Is Prado going to make it work ?

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4/25/2025 8:17pm

It'll be the same as Ferrandis. He'll have 1 great MX season. But, SX is going to destroy his confidence and year 2 it'll be a little worse, year 3 will be worse than that, and year 4 he won't be a contender anymore at all.

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4/25/2025 10:21pm
Spoonguy wrote:
He might win a race or two, but the championship will be a stretch. I anyone can do it, he can, but coming off injury, new...

He might win a race or two, but the championship will be a stretch. I anyone can do it, he can, but coming off injury, new bike, new tracks, different weather, the travel, the food, on and on. It will be different for him.

How he handles the heat is the biggest question mark I have. He's a 2x World Champion and the best starter in the world. My expectations...

How he handles the heat is the biggest question mark I have. He's a 2x World Champion and the best starter in the world. My expectations are really high for him

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"He's a 2x World Champion and the best starter in the world."

He should do alright -  

None of that matters when you race here in the humidity.  The southeast is already in the high 80,s with 89% humidity & 70% dew point.   Just 1 race of getting ovr heated & he will be off for the rest of the season .  Remember DV,s heat exhaustion in his 3rd yr here at Millville?  108 in dry heat is nothing compared to humidity.  Club Mx woukd b smart become a hot weather rider . Plus it’s in the boonies , no distractions. Actually it only takes 7-10 days to be able to go 100% for 12+ hrs in the muggy heat.  Florida option 2 but a lot of distractions & no hills. 

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4/25/2025 10:37pm
kage173 wrote:
It'll be the same as Ferrandis. He'll have 1 great MX season. But, SX is going to destroy his confidence and year 2 it'll be a...

It'll be the same as Ferrandis. He'll have 1 great MX season. But, SX is going to destroy his confidence and year 2 it'll be a little worse, year 3 will be worse than that, and year 4 he won't be a contender anymore at all.

You could b right but I think Dylan switched into collect a paycheck mode . Like they all do around 30 yrs of age . They turn it down a couple notches , win or crash out is gone. ELI is the only rider ovr  30 to ever get faster & still push to win.   After a few yrs the bank account is built up . They get soft and stay in control.  Dylan was wo out of control taking chances the yr he won the title.  That’s why a salary cap has to go on 30+ riders.  Mansion life has a way of making a rider loose his edge. 

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4/26/2025 3:44am

The heat will be hot, he's from Spain, not the Himalayas.

Anyone that thinks he dosent have an equal chance outdoors, is pullin their pud.

There is some merit to the weather factor. Just because he's a Spaniard doesn't mean there won't be an adjustment and Spain isn't as far south...

There is some merit to the weather factor. Just because he's a Spaniard doesn't mean there won't be an adjustment and Spain isn't as far south as you seem to be thinking for that matter. It's about the same latitude and size as Illinois' Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky combined. Those guys don't run in the heat and humidity nearly as much as we do here in the summer. 

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Comparative latitude is meaningless as Europe has the jetstream and its weather patterns are very different from ours at the same latitude. Spain gets super hot...

Comparative latitude is meaningless as Europe has the jetstream and its weather patterns are very different from ours at the same latitude. Spain gets super hot in the summer, triple digits consistently in some areas. MotoGP races there are brutal

I do think Prada will struggle with the heat as he doesn’t train in Spain and it has been an issue for him his entire career 

Prado hasn't raced primarily in Spain since he was a little boy. Our motocross series runs exclusively in the summer months. They don't have the humidity in the GP's we gave in the Midwest U.S. and that's a fact Smile Thirdly, any of you overseas yahoos that think out tracks don't get rough need to stay out of Amsterdam Wink

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4/26/2025 6:34am Edited Date/Time 4/26/2025 6:34am

Better variety of tracks and tougher competition to practice with in the Florida area.

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Has anyone that is based and trains in california won the 450 championship in the last 10 years ? is it possible even ? seems like...

Has anyone that is based and trains in california won the 450 championship in the last 10 years ? is it possible even ? seems like you would be in a huge disadvantage against a compound with good tracks and no slow riders to dodge all day long. Seems like a odd move from his side but maby he needs to be there for the ease of testing with the team close by.

