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(let's also not forget all the added expenses that were not pre-budgeted)
The sponsors decide this all, not the teams? They should of course calculate this GP event if produces more exposure for their products. The risk factor I would suggest is limited to some percentage that is probably considered but not the dominating factor? If their rider is so damn risky that one extra event might cause him braking a leg, they have already calculated that...
Just saying of course.
Still, I thought we where in this sport for the passion? When did this become all business? For me everything with mx is money loss but emotional gain.
Maybe I'm special?
it's still going to be a good race
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Weston Peick is in?
Well, I am going to go out on a limb here and say he very well could be the highest finishing American and could be the biggest sleeper to do well. He killed it at GH last years national. Coming from just inside the top 20 to 13-11 moto scores beating the likes of Deitrich.
Loudog - have Weston do 15 starts a day until then. Get the boy a start and go all Brad Lackey on the world! It would be so bad ass and such a great story.
The Crown jewel would be a mile dirt track win. There has only been about 5 guys in the history of racing to score a win in each discipline. He would go on the record books with the likes of Dick Mann and Kenny Roberts if here were to accomplish this.
No matter how many signatures they get, I somehow doubt that Ducati would risk their star rider by allowing him to compete in a one off Mile DT race, even though it would be a milestone accomplishment for Nicky as a rider.
Too much to lose, and too little to gain.
I hope you're wrong.
I just seriously wish there was more top American interest in this race. I understand why they wouldn't race but but just because I understand it doesn't mean I like it. I just have to accept that the sport has changed and the days of racing just because you loved to race is over. Corporate sponsors,agents,TV packages,and 6-7 figure earnings by the top guys have made those days a long gone memory.
Either way, if I where a AMA rider with a shot of winning this event, I would do it for sure despite the loss of cash etc.
Still, hopefully they will have 5 years to enter...
Many contracted AMA guys stand to risk quite a bit and in times like this, with so few rides, who can blame them. Essentially, their employers are calling the shots and only the big names in the sport would have the pull to make this happen, even if things went bad. Unless you are in rider #00's shoes and planning his future or paying his bills and feeding his family, none really have the right to say what rider #00 should or shouldn't do. Sure, Ryno is doing it, but last I checked, he wasn't making a living racing and now has a thriving business to fall back on and is not risking his career or MX season, pending the outcome of this one event. His burden is much less compared to the rider under contract with years of MX/SX racing ahead and potential earnings ahead of him. Seriously, put your personal wants and beliefs aside and think about things and weigh the risk-reward, it could be a lot greater than many of you think.
Pit Row
2. Max Nagl.........................GER...KTM
4. Kevin Strijbos...................BEL...Suz
6. Josh Coppins....................NZL...Apr
8. Gareth Swanepoel.............SoA...Hon
9. Ken De Dycker..................BEL...Yam
10. Anthony Boissiere............FRA...TM
11. Steve Ramon..................BEL...Suz
14. Marc De Reuver...............HOL...Suz
15. Julien Bill........................SWI...Apr
19. David Philippaerts............ITA...Yam
22. Rui Goncalves.................POR...KTM
25. Clement Desalle..............BEL...Suz
38. Yentel Martens................BEL...KTM
39. Davide Guarneri...............ITA...Hon
40. Tanel Leok.......................EST...Hon
52. Matthias Walkner..............AUT...KTM
74. Ivo Steinbergs.................LAT...Hon
75. Kevin Wouts.....................BEL...Kaw
77. Shannon Terreblanche.......SoA...Kaw
90. Sebastien Pourcel.............FRA...Kaw
120. Cedric Soubeyras...........FRA...KTM
121. Xavier Boog....................FRA...Kaw
132. Billy Laninovich..............USA...Apr
222. Antonio Cairoli...............ITA... KTM
331. Nicolas Aubin.................FRA...Kaw
702. Jimmy Albertson............USA...Hon
777. Evgeny Bobryshev.........RUS...Hon
I want to print the numbers so I know who is who when I get there.
1 1 Musquin, M. FRA 218 25-25 25-25 13-16 25-25 14-25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2 94 Roczen, Ken GER 192 22-22 22-20 22-22 22-15 25-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
3 111 Herlings, J. NED 184 15-20 15-22 25-25 20-22 20-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
4 183 Frossard, S. FRA 165 20-18 20-11 18-20 10-16 22-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
5 11 Simpson, Shaun GBR 138 14-12 14-13 20-14 18-0 15-18 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
6 23 Tonus, Arnaud SUI 130 18-16 10-18 16-12 12-14 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
7 89 van Horebeek, J. BEL 128 16-15 18-3 10-18 3-18 13-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
8 338 Osborne, Zach USA 123 13-14 16-16 11-8 16-20 9-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
9 34 Roelants, Joel BEL 118 12-0 13-0 14-15 13-13 16-22 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
10 151 Kullas, Harri FIN 109 10-9 12-8 12-10 14-8 11-15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
11 45 Nicholls, Jake GBR 104 11-13 8-15 1-11 5-12 12-16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
12 430 Charlier, C. FRA 81 7-11 0-14 15-13 15-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
13 335 Verbruggen, D. BEL 79 9-2 7-12 8-9 2-11 7-12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
14 77 Lupino, A. ITA 70 5-6 9-4 0-7 4-10 5-20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
15 91 Karro, Matiss LAT 53 1-1 5-9 0-6 11-7 6-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
16 35 Larsen, N. DEN 45 3-7 3-0 7-1 9-4 3-8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
17 37 Teillet, V. FRA 38 0-0 6-0 - - 0-9 10-13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
18 21 Paulin, G. FRA 29 - - - - - - - - 18-11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
19 119 Pocock, Mel GBR 29 6-3 4-0 5-0 8-3 0-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
20 19 Smitka, Petr CZE 29 0-4 0-7 6-3 6-1 2-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
21 75 Triest, Nick BEL 22 8-10 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
22 202 Larrieu, Loic FRA 16 - - - - 9-5 0-2 0-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
23 300 Tonkov, A. RUS 15 0-0 - - 4-0 7-0 0-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
24 71 Butron, F. ESP 14 0-0 2-10 2-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
25 27 Schiffer, M. GER 11 0-0 11-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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