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crusty_xx 9/20/2020 7:12am
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Not really silly season but also not worth a new thread: Does anybody know what's going on with Brian Hsu? I thought he'd be lining up...
Not really silly season but also not worth a new thread:

Does anybody know what's going on with Brian Hsu? I thought he'd be lining up today in Grevenbroich for MX Masters alongside Ekerold.

I also heard that he's been in talks with diga procross to replace sydow or Längenfelder in MX2. Not sure if that's true or if he's even able to get out of his Suzuki contract. I think it would be his last MX2 season anyway because of the age rule.
philG wrote:
What Suzuki contract. He has been a free agent for ages.
He was supposed to line up today for Castrol Power1 Suzuki. He's even on the entry list
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crusty_xx 9/20/2020 7:51am
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crusty_xx wrote:
Not really silly season but also not worth a new thread: Does anybody know what's going on with Brian Hsu? I thought he'd be lining up...
Not really silly season but also not worth a new thread:

Does anybody know what's going on with Brian Hsu? I thought he'd be lining up today in Grevenbroich for MX Masters alongside Ekerold.

I also heard that he's been in talks with diga procross to replace sydow or Längenfelder in MX2. Not sure if that's true or if he's even able to get out of his Suzuki contract. I think it would be his last MX2 season anyway because of the age rule.
Nevermind, Gasgas went with Sandner and Gifting
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tek14 9/20/2020 8:04am
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crusty_xx wrote:
Not really silly season but also not worth a new thread: Does anybody know what's going on with Brian Hsu? I thought he'd be lining up...
Not really silly season but also not worth a new thread:

Does anybody know what's going on with Brian Hsu? I thought he'd be lining up today in Grevenbroich for MX Masters alongside Ekerold.

I also heard that he's been in talks with diga procross to replace sydow or Längenfelder in MX2. Not sure if that's true or if he's even able to get out of his Suzuki contract. I think it would be his last MX2 season anyway because of the age rule.
philG wrote:
What Suzuki contract. He has been a free agent for ages.
crusty_xx wrote:
He was supposed to line up today for Castrol Power1 Suzuki. He's even on the entry list
So Hsu isnt racing at all now?
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crusty_xx 9/20/2020 8:22am
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philG wrote:
What Suzuki contract. He has been a free agent for ages.
crusty_xx wrote:
He was supposed to line up today for Castrol Power1 Suzuki. He's even on the entry list
tek14 wrote:
So Hsu isnt racing at all now?
idk. He was supposed to race today. It's only a 2 race series, so I guess that he won't race the second race either. Afaik the deal was only for MX Masters and some supercross race in Europe

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JackLHyde 9/21/2020 3:55am
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crusty_xx wrote:
idk. He was supposed to race today. It's only a 2 race series, so I guess that he won't race the second race either. Afaik the...
idk. He was supposed to race today. It's only a 2 race series, so I guess that he won't race the second race either. Afaik the deal was only for MX Masters and some supercross race in Europe
He and the team quit working together days prior to Grevenbroich. Obviously the replacement ride for Diga also fell through.
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crusty_xx 9/21/2020 3:58am
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idk. He was supposed to race today. It's only a 2 race series, so I guess that he won't race the second race either. Afaik the...
idk. He was supposed to race today. It's only a 2 race series, so I guess that he won't race the second race either. Afaik the deal was only for MX Masters and some supercross race in Europe
JackLHyde wrote:
He and the team quit working together days prior to Grevenbroich. Obviously the replacement ride for Diga also fell through.
Damn... Guess he's going to be building violins for a living soon. What a shame
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2stroketango 9/21/2020 2:57pm
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crusty_xx wrote:
idk. He was supposed to race today. It's only a 2 race series, so I guess that he won't race the second race either. Afaik the...
idk. He was supposed to race today. It's only a 2 race series, so I guess that he won't race the second race either. Afaik the deal was only for MX Masters and some supercross race in Europe
JackLHyde wrote:
He and the team quit working together days prior to Grevenbroich. Obviously the replacement ride for Diga also fell through.
crusty_xx wrote:
Damn... Guess he's going to be building violins for a living soon. What a shame
I really wonder what his issues are since his departure from factory Suzuki. Are his handlers (Manager/Agent, etc.) giving him bad direction/advice or is it something about his personality (flakey, difficult to work with, etc.)? He's sabotaged his own career.
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philG 9/21/2020 3:39pm
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JackLHyde wrote:
He and the team quit working together days prior to Grevenbroich. Obviously the replacement ride for Diga also fell through.
crusty_xx wrote:
Damn... Guess he's going to be building violins for a living soon. What a shame
2stroketango wrote:
I really wonder what his issues are since his departure from factory Suzuki. Are his handlers (Manager/Agent, etc.) giving him bad direction/advice or is it something...
I really wonder what his issues are since his departure from factory Suzuki. Are his handlers (Manager/Agent, etc.) giving him bad direction/advice or is it something about his personality (flakey, difficult to work with, etc.)? He's sabotaged his own career.
I am going with the 'self managed' line..

