrealistic expectations...
Wiped the floor?

In what way?

The early 2018 results certainly don't show that.

Give the guy a chance to get settled before foisting unrealistic expectations on him
Speedwise. At least as far as I can remember. But he was dealing with EB in the first rounds already. And I think he had 2 technical DNFs in the first 2 or 3 rounds, so that didn't help either.
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Press516 6/25/2020 7:47pm
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wb173 wrote:
Who would you pick?
hamncheeze wrote:
Jeremy Martin, Justin Cooper, Alex Martin, Dylan Ferrandis, Hunter Lawrence, Jett Lawrence, Shane McElrath, Ty Masterpool, Colt Nichols, RJ Hampshire (last 2 if healthy) would all...
Jeremy Martin, Justin Cooper, Alex Martin, Dylan Ferrandis, Hunter Lawrence, Jett Lawrence, Shane McElrath, Ty Masterpool, Colt Nichols, RJ Hampshire (last 2 if healthy) would all be ahead of Sanayei in my opinion. I'd put Darian in with McAdoo, Drake, Brown, Hartranft, Mosiman, Swoll, Shimoda.

EDIT: I say this because firstly Sanayei does not have much experience on the US National tracks, which are much deeper and rutty than MXGP, and secondly because we do not know for sure he has 30+2 in him in the summer heat after a lengthy EB battle.
Agree, although I expect Mosiman to be in the first group not the second... Darian is going to need a great start, and some serious speed for the "full" moto. Something he hasn't really shown in his career so far.
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Boomslang 6/25/2020 7:52pm
6/25/2020 7:52pm Edited Date/Time 6/25/2020 7:59pm
I'm a little butt hurt that my comment about a certain test (within the Topic - PC is has run out of riders) that took place yesterday has vanished into thin air.

Nevertheless, I may have spoke too soon and can appreciate GuyB's or one of the othe Mods reasons to remove it.

If I jumped that gun and was out of place then I'll except it and take one of Guy's best left hooks on on me ol chin. No hard feeling gents.

Censorship is needed from time to time and keep up the good work boys. I honestly mean that.

Really, really happy for Darian. It is a golden opportunity to show that he is better that what we have seen in SX.

Go Darrian...ill be rooting for ya and all your team.
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Boomslang 6/25/2020 8:24pm
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Boomslang wrote:
I'm a little butt hurt that my comment about a certain test (within the Topic - PC is has run out of riders) that took place...
I'm a little butt hurt that my comment about a certain test (within the Topic - PC is has run out of riders) that took place yesterday has vanished into thin air.

Nevertheless, I may have spoke too soon and can appreciate GuyB's or one of the othe Mods reasons to remove it.

If I jumped that gun and was out of place then I'll except it and take one of Guy's best left hooks on on me ol chin. No hard feeling gents.

Censorship is needed from time to time and keep up the good work boys. I honestly mean that.

Really, really happy for Darian. It is a golden opportunity to show that he is better that what we have seen in SX.

Go Darrian...ill be rooting for ya and all your team.
My bad, I have just seen that the topic still is alive and well. Had just woken up and the first thing I do every morning, even before my coffee to to Visit my favourate site.

My comment still stands so GuyB is off the hook...my humble aplogies.
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Press516 wrote:
Agree, although I expect Mosiman to be in the first group not the second... Darian is going to need a great start, and some serious speed...
Agree, although I expect Mosiman to be in the first group not the second... Darian is going to need a great start, and some serious speed for the "full" moto. Something he hasn't really shown in his career so far.
Yeah I was tempted to put Mosiman in the first group too. Personally, I love the 250 class outdoors. Usually there is a pecking order after a few rounds, but those young guys make the early part of each Moto so damn exciting. And after the top 5 or 6 we usually see crazy Moto to Moto and weekend to weekend fluctuations where a guy scores a 5th overall one week and 18th the next. I think Sanayei has podium potential at times, but then there will be days where he's 15-20 overall.
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Seen him a bit in MXGP but he wasn't much of a factor there... However, this is his lucky break, I hope he crushes!!!
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Seen him a bit in MXGP but he wasn't much of a factor there... However, this is his lucky break, I hope he crushes!!!
He was a factor every once in a while. He certainly had his good and bad tracks. I think those expecting podiums are a little bananas but he should be able to make his way into the top 10 every now and then.
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In 28 MX2 races hes had 12 top 10's, 2 top 5's and 0 podiums (these are overalls, not individual moto finishes.) I hope he does great and proves me wrong but guys acting like hes gonna hop on a PC bike and starting taking podiums are nuts.
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Sideways 6/26/2020 7:41am
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wb173 wrote:
Who would you pick?
OneWordResponseGuy wrote:
- Ferrandis, Cooper, McElrath
- Lawrence x2, Martin
- A Mart
There's 7 guys alone that aren't even in the same zip code as him.
crusty_xx wrote:
When H Lawrence went over to the US 2019 people expected him to go for the title. Darian wiped the floor with him in early 2018...
When H Lawrence went over to the US 2019 people expected him to go for the title. Darian wiped the floor with him in early 2018 before he got sick. In Red Sand he was by far the fastest rider - he caught and passed Jorge Prado at his home GP in the sand.