Per SML it sounds like he's headed to FL now for the rest of outdoor prep.
Probably reads vital

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LMAO seems (some of) you forgot what Herlings did at Ironman once. Prado's going to break your itty bitty hearts.

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Has anyone that is based and trains in california won the 450 championship in the last 10 years ? is it possible even ? seems like...

Has anyone that is based and trains in california won the 450 championship in the last 10 years ? is it possible even ? seems like you would be in a huge disadvantage against a compound with good tracks and no slow riders to dodge all day long. Seems like a odd move from his side but maby he needs to be there for the ease of testing with the team close by.

crusty_xx wrote:

Per SML it sounds like he's headed to FL now for the rest of outdoor prep.
Probably reads vital

Got tired of flying by kids on 50s I’d imagine. 

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5/2/2025 12:05pm

Question should be if Sexton going to make it work..

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kage173 wrote:
It'll be the same as Ferrandis. He'll have 1 great MX season. But, SX is going to destroy his confidence and year 2 it'll be a...

It'll be the same as Ferrandis. He'll have 1 great MX season. But, SX is going to destroy his confidence and year 2 it'll be a little worse, year 3 will be worse than that, and year 4 he won't be a contender anymore at all.

Jorge Prado has 4 world championship titles.

I speculate his mental strength and confidence is fairly high.

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5/2/2025 2:23pm

Definitely rooting for him to make it work, more fast guys over here, the better! 

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Has anyone that is based and trains in california won the 450 championship in the last 10 years ? is it possible even ? seems like...

Has anyone that is based and trains in california won the 450 championship in the last 10 years ? is it possible even ? seems like you would be in a huge disadvantage against a compound with good tracks and no slow riders to dodge all day long. Seems like a odd move from his side but maby he needs to be there for the ease of testing with the team close by.

crusty_xx wrote:

Per SML it sounds like he's headed to FL now for the rest of outdoor prep.
Probably reads vital

He was at Fox today and it was a treat to watch him ride at the end of the day with only 5 or 6 other bikes on the track. His roll speed through the corners is nuts and  hard acceleration after the corners in a high gear. Was cool to hear when and where he was on the gas or off.  I’ll say this though, visually with Prado, DeFrancisco and Tickle putting in laps, Tickle was quickest today.  Looked damn good.  

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5/2/2025 6:40pm

I think Prado’s got a better chance here compared to the best American rider going to the GP’s.

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5/2/2025 10:01pm

Jett will crash out.  Sexton will be a head case.  Prado wins it on Anderson's old bike.  🤣

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5/3/2025 5:13am Edited Date/Time 5/3/2025 5:14am
Rickard21 wrote:
He’s gonna do fine. I think he’s major contender will be Jett and in some other races Sexton and Tomac will be up there. Maybe Hunter...

He’s gonna do fine. I think he’s major contender will be Jett and in some other races Sexton and Tomac will be up there. Maybe Hunter. The others won’t bother him that much.

Kenny will bother him enough to finish in front of him in the final standings.

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Rickard21 wrote:
He’s gonna do fine. I think he’s major contender will be Jett and in some other races Sexton and Tomac will be up there. Maybe Hunter...

He’s gonna do fine. I think he’s major contender will be Jett and in some other races Sexton and Tomac will be up there. Maybe Hunter. The others won’t bother him that much.

Mick 22 wrote:

Kenny will bother him enough to finish in front of him in the final standings.

Kenny’s not doing Outdoors I think. Select races is the most we can hope for.

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5/3/2025 6:18am
Rickard21 wrote:
He’s gonna do fine. I think he’s major contender will be Jett and in some other races Sexton and Tomac will be up there. Maybe Hunter...

He’s gonna do fine. I think he’s major contender will be Jett and in some other races Sexton and Tomac will be up there. Maybe Hunter. The others won’t bother him that much.

Mick 22 wrote:

Kenny will bother him enough to finish in front of him in the final standings.

Kenny’s has not done very well outdoors for the last couple of years. He has nothing for Prado.

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5/3/2025 6:30am
Has anyone that is based and trains in california won the 450 championship in the last 10 years ? is it possible even ? seems like...

Has anyone that is based and trains in california won the 450 championship in the last 10 years ? is it possible even ? seems like you would be in a huge disadvantage against a compound with good tracks and no slow riders to dodge all day long. Seems like a odd move from his side but maby he needs to be there for the ease of testing with the team close by.

