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2/21/2019 8:52am
2/21/2019 8:52am
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As we all pretty much know, Jeffrey & Ken were big rivals when they first started racing GP’s together in 2010, with Ken coming out on top most of the time until he left after the 2011 season.
I’m not interested in now or in the future, I’m interested to know whether they were rivals in the 85cc class or even before that. Anstie used to beat Herlings quite a bit in the 85’s. Did Herlings & Roczen’s path cross much in them days?
Love to see results from when they was racing mini bikes.
I’m not interested in now or in the future, I’m interested to know whether they were rivals in the 85cc class or even before that. Anstie used to beat Herlings quite a bit in the 85’s. Did Herlings & Roczen’s path cross much in them days?
Love to see results from when they was racing mini bikes.
Herlings wasn't there, at least i didn't remember seeing that name.
Roczen was always a class above those to guys. On 85 when they where on 65. When they both where on 85, Roczen got big wheels and Herlings/Anstie small wheels so they did not racing the GP 85 or EMX. When they moved up to the big wheels, Roczen moved up really early on a 250f on 13 year off age. So they have never really seen each other on the little bikes. If they did, Roczen would likely have won because he always was already a class up.
2008 Roczen did a few EMX250 races that year and Herlings dominated the 85cc class and won every title. 2009 Roczen moved up to the GPs and won a GP that year at 15 years, crazy! 2009 Herlings rode all EMX250 races. 2010 they really met each other on the track, Herlings won his 3th GP he entered also on 15 year off age!
Crazy kids with so much talent!
2010 Roczen finish 2nd behind Musquin. Herlings was in 3rd position but got a injury a few rounds the end.
2011 they both got a good fight for the title, Roczen won and went to the US.
Rest is History...
They never really met until 2010 at the GPs
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Herlings and Anstie were crazy in 2008.
On the 85cc Aleksandr Tonkov and Jason Clermont where also super fast kids. If im correct Clermont got the title over Herlings and those other boys in 2007 at the EMX 85.
Pit Row
World championship in Heerde. Unbelievable battle between Herlings and Anstie but if I remember correctly, Anstie had bike problems that day
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZDpyIBBd5y/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share…
European Championship at Markelo. Anstie wasn't there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrZBhaTZMho
Another one at Heerde. You can see V Doninck and others as well. Talent pool was huge back then!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNG6rBD6ZMo
Anyone remember these Next Generation MX video's? This one was awesome.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mo3lWqWVg78
if anyone can help me with embed video's, that would be nice haha
Also a young Coldenhoff , Tomac , Lupino , Musquin , Clarke , Roczen, Karro , Wharton on 85cc.
Back then Lupino and Karro where to real deal here in Europe.
Cool to see many topguys who raced the 2018 MXDN out front that they raced eachother 12 years earlier
https://youtu.be/vqJdYnA13a8
Ken Roczen
Multiple Estonian Motocross Champion
2002 DJFM Champion in 85cc
2004 ADAC Champion in 85cc
2004 Junior European Championship II place in 85cc
2004 Junior World Championship II place in 85cc
2006 Junior European Championship II place in 125cc
2006 Junior World Championship II place in 125cc
Hahahaha
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