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The fact that Yamaha signed Davies, while Townley is his wingman and Townley is close to Mitch too is crazy! I know Townley and Coppins (both their kids are coming through the ranks look them up.) are Yamaha ambassadors and their kids are all on Yamaha but at that moment, if you are PC you sell your soul to the devil. Use Townley and do everything to sign Davies. That kid was wheel tapping himself into broken down whoops to blitz them and this all on a lent Austrian bike! It is indeed also ridiculous that KTM didn't offered him a deal or a weak deal.
But it feels a bit like that all teams lose to a deal from Star Racing, Bobby seems to have no problem with overspending some money if that gives him the Davies, Manear, Blake Bohannon, Haiden Deegans ... of this world. I'm curious if PC will scoop up Tim Lopes (rides SX and MX like a charm!). This Frenchie rides for Bud Racing, is riding Loretta has already won the French 85cc championship this season and learns from people like Benjamin Coisy, Marvin Musquin, Eric Sorby...
It's not really fair to say Blair dropped the ball on those kids he signed. DB didn't have the blank check to write. In fact, he left KTM because they didn't listen to him after they let multiple riders he signed go despite that being exactly what he was hired to do (fix their amateur-to-pro program).
And that was during the time when PMG was in financial turbulence. KTM couldn't commit, they had much bigger problems to deal with than signing relatively speaking expensive teenage racers and the riders chose better pathways.
Wrong place at the wrong time.
And something to add here, they did have a period where they did sign young talents for 3 to 5(!) years before turning pro. Mostly with EMX65/85 champions or Junior World Champions. They did it with Pootjes, Laengefelder, Prado, Savaste, Mewse. Some of them worked out well, others didn't. They backed it down massively with that strategy
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Crasha, Mathis, Camden, Simon and Guillem are all able to go 1-1 at any AMA outdoor 250 race so Malin isnt even being slightly ridiculous. Sand or not those 5 guys can 1-1 on any given day against any other 250 rider on earth.
I think Anstie is really gonna shine at club. He's just what they need at this point. Hopefully this helps them take a big step.
I don’t remember which pod it was, but after Davies went to Star Blair was talking about how cheap he got him for, just a few bikes and some parts for futures only and after futures KTM offered him an amateur deal. Star offered a multi year deal that lead to the pros. Kind of a no brainer which I would take
Davies also rode Yamahas so he was familiar with them. Still a no brainer, Star is the team with the Yamaha currently being the top bike. They have a structure and facility in place that PC can't come close to matching. It is more than just one thing
idk why but i sorta have anstie fatigue. its sorta like when craig was on 250s. maybe if he'd stop crashing and getting hurt he'd deserve the press he gets?
Good points, my bet is Kawasaki. I wonder if Honda will also look at him as they need a top 250 rider
From Racerhead #30
-Coming off another Achilles tear, Jalek Swoll started riding last week and appears headed to the Phoenix Honda squad, with either Casey Cochran or Michael Mosiman possibly moving to the red team as well.
-The Bar X team, which is switching to Husqvarnas next year, is also in talks with Cochran, but seems to have secured Lux Turner for another year.
-MX6 Kawasaki will most likely keep Derek Kelley and Henry Miller but bring in two new riders (possibly Cullin Park and Enzo Temmerman).
-The Beta USA team is also bringing in one or two 250 riders, but there's no word on who that is at this time.
-Ducati will not be fielding a 250 team in 2027 but hopes to do so in 2028 for SX/MX.
-Cameron McAdoo looks to be a done deal at Quad Lock Honda, riding with Webb, Hill, and others in North Carolina.
-In the world of KTM, it looks to remain Julien Beaumer and Sacha Coenen, but Ryder D/Daxton Bennick could come over to the orange side.
Matty B asked Cochran about being blue next year.
There are a few odd ones in there.
Mx6 hasn't asked Kelley to return.
A few people have reached out to Cochran's camp, but he's waiting out a potential Star offer...
Possibly, but not a done deal.
Do you have a current “looks to be locked in” list to save going through all 17 pages lol
WSX posted Macadoo on Quad Lock. Does that mean he is racing round 1 on a Honda? Will he now race SMX on a Honda?
No. He’ll be on a Kawasaki until after SMX.
Pit Row
Hey @Motofinne what is happening with Finnish motocross? Finland used to at least have some riders in top20 of MX2 and MXGP.... did they move to Sweden and Norway and Denmark ?
....what's going on, how's the amateur scene ?
Cam going to NC must mean he will be training with Brayton there. Wonder if that whole NC crew is going to be trained by JB
Isn’t he an agent now too? I thought I heard Anstie say that JB was his agent.
I thought QuadLock was riding out of MTF. Moving the team to NC?
Anyone know what Davalos is doing? Parted ways with the team.
I knew a prominent star on the GP circuit in the 70s. He said he went there a boy, but became a man quite quickly. Groupies were a real thing.
Triumph?
Ohh Marty you sly devil 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I’m not sure if he would call himself that but he does act as an agent for several people. He has said he is an advisor but it’s just a different word for agent to me.
DB and KTM offered both their guys deals, Star offered more. Star told Davies dad what he was willing to pay, DB went to his bosses to match, then said no. I can’t blame them, but Star flat out stole Menear after he won a combine race.
DB took a chance on those two, got them here, and Star offered them the world.
JB is Cams and Ansties agents. He’s negotiated Cams first deal at Moto Concepts.
Anyone hear Lewis post race interviews yesterday? Ferrandis sounds like he is really considering retirement, maybe he calls it a career and Barcia stays?
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