Do you think if Marvelous Marvin at his current

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Speed and ability could win at MXGP with the current group of racers today?
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jorgechavez 5/28/2017 4:08pm
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Yes Marvin is one of the most skilled riders in the world he would definitely be in the mix in MXGP.
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GIwasB4 5/28/2017 4:09pm
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What's up Myersdork? Yes MM could, MA not so much.
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plowboy 5/28/2017 4:13pm
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BobbyM wrote:
Speed and ability could win at MXGP with the current group of racers today?
Damn you Bobby and your tough questions. I have no idea. If he's on the French MXdN team maybe we'll find out where he fits in.
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jeffro503 5/28/2017 4:30pm
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Well , he certainly didn't get any slower when he moved over here. He's steadily gotten faster and faster each and every year. That should say something if you know his history.

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Sodipop 5/28/2017 4:31pm
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I think he'd be in the mix but those guys race hard.
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Coyote 5/28/2017 5:16pm
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BobbyM wrote:
Speed and ability could win at MXGP with the current group of racers today?
depends on which side of the pond you ask, our side, yea he'd wax em, their side, na, maybe top 10!! lol...I think it would be a great race, MM's fast, dunno if he's that fast though
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Yes, he'd be mixing it up with them guys fighting for wins. MM is one of the best in the world.
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Hard to say. RV totally dominated the US circuit and failed miserably overseas. My opinion is MM would need a year or two to adjust and then he may have a shot at the Workd title
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Motoxdoc 5/28/2017 6:23pm
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KennyT wrote:
Hard to say. RV totally dominated the US circuit and failed miserably overseas. My opinion is MM would need a year or two to adjust and...
Hard to say. RV totally dominated the US circuit and failed miserably overseas. My opinion is MM would need a year or two to adjust and then he may have a shot at the Workd title
"MM would need a year or two to adjust"

I highly doubt THAT since he's already done the GP series........AND WON IT!
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KennyT wrote:
Hard to say. RV totally dominated the US circuit and failed miserably overseas. My opinion is MM would need a year or two to adjust and...
Hard to say. RV totally dominated the US circuit and failed miserably overseas. My opinion is MM would need a year or two to adjust and then he may have a shot at the Workd title
Motoxdoc wrote:
"MM would need a year or two to adjust"

I highly doubt THAT since he's already done the GP series........AND WON IT!
That was a long time ago, upper top 10 in the first season with a occasional podium
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Let's see, former world champ and one of the fastest riders in America.... Nah, I'm sure he'd be completely lost over there! WhistlingWhistling
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Those guys are serious fast and tough, compete in top 5, yes. Dominate. no way...
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Tomac schooled them at the USGP's. Not reason why Marv wouldn't do the same
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KennyT 5/28/2017 8:35pm
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KennyT wrote:
Hard to say. RV totally dominated the US circuit and failed miserably overseas. My opinion is MM would need a year or two to adjust and...
Hard to say. RV totally dominated the US circuit and failed miserably overseas. My opinion is MM would need a year or two to adjust and then he may have a shot at the Workd title
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"MM would need a year or two to adjust"

I highly doubt THAT since he's already done the GP series........AND WON IT!
Hard to say how quickly he would adjust. He's been on American tracks a few years without the travel schedule of the GP's. No offense to us Americans but the GP chase is the most difficult of the two series
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BobbyM 5/28/2017 8:51pm
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Well do non-americans come here to race for the money or to race the best?

What if you could make a lot more money racing abroad, you think more Americans would race over there?
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#RZRNick 5/28/2017 9:16pm
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In a perfect world, Red Bud/ Budd's Creek would be one of the required MXGP rounds, and Lommel/ Etc would be a required national, so the top guys are forced to race against each other once per year, on home soil.

One can dream...
kaidoddragon 5/28/2017 11:35pm
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He is as fast as them. Depends on the start, because there is like 10-12 guys on the same pace there. Look at Nagl yersteday. Good start in moto 1, win. So so start in moto 2, 9th...
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BobbyM wrote:
Well do non-americans come here to race for the money or to race the best? What if you could make a lot more money racing abroad...
Well do non-americans come here to race for the money or to race the best?

What if you could make a lot more money racing abroad, you think more Americans would race over there?
Probably not..

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RG1 5/29/2017 12:49am
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I don't know if he'd win the title in MXGP, but I think you're delusional if you don't think he wouldn't win races and GP's. He'd be right in the mix
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Johan905 5/29/2017 12:50am
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Remember MX2 Champ not MXGP, but he's fast and will be in the mix. Also to race in America is not only to face the best competition, maybe $ is one reason..?!
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USMCMXer 5/29/2017 1:10am
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Johan905 wrote:
Remember MX2 Champ not MXGP, but he's fast and will be in the mix. Also to race in America is not only to face the best...
Remember MX2 Champ not MXGP, but he's fast and will be in the mix. Also to race in America is not only to face the best competition, maybe $ is one reason..?!
Haven't the previous two MX2 champs gone on to win MXGP Championship as rookies? Febvre and Gajser, I think their names were? Wink
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Rowlands 5/29/2017 1:26am
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He would be able to do the equivalent of what Ferandis has done this season imo
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I don't think he would dominate but he would be in the mix upfront for sure with TC etc. A good recent indicator was at the mxdn 2015, Martin and Musquin were particularly fast on their 250's vs. 450's.
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Crush 5/29/2017 3:47am
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Could a two time world champion, and MXdN race winner, who's in winning form in the AMA series win in Europe?

I mean, do chickens fucking lay eggs or what?
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jeffro503 wrote:
Well , he certainly didn't get any slower when he moved over here. He's steadily gotten faster and faster each and every year. That should say...
Well , he certainly didn't get any slower when he moved over here. He's steadily gotten faster and faster each and every year. That should say something if you know his history.
That could boil down to acclimatisation and not necessarily leaps and bounds in speed because it is a different ball game over there, as it is here, you know full well when someone from either side of the pond makes the jump across it can be difficult, take time to adapt yadda yadda yadda - that is the real 'history' you should be looking at in my mind!

Nonetheless, would I rule him out of winning an MXGP title? Hell no, he'd be a contender just like he is in the 450 class in the US. But the chances of him coming back to Europe though? Slim!
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UpTiTe 5/29/2017 6:31am
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He would be there, but anyone watching the GPs knows how fast them top 3 are going and would be hard to beat.

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Rowlands 5/29/2017 7:33am
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Crush wrote:
Could a two time world champion, and MXdN race winner, who's in winning form in the AMA series win in Europe? I mean, do chickens fucking...
Could a two time world champion, and MXdN race winner, who's in winning form in the AMA series win in Europe?

I mean, do chickens fucking lay eggs or what?
You win this thread LaughingLaughing
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BobbyM 5/29/2017 10:25am
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UpTiTe wrote:
He would be there, but anyone watching the GPs knows how fast them top 3 are going and would be hard to beat.

Best answer so far
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toomanykaws 5/29/2017 10:38am
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Doubtful he has forgot after being a GP champion. Question I have is how similar of a bike could MM run over there? Even RV has said his bike and team wasn't what he was promised. Leaving one to wonder how would have RV done if he had his true US spec bike. And raced his way into shape that season. We watch the euro races and all you see are what shit tracks they are on, comments. Of the sorts. Mixed in with some stellar tracks of course. Majority of their courses are like dirt roads and our MX tracks are highways in comparison. Any the top 20 GP riders are masters of picking lines out of just plain shit. Look how Marv excels when it's gnarly conditions.

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