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So we all know he stayed in MX2 to build up wins to pass SE72 on all time wins and there was talk about him coming to America to race until the femur injury that cost him a title and now the win record is his sole goal. With that said and in light of his new post what would mean more: beating SE72 win record or coming to America and winning the ama title. He just openly said he's the FMOTP so with that statement shouldn't he aspire to be a champion in both of the most highly recognized series in the world and throw SX in there?
I know this is going to devolve into a MXGP vs AMA thread but that's not the intent. I'm just curious which path in his career would make more of a statement in the course of history. We all talk about how no AMA riders go to the GP in their prime but through history none of the GP riders come here while winning titles over there such as TC222, SE72, and now JH84. (I know RV2 tried but we all know that was his going away party and not his prime)
I know this is going to devolve into a MXGP vs AMA thread but that's not the intent. I'm just curious which path in his career would make more of a statement in the course of history. We all talk about how no AMA riders go to the GP in their prime but through history none of the GP riders come here while winning titles over there such as TC222, SE72, and now JH84. (I know RV2 tried but we all know that was his going away party and not his prime)
Nationals would be a snooze fest with him in the gate on the other hand
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SX is a sideshow for most euro's ...
Second, he said FMOTP outdoors, so leave SX out of this already.
And third, there has been plenty and still is a few world champions that have moved from GP’s to the US. Way more than the other way around.
Thet question is which would mean more to the history books. Beating SE72 win record or being the only rider in recent history to win both AMA and MXGP premier class titles.
The best national series in the world? Maybe
The best paid national series in the world? By a long shot.
The most highly recognized series in the world? Not even close.
Maybe for the Americans.
JH makes as good money in the GPs, can live at home and gets the winter off racing.
He couldn't care less about deathcross
No one put there work as hard as he do, no one out there has the Will power like he do, this kid is one of a kind, have you ever seen him ride sand. His flow is flawless and These gnarly sand tracks are way more hard than your flowy supercross tracks.
I was just thinking about how Eli and the US riders have to race pretty much year round and how that affects performances. When you look at the number of weekends they race it's pretty insane where as the MXGP have a good chunk time off to rest and recharge/rehabilitate. Why would Herlings take the risk of supercross and subject himself to all that racing? He's not going to get paid more is he?
As I said this post isn't AMA vs GP. It's which would mean more: more wins or wining both of the most important titles.
Yeah, ignorance works both ways buddy.
Pit Row
He didn't stay in the 250 to rack up wins, he stayed because ktm payed him a dumb amount of money to do so.
The guy is the WORLD CHAMP, how much more prestigious can you get?
But as stated, JH84 makes just as much money now as he would in the US, he gets to stay at home during the weeks, he has a shorter racing season, gets to travel the world and avoids the injurytrap deathcross.
I might see him do outdoors after he beats the record, just to make his history stamp even bigger
So who's the fastest man on the planet at the moment for you? Tomac?
Americans don't go because they make big money here in supey and wake up in their own beds sunday morning.
Supercross only exists in America and was made up by America and the sport itself is only relevant here sure the other countries like it and have one off races but universally worldwide for dirt bike racing the sport is motocross so in my opinion that is the upper echelon of the score you know supercross is more dangerous takes more precision skill and timing motocross is what everyone universally does supercross they specialize sport that we do just here.
Herlings Does not need to legitimize his career by going through the wringer of supercross hes the baddest dude on 2 wheels. Eli maybe better indoors of course when he spends his entire time practicing that hes gonna be better The Europeans don't ride or race supercross asking them to do that and then when they don't saying they're not as good is flat out stupid comparing apples to apples more cross to motocross Herlings is the baddest dude out there.
Our showing this year was flat out pathetic no matter how much shade everyone wants to throw on the results due to conditions? Really the conditions? Prior to this race everyone said the biggest advantage in on being on home turf is not having to fly across the country adjust a foreign food jet lag etc now all the sudden it's conditions. I was so looking forward to team USA winning it all and was so let down with their lackluster showing
Like I said Apples to Apples or whatever you wanna call it on a motocross track is where you get your proof as to who's the best because they all have The same level of skill set some are just better than others
Probably for the same reason so many suggest that our guys need to race the GP's to legitimize theirs careers.
My point is he openly just stated that he has no competition in the world much less the GPs alone so what would mean more to the history books winning titles in BOTH of the premier series and possibly sx if he came over or beating the win record?
That was the only question I asked. Not which series is better or who was faster or anything about their careers or what they need to prove. Why is that so hard
Read the ENTIRE initial post first please.
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