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I can't see that much work being done on the current 250 as its EOL but I would imagine Phill can't want to get his hands on a 2019 prototype.
Barcia needs to prove he's progressing again.
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Hard work to make an outdoor season attempt on your own dime you say. Seems to me like there's plenty of privateers out there that are making it happen every summer with way smaller budgets.
What's Malcolm's excuse? The guy has a 250 SX title to his name so he's got quite a bit more money to play with than any of the privateers lining up. With his name I'm willing to bet that it wouldn't be that hard for him to gather up bikes and parts at no cost or very minimal cost.
Oh wait, need a staff of 12 and a semi-truck to run the nationals.
As they say, you're only as good as your last race. Line up, race and maybe you'll get an offer from a team. It sure worked out for Dean Wilson so maybe Malcolm should take a page out of Dean's book.
The whole "RM Army" thing sounds like more of a contingency program now, but I suspect it will morph into more of an Orange Brigade type program. Though, Suzuki's limited product offering compared to KTM's won't help with creating brand loyalty with riders until they can ride a 250F (which now a days is what, 10 or 11? )
"will field two 250 riders (one on each coast in supercross)"
2 250 riders
2 450 riders
I also agree with a few others.... JGR should start fresh. All wanna be's need to apply.
I remember Weston Peick doing the outdoors on his own program a few years ago and it paid off for him as well.
The team will field two 250 Class riders on each coast and two 450 Class riders during Monster Energy AMA Supercross, and two 250 Class and two 450 Class riders during the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship Series.
That's 2 riders on each coast in the 250's.
According to the press release it's the following
2 250 West riders SX
2 250 East riders SX
2 450 riders SX and MX
2 250 riders MX
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JB is EXPENSIVE, relatively speaking.
Plus, contracts are about a lot more than just wins, podiums or laps led, hence why CR22 will still be high up on team's wish lists.
Autograph queues count for a lot too.
Dean put his own dime in for sx, got picked up for sx and mx
I don't really see your point if they did the same thing. Dean was about to call it quits when he got picked up, I doubt he would have went to the Outdoors on his own dime. I don't blame Malcolm for not doing the Outdoors on his own dime.
jgr release
The way it reads is 2 250 and 2 450 riders.
I don't see Phil as a title threat in 250sx.
Suzuki needs to throw mcr some bikes if they are not already going to be getting them from Honda.
They need to get a couple more 450's on the gate somehow.
Racerhead has it as:
"The 250 team will have four spots for supercross (two for West Coast and two for East Coast), and two spots for motocross."
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