this could be interesting. he showed some great speed the first half at the daytona round this year. he could be a spoiler for a podium.
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That would be great if he got on the podium but he will still dnq for the 250s for some reason
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Yup, I wouldnt mind betting on a top 5 each round...even tho Daytona is more an outdoorsie track I think he has the smarts to do ok
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es337 wrote:That would be great if he got on the podium but he will still dnq for the 250s for some reason
You know that DNQ stands for Did Not Qualify right? I'm pretty sure J-Mart won't have any trouble qualifying and making mains events in the 250 class.
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That is some good news, as evidenced by the above Vitard comments he is a threat for great results.
I still think the 250 is just not the right bike for some riders.
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Top 5s at A1, Houston or A2, would be extremely exceptional. Especially after his Bercy results.
Daytona is a different animal. With his holeshot and the one lined track he was able to gap the chasing pack. I don't see that happening in a stadium. Maybe he gets a top 5 in a moto at the triple header at A2.
As far as East Coast he is a threat for wins and if he can mitigate the big mistake he will be in title contention.
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es337 wrote:That would be great if he got on the podium but he will still dnq for the 250s for some reason
-MAVERICK- wrote:You know that DNQ stands for Did Not Qualify right? I'm pretty sure J-Mart won't have any trouble qualifying and making mains ...more
J-Mart has failed to qualify for several 250 main events across his different years. I think he knew what he meant.
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Jmart needs to make it happen this year in sx by showing some speed on the 450 and winning in the 250 class. Otherwise he won't get a good offer for 19 450s.
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Why have him race the 450 at all?? Nothing to gain and everything to lose if he crashes and gets hurt. Makes zero sense to me.
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Sully wrote:If he's top 5 in points, I wonder if Honda will let him keep going?
ML512 wrote:Naw, if he's riding that well it's even better to have him go for the title on the new bike. That's what Honda wants, a title ...more
Fourth_Floor wrote:Why have him race the 450 at all?? Nothing to gain and everything to lose if he crashes and gets hurt. Makes zero sense to me. ...more
Because he wants to race it! It’s part of his deal!
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ML512 wrote:Naw, if he's riding that well it's even better to have him go for the title on the new bike. That's what Honda wants, a title ...more
Fourth_Floor wrote:Why have him race the 450 at all?? Nothing to gain and everything to lose if he crashes and gets hurt. Makes zero sense to me. ...more
kkawboy14 wrote:Because he wants to race it! It’s part of his deal!
Believe me, I'm pumped to see him out there. His ride last year at Daytona was mind blowing. I guess from a business stand point, it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me to have him risk injury that could potentially screw up his season for, what will be, 3 meaningless races.
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Fourth_Floor wrote:Why have him race the 450 at all?? Nothing to gain and everything to lose if he crashes and gets hurt. Makes zero sense to me. ...more
kkawboy14 wrote:Because he wants to race it! It’s part of his deal!
Fourth_Floor wrote:Believe me, I'm pumped to see him out there. His ride last year at Daytona was mind blowing. I guess from a business stand ...more
I agree but it’s part of what he wanted if they wanted him to stay on the 250. Kids pretty smart for doing it.
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Hope no one minds we play make believe for a second.
I've always wondered if a top 250 rider got placed into the 450's, and was leading the points through X amount of rounds, what would the factory do?
While unluckily, it ain't impossible. There isn't any tea precedent for that situation, so I wonder how it would be handled
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tek14 wrote:His offseason racing didn't give hint that he would podium with 450.
TheOriginalPancakee wrote:He also raced injured
and it wasnt a full race bike with little or no time to setup beforehand
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You guys talking podiums and points leading and all that jazz must have seen a different J Mart race SX than I have...hasn't he had are least one DNQ every year in the 250 class?
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