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Carlosmuncho.. again you are missing the point.. no one said Ken would dominate supercross, the guy is 16 on a new team, new bike, new country, new sport... and he is running the same pace as Tomac ( who I rate really high) and could win a race at any time... that is impressive... as is Tomac... but I saw Tomac win at Hangtown and knew he would be this good in Supercross.
The reason for the hype around Roczen is because he won his first GP at 15 and got second last year at 15/16 in the World Championship... racing outside his own country. Tomac and Barcia were riding schoolboys at that age! That is why he gets the hype, he is not from the same country as me, so it is not national pride. But I can recognise the guy is a special unique talent, Eric Geboers says he has everything and is better than Pourcel, Everts, himself especially at that age. The crazy thing is Herlings is just as fast... it will be a long time before two fifteen year olds come through fast enough to win at the highest level again .. thought maybe Adam C could do it too if he rides GPs...
In fact I really like watching Tomac ride too and think he is America's best young hope - fast and smart, very similar to Roczen. But you can't just compare them in supercross (where they are similar speed) you have to take their nationality, whole pro career and they age into consideration.( Tomac got 6th in his national series in his first year at 17, Roczen got fifth at 15 and second at 15/16 in the World Championship, beating the Americans in the MXDN both times) In supercross It is a bigger achievement for Roczen to be running that pace in supercross than Tomac becuase Tomac is older, has been riding supercross, it is his own sport, he is with the team and bike he was last year in his own country ... far less variables for him to contend with.
But again Tomac is as good as Roczen in supercross, but I think Roczen gets more hype because of where he comes from, his lack of supercross backround, his age and previous accomplishments... plus he was quickest in his first qualifying session which shocked the media.
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Everytime I see it I hear Dr. Evil goin',"Mwooooohahahaahaha!"
but ya.
Find it odd that KTM will let Ken ride the 350 but won't let Tony Cairoli race it in SX.
it may be yellow, but you get the idea...
Everyone pull your head out of your ass.. It will be cool to see him on a 350, but I hope he is smart enough to stay out of the way of the leaders. My prediction: he will make the main, but be lucky not to get lapped.
Apparently KTM added a cheese grader section after the whoops.
kid is getting dialed in...he is probably taking this as serious as if it were the last GP and he was down by 1pt. for the title.
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At-least Roger does whatever it takes to promote the brand!
More power to them.
http://www.racerxonline.com/2011/02/09/racer-x-films-ken-roczen-ktm-350
"ou're dramatically underestimating "
I underestimate nothing, I never said he would be the great white hope of Europe, neither did I say he has no chance against our 250 rookies. You can make all the excuse about age, lack of experience, that he comes from a poor family, gastro-intestinal problems
Why do you care about age and experience? I care about winning and so do most racers. Windham is much older with more experience than Bubba and Dungey, but they both beat him. Age matters not, it is who is the most consistently fast rider.
When Americans go to MXon in Europe and lose (which admittedly rarely happens) we do not complain about we are at a disadvantage because the track is in Europe. So, Roczen is a great and fast rider especially for his age, but he is not faster than Tomac , but he is the 6th fastest SX rider in America at this point, which may not meet his original expectations for getting in the top 5, it is still very good for a European, since they are not noted as being SX specialists.
"the Euros on this board were NOT the ones shouting "
we will have to agree to disagree on this point.
Never the less he is number 1 in the point standings, he can crash all he wants as long as he is first in points right?
"you are missing the point.. no one said Ken would dominate supercross"
We will have to agree to disagree on this point.
"But again Tomac is as good as Roczen in supercross, "
No Tomac is better, the point standings prove it and so does the last race.
We will have to see what happens as the series unfolds to see who is better. I am not going to bet on either one of them because they are rookies and they tend to crash.
I agree that Roczen is a special unique talent and am looking forward to seeing him race in the 450 class to see how he stacks up.
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