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Hendricus Added a reply to USGP practice

9/19/2015 5:51pm
Part of what makes MX so unique is the "hang it out there," "checkers or wreckers" factor. These guys must ride on the edge, but they all know that a crash can so easily mean more than a lost moto. It can mean a scrapped season, or worst of all, a shortened career. How exactly they manage this internally is...

Hendricus Added a reply to USGP practice

9/19/2015 5:19pm
OverTheBars39, I will admit that I'm no expert - hence a bit naive. But I still challenge your comment, "This race does not even matter to any of them... There's nothing to win..." So what are we watching? An exhibition? A parade? Just on the level of Webb and Musquin, there's racing going on. Well..., at least that's what I'm...

Hendricus Added a reply to USGP practice

9/19/2015 5:04pm
We need more cross over races. The Glen Helen race is a fun one. I think we need two even-up venues per year. Also, too bad there were not more Villopoto - Cairoli match-ups over the past five years. Obviously RV is done, and TC is possibly on the downward slope of his great career. The MXGP series is pretty...

Hendricus Added a reply to USGP practice

9/19/2015 4:54pm
I disagree. If it does not matter to you, you stay home. I get that the MXGP champ has already been crown. I get that there are contractual obligation and all that, but I like to believe that these guys are sportsmen and competitors at heart. They show up to race. They show up to win.