If USA had the reigning 250 national champ and a guy that went 22-0

Bobby Barracuda 10/8/2023 5:06pm
10/8/2023 5:06pm

Australia won it that one year they had a knock off version of the race when USA was supposed to have it in New Mexico or wherever the hell it was and they folded 

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decano51 10/8/2023 5:14pm
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decano51 wrote:
and yet america with one of the largest populations, full of training facilities, kids with factory rides before they grow hairs on their chest and still...

and yet america with one of the largest populations, full of training facilities, kids with factory rides before they grow hairs on their chest and still couldn't find 3 riders to send to make a podium... Smile  

 

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Johnny Ringo wrote:

Well if population matters so much it’s amazing China and India haven’t been wiping the floor with every one

they don't have training facilities or the factory support Whistling

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jemcee 10/8/2023 5:17pm
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decano51 wrote:
and yet america with one of the largest populations, full of training facilities, kids with factory rides before they grow hairs on their chest and still...

and yet america with one of the largest populations, full of training facilities, kids with factory rides before they grow hairs on their chest and still couldn't find 3 riders to send to make a podium... Smile  

 

proud aussie to have held our own in AMA and now Mxon with these brothers

Johnny Ringo wrote:

Well if population matters so much it’s amazing China and India haven’t been wiping the floor with every one

Population matters when you look at the percentage of MX riders of that population.. 

What's the % of mx riders in 300 million

What's the % of mx riders in 25 million

 

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Crush 10/8/2023 5:51pm
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Got our best ever result even with two crashes, a compressed spine, and our third rider being an old dude on a privateer bike.

I'm stoked and thankful for our team. We will win this event soon!

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Rossipuppet wrote:
Meanwhile the 2 racers you are making fun of raced your series all year both SX and MX and thrashed all Americans and now you think...

Meanwhile the 2 racers you are making fun of raced your series all year both SX and MX and thrashed all Americans and now you think it is funny they came 2nd! Johnny Ringo is a Floppa 🙈

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No what he’s saying is that if USA sent that strong of a team and didn’t win any foreign fan would be thrashing the “yanks” for...

No what he’s saying is that if USA sent that strong of a team and didn’t win any foreign fan would be thrashing the “yanks” for not winning. So its kinda a cop out saying Australia didn’t lose France won 

There is no combination of riders that any nation could put together at the moment that would have beaten France yesterday.  Even if you had Tomac and Sexton, the US doesn't have a good enough 250 rider.  Australia has the same problem - we've got the Lawrence bros for the foreseeable future but without a reliable top ten third rider we will be podium contenders at best; to hit the top step we will need a lot of luck to go our way.

France could have picked Ferrandis instead of Febvre or Reneau and still won comfortably.

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MO 23 10/8/2023 6:22pm
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I feel all 3 of our guys rode well.

at the end of the day, France were just amazing and deserved winners.

Best of all though, MXdN is just such a fucking cool event. There is nothing like it in the Motorsport world (that I am aware of anyway)

 

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Richard Tease II 10/8/2023 7:26pm
10/8/2023 7:26pm
Crush wrote:
Got our best ever result even with two crashes, a compressed spine, and our third rider being an old dude on a privateer bike. I'm stoked...

Got our best ever result even with two crashes, a compressed spine, and our third rider being an old dude on a privateer bike.

I'm stoked and thankful for our team. We will win this event soon!

Also, an old guy who retired then suffered some very nasty injuries (Conondale) or was that the other way around?

From someone in the Ferris camp - Stock motor. Pipe and race gas were the only mods. Suspension was stock revalved stuff.

There was more money invested in the USA's merch than what was in Deans bike.

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DrinkMoreWater 10/9/2023 12:19am
10/9/2023 12:19am

Even with Jett and Hunter as champions of the AMA series, the USA could have still fielded a better team than Aus had they put their hand up or whatever stops them for attending.

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CPR 10/9/2023 2:03am
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Bobby Barracuda wrote:
Australia won it that one year they had a knock off version of the race when USA was supposed to have it in New Mexico or...

Australia won it that one year they had a knock off version of the race when USA was supposed to have it in New Mexico or wherever the hell it was and they folded 

Yep the World Cup of Motocross in 2002:

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eddie 10/9/2023 9:14am
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I had them considered as favorites, as did many others (like the media). Its easy to say after the event is over that they weren't considered...

I had them considered as favorites, as did many others (like the media). Its easy to say after the event is over that they weren't considered favorites along with France. 

You had them as faves because … murica . Proved my point . 🤣🤣

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MO 23 10/12/2023 7:09am
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decano51 wrote:
and yet america with one of the largest populations, full of training facilities, kids with factory rides before they grow hairs on their chest and still...

and yet america with one of the largest populations, full of training facilities, kids with factory rides before they grow hairs on their chest and still couldn't find 3 riders to send to make a podium... Smile  

 

proud aussie to have held our own in AMA and now Mxon with these brothers

Johnny Ringo wrote:

Well if population matters so much it’s amazing China and India haven’t been wiping the floor with every one

Population is completely irrelevant.

The number that does matter is the number of people who actively ride/race dirt bikes 

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