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Im not a fan of him, but im sorry, your guys are going to have a really really hard weekend.
He is going to do well...but I dont think he gets an overall...mainly due to the short short practice time. The overall pace of the event...and how quickly you have to be on it will be the biggest adjustment for him...and it will be enough to keep him from winning.
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This is the way Herlings is gonna pass Baggett and Martin in Unadilla
As usual he will win, maybe by 15 plus seconds
do i think he will win? yes he will go 1-1. All the odds are against him- the fact he's never ridden the track before and all the other contenders have at least one full race weekend round there, the fact he's racing a different bike, different series, jetlag etc. He will still win in my opinion- he's THAT good!!! just hope we get to see a good battle between all the top guys
pourcel absolutely hauls at unadilla and is improving every week- i think he will be the only one herlings needs to worry about!!
Haters just ask yourselves, is a racer that speaks his mind not what we want?
I just hope for a clean race as he can be as dirty as anybody if people choose to railroad him, he has a target on his back from racers clearly but more than that I can hear him getting shit from the USA fans already which will be in poor taste and a shame, although i expect this will only fire him up even more, and you don't want that.
Any so called MX fan saying he can't ride a track that's not sand, my advice is to watch more racing.
Ego may be his biggest enemy, and his inability to accept anything less than #1
Even as a fan of the GP series, I think Herlings will do well to get the overall today.
He's riding an unfamiliar track, in an unfamiliar format, in unfamiliar surroundings; he's not on his usual race bike; and the competition will be of a higher standard than the competition he faces in MX2-GP.
Since Roczen and Searle left/graduated from that class, he's basically had it all his own way, and I don't think there's anyone currently riding in MX-GP2 (apart from Herlings himself) who has the pace of a Baggett, Martin or even a Pourcel or Wilson.
And while I do think Herlings is clearly a world class talent, the lack of any challenge to him maybe gives an impression that he's much better than he actually is.
If he does win, then props to him, but i'll be surprised and majorly impressed if it happens.
He's coming in short, changing series, lots of pressure, different event, different comp– any sort of bad result, yep I can see that.
On the other hand he's incredibly talented, rides with a chip on his shoulder and probably wants to make a statement–any sort of amazing result, yep I can see that.
Can't wait to watch him race some people tho! Might be the key!
or not
I think he deserves a bit more respect from some here for having the courage to go over and pit himself against the Americans. He's risking a lot of credibility by doing this and I don't see Bagget & co making plans to race a GP any time soon.
It's just that in a one-off race, it seems a big ask, for the reasons already stated.
I mean, it took Roczen - who was at least as fast as Herlings is now when he moved to the U.S., and who had months to acclimatise - until his 10th race (at Unadilla 2012, funnily enough) to even win a moto.
Pit Row
Bear in mind as well that Roczen had much tougher competition to contend with - Paulin, Searle, Herlings himself, Osborne - than Herlings does at the moment. That means more pressure, more impetus to push, and so more chances to make mistakes than if you're just cruising out front for 95% of a moto.
So yeah, I think Roczen was as fast when he moved to the 'States as Herlings is now.
Again, I do rate Herlings very highly, but let's not underestimate how quick Roczen was and is.
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