Ben Watson

10/10/2018 9:06am Edited Date/Time 10/12/2018 9:01am
Being a biased Brit I gotta say how cool it's been to see Ben Watson step up in MX2 this season. He's the fastest kid to come out of UK in years and being well grounded and level-headed he's got a bright future.

I believe he's got another year on his 2 year contract with Kemea Yamaha and at 21 he's got a couple more years before he moves up to the 450s which I reckon he'll be a natural on with his height and riding style.

He finished a solid 4th in MX2 world championship and was 4th in his class at Red Bud.

Well done Ben.






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10/10/2018 9:07am Edited Date/Time 10/10/2018 9:09am
Great kid. Know him for a long time and always thought he was capable of what he has shown this year with the right equipment. Was super proud of how he rode at Red Bud
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10/10/2018 9:18am
Looks like GuyB on the left.

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10/10/2018 9:36am
Being a biased Brit I gotta say how cool it's been to see Ben Watson step up in MX2 this season. He's the fastest kid to...
Being a biased Brit I gotta say how cool it's been to see Ben Watson step up in MX2 this season. He's the fastest kid to come out of UK in years and being well grounded and level-headed he's got a bright future.

I believe he's got another year on his 2 year contract with Kemea Yamaha and at 21 he's got a couple more years before he moves up to the 450s which I reckon he'll be a natural on with his height and riding style.

He finished a solid 4th in MX2 world championship and was 4th in his class at Red Bud.

Well done Ben.






Watching Ben charge through the whoops/rollers before the leap was pretty cool as I felt he was one of the fastest through that section.
10/10/2018 10:25am
LumpDog841 wrote:
Watching Ben charge through the whoops/rollers before the leap was pretty cool as I felt he was one of the fastest through that section.
Sadly not quite the fastest.

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10/10/2018 10:35am
In the 1st moto I was like, yeah that's where he's gonna finished both motos,14th, 15th. But that 2nd moto I was shouting at the TV to pass Prado, rode awesome that race.
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10/10/2018 10:53am Edited Date/Time 10/10/2018 10:56am
Being a biased Brit I gotta say how cool it's been to see Ben Watson step up in MX2 this season. He's the fastest kid to...
Being a biased Brit I gotta say how cool it's been to see Ben Watson step up in MX2 this season. He's the fastest kid to come out of UK in years and being well grounded and level-headed he's got a bright future.

I believe he's got another year on his 2 year contract with Kemea Yamaha and at 21 he's got a couple more years before he moves up to the 450s which I reckon he'll be a natural on with his height and riding style.

He finished a solid 4th in MX2 world championship and was 4th in his class at Red Bud.

Well done Ben.






Watson is the real deal. I think next year he can give to Prado something to deal with. Anyway. He beat Barca in his home soilSmile
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10/12/2018 3:04am
-MAVERICK- wrote:
Looks like GuyB on the left. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/10/10/294094/s1200_42178851_251132762413777_5138975857145512549_n.jpg[/img]
Looks like GuyB on the left.

Am going go with it being this shot. Watson has rode great last year and all this year, hopefully he can get a few more podiums rather than 4th and 5th all year.
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10/12/2018 4:21am
The level of expectation is high for 2019, based on this season, but he is ready for it i think. Will be a threat all year.
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10/12/2018 4:53am
-MAVERICK- wrote:
Looks like GuyB on the left. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/10/10/294094/s1200_42178851_251132762413777_5138975857145512549_n.jpg[/img]
Looks like GuyB on the left.

DoubleA wrote:
Am going go with it being this shot. Watson has rode great last year and all this year, hopefully he can get a few more podiums...
Am going go with it being this shot. Watson has rode great last year and all this year, hopefully he can get a few more podiums rather than 4th and 5th all year.
The logo ont he trouser leg looks in a different position on the seat, Id say.?
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10/12/2018 5:36am
LumpDog841 wrote:
Watching Ben charge through the whoops/rollers before the leap was pretty cool as I felt he was one of the fastest through that section.
Sadly not quite the fastest.

What's the point of this? Laughing watch the video before posting next time. He took the inside and got bogged down in case you missed it.
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10/12/2018 5:38am
-MAVERICK- wrote:
Looks like GuyB on the left. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/10/10/294094/s1200_42178851_251132762413777_5138975857145512549_n.jpg[/img]
Looks like GuyB on the left.

DoubleA wrote:
Am going go with it being this shot. Watson has rode great last year and all this year, hopefully he can get a few more podiums...
Am going go with it being this shot. Watson has rode great last year and all this year, hopefully he can get a few more podiums rather than 4th and 5th all year.
The logo ont he trouser leg looks in a different position on the seat, Id say.?
Both photo's were probably not taken at the exact same millisecond. He probably shifted back / sideways on the bike.
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10/12/2018 6:28am
DoubleA wrote:
Am going go with it being this shot. Watson has rode great last year and all this year, hopefully he can get a few more podiums...
Am going go with it being this shot. Watson has rode great last year and all this year, hopefully he can get a few more podiums rather than 4th and 5th all year.
The logo ont he trouser leg looks in a different position on the seat, Id say.?
OT wrote:
Both photo's were probably not taken at the exact same millisecond. He probably shifted back / sideways on the bike.
Top photo Guyb is standing past the lip of the jump more toward the middle, bottom photo is taken from before the lip of the jump, can't be the same. Benny just has consistent form I would say.
10/12/2018 9:01am
LumpDog841 wrote:
Watching Ben charge through the whoops/rollers before the leap was pretty cool as I felt he was one of the fastest through that section.
Sadly not quite the fastest.

OT wrote:
What's the point of this? :laugh: watch the video before posting next time. He took the inside and got bogged down in case you missed it.
What's the point of this? Laughing watch the video before posting next time. He took the inside and got bogged down in case you missed it.
The video validates my point.

Do you suffer from dyslexia?

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