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I can't think of any of the past greats that wouldn't be great today. Fast is fast...it's that simple.
Since Motocross now is based on 30 min motos and 10K running is as close as we can get time wise to that, that has world records
So comparing the 1978 10K world record vs the last 10K world record that was set in 2020
That is 42 years of nutrition, science, training knowledge and building off of the shoulders of the greats
The overall improvement?
A grand total of 4.35%
That is right at 1/10th of a percent per year
It takes 10 years for slightly more than a 1% gain
Now back to Bob. If you put peak Bob in a time machine and take him to 2009, he gets destroyed, especially in SX. There have been far too many advancements in technique. However, if Bob was born in 1999 and scrubbing was always part of the equation, he'd be championship caliber because the formula that made him champ has everything to do with talent, work ethic, and other intangibles that champs have.
RC is as close a comparison to hannah as there is. just absolutely hated to lose. when JS moved up to the 450s a lot of people had written RC off, but Ricky still beat him head to head as much as he was beaten.
as long as he had the fire, RC could win. hell, he could have come out of retirement and raced the rest of the 2007 mx season after james dropped out and could have added another title, but he had put the fire out,
if Hannah could let the fire burn, he could win.
Pit Row
* They had a kind of olympics for motocrossers back in the day and Hannah would beat everybody in the foot races.
* Hannah rode a stock 1978 YZ250E in a couple supercrosses. Yes, he won.
* Jay Springsteen had a parallel career with Hannah, winning everything in dirt track racing in 76-77-78 etc.
9/13/1987..crap he had to take a 2nd run up screw U right in front of me, and still whipped the most talented motocross rider ever JMB also racing a 125. just like the barber shop Big Lenny....next
Bob & Keith would laugh at your premise that the current race bikes, track conditions would be too foreign for Hannah to be competitive, and ultimately win. Champions always find a way to win.
A true comparison would be for Tomac to do the 1977 race schedule Hannah did as well:
- Three different AMA MX Championships 125 (6 rounds), 250 (6 rounds), 500 (6 rounds)
- 250 Supercross (10 rounds)
- 125 USGP
- Trans-AMA series (7 rounds on 500cc)
Tomac would do as well as Hannah would on current 450's because they are both driven to win, not matter what the class.
Hannah and Tomac have some commonalities in their career like both winning their 1st mx national event at Hangtown, although two different tracks. Their careers are somewhat inverted with Hannah's early success vs Tomac's later success in his career.
Hannah's vs Tomac's record:
- Hannah 6 championships (1) 125, (2) 250 MX, (3) SX
- Tomac has more championships (1) Lites SX West, (1) 250 MX, (4) 450 MX, (2) SX
- Hannah raced 13 years (1976 - 1989) missed 1980
- Tomac raced 13 years so far (2010 - 2022)
- Bob won his first 125 National title as a rookie in 1976 against Marty Smith.
- Tomac won his first 250 MX National title in his third year (2013)
- Hannah won his first 250 Supercross Title (1977) in his 2nd year
- Tomac won his first 450 Supercross title (2020) in his 11th year
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