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Not that it matters, but there's a few other reasons there's not much upset..
First, Max isnt' even guaranteed to get picked anyway because he's barely ridden this year compared to other options. Second, this is a US-based site so there really aren't all that many Brits on here to get a decent sample size of how fans here may feel. Then there's the whole nationalism thing, the UK doesn't really do the whole flag-waving thing the way you guys do since there's four countries in the UK and three in team GB. It's far more low-key for us, I mean I'm Welsh first so you'd probably never find me waving red white and blue even though I support team GB in all sports where there is one. Plus no-one here expects us to be in with a shot at winning it given who's available, so it's not so critical we get all our high-profile guys there.
Then of course, there's the thing about it not being him backing out but Star blocking it...
Didn't Anstie go to Star in order to be on a better bike for the MXdN? Or did i imagine that...
So it's not max backing out. Please fix the topic title to not be clickbait and completly misleading.
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I think Max would be one of the first guys on the list after the weekend. Especially seeing as our "top guys" are busy pissing around cherrypicking in a dead National series with empty start gates, and get their arses handed to them whenever they go to a race outside the UK bubble..
I believe Anstie has represented his country on multiple occasions. Seems like a great guy, so there’s no reason to question him not going.
That would require him to get a podium
I get Don’s OP and what he is saying. I get Max wanting to go but not wanting to pay, I get Star not wanting to front the bill, and I get team GB needing cash.
I think the larger problem is InFront not lifting a finger to help the best riders show up at their biggest event.
The DonM guy is a fisherman,i admit,excellent catch.😂🤣👍
Never mind Antsie, is Anstie riding?
thank you for helping us understand that a british racer depends on the ACU paying him to race, that helps us understand that it is the AMA that doesn't want to pay for a winning team......it makes the "agenda" of blaming the race a bit hallow
thank you also for letting us know that Anstie only depends on the huge price Star asked for him to race, while Deegan is waiting on knowing who the team mates will be.....it says a lot about Star and Deegan......
and at last......thank you for your post and the title of it, it makes us understand your purpose in this forum.......
That is such a weak excuse to hide behind. Even if Haiden didn't hold that flag up, his detractors would still find a reason to shit on him. The same players (you being one of them) who show up in every thread are the same one's who disliked Haiden before he went pro.
If Haiden wants to hold that flag up on the podium, he can do that without being beholden to race the MXdN. You, nor anyone else, gets to define his sense of patriotism or when and how he chooses to display it.
The fans, the real fans, love his flag waving as evidenced by his huge fan base and cheers that he gets.
No, it's only backing out if it's Haiden.
BRO... being a "Nationalist" or being a "Patriot" are 2 very different things...
Only double? LOL
If this race is such a big deal, then why doesn't the owner of the race make it worth it to the riders to do it? In what other sport are the athletes expected to basically do a freebie at the end of the year? I'm sorry but I don't hold it against any rider who opts out for any reason.
Olympians get paid if they medal, just saying
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Exactly, MX and SX get all this demand for pay to the racers and all this but the same people are chastising riders for not traveling across the world and racing for completely free while a organization makes a ton of money off of the race? All a bit under the guise of representing your country on the world stage.
How many top MXGP guys have said they want to come to the US and prove themselves in our series? Our guys are racing this series all year, (which includes most of their biggest competitors in MXON anyways). The Americans probably don't feel like they have that much to prove, especially for free and risking an injury affecting their 9-5.
Yeah, but it is a paltry sum relative to the money exchanging hands. The Olympics are the biggest money grab in all of sports. It became all too obvious when they started letting professional athletes compete. I love the Des Nations but I won't get too worked up about it either one way or the other.
Ah yes....the latest political narrative buzzword...."nationalist". Anyone who loves Old Glory is now labeled a villain for waving their flag and being proud of their country.
You're wasting your time responding to Hair Licker....
If Star is the hang up, how do you expect Max to go without any support. It sounds like it's on Star. Wasn't this the problem with Deegan last year?
From a British point of view
A. He’s barely rode outdoors for the last 2 seasons so I don’t think anyone was expecting him to ride it anyway
B. He doesn’t wave a flag around claiming to be captain American ( or uk in this case ) acting like a tool
C . Doesn’t have a camera following round that would of made enough from vlogs and YouTube to cover the cost .
D. Sadly our best team currently wouldnt be near the top 6.
E. He’s represented us enough times to know his hearts in it , and even won his class 2017 I believe (maybe 18)
I think with his style of riding, he could blow up a stock engine.
A stock engine is often more reliable than a race engine..
Didn’t know that, interesting.
A race engine have smaller margins, revs higher, creates more heat and needs parts replaced in a shorter period of time.
A stock engine is close to bullet proof and the only weak link is the clutch. So with another clutch, the stock engine will always be more reliable.
Ah ok, thanks for the explanation.
What was the total head count for the team, riders, mechanics, managers, trainers, hangeroners?
i get what you are saying, i have said it here a couple of times also, MXdN does not need the teamUSA to be the greatest race of the year in the world of motocross, teamUSA is an important team, but not relevant anymore,it would be a lot worst for the race if teamAustralia were to not go.......
like the ACU has to decide if they pay Star what they are asking to race Anstie, its up to AMA to decide if they want to send a team and how much they should pay the racers and teams, its up to AMA to decide which results they pretend, but like any other team, if you dont pay for the top racers you cant expect to win, so if they dont care to win it, why even send a team at all....
as for what american racers feel they have to prove, i dont really know, i am not a racer and i am not american, but i would say that if you dont even win at home, its kind of sketchy to talk worldwide.......
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