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Like you said - they come for the money. Just because it pays the best doesn’t mean it is the best.
Exactly ,you just said it. $$. Over anything. And that means the mxgp title isnt that important to them. Or the prestige .
It says that supercross is the highest paid discipline in the sport.
Even US riders can’t make a career out of just riding motocross anymore.
Oh ya got me, his second race lol. And toms on race 5 goin on 6.
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It’s not exactly a flood. Before Vialle the last GP champion to come to the US was Roczen back in 2012.
The last 250/450F GP champion to come to the US was Tortelli.
Yeah right? Jetts 19 and will have a 450 title by September. Herlings only has 2 titles. He's not even the best rider in Europe in his own generation.
Musquin, ferrandis, lawrence boys all came over for $$ . You think the world title is more important , they dont.
Herlings has raw speed jett is fast but i don't see him beating herlings. Its hard to tell how fast jett really is because he looks so smooth and jeffrey looks pinned everywhere on the track. I guess in a few months we will see.
Yes they did. What you’re ignoring is all the other riders who didn’t.
In the last fifteen years there’s been Rattray, Pourcel, Musquin, Roczen, Vialle. Five guys in 15 years. Don’t flatter yourself.
And like i said they did it for $$. Not the prestige you think it is.get out of living in the past.
Imagine if he had the hp of star or honda.
he will grab some motos this yr.
So why did the vast majority stay in Europe? Because they like being paid less to race?
Probably before your time but both MX Championships have been won by one rider aready,
Brad Lackey 1972 AMA 500cc National Champion, ten years later was crowned 500cc world Chcampion.
As for Jett and Herlings, wowuld be fun to watch a series with both riders.
Maybe no usa team had a spot open? And some cant race sx, its not hard to understand.
The thing is he probably cant do that anymore unfortunately. He absolutely could come over for 1 race again and lay the smack down, but to come over and race all new tracks, in a different series, living in a different country, and win the championship vs jett who might be the GOAT when all is said n done plus Sexton, when he already has a hard time finishing the series he knows like the back of his hand, I just dont think theres a high possibility of that happening anymore vs before.
He could absolutely win a few races, but if hes not even finishing the mxgp championships which he has always raced, I dont see him coming over here and beating Jett on his first go. Plus it would have to be next year when Jett wont be a rookie anymore and will be even faster and possibly coming off a perfect season his rookie year. Dont get me wrong Id loveeee to see Jeffrey come over here and battle Jett and Sexton, that would be epic. Im just saying its not a foregone conclusion anymore that hed woop everyones ass like it was 3-5 years ago. This isnt even a pro American thing either Jett is Australian, so Im making the case that the new FMOTP may be out of Australia. If hes not this year he will be next year.
There is no excuse for KTM not to be the king of Horsepower in the 250s. If Honda can do it - KTM should be able to do it easy.
Jett would win a championship unless JH is as lucky as in 2018, when he just had one minor injury. In a single race it depends, I’m pretty sure JH would risk his neck to win while Jett wouldn’t
i dont think any one can compare Jett to any previous or current rider yet... I dont think any of us have seen him at his max speed or potential..
especially comparing a 19 year old rookie to a 29 year old Jeffrey Herlings
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Herlings can't even best prado.
Bingo, its not the bike
Ivm not saying jett isn't good....but he also has very little competion....no tomac...and others are injured or have just come back from an injury.....
You have to have your eye tested... because you can't see well anymore
If he can't see maybe you cannot read championship classifications. Prado had been leading this championship from day 1, and as far as I know JH broke his neck once more while try to close the points gap on Prado.
Once upon a time Stoner told Valentino Rossi " you have more ambition than talent" , I'd love to hear what he could say about Herlings.
People seem to forget the 2/7 fact..
yes, you can qualify.
If i'm right it did cost 5k starting money. As a privateer you can qualify, well if your fast enough. Most time you see some Dutch top nationals joining a mxgp in Holland or Belgium. Even a local women is joining sometimes a race in the WMX in the past.
Don't pin me on the 5k, don't know if it's still 5k. Don't know if it's still up to day.
Exactly. I tried to do a quick count until herlings was injured they raced something like 26 races and prado finished infront 14 of those times.
I don't give a f if prado holeshot every single race. That's part of winning.
Herlings is easily the fastest rider in the world. And I have no doubt about that. But in trying to push so hard he ends up on his head way to often. So he will prob beat jett 7 out of 10 races. On the 11th he is done. And championships over race wins all day long.
I believe it was 1K and they dropped it to 300 euros.
it was 1500 or 3500 euro. That was the price to join a women race in Assen 2017. They were funding, to let a lady ride her dream in that period. Well she did it in Assen. Had to think back what it was and the amount , to long ago.
Would give me some airtime and a ride back in a ambulance, or T-bone Prado of the track and be done for the day.
Starting entry was/is 10k for a rider to start the MXGP season.
If it was 1K or even 300, i would try it for one time
300? That was the cost on a Monday after the gp in Assen to ride on a beat up track that the boys left behind.
Maybe ur right and it's 300, then the pizza boys are not so greedy anymore. Going to ask what it's now these days.
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Previously it cost 1000 euro to enter, so this much cheaper route for guys who are not full time GP racers.
Ok, then it was 1500 for the WMX in Assen in 2017.
The good news on the wild card riders, at least what I was told, they pay 300euro per round and included in that were three paddock passes, so if you are a fan and can race, get in and collect your three paddock passes for a rather good price and then you get to try and qualify as well. Well, anything is possible.
Ok, that's cleared up, you're right with 1k and 300
I must say it’s a very nice and respectful discussion, nice job mx fans 👍 maybe it’s a bit far stretched to think herlings can come over find a house get settled and win a championship I know he is good but that’s really a tough task.. still I think it’s sad those guys go for multiple world titles like herlings cairoli Everts gajser Carmichael steward etc just try a championship over seas Damn if I had their speed I would do it
If Stoner had the mental fortitude of Rossi he would have twice as many titles.
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