The results don't show it but the guy is really, really good. If he gets this chance I hope he can make the most of it. If he brings the speed we have seen at times in the GPs he is easily good for some top 5s or even podium finishes.
People had way to high expectation of hunter. He hasnt really showed that much in the GPs to make him a contender for wins in the US. He had a really good showing at the mxon in england. In the gps, not so much. Really.

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OneWordResponseGuy wrote:
- Ferrandis, Cooper, McElrath
- Lawrence x2, Martin
- A Mart
There's 7 guys alone that aren't even in the same zip code as him.
crusty_xx wrote:
When H Lawrence went over to the US 2019 people expected him to go for the title. Darian wiped the floor with him in early 2018...
When H Lawrence went over to the US 2019 people expected him to go for the title. Darian wiped the floor with him in early 2018 before he got sick. In Red Sand he was by far the fastest rider - he caught and passed Jorge Prado at his home GP in the sand.

The results don't show it but the guy is really, really good. If he gets this chance I hope he can make the most of it. If he brings the speed we have seen at times in the GPs he is easily good for some top 5s or even podium finishes.
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People had way to high expectation of hunter. He hasnt really showed that much in the GPs to make him a contender for wins in the...
People had way to high expectation of hunter. He hasnt really showed that much in the GPs to make him a contender for wins in the US. He had a really good showing at the mxon in england. In the gps, not so much. Really.

Exactly. I said exactly this before he made his way here and got roasted for it. Hes been racing professionally for a few years now and really hasn't shown he can get it done yet. Guys based his entire career off the MXDN race rather than looking at all his results. People were acting like Jorge Prado or Pauls Jonass (legit proven 250 champs) were coming over to race.
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Mitch might be looking at Zacko’s path and be thinking, “yup I can make this work.” I’ve been a fan of Darian’s since he showed the grit and determination to pickup and go to Europe! Mitch has signed more than one rider where I thought WTF?...shortly thereafter, I’d be thinking, dam that Mitch is smart! This is your chance....GO DARIAN!
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wb173 wrote:
Who would you pick?
OneWordResponseGuy wrote:
- Ferrandis, Cooper, McElrath
- Lawrence x2, Martin
- A Mart
There's 7 guys alone that aren't even in the same zip code as him.
crusty_xx wrote:
When H Lawrence went over to the US 2019 people expected him to go for the title. Darian wiped the floor with him in early 2018...
When H Lawrence went over to the US 2019 people expected him to go for the title. Darian wiped the floor with him in early 2018 before he got sick. In Red Sand he was by far the fastest rider - he caught and passed Jorge Prado at his home GP in the sand.

The results don't show it but the guy is really, really good. If he gets this chance I hope he can make the most of it. If he brings the speed we have seen at times in the GPs he is easily good for some top 5s or even podium finishes.
Firstly happy for Darien getting a chance but he never wiped the floor with Hunter any year they raced .He beat Hunter overall at 1 Gp they raced At red sands Darien got 4th Hunter 5th and that one Hunter was dealing with fatigue and sickness Himself so not sure why you would compare the 2 ?Hunter has shown the speed even here in USA ,he won motos last year ,he just hasn’t put it all together either injured or bad starts for solid overall championships .Comparing what people have done in the past gets tricky Covington beat both Hunter and Darien but not here in the USA so all you can do is watch what Darien will do with the opportunity he has been given .
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