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You’re only worth as much as someone will pay you, right?
BTO...?
Things like, price, personality, how they fit into the team, how easy they are to work with, whether your sponsors like them, potentially if they bring a sponsor with them etc. etc.
The other thing is if you're looking at results only, then both Hill and Bogle have won before. Not many of the "deserving" riders can say that.
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Just to name a few that have good personalities, low price. Most of these guys have won races at some point in their careers.
I just don’t see why a team like MCR would sign Hill. Dude always has an excuse. And for Bogle I like him but he can’t stay healthy and it seems like that team is always needing a fill in ride for him. At some point a team needs to realize when to let go. Sponsors aren’t happy if the rider is hurt and the bike isn’t out on the track. JMO
Tickle – no idea where he'll end up
Mookie – priced himself out of the MCR ride
McElrath – supposedly in talks with HEP Suzuki
Brayton – already riding for Penrite Honda
Bloss - was at the MCR test with Savatgy, so they obviously have an eye on him
Noren - no idea where he'll end up
Savatgy – See Bloss above
Pit Row
There's 3 months till the season starts, can they not develop a bike in that time or is it that far off?
This is the new Honda platform for the next 3-4 years. They are going to end up on it eventually, but you can’t fault them if the bike is totally different starting point from the previous platform.
MCR had the 20’s pretty damn dialed, 3 months is not much time when you only have 1 rider locked in at the moment.
Unless like mentioned earlier, they don't have enough bikes and or parts for all of them just yet.
You're right I have no idea. Which is why i'm asking the question. Maybe its a money thing for MCR. They probably have an excess of parts from the last couple of years they want to burn through before moving to the new bike? MCR operate differently to most, which is why these are all questions.
The reality is they have 3 months to:
- Figure out who their riders are, sign them
-Acquire enough 21 motorcycles for 3 riders to test, practice and race. That could be 5+ motorcycles per rider
1-2 months minimum of riding 3-4 times a week, 10 hour days simply testing. All while working around their training, injuries, off season races etc.
- Order parts for 2021 - many parts can’t be ordered until settings are finalized
- Get parts, continue to test and refine - which means less time the rider can worry about his riding, and more time becoming a mental train wreck because they aren’t test riders and don’t actually know what they want
- Shake down/durability test
All while worrying about big picture things like:
Mechanics/team personnel
Sponsors/budget
Semi truck driver, wrap, parts organization etc
Ordering all new team stuff like shirts awnings etc.
Travel for everyone on team
Photo shoots
Sponsor obligations/meetings
I could keep going, you get the picture. A true factory team has way more people to handle each part of the operation. A team like MCR has a few guys wearing a lot of hats, it makes sense why they would slow their roll a bit.
Just makes you wonder if in 6 weeks time Friese is 2 seconds a lap faster on the 21 then he is on the 20, what do they do then? Do they then have to reorganise the plan and get all of them on the new bike for the start of the season? Or do they say tough bickies to Hill and Savatgy/Bloss/whoever else, you guys are on the 20's all year?
Ps. I dont expect you or anyone here to have the answer, just bench racing.
Guys like Savatgy and Hill really shouldn’t be dialing in a bike throughout the season, they need to focus on their riding. The 2020 MCR bike is really good!
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