Prado, trained at crowded public tracks his whole GP career. Didn’t do him any harm, he’s well used to that. 

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Where in Florida is he going? Dogpound? Sandbox? 

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Rickard21 wrote:
He’s gonna do fine. I think he’s major contender will be Jett and in some other races Sexton and Tomac will be up there. Maybe Hunter...

He’s gonna do fine. I think he’s major contender will be Jett and in some other races Sexton and Tomac will be up there. Maybe Hunter. The others won’t bother him that much.

Mick 22 wrote:

Kenny will bother him enough to finish in front of him in the final standings.

Rickard21 wrote:

Kenny’s has not done very well outdoors for the last couple of years. He has nothing for Prado.

Hmmm let’s see: 2022 won Thunder Valley, beating Tomac, with a couple of other overall podiums. 2023 did one round and was the only rider all season to put it on Jett, also won his class at MXdN. 2024 injured. 
Do you guys ever watch?

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5/3/2025 7:14am
Mick 22 wrote:

Kenny will bother him enough to finish in front of him in the final standings.

Rickard21 wrote:

Kenny’s has not done very well outdoors for the last couple of years. He has nothing for Prado.

CPR wrote:
Hmmm let’s see: 2022 won Thunder Valley, beating Tomac, with a couple of other overall podiums. 2023 did one round and was the only rider all...

Hmmm let’s see: 2022 won Thunder Valley, beating Tomac, with a couple of other overall podiums. 2023 did one round and was the only rider all season to put it on Jett, also won his class at MXdN. 2024 injured. 
Do you guys ever watch?

Kenny is amazing outdoors. He just doesn’t have it in him to push through on his bad days. But he’s as good as anyone when he’s feeling it. His mxdn performance was awesome to watch. 

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5/3/2025 7:40am
tmx860 wrote:

Where in Florida is he going? Dogpound? Sandbox? 

I don’t know about the Florida plans but he’ll be at Club this month. 

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5/3/2025 8:06am
Rickard21 wrote:

Kenny’s has not done very well outdoors for the last couple of years. He has nothing for Prado.

CPR wrote:
Hmmm let’s see: 2022 won Thunder Valley, beating Tomac, with a couple of other overall podiums. 2023 did one round and was the only rider all...

Hmmm let’s see: 2022 won Thunder Valley, beating Tomac, with a couple of other overall podiums. 2023 did one round and was the only rider all season to put it on Jett, also won his class at MXdN. 2024 injured. 
Do you guys ever watch?

Kenny is amazing outdoors. He just doesn’t have it in him to push through on his bad days. But he’s as good as anyone when he’s...

Kenny is amazing outdoors. He just doesn’t have it in him to push through on his bad days. But he’s as good as anyone when he’s feeling it. His mxdn performance was awesome to watch. 

Kenny's also said flat out he doesn't enjoy outdoors anymore. Genuinely made me sad to hear that 😂 If a guy isn't really into it, I can see it affecting his results. Im sure when it comes to the MXdN, its a different story. He's motivated for what that race means

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5/3/2025 8:50am
Foreigners never do good in the US. I don't even know why they come over here. I don't know why US teams even hire them.The fan's...

Foreigners never do good in the US. I don't even know why they come over here. I don't know why US teams even hire them.

The fan's don't like em. They get booed all the time. They talk funny. They call riding gear kit instead of riding gear. They don't run laps, they run circuits of endurance. They call the one twenty five class the one two five class. 

American motocross should be for Americans.

 

Dear God,  I hope you're kidding. 

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5/3/2025 9:12am Edited Date/Time 5/3/2025 9:16am
Rickard21 wrote:
He’s gonna do fine. I think he’s major contender will be Jett and in some other races Sexton and Tomac will be up there. Maybe Hunter...

He’s gonna do fine. I think he’s major contender will be Jett and in some other races Sexton and Tomac will be up there. Maybe Hunter. The others won’t bother him that much.

Mick 22 wrote:

Kenny will bother him enough to finish in front of him in the final standings.

Rickard21 wrote:

Kenny’s has not done very well outdoors for the last couple of years. He has nothing for Prado.

Low chance that we even see Kenny this outdoor season for a single race, but never count out Kenny on the Suzuki, whole different beast.

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