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I’m obviously not in the moto industry so i don’t have the inside scoop but is Geico Honda really going to have 7 riders next year?
1. Chase Sexton
2. Jeremy Martin
3. Christian Craig ( when he gets back from suspension)
4. Hunter Lawrence
5. Jett Lawrence
6. Jo Shimoda
7. Carson Mumford
I mean that’s super awesome to have that many riders but why can’t the factory teams carry at least 3 per team. Would love to hear some inside info on this.
1. Chase Sexton
2. Jeremy Martin
3. Christian Craig ( when he gets back from suspension)
4. Hunter Lawrence
5. Jett Lawrence
6. Jo Shimoda
7. Carson Mumford
I mean that’s super awesome to have that many riders but why can’t the factory teams carry at least 3 per team. Would love to hear some inside info on this.
As for the amateurs, i think Shimoda is going pro next week, Jett not until next summer. Does Mumfords deal include a year in the pros? If im Mumford im looking around to see if i can get a 2 year deal atleast, even if he has to move teams. Very easy to get lost in a team that big with that many potential front runners. a 12-15 place rookie is doing pretty well, but if 3 or 4 of the other guys are around the podium each week nobodies patting you on the back.
Maybe Mumford and Lawrence both stay away from SX and go pro at Hangtown. Gives them 2 on each coast and a couple rookies outdoors to throw in the mix. Still its going to be crowded under that tent either way.
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Craig will at best miss the first few rounds of the east coast, and he's not exactly known as an outdoor specialist so he might play more of a fill-in role next year.
Mumford is on a 6 year deal (since 2015), so if he turns pro he's got a spot.
I'm not sure about Jo "Yoshi" but I bet him and Mumford enter at least a few pro nationals this year under the new rules to see who's ready, and the 2020 team will be Sexton, Martin, H. Lawrence, and either Jo or Carson depending on how they do.
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