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You said " I don't think that's his problem. We have too many people in here with opinions, who don't know shit about setting a bike up.
You don't think that's his problem and then criticized everyone else ( including DV ) on giving their opinions......
So we should listen to your opinion....but not DV's , or anyone else's? See how that works?
Me personally....when DV speaks I tend to listen. Weather he's criticizing RV , or whomever else.....the dude knows his stuff. I don't care if he never won a major championship like a couple others have said.....he's won a lot and knows his shit when it comes to bike setup.
RV was rusty and had an off night but this will only make his battle to the front all the more impressive.
Thanks for proving my point keyboardwarrior.
I am really looking forward to how fast RV will adapt to the different track conditions.
And if it will be really obvious to us fans what he changed in settings and in his riding style.
I mean, we are used to see RV ride his bike with his unique, aggressiv and awesome to watch riding style.
Will he be able to change this to a more GP-isch style? Or will a change in bike settings be enough to run at the front?
One thing is for sure, he will be upfront soon, no matter how.
The Shop
I did not write "you will be labeled BY EVERY AMERICAN...."
But, ok, maybe I should have written "you will be labeled by SOME GUYS on here...", because there are really only a few of the users on here that act like that.
The main problem on here is, that jokes or a little teasing can't be exactly aknowlegded by the reader.
It reads often the same if someone meant it to banter a little bit, or if he really is serious with it.
And come be honest, some Euros on here (not me, I usually don't let me suck into this US vs Euro stuff) predicted exactly the same stuff before Qatar, as DV did in his article. They were flamed and called Eurotards by a lot of guys on here. And some of them like RY4N37 didn't mean it as an insult or anything like that, they just stated their opinion.
There are for sure some differences in understanding things, and in perception of things that are said.
I think we (or most) Europeans are really aware how fast your riders are, but we won't sit there and let "our" GP riders be labeled second tier(?) riders that will be laped by anyone who rides in America. And when you hear that kind of stuff day in and day out, it is no surprise when some Euros try to defend them. And then the back and forth begins and blows up to a big battle.
That's why I normaly try to not get sucked into this stuff and just sit here at my desk and shake my head in disbelief about some guys on both sides of the pond.
AND NOT TO FORGET: Other than the British guys in here, most of us Euros are not speaking english as a native language. I for example have to use my translater on the iPhone pretty often (alone for this post about 5-6 times) when I try to post in here, because some things I want to say, I just lack the knowledge of suitable words. So there may be some language errors too in some posts, that could look a bit rude.
And the funny thing is, I am sure 99% of us would have a great time if we meet in person somewhere at a track or a race. No matter where we are from.
Don't do it.
personally cant wait till they get the gps at that side of the world out of the way and return to the proper motocross tracks in Europe. That's when the championship starts to get interesting. Just hope all the contenders are still fit by arco di Trento, then its game on!!
The screen grabs below are just taken from one thread, while this selection may not specifically mention winning by 30 seconds, they're pretty indicative of a vocal minority/majority (depends on your view) of US Moto fans. (NOT ALL I should emphasise!).
You have to consider these sort of comments are written in every GP related thread on Vital, every RacerX article, Youtube or Vurbmoto video, Instagram and Twitter posts over the past what, ten years or so? On the Racer-X GP preview for example you had people saying this season would be "like clubbing seals", among other things. We know half of it is meant in jest, but we also know from the overwhelming number of them that it's not too far from peoples true beliefs either, so it's not surprising that you get the odd European like Mohammed or MXFollower who can't keep their frustration under control. But we're not American haters, or RV haters. 99.9% of us love American racing, we just don't appreciate the constant derision when all most of us just want to be able to do is come here to discuss the sport in good nature.
You're guilty of deliberately trolling this place yourself, so how do you expect people to react? I know you say you did so primarily because of people like Phil and Rob, Rob actually hardly ever posts and Phils tactic is simply to play you guys are your own game and talk up the GPs to an unbearable level. But if you were to actually engage them in a normal conversation you'll find that they would give you a perfectly friendly and educated answer back. But push their buttons or say something that is way out of line and they will come back at you with amunition of their own, the same can be said for most of us.
The truth is, to ever have a hope of ending the constant derision and disprespect shown towards the GP riders we desperately needed someone like RV to come and race them on GP tracks, instead of GP riders moving to the US which is the benchmark for most. It's a total misconception that Europeans think the GPs are superior to the Nationals, we may argue that it's a more level playing field or that if offers different challenges, but we all know how incredible the racing is in the US and how fast the top guys are. It's more that we're appealing to you lot and saying "Look, we've got a great series over here too that you would enjoy if you at least gave it a chance!". Constantly trying to drum that in probably doesn't help, which is why we needed a top guy from America to demonstrate it.
No matter who wins the title this year (RV is still a very strong favourite despite Qatar) I think most people over here just hope that this season will help to change peoples perceptions of the GPs if nothing else.
Pit Row
I don't feel embarrassed for them, I actually think it's funny. It seems there is a select few on both sides of the pond whose sabre rattling drown out the masses.
I love this place.
I know, it's a stupid point... Just like yours.
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