He is obviously a fucking nightmare, because nobody that talented is out of a ride for any other reason.
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DeStouwer 9/26/2020 6:34am
9/26/2020 6:34am
Conrad Mewse extended his contract with Hitachi KTM UK with 2 more years.
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DeStouwer 10/1/2020 6:47am
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Jago Geerts renewed his contract with Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 for two more years. It looks like Maxime Renaux signed aswell.


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visser62 10/1/2020 7:31am
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Kind of surprised to see TKO in at Husky 450 and Jonass out. I like TKO and I hope he does well, just been a rough couple of years for him.
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Snapper 10/1/2020 8:49am
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Kind of surprised to see TKO in at Husky 450 and Jonass out. I like TKO and I hope he does well, just been a rough...
Kind of surprised to see TKO in at Husky 450 and Jonass out. I like TKO and I hope he does well, just been a rough couple of years for him.
TKO's riding at the last two GPs make him a solid choice IMO. Jonass will get another shot at a factory team I'm sure...
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visser62 10/1/2020 8:52am
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Muscle-Milk-KTM wrote:
Any ideas where Watson will end up?
I don't really know what to make of Watson. At times he's fast, but he never made that leap to contender in MX2 I thought he would.

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Snapper 10/1/2020 9:16am
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Muscle-Milk-KTM wrote:
Any ideas where Watson will end up?
Snapper wrote:
Gebben Venrooy would be a good fit.
Muscle-Milk-KTM wrote:
Probably his best choice at the moment, either replacing Lupino or Covington.
Perhaps. But where would he fit in within the MXGP class? Covington (from memory) used to always have the upper hand when they raced in MX2.

Lupino has had some decent motos this year.
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ATKpilot99 10/1/2020 9:19am
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Snapper wrote:
Gebben Venrooy would be a good fit.
Muscle-Milk-KTM wrote:
Probably his best choice at the moment, either replacing Lupino or Covington.
Snapper wrote:
Perhaps. But where would he fit in within the MXGP class? Covington (from memory) used to always have the upper hand when they raced in MX2...
Perhaps. But where would he fit in within the MXGP class? Covington (from memory) used to always have the upper hand when they raced in MX2.

Lupino has had some decent motos this year.
Covington is not Covington anymore.
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Bidirella 10/1/2020 10:20am
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visser62 wrote:
Kind of surprised to see TKO in at Husky 450 and Jonass out. I like TKO and I hope he does well, just been a rough...
Kind of surprised to see TKO in at Husky 450 and Jonass out. I like TKO and I hope he does well, just been a rough couple of years for him.
Snapper wrote:
TKO's riding at the last two GPs make him a solid choice IMO. Jonass will get another shot at a factory team I'm sure...
Jonass Will go to gasgas to take over Coldenhoff his spot
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Bidirella 10/1/2020 10:23am
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Muscle-Milk-KTM wrote:
Probably his best choice at the moment, either replacing Lupino or Covington.
Lets be honest, who wants to sign Covington if he is not coming with a bag full of cash...

