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Ok the title is fishing, sorry, but I get so bored by the MX2 class that I cant even watch it anymore ... Herlings is just on a different level, his team career management is not great for his legacy especially when you see for instance Roczen winning in the big class in the US ...
So here is the challenge, his new calendar, every fans would like to this, it takes some big balls but JH has what it takes I believe.
GP:
27 Feb: Qatar (Losail)
6 March: Thaïland (Suphan Buri)
28 March: Europe (Valkenswaard, Netherlands)
10 April: Argentina (Neuquen)
17 April: Mexico (León)
1 May: Lettonie (Kegums)
8 May: Germany (Teutschenthal)
15 May: Trentino (Arco di Trento, Italie)
AMA:
21 May: Hangtown, Sacramento, California
28 May: Glen Helen, San Bernardino, California (instead of 29 May : Spain)
4 June: Thunder Valley, Lakewood, Colorado (instead of 5 June: France - St Jean d’Angely)
18 June: High Point, Mt. Morris, Pennsylvania (instead of 19 June: UK Matterley Basin)
25 June: Tennessee, Blountville, Tennessee (instead of 26 June: Lombardie Mantova, Italy)
2 July: RedBud, Buchanan, Michigan
9 July: Southwick, Southwick, Massachusetts
16 July: Spring Creek, Millville, Minnesota
Then back to GP:
24 July: Czech Republic (Loket). (Instead of: 23 July: Washougal, Washougal, Washington)
31 July: Belgium (Lommel)
7 August: Switzerland (Frauenfeld).
Then AMA
13 aout : Unadilla, New York
20 aout : Budds Creek, Mechanicsville, Maryland
Then GP:
28 August: Netherlands - Assen. (instead of 27 aout : Ironman, Crawfordsville, Indiana)
3 September: USA (Charlotte)
11 September: USA (Glen Helen)
If he goes undefeated in GP, I think he would still wrap up the championship (missing 4 rounds).
Then, even if he misses 2 rounds in the Nationals, we never know, maybe he could also wrap it up.
If he wins both, he becomes a legend, and I really wish him the best.
The thing is we will never know if he is the best 250 rider ever, despite his 60 or 70 GP wins, and so his legacy will always be contested (as Everts MX3 wins & titles), because he did not give us any proof that he is better than Martin, Webb, or the previous 250 killers (Tomac, Barcia, Musquin, Roczen, etc).
The Shop
Only 24 races. Good amateurs do as many races in a season.
I became a Roczen fan when he did something similar:
West Championship with some podiums I believe, whereas he was 16 like
World Champion in GP
Then a killing at the MXdN
That is how you earn the legend status.
I just proposed a way to get an upgrade
Between Mantova and Loket he could definitely to some Nationals though.
Red Bud, Southwick and Millville, 2 of those are sandy.
I do not really care about him anymore since he doesnt have the balls to come to the US to find some new competition and to show he is the best. What does 60 GP wins really means if you did not win even a few races on the other side ?
To stay in MX2 (even in 2017), I am fine with it because he got serious injuries, but focusing on GP only is like a kid playing in his sand pit until he is 10. Just my personal opinion. I think he has the talent to win in any class, it is a compliment, not a bashing, I just have the feeling that it will be the same boring class and a waste of talent.
Just imagine that Roczen is in his 2nd year in the supercross class and has already an Outdoor title in 450 ! ... Whereas I think that Herlings has as much talent !
Money=chicks
Chicks > your internet opinion
"You understand that MXGP WC is superior championat in the world, right?". Stacked yes, superior, not in my opinion. SX is way superior, MXGP & Nationals are about equals.
Also between watching Daytona (which kept me awake until 3pm) and the MXGP in Thailand (which I slept half way through the MX2, whereas it was only a 2 hours coverage), for me the choice is easy.
Not that the Nationals are better, but 60 GP wins means not much if there is no win against the best 250 guys in the US too.
Pit Row
Sure Herlings might be the best out of those two, but I don't think there's that much of a difference between them For example, at MXON last year, Martin was able to finish a minute ahead of Seewer in both races and the qualifying. He was also a second a lap faster than Gajser every races in Sugo (japan), and was able to put pressure on Van Horebeek and beat Simpson on their 450's back at MXON, which is what Herlings has done in the pre-season races in Italy, GB and France.
He almost rode Unadilla a few summers ago but then sadly got injured so he couldn't go / lost the world title that year.
So there should be some interest from him to maybye do it again this year, depending on if the team lets him. But his points lead should be so big by the summer ...
It could put the MX2 championship in jeopardy and not sure his sponsors would want him to repeat the last two years.
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