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12/23/2018 8:51am
12/23/2018 8:51am
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12/24/2018 3:06pm
Watching the SX preview show yesterday, Jason Anderson really made it sound like he believes the fans and industry see him as the underdog coming in. I do not frequent other MX websites (Except Brett Smith's wewentfast.com, great writer), so my sample size is limited. On here, it looks like Anderson is being talked about like the champion he is (Dungey-like, might go on a run, etc.), so where is Anderson getting this from exactly?
I hope he uses it to fuel his fire come 2019 SX. He clearly won with no question last year. I attended Houston and Atlanta last year, and seeing him in person left no question in my mind, and I starting last year thinking it was Roczen's to lose.
https://youtu.be/sQTL6BPj8E4
I hope he uses it to fuel his fire come 2019 SX. He clearly won with no question last year. I attended Houston and Atlanta last year, and seeing him in person left no question in my mind, and I starting last year thinking it was Roczen's to lose.
https://youtu.be/sQTL6BPj8E4
But, although anderson won the championship fair and square, he got dominated by eli and marv. The only reason he won was because of the injuries. Most people can agree that with a healthy eli, marv and anderson in a series, eli and marv are going to be ahead of anderson most of the time.
The Shop
I'd love to see Tomac win it all, but I stand by what I say about Anderson. He's consistent and can wick-it-up to beat anyone, e.g., MXdN 2016, Oakland 2018, and I expect more this year.
He’s using the old RC mind game technique. Every year RC would consider himself an underdog and he’d push harder in the offseason. Worked for him.
They all might have differents paths to get there, balls out, fast n steady, in the right place at the right time..etc... but if Anderson followed up with another title... it wouldn’t surprise me.
Anderson raced safe and smart, and has $$ in the bank as a result....
MM, JA, and Tomac still have an edge for the title and Osbourne and Plessinger will be in the mix at a few races.
Pit Row
You, me, every guy you know CAN ride over his head for a certain amount of time, we go faster than ever all high on adrenaline and crash shortly after.
Dungey was the guy to draw the line and stay as close to it as possible, without crossing it, and it worked pretty well.
I like to believe he always could have gone a bit faster, but always chose not to.
I don't get how people can see it as a bad thing. It was extraordinary to have this much self control in a sport pumping so much adrenaline through your veins.
To answer the topic, Jason is everything but an underdog.
Definitely one of the championship contenders.
To me, JA21 is the favourite going into 2019. Defending the title, healthy, and confident. Every other guy has something in their mind wondering if they can overcome it: Tomac consistency, Marvin whoops, Roczen physical limitations.
For the record, I think ET has the speed to make this season as boring as the RV/RC domination years. I'd love to see JA go back to back...but SX is tricky and anything can happen. I remember RD mentioning that backing up a title with another title was one of the hardest things in his career.
Jason is healthy and his head is right. He's stoked about the bike and how the "off-season" races went.
I'm kinda greedy: I want 8 or 9 nights that are virtually repeats of his pre-season/out of country SXs.
When you realize he decided to race Monster Cup LITERALLY just a few days before...and he'd only ridden his outdoor set-up during the weeks leading up to that...then he went to Oz and Paris...with a quickly developed set-up...I'm confident in his ability to be "on it" from the 1st qualifying session in 2 weeks.
The guy none of you seem to be talking about and that I think will also be "on it" from the 1st gate drop is The VERY Wacko-ZachO. I really don't think most people understand how committed he is to WINNING. As in WINNING EVERYTHING.
Then there's DeanO...anyone think he's gonna have better average finishes this year? (Versus last year) I do. Think his bike isn't as good as Rockstar Husqvarna's? What if it's just as good..?
A lot of good things gonna happen on white 450s this year.
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