Not to blame or bash on the guy but it’s the hard truth those days... with some luck and a good moto on his part he can get a few points. That’s not something a team like Gebben or any of those type off teams are looking for right?
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Conkey 10/1/2020 10:29am
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From a really good source, Glenn gets $500,000 salary from Standing. Not sure what his Red Bull deal is but I'm sure he's at least a $800,000 to $1,000,000 rider after bonuses.
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Cortami79 10/1/2020 1:33pm
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From a really good source, Glenn gets $500,000 salary from Standing. Not sure what his Red Bull deal is but I'm sure he's at least a...
From a really good source, Glenn gets $500,000 salary from Standing. Not sure what his Red Bull deal is but I'm sure he's at least a $800,000 to $1,000,000 rider after bonuses.
His base salary for Yamaha will be around that from what I’ve heard.
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crusty_xx 10/1/2020 1:40pm
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Bidirella wrote:
Jonass will replace Coldenhoff at GasGas
Dobermann wrote:
Maybe...and Coldenhoff in Yama Monster with Seewer
Renaux in Factory Yama MX2
Dobermann wrote:
Yamaha Motor Europe Confirms Jago Geerts & Maxime Renaux Through 2022

https://www.mxbars.net/2020/10/01/yamaha-motor-europe-confirms-jago-gee…
now that's a team that can take it to the KTMs.
F&H as well. v/d Moosdijk will be good next year. And I'm expecting Haarup to improve a lot as well (assuming he stays put). Maybe not a title threat, but good for podiums and possibly wins.
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philG 10/1/2020 2:57pm
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ATKpilot99 wrote:
Covington is not Covington anymore.
A truer sentence has not been written,
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Finnish_Flash_62 10/1/2020 2:59pm
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visser62 wrote:
Kind of surprised to see TKO in at Husky 450 and Jonass out. I like TKO and I hope he does well, just been a rough...
Kind of surprised to see TKO in at Husky 450 and Jonass out. I like TKO and I hope he does well, just been a rough couple of years for him.
I think TKO to IceOne has been pretty much done for a year or two already. He has been on a Husky forever and it has just seemed obvious for so long that when he moves up it’s on a Husky.
He has had a rough and probably very frustrating year since this was supposed to be his time to finally get his hands on that title, but he’s back to winning races even if he says he’s not quite 100% yet so it’s looking good for him. He has also always been a big guy for a 250. With AJ as his team mate IceOne is fielding probably the biggest team we’ve ever seen in the GP pits lol.
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Edge-Of-Adhesion 10/1/2020 9:32pm
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visser62 wrote:
I don't really know what to make of Watson. At times he's fast, but he never made that leap to contender in MX2 I thought he...
I don't really know what to make of Watson. At times he's fast, but he never made that leap to contender in MX2 I thought he would.
He's a nearly man. His starts don't do him any favours and most of the time he's coming through the pack although he's got good stamina and is always strong at the end of the race.

I think he'll do ok on a 450, he's too lanky for a 250 and looks cramped on it.
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roninho 10/1/2020 10:33pm
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Dobermann wrote:
Maybe...and Coldenhoff in Yama Monster with Seewer
Renaux in Factory Yama MX2
Dobermann wrote:
Yamaha Motor Europe Confirms Jago Geerts & Maxime Renaux Through 2022

https://www.mxbars.net/2020/10/01/yamaha-motor-europe-confirms-jago-gee…
crusty_xx wrote:
now that's a team that can take it to the KTMs. F&H as well. v/d Moosdijk will be good next year. And I'm expecting Haarup to...
now that's a team that can take it to the KTMs.
F&H as well. v/d Moosdijk will be good next year. And I'm expecting Haarup to improve a lot as well (assuming he stays put). Maybe not a title threat, but good for podiums and possibly wins.
Yeah its nice to see Yamaha and Kawasaki being in the mix.

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