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Maybe he went down in the main and I’m not sure since the racing out front was soo good. But his heat race the start he got was as good as it gets and honestly he rode very well and the bike looked great. What happened in the main did I miss something?
Sexton hit the gate next to him which i would imagine put him off his start, basically just rode around in a similar spot to where he started.
No, didn’t miss anything. He was 11th on the first lap and then just got passed a couple of times.
George was holeshotting, then heading out the back door, using his hand to block roost and trying not to qualify.
This was not that.
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Heard he rode a orange Kawasaki last night just to prove his point that it was the bike that held him back last year and he had nothing to do with it.
George is notorious for only riding well with a good start. Even in GP’s he struggled to come through the field.
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Jorge MX ? lets see what he brings outdoors.
He got a bad start and came face to face with Friese for the first time in the first few laps and that really sealed the fate of his main event. I think he’s one of a fairly big group of guys who’s results will be start dependent
Yes you could see him falling behind on timing and scoring when he was after Friese. It will take more than 8 SX races getting used to having bikes all around you.
As mentioned earlier he will be start dependent, so will Anderson who came in 5th last week but didn't have much more than a 11th today. And he is aggressive in mid pack.
Prado has had the right strategy so far. Go for it when you get a start, relax and get experience when you don't. Pushing it will only get you in trouble. 10th or 15th doesn't matter at that point.
You all still think he’s going to win the title?
One week he gets 3rd, then next, 13th - just bellow mid way in a 22 rider field.
In, what so bloody many, purport to be the Height Of MX / SX sports.
I think just qualifying for a main is pretty bloody impressive, from any rider.
When you consider that all but 1 - I think I heard it was only Millers(?) 2nd time he'd got through to a main ( I've no idea how many times he's tried to get into mains) - has had far more SX experience, he's doing OK.
I'm no great fan of Prado ( I'm no massive fan of any rider), and certainly was nonplussed with last years showings by him in in Outdoors. But, I choose to await how he goes as the season(s) go on.
In no way do I expect anything earth shattering from SX from him, that's for sure. He's up against the SX Elite, whilst only having done now, a few full SX events.
Neither do I expect him to 'kick arse' in the Outdoors. Though, he's got far more chance in that series of doing well. I hope he gets through SX healthy.
PS : the repeated BS by commentators about him 'flinching', causing Sexton's disasterous start - well, that was just such idiocy, from supposed professionals .... Sexton himself 'effed up - but he did put on quite a charge through the pack to 4th.
Honestly don’t like the guy but if he rode like he does in qualifying or with a good start I thought it was possible. But now I see he just nails it in if he’s not out front. Too much work to go forward.
I'm getting a little tired of all those stupid americans who have an opinion about prado and probably never followed mxgp and call him a quitter or George......it's common knowledge if you follow mxgp.... that prado never gets ahead off the field after a bad start.......prado needs a good start to be succesful......that was so and that will probably remains so.........
He did the right thing, if you are in the pack, just get experience. Dont take any changes. If you are upfront, go for it.
8th or 15rh doesn't matter at this point. If you are in 11th and Ando wants to put an aggressive pass, let him go.
This was always going to happen. Anybody that pays a little attention and doesn't only look at the results on an Excel sheet knew this was coming.
You don't learn SX racing on the practice track. Holeshotting and getting passed twice before riding the whole main alone like at A1 is one thing. Riding in the pack trying to make a pass on somebody while Friese comes at you perpendicularly to the racing line multiple times a lap is another. He was struggling for most of his career with close racing and would usually err on the side of caution. In 2024 he was much better with that. But indoors is a whole nother story and it will take him a while to figure that out. Probably multiple years. Kenny had the same issue after his injuries. He really has just started to be comfortable with close racing again in the last couple of years.
The goal is to gain experience and make all rounds. He probably gained more experience in SD than he did at A1
lol, well then stay away from the stupid American mx forum 🤷♂️
Yep I agree. It’s getting very old.
Unfortunately Prado has no one but himself to blame for these comments. If he had handled things better last season I’m sure you’d see a lot more empathy for him.
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Wait….Americans stupid and dickheads?
Couldn't agree more. He left the stadium healthy, in one piece, a more experienced sx rider. Thats a win. He's going to have up and down results. This was the 8th sx he's raced in his entire life.
No there really are smart americans this message was only for the stupid ones
I was surprised Jorge didn't perform well in the main event after how good he looked in qualifying and his heat. I dug into the segment and lap time data to try and find an answer. It didn't look like he had a crash in the main event, just the bad start. All of his laps were under 1:00. His average lap time was fourth best out of both heats but was fourteenth best in the main event. His average lap time in the heat was over two seconds faster than his average lap time in the main. He was the only rider that didn't have a fall to have that big of a discrepancy.
Segment 6, the long rhythm, was his biggest problem spot. His average time there was 0.502 seconds slower in the main compared to the heat. Segment 2, the whoops, was also close to a half second difference, 0.438 slower than in the heat.
Can we add the simple observation that George appears to suck in traffic. Up front with a good start? Well,”He’s got this!”…but, seems to me he’s got a lot of learning to do when it comes to passing REAL traffic and getting out of a real quagmire.
George’s new name: Captain Sunshine
Jorge Prado not great in traffic is an observation like Shaq is bad at free throws, Babe Ruth was a fat alcoholic, or Lionel Messi doesn't run enough -- obvious, accepted, and evident, but not career or nickname defining in any way given the other accomplishments.
You may like him or not.
You may like what he did last year or not.
You may think he's a quitter or not.
It's fine to give an opinion or criticism, but politely and respectfully, gentlemen.✌️
His name is Jorge.
Wait a sec... Im not American, so I got no skin in this fight, but did you just say you are sick of stupid Americans having an opinion that Prado sucks/gives up in traffic because if they watched GP's they would already know that? What is stupid about that opinion then?
Its difficult to say what these 2 sec means, when your goal is to get through the season.
If a championship where on the line or maybe even a podium, and that was the last race of the season, im pretty sure Prado would have risked a bit more.
It's not easy to learn how much riders in the heat of the moment cross jump to setup for corners, how much they involuntary go from left to righ and so on. Then you also have the specific rider profiles to learn. Some you can pass with very small margins. Others you need to be on the opposite side of the track.
Im a fan, i think it was a good weekend. Lets just hope he make it to outdoor. As we can see already now its not easy even for established and experienced SX riders.
ALL ABOARD THE JORGEY EXPRESS!
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