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Those regional titles hold more weight than the outdoor titles. Always has, always will.
"The list of guys who have been able to win a Regional SX championship is significantly longer than guys who could put together a full championship in the Nationals."
I'm sure having 2 regional championships contested a year has nothing to do with that list being longer... 🙄🤦♂️
But I get your point. Ferrandis has overall been the faster rider. Martin has been more consistent & using his experience to help him continue to lead the championship.
Here’s my concern, none of the 250 Yamaha riders have done well on a 450 Yamaha - AP7, CW2. I would compare Ferrandis more to Webb here. Hopefully they’ve made enough changes that Ferrandis can transfer over to the 450 and be competitive on the bike.
SX is more important in the US. That's a fact.
I like outdoors more as well, but if you think supercross isn't the jewel of the sport then you're ignoring the obvious reality.
Personally, I prefer outdoors, but in terms of what is more important to the manufacturers:
Supercross
MXGP
AMA Nationals
That specific order was even mentioned in one of the Red Bull Moto Spy episodes this season.
To be fair, Martin he hasn't been the luckiest rider in SX so far. A bit like Baggett or Rattray, they were hauling outdoors but it wasn't materializing indoors. This is what has put a question mark for potential team managers and explains why he stayed in 250 while Webb moved up, then his injury has put him aside for a long time.
Now that he is back to his prime, I think he can do well in both classes and in both disciplins. Especially with this season, where he is really solid and very impressive, no doubt that a team should look at him for a 450 ride, or for a "Sexton's schedule" with 250sx + possibly some 450sx + 450mx, as it looks like it is the best and safest way to make the transition.
Hopefully he can do that with GasGas or with his team, as it doesn't look like there are lots of spots out there while there are quite a lot of great riders without a contract (yet), i.e. Mookie (who finishes 6th in sx this year), Tickle (who finishes top 6 top 8 in multiple championships), McElrath (who has the speed for podiums in sx when he gels with the track and could very well be top 6 top 8 through the sx championship), etc.
I like when 250 teams are moving up their top talents, I trully enjoyed seeing some Geico Honda and PC 450's, and it is a formula that worked quite well based on the limited attempts ; just on top of my head, Tomac, Anderson, Osborne, Musquin, Herlings or Gajser.
Pit Row
Regardless of titles though, AC has a factory 450 ride because he's fast as fuck indoors and out, and the same thing goes for Ferrandis. We're speculating about where Jeremy Martin could end up because he's fast as fuck outdoors, but he hasn't proven to be as capable indoors.
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