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Max Nagl d.o.b 07.08.1987
Ken Roczen d.o.b. 29. 04. 1994
Brain Hsu d.o.b. 29.04.1998
Marcus Schiffer d.o.b. 28.07.1987
Henry Jacobi d.o.b. 29.10.1996
Iook at those dates of birth from Brain Hsu and Ken Roczen!! Freaky!
Ken Roczen d.o.b. 29. 04. 1994
Brain Hsu d.o.b. 29.04.1998
Marcus Schiffer d.o.b. 28.07.1987
Henry Jacobi d.o.b. 29.10.1996
Iook at those dates of birth from Brain Hsu and Ken Roczen!! Freaky!
I got a feeling they will hang it out.
They tasted victory this year and I don't think it set in a first.....but it will set in more over time.
Their not going to want to lose that trophy.
Hopefully we have a good close race next year.
Yeah Brian raced under Taiwans flag at the junior world championships at least.
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These mofos gonna conquer us again dammit (a bit tasteless maybe, but couldn't resist)...
So with him winning the 2012 85ccm world championship, Henry Jacobi winning in 2010 and Ken Roczen in 2007 we have 3 out of the last 6 85ccm world champions coming from Germany. That sounds good and gives some confidence for the future.
I think Ken, Max and Marcus will be around some more years and with Brian and Henry coming up our MXoN Team looks solid for the next years. Right now with only three good riders, if someone will be injured when the MXoN comes around, there aren't much more fast riders to choose from. So in 2-3 years we are more solid with 4-5 riders to choose from.
Still not alot of depth, if Roczen, Nagl or Schiffer are hurt next year for des Nations they will find very hard to get a top 3. And Henry Jacobi is quite a way of fracing in the des nations and running up front. He finished 9th this year in the EMX championship and he wasn't even close to Tim Gajser who won almost every round I think.
There is no depth right now in Germany, its these three riders, and then there is.... ahm nothing even close to that speed.
Britain will (soon) knocking on the door, Wilson, Searle and Anstie and many young talent
Holland has a huge gap, we don't have 450 riders
but many talents on their way to the top (Davy Pootjes signed KTM factory contract 14 years of age)
and Russia is getting more and more serious
Pit Row
Thats the problem with a lot of teams, they have 3 good riders but its making sure they are all fit and healthy come the des nations. I believe USA could almost field 3 different teams and each one would have a good chance of winning.
I notice that some of the young riders coming through are from different countries such as Slovenia ( Gajser ) brothers from Denmark ( Olsen's ) Norway ( Klingsheim ) Latvia ( Jonass ) Spain ( Zaragoza Beltran ) Switerland ( Seewer ) and Bulgaria ( Ivan Petrov ) plus others.
France have alot of riders ( too many to name) coming as always and will be force, I don't know how they do it.
Britain do look to have a good team for the next few years with Wilson and Searle going full time 450's next year and Anstie on factory Suzuki 250 as well as Jake Nicholls ( 4th in MX2 this year ). And back up from Simpson, Pocock and even Banks - Browne all of these riders are under 25. Then there are couple younger riders such as Dunn and Mewse coming through the UEM series.
I'm sure I have left some riders out and will no doubt up set someone and then there is always the riders that fly under the rader.
When we talk about next big thing, don't expect too soon a new Roczen or Herlings, they are the exceptions (GP win at 15 years old)
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