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With your logic, everyone outside the top 40 should find a new job ?
Top 20 guys (random list) -
All with factory support
Craig
H.Lawrence
J. Lawrence
Nichols
J. Cooper
Mosiman
Forkner
Vohland
J. Martin
Swoll
RJ Hampshire
Shimoda
Thrasher
Marchbanks
Kitchen
J. Reynolds
P. Brown
McAdoo
Robertson
Hammaker
35 more dudes trying to make the main-
Not to mention having to travel across the US
(15 of them and anyone else wanting to try, should find a new job ?)
Do you not think it would hurt the sport ?
J. Smith
Oldenburg
Nicoletti
Chiz
Friese
Schock
Wageman
J. Owen
Mumford
Lopes
Drake
Harrison
Peters
Frye
Robin
C. Brown
Munoz
Surratt
C. Thompson
Karnow
Steinke
Short
M. Weltin
H. Miller
Falk
Harlan
Kilroy
Sayles
Masterpoole
Swartz
Rodbell
Thury
Cartwright
Osby
D. Kelley
In that race jett woyld have been 15-20 seconds behind Craig after 5 laps.
Plus Hampshire, Shimoda, Brown...
Yeah, I want to see that race more often than not.
The Shop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpUUFeoxCjg
Atm jett can beat mcadoo by 20+ seconds and he only extends by 3 points.
In the east/west there is potential macadoo finishes behind Hunter, mosiman and shimoda or a couple of them. If jett beats Craig that's 3 more points. So that could be 9 points gained in 1 weekend instead of 6. So I see it as an opportunity for jett.
This way privateers/young factory riders can be in the amateur class.
Qualifying and main events.
I'm pretty sure the world supercross will be based on something like this.
Wins
4 = Christian Craig
2 = Hunter Lawrence
1 = Michael Mosiman
Podiums
7 = Christian Craig
6 = Hunter Lawrence
4 = Michael Mosiman
2 = Seth Hammaker
1 = Vince Friese
1 = Jo Shimoda
Heat wins
6 = Christian Craig
3 = Michael Mosiman
1 = Hunter Lawrence
1 = Garrett Marchbanks
1 = Vince Friese
Fastest in practice
5 = Christian Craig
1 = Hunter Lawrence
1 = Michael Mosiman
Laps lead
75 = Christian Craig
33 = Michael Mosiman
23 = Hunter Lawrence
3 = Vince Friese
1 = Jo Shimoda
Fastest lap of the race
5 = Christian Craig
4 = Michael Mosiman
EAST COAST
Wins
4 = Jett Lawrence
1 = Cameron Mcadoo
1 = RJ Hampshire
Podiums
6 = Jett Lawrence
5 = Cameron Mcadoo
2 = RJ Hampshire
1 = Pierce Brown
1 = Stilez Robertson
1 = Jeremy Martin
1 = Austin Forkner
1 = Mitchell Oldenburg
Heat wins
3 = Jett Lawrence
2 = RJ Hampshire
2 = Pierce Brown
1 = Cameron Mcadoo
Fastest in practice
5 = Jett Lawrence
1 = Austin Forkner
Laps lead
105 = Jett Lawrence
21 = RJ Hampshire
18 = Cameron Mcadoo
11 = Austin Forkner
4 = Stilez Robertson
2 = Pierce Brown
1 = Mitchell Oldenburg
Fastest lap of the race
7 = Jett Lawrence
2 = Cameron Mcadoo
1 = RJ Hampshire
Look, I get giving it a full go for 2-3 years at the pro level. If you can't break the top 40 in the little class by then, you will never make good money racing dirt bikes. Hell, even if you are just cracking the top 40 in the 450 class, you probably won't make much money racing.
I moved to Temecula, rode full time, trained with Ryan Hughes. After 2 years, and I knew I was just never going to be fast enough to make a living riding. I enrolled in community college and kept riding for fun.
This in no way would "hurt the sport". 99 percent of people go to the races to see the top guys in the 450 class, not the people who can barely make it through the whoops. Presumedly, these dudes would still buy bikes and parts and ride for fun.
Pit Row
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