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EMXOPEN race 2
1.50.614 = Michael Sandner
1.51.057 = Guiseppet Tropepe
1.51.512 = Tomas Kohut
1.51.528 = Simone Croci
1.52.305 = Simon Jost
1.52.362 = Dušan Drdaj
1.52.490 = Sven Van Der Mierden
1.52.599 = Bence Pergel
1.53.091 = Michael Ivanov
1.54.070 = Jens Getteman
EMX125 race 2
1.54.487 = Alexis Fueri
1.54.613 = Karlis Reisulis
1.55.216 = Julius Mikula
1.55.296 = Ivano Van Erp
1.55.436 = Janis Reisulis
1.55.527 = Vitezslav Marek
1.55.673 = Matteo-Luigi Russi
1.56.030 = Patrick Busatto
1.56.041 = Cas Valk
1.56.149 = Marc-Antoine Rossi
MX2 race 1
1.48.741 = Jago Geerts
1.48.863 = Tom Vialle
1.49.117 = Andrea Adamo
1.49.131 = Mikkel Haarup
1.49.416 = Isak Gifting
1.49.618 = Mattia Guadagnini
1.49.666 = Kevin Horgmo
1.49.868 = Stephen Rubini
1.49.895 = Kay De Wolf
1.50.038 = Thibault Benistant
MXGP race 1
1.47.353 = Tim Gajser
1.47.479 = Glenn Coldenhoff
1.47.746 = Brian Bogers
1.47.853 = Jorge Prado Garcia
1.48.005 = Alberto Forato
1.48.291 = Jeremy Van Horebeek
1.48.444 = Jeremy Seewer
1.48.680 = Maxime Renaux
1.48.798 = Calvin Vlaanderen
1.48.809 = Brent Van Doninck
MX2 race 2
1.48.622 = Mikkel Haarup
1.49.404 = Mattia Guadagnini
1.49.442 = Kevin Horgmo
1.49.592 = Tom Vialle
1.49.604 = Kay De Wolf
1.50.058 = Jago Geerts
1.50.322 = Thibault Benistant
1.50.600 = Hakon Fredriksen
1.50.648 = Stephen Rubini
1.50.713 = Isak Gifting
MXGP race 2
1.47.436 = Alberto Forato
1.47.455 = Tim Gajser
1.47.675 = Jorge Prado Garcia
1.48.118 = Maxime Renaux
1.48.140 = Brian Bogers
1.48.412 = Ben Watson
1.48.450 = Jeremy Seewer
1.48.511 = Calvin Vlaanderen
1.48.634 = Jeremy Van Horebeek
1.48.731 = Ruben Fernandez
Well deserved, first time he got a start and rode forward on the first lap.
He was sat in behind Prado for the opening laps, hardly lucky.
Were you even watching. ?
It was no harder to pass than the overwatered rut-fests we used to get at most tracks.
(I'm a fan btw but come on)
He's put himself under too much pressure and lost confidence being the only rider on a big factory team. If & when when Febvre returns the heat will be off and he'll do better I reckon.
His been well off the pace in general.
"He had limited time to get used to the bike"
"He has been bad which makes this 6th position even more impressive"
Long story short: if he keeps riding like this, he will be out of a factory ride after this year.
I suggest you listen to post race pod that MxVice Lewis did with him.
Been some health problems, been some bike and team teething problems taken it’s time to get going. Sometimes personalities don’t gel straight away.
In regards to Lewis being biased, you’re damn right and so he should. He’s British based media and Bens the last in a long line of talent we’ve had in the MXGP scene. As far as it goes give it 3-4 years time guys like Jeffrey, Tim, Glenn and Romain are likely not going to be around so there shouldn’t be an issue with promoting younger guys.
Does Ben deserve to be a no.1 seat at Factory Kawasaki, probably not right now no, but without Romain he’s been forced into that pressure and placing maybe too soon.
Pit Row
Britain has no one coming through the ranks which is pretty tragic. Whenever Ben is done with MXGP, even if it's in five years or more, there will be no British riders out there.
If you're not 100% you're going to struggle in MXGP. Look at Beaton. Great opening round, small shoulder injury soon after and he's back in the pack.
Whether Watson is overrated or not, he's all we have.
Did I think Ben that did enough to deserve a shot at a second seat (not the first) on a factory team? Yeah, but also because I felt that these teams needed to start investing in the future. It would have been good for that Kawasaki seat to go to either Vlaanderen or Watson, either or (Vlaanderen actually bowed out before it goes decided).
Those flashes of brilliance that Ben had last year got him to where he is now. I know that a manufacturer even said that Olsen needed to show what Watson did in his rookie year to establish himself more, and Olsen even admitted that when I interviewed him in Argentina.
It has been a rough start for Ben, I don’t think I ever said that it hadn’t been, and he needs to start proving himself again over the next 15 rounds or whatever. I think that the interview with him shows that we should expect improvement in a few weeks. Heck, that interview answers everything.
Yeah, I really don’t care who is British. Give it a couple of years and Britain will be struggling to qualify for the A-Final at the MXoN anyway
ROUND 1 MATTERLEY BASIN
Time Practice :
19th place (Ben 2.24.203 / 2.17.321 Gajser)
Qualifying race :
19th (1min31 from the leader, 6 seconds a lap slower)
Race 1
11th (39sec from the leader, 2 seconds a lap slower)
Race 2
13th (59sec from the leader, 3 seconds a lap slower)
ROUND 2 MANTOVA
Time practice :
19th place (Ben 1.54.318 / 1.51.375 Prado)
Qualifying race
15th (44sec from the leader, 3 seconds a lap slower)
Race 1
16th (1min10 from the leader, 3 seconds a lap slower)
Race 2
11th (48sec from the leader, 3 seconds a lap slower)
ROUND 3 NEUQUEN
Time practice :
13th place (Ben 1.41.789 / 1.39.911 Gajser)
Qualifying race :
14th (45sec from the leader, 3 seconds a lap slower)
Race 1
14th (1min25 from the leader, 4 seconds a lap slower)
Race 2
10th (49sec from the leader, 2 seconds a lap slower)
ROUND 4 AGUEDA
Time practice
18th place (Ben 1.45.879 / 1.43.401 Fernandez)
Qualifying race
12th (38sec from the leader, 1-2 second a lap slower)
Race 1
12th (39sec from the leader, 1.5 second a slower)
Race 2
17th (1min22 from the leader, 3 seconds a lap slower)
ROUND 5 TRENTINO
Time practice
15th place (Ben 1.44.787 / 1.43.114 Forato)
Qualifying race
17th (57sec from the leader, 3 seconds a lap slower)
Race 1
18th (1min17 from the leader, 2 seconds a lap slower)
Race 2
6th (14 seconds from the leader, 1 second a lap slower)
I think it is fair to say that he doesn't deserve a factory rider for now. He could reverse the tendancy though...
Is that the guy that won MX1 at the Nations last year and has 2 nations podiums.?
Your book isnt up to much is it.
But how does that make Watsons situation any different? How does Coldenhoff not performing up to his contract make Watson's (lack of) results warrant a factory contract?
(and then i'm even forgetting the part where Coldenhoffs results are for sure still factory ride results, just not matching his big salary).
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