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No offense but at Budds the european riders showed up to take on the home team on their favorite kind of track, but when the US riders had to go to Lierop which is a deep sand track.......
However,he still pulled off a top10 over all for the day.
Congrats to the kid!
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For someone afraid of sand James managed a decent ride against De Reuver
There has been a lot of talk about Stewart coming over to Europe for at least 1 sand GP because Stewart loves the sand and he has time on his hands since he is not riding the nationals. Next weekend Lommel is coming up... the 1st of the big 2 sand races in sandraces. And i mean sandraces, not like that fake sand in Southwick. Sadly all of a sudden it got quiet around Stewart. I hear nothing about Stewart coming to Lommel, or Lierop for that matter. Lierop will be held on august 30th.... i guess there still is time..
It is a real bummer!!!
I would love to see him at Lierop,that race kicks ass and is always exciting to watch.
Last years moto2 in the MX1 class was one of the most exciting MX races I have ever seen,so many different leaders and The Sand Man came out on top.
After 1 lap in position 24, lap 2 already 17th, lap 3 in 14th and then he crashed.
If he could have finished in the top 10, a top 5 overall result was possible.
But ... if, could, should doesn't count of course.
The kid wanted to prove something but took too many risks, I guess ?
It was a crazy race for sure.
And yep, the Lierop race last year was awesome. And so was the race in Lommel. Those sand races really are exciting to watch.
ow... and for those who still think that Southwick was a sand track... i found this for you guys. It was written last year by Jacob Saylor and he knows what he is talking about since he has ridden at both sides of the pond..
Being on a dirtbike is the most comfortable place I find myself. At least I thought that before I arrived here. The unfamiliar tracks I visited where the most alien of all places to me. The disection of each, were often met with such massive humbling experiences. Simply put, it was the hardest challenge I have faced as a rider. The legendary sand tracks put to shame anything I have contested before. The many months in Florida riding places like Croom and Dade City could hardly prepare you for bottomless sands of Lommel or Leirop.
I got a literal crash course in motocross "101". I found myself struggling many times in attempts to full fill my potential, and own personal ego was deflated by being passed by riders I had honestly had no clue about. That followed shortly with a new found respect and names I would be remembering all season. It was impossible to revert my mental strength back to my amateur days when I was a cocky son of a bitch and nobody else mattered. After my first race in Valkenswaard, I knew it was going to be one long season.
( http://jacobsaylor.loopd.com/Members/jsaylor/Blog.aspx?month=9&year=2008 )
CLICK HERE AND GO TO MIN. 3
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You may keep your whoops and triples and your 2 best guys out with injuries.
Let's go over it again..
You say your top guys are hurt and are not racing so maybe some euro country will get thrown a bone and will be able to win.
Now for you guys it's not a disaster if someone is hurt. You have an entire series to choose from. One guy is hurt ? Easy... pick the next rider.
For the small country's in Europe it's not like that. Most country's don't even have 3 competitive pro riders, some don't even have 3 pro riders and have to come with amateurs.
Take Belgium for example. My guess it that there are approximately 15 riders in Belgium that earn a living doing motocross. 10 of those ride GP's. 5 of those are capable of winning a GP. (btw.. don't get fooled, that is a lot compared to other country's... Spain, Portugal, Sweden... probably have to do it with 1 or 2 pro riders). Right now 3 of those 5 riders that can win a GP are injured. Do you know what that means for the mxdn where 3 riders have to ride ?
You keep on wining how you maybe will loose because some of your best riders are injured. Do you think your country is the only country were people get injured ? Did you ever stop to think how an inury of one of the top riders affects the team ? Did you ever thought about the fact that if you have 50 riders to choose from it's not such a big deal if someone is injured then if you have 5 riders to choose from. Did you ever think of the fact that some country's only have 3 pro riders so if someone gets hurt that is just a disaster ? Did you ever stop to think about country's who don't even have 3 pro riders ? They have to come with 1 pro and 2 guys that normally don't even ride GP's but only ride amateur races in their own country.
Now stop whining on a few guys that are hurt. Every country has riders that are hurt. It's just not so bad for team USA as it is for other country's.
The thing for Euro teams is that if one of the top rider is out the replacement rider is usually a lot slower. The US has a big advantage in the fact that if JS is out, the lets take RV, if out MA, if out JG, if out IT, if out Shorty... it's easy to pick a replacement rider and the gap won't be that much difference.
Take France MX1 for example. If all healthy it should Seb Pourcel (potential top 3GP), if out then DV (11th in standings), if out (Aranda (13th), if out Leonce (22nd). And France is a country with a lot of rider. Germany for example in MX1 has Nagl (2nd) and ... well that's it
Some just won't get it.
Wait till MXGeoff shows up again a few weeks before the MXdN, always fun times on the boards. :-) The BS flying around at mxdn time is classic.
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