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Lewis mentioned Prado reached out to HRC and Yamaha in Europe but nothing came of it.
What do you mean? The Kawasaki was his choice. You've watched the races this year, and seen groups of riders pass him in bunches after an ok start. That's on him. By all accounts the team and some very smart people there are doing everything they can to make him comfortable.
Tomac was beating himself up over the Milville setup, even mentioning that "he" has done this to "himself" several times in his career.
Prado was flippantly saying he's done everything right and his results are out of his hands.
You guys see the difference, right?
That’s not surprising after him blaming and shaming the Green Machine with no accountability put on himself.
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How is 1% equal to 4 seconds a lap exactly?
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Nailed it!^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Man this is a bad look for Prado.
Feel bad for the Kawi guys that have to work with that guy.
Soggy, you and I must have went to different schools. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Well, maybe 3.5% would be 4 seconds.
I stand corrected.
Man Prado's mentality is awful. I used to be a big fan but not so much anymore.
I kinda love how confident he still is. His riding has been awful, he’s doing terrible, but he’s so quick to say he can win.
That’s a crazy, delusional winners mentality that not many people have. Not many people win as many world titles as he has either.
What a story it would be if he turned it around and was running closer to the brothers. Seems impossible, but I’d love to see it. At this point I’m rooting for him more.
Actually it’s a random number if I’m thinking correctly, because the length of the track and all sorts of other factors would change the math, from one track to another.
seriously that sounds miserable right now to deal with. Wow.
Love the optimism but not a chance in hell he runs with the brothers anytime soon
I agree with your opinion here because it does look bad for Prado and perhaps his comments BUT he has a great team, and a winners mentality.
I think most are rooting for him to overcome this. I agree about him taking accountability though.
On the JB/AC podcast they pointed out that outdoors he really isn't getting much time on the track before the race and doesn't put in many fast laps. He needs to adapt to a lot moving to the states that's for sure.
I think the Kawi team needs to change out his seat with a bidet….😳
I'd fire him if I was kawasaki, and heard he was shopping himself after signing a three year deal, likely for big money.
Same💯
I get the feeling he has no mechanical ability at all. You can be the best at riding one, but if you can't communicate what the thing is doing wrong (or right), the only hope is to luck your way into a good motorcycle.
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Prado has to be a millionaire. He should go buy a stock bike, and have a fire breather engine setup by Twisted or XPR, and buy A-kit or have the suspension done by Graeme Brough or Mark Johnson. That would be maybe $30k. If he can get a better setup than a factory team the team should make some changes. If not, he should look in the mirror.
I think you hit the nail on the head.
Also to note, Tomac seems fired up. Really hoping their wrong direction from practice testing to Millville will inform the right direction for Washougal.
The issue I have with Prado at this point is that he takes zero responsibility for the situation. Zero.
Yeah , like Cole Trickle😳
Let's analyze every races were Jett and Jorge did together before this outdoor season :
2022 MXON race 3, Red Bud
Jorge starts in 4th, takes 3rd in lap 4 after Ferrandis crash, passed by Jett in lap 5, by Seewer and Ferrandis in lap 7 and Tomac in lap 9 to finish 7th.
Jett starts 6th, get 5th in lap 4 after Dylan's crash, pass Jorge and Seewer in lap 5, he also pass Sexton in lap 9 to finish second.
Despite starting in front of Jett, Jorge finishes 57.666 seconds behind him, and his fastest lap is 2.366 seconds slower.
2023 MXON Ernée
Free practice : Jorge is 2nd with a 1.46.297 while Jett is 5th with a 1.46.642, Jorge is 0.345 seconds faster.
Qualifying race : Jorge starts in front and wins the race. Jett starts in 7th and pass Plessinger in lap 4, Gajser in lap 8, Febvre in lap 9, Roczen and Seewer in lap 10 to finish 2nd 4.376 seconds down on Jorge. Jorge's fastest lap is 0.248 seconds faster than Jett's. Very good race from both, Jorge takes the win but Jett shows his faster by coming back through the pack to almost get Jorge.
Race 1 : Jorge does the holeshot, get passed by Febvre in lap 6, got him back in lap 15 and is passed again in lap 17 to get 2nd, 2.320 seconds down on Febvre and 23.846 seconds down on Roczen.
Jett has a crash at the starts and come from last to 6th, passing Coenen, Hampshire and Pancar in lap 3, Adamo and Tonus in lap 4, Talviku and Mc Lellan in lap 5, Vlaanderen and Watson in lap 6, Laengenfelder and Forato in lap 9, Jonass and Hunter in lap 10, De Wolf in lap 11, Geerts in lap 14, Vialle in lap 16 and Gajser in lap 18 to finish 6th.
Jorge has a gap of 31.517 seconds on Jett and his fastest lap is 1.110 second faster.
Again, the point goes to Jorge here, but they had 2 very different races and Jett probably has the most impressive performance here.
Race 3 : Jett starts in 2nd and pass Roczen for the lead in lap 8 to win the race with a 7.295 seconds margin. Jorge starts in 4th and finish at the same spot, 12.854 seconds down on Jett. Not a huge gap at the end (even though Jett managed the gap which went up to around 25 seconds over Jorge at one point), Jett's fastest lap is a 1.49.391, 1.829 seconds faster than Jorge's. First time they really starts close to each other and have clear racing. Jett wins this one by a good shot.
2024 MXON race 3
Jorge starts in 2nd and passes Tomac for the lead in lap 1 before getting passed again in lap 2. He then got passed by Tim in lap 4, Hunter and Jett in lap 5, Herlings in lap 8, Febvre in lap 9, Seewer in lap 11 and he shuffled back 7th position in lap 12 after a pit stop, and finally gained another position thanks to Febvre crash.
Jett starts further, pass Herlings and Seewer in lap 1, Roczen in lap 2, Jorge in lap 5, Hunter in lap 8, Tomac in lap 10 and Gajser in lap 14 before being passed again by Tim in lap 16.
Despite starting 7-8 places behing Jorge, Jett finishes with a gap of 1 minutes and 53 seconds over Jorge, their fastest laps are only seperated by 0.079 seconds though.
I would say I have yet to see the best of Jorge beating the best of Jett, yet.
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At this point, if I was his mechanic, maybe some drinks at a bar would be worth a shot!
Some people call a bone bruise a microtrabecular fracture.
Been on it for 5 years and a very, very different riding style
Agree 100%. He comes off as a whiner to me. No personal accountability at all.
No one will convince me the bike is the main issue. He's on a f**king factory ride! And he's getting beat by guys that aren't on factory bikes.
Kawasaki seems to be working overtime with him to get the bike where he wants it. But even if it's not 100% correct, he should be able to run top 5 and not just for a few laps. JA looked fast on his Kawi when he was healthy, and he doesn't have top 5 speed anymore.
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