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I've often thought about some of these hypothetical scenarios looking back through the history of the sport. It's fun to bench race about the "what if's"
-If Hansen doesn't get hurt in 82, does he win in 83'?
-In 83' O'Mara and Bailey have talked about how Hannah was the fastest that year but he broke his wrist. If he doesn't break his wrist does Bailey still win the title?
-If Bailey doesn't get hurt does Johnson win 7 titles? I think Bailey gets at least one or more of those titles
-If Johnson doesn't break his wrist in 89' I think he wins a few more titles both indoors and out and both Stanton and JMB's careers look a bit different (I still think JMB wins titles but maybe doesn't win all three in the same year)
-If Bradshaw wins in the SX title in 92', does MC still win the title in 93'? There's no doubt MC still becomes the King of SX but I think a confident and defending champ Bradshaw maybe holds him off for a year. Remember MC is actually older than Bradshaw
-If Honda doesn't go to the aluminum frame in 97' and MC stays there, Emig doesn't with the 97' SX title. Pains me to say because Fro is my favorite rider
-If MC doesn't break his wrist and rides the whole outdoors in 98' I think he wins the MX title that year. I also think he could have won the 99' outdoor title if he didn't go SX only
-If Kawi had a 450 for Bubba in 05' (remember he was on the 250 2 stroke) does he beat RC in the outdoors?
-If RC doesn't retire in 07' he wins the outdoor title that year (Stew went out injured and Langston ended up winning it)
-In 08' if Stewart doesn't pull out of the SX series with a knee injury he wins that title. Sorry Reed fans.
-In 08' Stewart goes 24-0 in the outdoors and is at his peak. If RC is still racing does Stew still win that title? RC would have been around 28 at that time and Stew was in his prime
-If Stew stayed with Kawi and never got on the Yamaha how different does his career look?
-Dungey picked up a few outdoor titles while Villo was injured. If Villo isn't hurt those seasons how different do their careers look?
What are some other "what if" scenarios you guys can come up with?
-If Hansen doesn't get hurt in 82, does he win in 83'?
-In 83' O'Mara and Bailey have talked about how Hannah was the fastest that year but he broke his wrist. If he doesn't break his wrist does Bailey still win the title?
-If Bailey doesn't get hurt does Johnson win 7 titles? I think Bailey gets at least one or more of those titles
-If Johnson doesn't break his wrist in 89' I think he wins a few more titles both indoors and out and both Stanton and JMB's careers look a bit different (I still think JMB wins titles but maybe doesn't win all three in the same year)
-If Bradshaw wins in the SX title in 92', does MC still win the title in 93'? There's no doubt MC still becomes the King of SX but I think a confident and defending champ Bradshaw maybe holds him off for a year. Remember MC is actually older than Bradshaw
-If Honda doesn't go to the aluminum frame in 97' and MC stays there, Emig doesn't with the 97' SX title. Pains me to say because Fro is my favorite rider
-If MC doesn't break his wrist and rides the whole outdoors in 98' I think he wins the MX title that year. I also think he could have won the 99' outdoor title if he didn't go SX only
-If Kawi had a 450 for Bubba in 05' (remember he was on the 250 2 stroke) does he beat RC in the outdoors?
-If RC doesn't retire in 07' he wins the outdoor title that year (Stew went out injured and Langston ended up winning it)
-In 08' if Stewart doesn't pull out of the SX series with a knee injury he wins that title. Sorry Reed fans.
-In 08' Stewart goes 24-0 in the outdoors and is at his peak. If RC is still racing does Stew still win that title? RC would have been around 28 at that time and Stew was in his prime
-If Stew stayed with Kawi and never got on the Yamaha how different does his career look?
-Dungey picked up a few outdoor titles while Villo was injured. If Villo isn't hurt those seasons how different do their careers look?
What are some other "what if" scenarios you guys can come up with?
Also, 2012, if he doesn't endo in Dallas and hurt his knee, what happens?
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What if Tomac didn't blow out his shoulders at Thunder Valley in 2015?
What if Tomac didn't forget how to ride a dirtbike in East Rutherford in 2017?
What if Tomac didn't have a "what if" moment almost every season of his career?
And what if Hunter didnt crash out of Anaheim this year? 😎
What if Tomac's front brake doesn't break in Dallas 2017?
What if Savatgy doesn't pull over for Tomac at MC? I think Tomac was going to get him anyways, but we'll never know.
To put the exclamation point on it Between 2010 and Dungey's last outdoor season in 2015 he never scored less than 507 points. Eli won with 470 in 2017.
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What if Villipoto brought his peanut butter and jelly with him to the first GP race of the season? For that matter, what if he brought a nutritionist with him to keep his diet familiar while traveling the world?
My what if.. RC never crashed out of Glen Helen 06 and raced Matterly Basin a couple weeks later. We saw what Everts did to JS7, would Everts of had RC covered too?
If he had kept a level head throughout his career and figured out SX early... that's a huge what if. He had a perfectly fine career either way, though.
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