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8/27/2012 3:37am
8/27/2012 3:37am
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8/27/2012 6:24pm
I am curious for the sake of intelligent discussion(wait did I just say that on vital?)
if 4 strokes would have never been invented, are there riders that would have had different careers...are there riders that would have done better or worse on 2 strokes alone...
who are the ones who would have done better and or worse...
RC - Same
JS - Same
RV - would have killed it on 2 strokes, small frame and fearless, likes to toss it around
TC - i believe trey would have been safer in a 2 stroke world, again, small dude...
DM18 - would have struggled on a 250cc 2 stroke, i watched him ride an rm125 and it was brutal
ET17 - for some reason Eli seems like he would have outgrown a 125 in a hurry, 250cc 2 stroke, he would be a player for sure
disclaimer, not fishin or hatin on 4 strokes, just a thought about progression of the sport...
if 4 strokes would have never been invented, are there riders that would have had different careers...are there riders that would have done better or worse on 2 strokes alone...
who are the ones who would have done better and or worse...
RC - Same
JS - Same
RV - would have killed it on 2 strokes, small frame and fearless, likes to toss it around
TC - i believe trey would have been safer in a 2 stroke world, again, small dude...
DM18 - would have struggled on a 250cc 2 stroke, i watched him ride an rm125 and it was brutal
ET17 - for some reason Eli seems like he would have outgrown a 125 in a hurry, 250cc 2 stroke, he would be a player for sure
disclaimer, not fishin or hatin on 4 strokes, just a thought about progression of the sport...
He went from being the same as RC/JS in 05 to being 20 seconds down at the end of a race, all that changed was the 4 strokes... took him till 09 to start getting comfortable again...
He should have taken the Zook ride in 05!
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I'd say the top guy's careers would pretty much be the same, assuming they stayed healthy and got the same breaks and all. Even tho Dungey is a technician, I still think he'd be a top contender. Reed would have at least one more title.
For me, the real question marks are on the 5th-15th place guys. Are there some out there whose careers would be much brighter on a premixer, or vice versa?
I think Pourcel would be super interesting to watch on a 2-stroke. If he got a 250 set up for his riding style, I'd bet money that he would still make it look effortless.
I think James Stewart would have done better than he did early on in his big bike career if everyone had been riding two strokes. Reed seemed to drop off the pace a little after the switch, but that may have been caused by RC and JS raising the bar at about the same time.
I might be wrong, but I think Stefan Everts once said the switch to 4-strokes helped extend his career. The same could probably be said for Windham.
Pit Row
Dowd did go 3-3 in 2005 at Southwick but it was behind RC (2-1) and Reed (1-2).
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