Billy Mackenzie to race last two AMA Nationals

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Edited Date/Time 1/27/2012 1:49am
Billy Mackenzie to race last two AMA National rounds at Steel City and Pala on Chad Reed's Monster Energy Kawasaki

http://www.mxlarge.com/news/4124-mackenzie-replaces-reed-in-ama-nationa…
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500guy 8/25/2010 8:46am
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Alright

Go Billy
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jeffro756 8/25/2010 9:01am
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Hopefully this has more footing than the mx-pure article on James racing for PR at the nations!
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Phillips467 8/25/2010 9:03am
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jeffro756 wrote:
Hopefully this has more footing than the mx-pure article on James racing for PR at the nations!
Guess we'll know when the gate drops at Steel City Wink, but it seems pretty legit
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Karma 8/25/2010 9:11am
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no american Kaw privateers deserving of a shot, Billy Mac is ok, but not top 10 imho

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jeffro756 wrote:
Hopefully this has more footing than the mx-pure article on James racing for PR at the nations!
Phillips467 wrote:
Guess we'll know when the gate drops at Steel City , but it seems pretty legit
Guess we'll know when the gate drops at Steel City Wink, but it seems pretty legit
It is legit for sure. He will be on the line at Stel city and Pala 100%.
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Phillips467 8/25/2010 9:23am
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Back in his CAS Honda GP days, when he was on, he was extremely quick, 2009 he couldn't put it together and would racing in AUS this year improve his speed and consistency, if so he should be a top six contender at least if not around top ten sounds right, but i believe he will build off of the result at Steel City and lay all of his cards on the table at Pala.
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jamma10 8/25/2010 9:24am
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Karma wrote:
no american Kaw privateers deserving of a shot, Billy Mac is ok, but not top 10 imho
He will be if he can keep it on two wheels...

Looks like the last few rounds are going to be quite interesting.
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M-M 8/25/2010 9:34am
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Karma wrote:
no american Kaw privateers deserving of a shot, Billy Mac is ok, but not top 10 imho
Your wrong.
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Billy is the kind of rider that could holeshot and lead, I doubt he can sustain a whole moto without mistakes but he is simply brilliant at times and other times not so much.

it will be good to have him over for a few rounds.
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mccread 8/25/2010 9:41am
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Very cool, Billy should be riding in the GPs or AMA - he passed Reed at the MXDN last year.. speed is not the issue ... if he is fit and on form he will be top 10 no problem- ability wise he is as good as Short, metcaffe etc. He has won GPs in the past. Saying that Brad Anderson beat him in Oz so it is hard to know if his level has dropped from last season.

I wonder if that will get him a MXDN ride?
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jeffro756 wrote:
Hopefully this has more footing than the mx-pure article on James racing for PR at the nations!
I think it was MX Pure that also said that Davi Millsaps and Josh Hill were both racing the USGP.
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dals3 8/25/2010 9:50am
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I've gotta agree with jamma10 on this one. Billy COULD do it, but he has to keep it right-side-up. He's not always capable of doing that.

Regardless of where he finishes, the more the merrier, IMO. Let's encourage more people to show up and have a go at this thing...I'm getting bored seeing Dungey beat the crap out of everyone week after week... ;-)
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Phillips467 8/25/2010 9:56am
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Very cool, Billy should be riding in the GPs or AMA - he passed Reed at the MXDN last year.. speed is not the issue...
Very cool, Billy should be riding in the GPs or AMA - he passed Reed at the MXDN last year.. speed is not the issue ... if he is fit and on form he will be top 10 no problem- ability wise he is as good as Short, metcaffe etc. He has won GPs in the past. Saying that Brad Anderson beat him in Oz so it is hard to know if his level has dropped from last season.

I wonder if that will get him a MXDN ride?
I doubt he will make it into Team GB as MotocrossMX1 are reporting that Team GB is to be picked this week obviously before he makes his US debut, but could Dixon make a last minute switch in team riders?? He may be used as an alternate.....



http://www.motocrossmx1.com/...ype=News&newsID=1862



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Karma 8/25/2010 10:33am
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Karma wrote:
no american Kaw privateers deserving of a shot, Billy Mac is ok, but not top 10 imho
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Your wrong.
Wouldn't be the first time! just an opinion. Is b-mac a sand specialist?
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JW381 8/25/2010 10:34am
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Love to see him on that CR 5-hundy
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englishman 8/25/2010 11:06am
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mccread wrote:
Very cool, Billy should be riding in the GPs or AMA - he passed Reed at the MXDN last year.. speed is not the issue...
Very cool, Billy should be riding in the GPs or AMA - he passed Reed at the MXDN last year.. speed is not the issue ... if he is fit and on form he will be top 10 no problem- ability wise he is as good as Short, metcaffe etc. He has won GPs in the past. Saying that Brad Anderson beat him in Oz so it is hard to know if his level has dropped from last season.

I wonder if that will get him a MXDN ride?
Saying that Brad Anderson beat him in Oz so it is hard to know if his level has dropped from last season.

Sounds like a BS move , there aren't any American kids that deserve that ride ????
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Chris_ONeal 8/25/2010 11:21am
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I'd like to see what Weston Peick, Ben Evans, or Jarred Browne could do on that bike!
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mxmasta 8/25/2010 12:14pm
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If i remember his GP-Races right, i would say he crashes 3 out of the 4 motos he is doing during this two last AMA-Nationals. No "down hard" crashes, but some kind of tipover ...

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wullyc 8/25/2010 12:23pm
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go billy boy!!!!!
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Chris_ONeal wrote:
I'd like to see what Weston Peick, Ben Evans, or Jarred Browne could do on that bike!
I agree with your selection.
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mccread 8/25/2010 1:46pm
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Chris_ONeal wrote:
I'd like to see what Weston Peick, Ben Evans, or Jarred Browne could do on that bike!
They are not the level of Billy Mac, Nick Wey isn't even as good as Billy. Billy has podium speed potential... if he is on form and doesn't crash of course lol
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mxb2 8/25/2010 1:53pm
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Yea Wey s makin that factory kawy team proud finishing out of the top ten every weekend, bet RV is foamin at the mouth watchin his bike outa the top ten weekly! And i agree with mccread !
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mxpitt23 8/25/2010 2:41pm
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maybe b mac would have been a podium threat a couple years ago...but runner up to jay marmont in aussie mx1 nationals, not so impressive. i understand he has ridden with an injured wrist most of the year, but i think the intensity will overwhelm him here..dont expect any DeSalle type speed.....he'll be battling with chisolm and regal and wey for 10th to 12th..it'll be cool to see. and speaking of GB's mxon team, with deano and searle and anstie or mackenzie or whoever else they have, they could be pretty tough
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burnside 8/25/2010 2:41pm
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I think these are the kind of races he could do well at.. Seems to like a bit of attention and isn't under crazy pressure. But like someone said, is hard to gauge his speed since hes been hiding out in Oz all year! Thought he was a bit washed up so curious to see how he does.

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