Hrc best fill in option

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crusher773 wrote:
Ok hear me out Vince and either Deano or Savatgy.  That semi will be like a steel cage match it would be great to watch.  Kidding...

Ok hear me out Vince and either Deano or Savatgy.  That semi will be like a steel cage match it would be great to watch.  Kidding aside I'd rather see anyone but Vince get that shot.  

Deano would sit in the corner and make a video crying about Vince being mean to him.  

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7eleven wrote:

Canard. 

I thought he was injured?

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Splat03 wrote:
Anyone know how well Jo rides a 450? There are some riders that can go back and forth from one to the other. I’m not knocking...

Anyone know how well Jo rides a 450? There are some riders that can go back and forth from one to the other. I’m not knocking his riding, I honestly don’t know how he rides a 450. 

He smokes them over in Japan on 4fitty.

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How are situations like this going to work out when Triumph and Ducati have teams as well? With the looming retirements of all the 30+ yr old pros are we entering an era of a lack of talent, or more rides than qualified riders?

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RyanD797 wrote:
When was the last time the factory Honda team had a fill in rider? Unless they have a team sponsor that requires a bike on the...

When was the last time the factory Honda team had a fill in rider? Unless they have a team sponsor that requires a bike on the track at every race...

I can't remember the years but they had Fast Freddie as a fill in. 2 years in a row. maybe?

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2/13/2025 6:23am
7eleven wrote:

Canard. 

Seems logical, test rider, probably still fast enough to put it in the main…how old is Canard? 

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2/13/2025 6:33am

I get that everyone loves Dean as a person but the guy isn't a factory rider anymore.  I don't think it helps HRC to have Deano out there rolling around in 16th place every weekend.  Savatgy seems like the best pick from the current racers.

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2/13/2025 6:45am
Spoonguy wrote:
How are situations like this going to work out when Triumph and Ducati have teams as well? With the looming retirements of all the 30+ yr...

How are situations like this going to work out when Triumph and Ducati have teams as well? With the looming retirements of all the 30+ yr old pros are we entering an era of a lack of talent, or more rides than qualified riders?

Maybe the 30 year old 250 riders will move up and some of the kids racing futures will have better shots at landing on a team. Like DB has said multiple times when he ran orange brigade they had more talent than spots on the three teams to put them on so they lost riders to the competition or some just got left out to dry with no path to move up. 

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Hahaha...El hombre 

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I say go ahead and let Shimoda run the 450 when his hand has healed. His injury has really put him in a spot to where he most likely won't beat Beaumer and Deegan. 

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mxbmx wrote:

Deano.

Vince doesn't get a ride anywhere outside of MCR, dude is toxic 

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Plenty of teams would take Vince in a second. 

Not factory teams. 

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Gonna hurt them to not have someone on the 450. In my brain id love to see Cole come out of retirement score a few points for the red bike tent but that won't happen. 

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Flying Freckle Oldenburg had been on Honda for years. Then this year he goes Beta.  He would have been a great choice had he stayed Red. His results this year have fallen some from previous years.

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2/13/2025 7:46am
Spoonguy wrote:
How are situations like this going to work out when Triumph and Ducati have teams as well? With the looming retirements of all the 30+ yr...

How are situations like this going to work out when Triumph and Ducati have teams as well? With the looming retirements of all the 30+ yr old pros are we entering an era of a lack of talent, or more rides than qualified riders?

That's quite a good point... Maybe some teams will go with one rider? A few years ago there wasn't enough factory bikes for factory riders and now we're not far off having too many bikes and not enough riders.

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Dean.

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Spoonguy wrote:
How are situations like this going to work out when Triumph and Ducati have teams as well? With the looming retirements of all the 30+ yr...

How are situations like this going to work out when Triumph and Ducati have teams as well? With the looming retirements of all the 30+ yr old pros are we entering an era of a lack of talent, or more rides than qualified riders?

Snapper wrote:
That's quite a good point... Maybe some teams will go with one rider? A few years ago there wasn't enough factory bikes for factory riders and...

That's quite a good point... Maybe some teams will go with one rider? A few years ago there wasn't enough factory bikes for factory riders and now we're not far off having too many bikes and not enough riders.

if you really think about it there's a lot of older 250 riders that have yet made the hop up to a 450. maybe not title contenders.

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7eleven wrote:

Canard. 

sandman768 wrote:

Seems logical, test rider, probably still fast enough to put it in the main…how old is Canard? 

He shattered his elbow and had surgery like 6-8 weeks ago. 

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bvm111 wrote:

He shattered his elbow and had surgery like 6-8 weeks ago. 

 Ahhh…bummer….

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They should take Christian Craig from star. Everyone would swoon 

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2/13/2025 9:25am

Joey. Let Shane take his spot at Quad Lock Honda instead of Shane only getting to do only a few more races (pretty sure Shane isnt signed to race all of SX). 

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2/13/2025 9:26am

J Mart for Daytona. Has never finished off the podium there on a 450. 😄 

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2/13/2025 9:27am

Savatgy or Mcelrath makes the most sense to me if they can work out a deal with quadlock . 

Deano probably the easiest deal .

Shimoda would be cool if his hand was a 100%

Cullin Park is who I’d really want to see get a shot and he’s a bigger guy with 450 experience 

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2/13/2025 9:34am
Spoonguy wrote:
How are situations like this going to work out when Triumph and Ducati have teams as well? With the looming retirements of all the 30+ yr...

How are situations like this going to work out when Triumph and Ducati have teams as well? With the looming retirements of all the 30+ yr old pros are we entering an era of a lack of talent, or more rides than qualified riders?

Maybe the 30+ year olds won’t retire! 

Why retire when there are plenty of well paid seats, and a lack of talent coming through to threaten you?

Got a few years to stack some relatively easy cash and for some, some records. 

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2/13/2025 9:39am

McElrath. Believe this could be the last race in his quad lock deal and would make sense for that team to save $$ by letting him go to HRC

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HondaSM wrote:
Vince would not be a good choice in any possible way. There's a reason he's been around this long and doesn't already have a factory seat...

Vince would not be a good choice in any possible way. There's a reason he's been around this long and doesn't already have a factory seat and you can be HRC would be the last group to even consider it. With the lack of available riders the best thing HRC could do from a marketing stand point is put Billy on the 450 for the rest of the season. I feel SLR would be down to let him at least do the east coast stuff. He's the only one that could get on the bike and just make the night show and still get nothing but positive reaction from it. If dude started making mains it would be a win all around. Not sure how riding a 450 at that pace with his current injuries would be but beyond that I don't see a way it doesn't work

Who is "Billy"?

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2/13/2025 9:56am
HondaSM wrote:
Vince would not be a good choice in any possible way. There's a reason he's been around this long and doesn't already have a factory seat...

Vince would not be a good choice in any possible way. There's a reason he's been around this long and doesn't already have a factory seat and you can be HRC would be the last group to even consider it. With the lack of available riders the best thing HRC could do from a marketing stand point is put Billy on the 450 for the rest of the season. I feel SLR would be down to let him at least do the east coast stuff. He's the only one that could get on the bike and just make the night show and still get nothing but positive reaction from it. If dude started making mains it would be a win all around. Not sure how riding a 450 at that pace with his current injuries would be but beyond that I don't see a way it doesn't work

RichieW13 wrote:

Who is "Billy"?

Laninovich.

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Cullin Park or Cedric Soubeyras

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