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There should be some type of EMX125 and 250f circuit in the states split east/west that follows the nationals and lets the kids mix it up on the tracks when they get nice and rough. I know this isn't a new thought and the amateur combine thing is doing sort of that, but higher numbers of riders and events would be cool. I'd mostly really want to see them do it on 125's.
1.5 minutes ahead in moto 1 at hangtown.
I think he did very well on a borrowed bike with a stock engine for sure just saying.
I think Jett is exaggerating a little bit.
In my opinion, the US 250 class is a bit stronger than the MX2 class.
The bigger problem to me is burn out.... these guys burn themselves crispy by age 20.... and want to retire by 25... the system makes them hate racing... ask rc... rv... Dungey... they practiced so much they ended up hating to race
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How are the guys that won those titles over him?? Better than a guy who won Sx races and a 250 MX national title? No I think not.
The Lawrences moved to the US for better opportunities ie Geico/ HRC contracts and the greater financial security.
'?!?!?!?!?!?' Whats with the silly exclamation marks/question mark row? Adults don't write like that.
It was quite obvious that your remark was pejorative.
But Rick did say that he is not used to the high speeds in US national motocross - he said that he normally can't go into corners in Europe that fast because the tracks are a lot rougher.
From his perspective, outdoor motocross in the US is just as difficult overall, but the speeds are much faster here and the jumps are much larger here than in Europe.
He also said that Fox Raceway was very similar to European tracks because of the deep sand and how rough it got, he said Hangtown felt like a high speed slot car track.
I've been lucky enough to be on the inside of the contract thing a bit lately, and while the contract to ride the bike is roughy the same as here, the win bonuses and the gear and helmet contracts seem to be so much more profitable for the riders that get hired to race in the States..
But the thing is here you MUST race supercross or no one will hire you even if you are top 5 outdoors or in MXGP.
First question from any team manager for a US based team is " how are they at Supercross?"
Most fast European outdoor riders (except for the French) have little to no SX experience, so they can't make the jump to race in the States.
You can't even find a supercross track north of Southern France for guys to practice on, I guess they were building some at the local practice tracks in the Netherlands and in Belgium, but no one ever rode on them...
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Matthes is right, the US AM scene is stupid, they should look after the ' now ' guys and stop pissing money up all the wall on 'might be's '...
Everyone spends 4 years trying not to race each other,
Noteable exceptions are Evan Ferry and Max Vohland who race a bunch, cos the old men knoiw what matters.
Jett is right. He will have raced Dutch , Belgian and French races against the best those guys had when he was over here,
He was very surprised at how smooth the local practice tracks around SoCal were, and we went to them all during his stay here.
I thought taking him to Glen Helen on a Pro day would be good, that is the roughest track I know of around here, and he said it was way smoother than what he was used to.
I think he would do well in the nationals if he had a full season here, but he said getting used to the high race speeds was his biggest issue.
But you’re right, get them on a nicely prepped supercross track and they’ll get smashed, that’s saying something I guess?
How do you know how Levi would do?
One of the youngest 250 champions in our sport, who grew up riding and racing all over the world, and who is directly speaking from experience of racing Amateur on both continents before turning Pro, lays out facts that our system in America is flawed, and could be better. Yet, the Vital experts say he’s wrong and turn it into a Europe vs. America pissing match, like usual.
I side with Lawrence on this one. Our Am system needs to change. Fewer classes, longer motos, and increased gates. My fear is, this will never happen at the grassroots level though until we stop with the AMA sanctioning at every damn local track, which is catered to feeding the Loretta Lynn’s corporation.
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