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1/27/2012 6:55am
What a fantastic ride in the second MX2 moto at Mantova for 15 year old Dutch sensation Jeff Herlings. He came within 2 corners of beating world champion Marvin Musquin but what a debut in world motocross last week in Bulgaria and winning the qualifying race Satureday, then this performance from the 15 year old.
It's going to be real interesting to see him at Valkensward in home sand in 2 weeks time!
Herlings is just another of a long line of fast teenagers from Europe.
Wonder if any of the touted US kids Barcia, Tomac, etc? will dare turn out at Glen Helen
to measure themselves against the likes of Herlings, Roczen etc.
It's going to be real interesting to see him at Valkensward in home sand in 2 weeks time!
Herlings is just another of a long line of fast teenagers from Europe.
Wonder if any of the touted US kids Barcia, Tomac, etc? will dare turn out at Glen Helen
to measure themselves against the likes of Herlings, Roczen etc.
Looking forward to seeing Herlings in Holland..he seems to be a fast learner.
Isn't Barcia 18 now maybe he should be compared more to charlier lol ? I don't think Barcia is as good as either of them, maybe as fast in the US, but not as race smart.
Looking forward to Tomacs debut at Hangtown too. Maybe Barcia will get chose for the nations?
Also how does Anstie compare to them now?, he is maybe a year or two older but he used to race them both, however has he really improved as much as they have over the last two years? I hope he races Glen Helen too would be interesting to see if being in the US made him any faster compared to those guys, i think they may be ahead of him now- but who knows? Max was flying before he got injured.
Tortelli was Barcia fast but he just crashed his brains out for the first few years.
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and i think both of Roczen and Herlings are smarter than Barcia but Barcia has some more speed.
And about Anstie i dont think we can compare, because he is racing in Us and Roczen and Herlings in Gp´s we will hopefully see at the mxdn
So to compare fairly i would say over a GP series I dont think he would beat Herlings or Roczen at the end of the series with the variety of tracks etc. In the US series it would be pretty close but I would maybe give the edge to Roczen.
Saying that Musquin is actually closer to Barcias age than Herlings anyway. At 15 Barcia was not the speed those guys are now. Even Musquin seemed shocked at how fast Herlings was - " he is soo young and soo fast!"
Tomac is more comparable in terms of age to Roczen and Herlings than Barcia imo.
doing about as well as i'd expect him to.... never exactly been known for his consistency
as for the whole barcia / herlings / roczen thing.... i think it's cool to see so many people who've never actually seen all the riders ride, know exactly how well they'll do, on tracks not all of them have ridden
fact is, roczen and herlings can't race in america for another 3 yrs... barcia won't leave america, so the only place we'll see them against each other (maybe) is in the MXDN... and that's only if barcia gets picked
i'd go with roczen tho bahahaha
Yet more ignorance blinded by nationality as opposed to looking at each rider for their abiltiies regardless of nationality.
Wait, Justin beat Tyla Rattray and Tommy Searle last year so that means.....
can i get a P!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GP! GP! GP! GP! GP!
a new planet needs to be made with 15 motocross tracks, riders that will ride the lites class is
Musquin, Pourcel, Struope, Davalos, Sipes, Roczen, Herlings, barcia, Weimer, Hansen, Canard, Hoorebeek, Metcalfe, Wilson, Rattray, Searle, Frossard, Wharton, Paulin, Bagget??, Osbourne, Charlier, Aubin ( is fast but strugglin ), Roelants ( struggling so far ), Simpson, Schiffer, Anstie, Cunningham, Adams, Seely, Wil Hanh, Nicoletti, Tickle
here are the 33 best lites riders I came to think of, every one of them should have live on this planet for 2 years, should had exactly the same riding hours
THEN WE CAN TALK !!!!!!!!
Don't forget Jake Nicholls, Arnaud Tonus, both top 10 in the GPs atm. I would add Tomac too!
Not sure Adams or Nicoletti would be on that list. Martin Barr or Matiss Karro would be as good.
But yea that would be a great race... if only the Americans would race the US GP this year we would actually get to see it.
new guys to the list: PJ larsen, Tonus, Jake Nicholls,
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The mx 2 class this year is deeper then I can remember it being anytime recently. If the 4th through 10th guys like Tonus,Osborne,Vanhorbeek,Roelants,Charlier,Frossard,Simpson,Nicholls, can step it up just a hair this would be an incredible season. Those guys just are just slightly off the pace with Frossard being slightly closer to the top 3 then the rest of them.
I'm so stoked the GPs are here and the ama outdoors are right around the corner.
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