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According to Ansties post race interview with Lewis, he landed on Weltin in qualifying. Cant believe we never heard anything about this but id guess that might have had something to do with Weltins ride last week.
He never rode the star bike. And if you give him 5 - 10 % he wins every race by a mile. Even his worse e result last wk is no way near 5% off winning.
He rode the clubMX bike, close enough.
He rode a stock 2023 bike at ClubMX.... Brandon from Club said himself they didnt even have any 23s for themselves at that point... it was a media demo bike, Club was just a convenient location for the test.
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Bike wasn't stock at all. It had, wheels, clamps, suspension, exhaust etc.
oh wow so he had the same factory parts as he does on his HEP bike or Joey has on his RWR bike....
So on the Firepower Honda you say he was flying. He beat Tomac at WSX.
Then on a Zook at A2 he beats Tomac.
Yet somehow you thing he would be 5-10% better. You realize that is 2.5-5 seconds faster PER LAP (based on a 50 second lap).
If we say 5-10 better results wise, not lap time wise, then it is still outrageous. There are 22 guys in the main. 5% of that is 1.1 places. 10% would be 2.2
Your take is comical.
Relax. I was just pointing out the bike WAS NOT STOCK as you had claimed. Stock vs Modified is pretty cut and dry here regardless of where the parts came from.
Not with today's ideals...
And so what? Knowing you’re 5th in the last turn of the LCQ is the spot to avoid. As it was it was like the 7th guy that ended up taking the last spot in that LCQ with or without buttons.
You have him winning on the Yamaha ….by a mile no less. I guess To protect Eli Yamaha made sure Ken couldn’t get a ride on one. L
Funny thing what starts do for results. Webb seems to have “regressed” last week as well. Best sample of this was Nicoletti at the triple crown, 1 good start lead most of race, 2 not so good starts way back in pack. Not a coincidence.
Tampa Bay? Is this a trick question?
No ,I am saying if he was 10% faster like the other poster said he would have won all the races. I think he is doing well on the Suzuki and will get more podium s by the end of the year
Remember just a few short weeks ago Ken directly said he had no intention of riding the Suzuki, but went to the test since he had committed to it.....and then felt right at home and was in love with the bike? Enough said as he could have chosen almost any color in the fall. No matter what, he has to own that and we will see if he sees it through.
Ken would be right where Ken is at which is the same spot he has been the last couple years. Nothing has changed
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Kenny has had arguably the best factory effort working for him for the past six seasons and he couldn’t make it work. (No need to mention the injuries- that’s exactly the point- crashing is ‘not working’)
so far, there’s no question that Kenny’s year is more successful than his last year. By this point last year he had scored two rides OITSIDE of the top ten.
and given that he dropped out last year after 8(?) rounds, it isn’t going to be hard for him to finish this one off in a better position.
Gotcha. Yeah 10% would have him lapping (or close to it) Eli. 1% faster would still be 10 seconds better at the end of a main. People look at Ken winning Paris and my take on that is Eli was not going 100% of what he does in SX that counts. There is no way to quantify this type of stuff. Do we really think part of Ken’s decision process wasn’t riding bikes back to back and looking at lap times? The lengths they go through to test I can’t believe there wasn’t a ton of analysis like this to make the decision. Think Eli was gambling switching to Star? He knew exactly how much better he was on the Star bike before he signed the contract. I think he would have retired if he found that he was fastest on the Kawasaki.
I don't understand the down votes to this. For all the loyalty Suzuki riders have given this company, for all the heritage this company has, for the herculean effort the racing teams have put forth, that the main company puts forth zero to minimal effort is a betrayal. I understand the riders that love their Suzukis, that's great for you all, and the bike is competitive...still, blah, blah, blah. But the company is giving nothing back, shitting on your loyalty. They put shit into the racing teams, despite so much potential, and they put shit into development of the bike. Bag on Austria all you want, they promote National and World MX/SX teams, Moto1/Moto2/MotoGP teams, AMA national flat track team, AMA national Enduro team, AMA national GNCC team, Hare and Hound team, Dakar team, Enduro Cross team, on and on, all these activities puts the sport we all love in a positive healthy activity environment type light. What does Suzuki do to promote the sport that Suzuki itself has used to get where the company is at, a multi-billion dollar, multi-national company much larger than Austria's effort? To all the Suzuki loyalist imagine if all the other manufacturers put such little effort into the sport? Suzuki, the company, gives no shit about your loyalty as a consumer.
I don't know if you are entirely correct with this. It was made clear his relationship with RedBull made any negotiations with many teams murky at best. I believe PC stated they couldn't pay him, Club MX stated they didn't want him, and firepower Honda admitted the HEP Suzuki offer was much more lucrative for Roczen. That Mr. Roczen competed with and beat Tomac in off season races on the firepower Honda offers an example that perhaps he chose the Suzuki for the money not the bike. If someone is paying you millions to ride a bike, are you really going to call it shit first thing?
Who is complaining?
Kenny would be winning if he went with Fire Power Honda
I have a Suzuki outboard on my shrimp boat.
In this day and age she could be both.
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