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He was also moved into 5th place during the race. Max lost two minutes in two laps, with a catalogue of errors, including going down - that's the only reason Everts was remotely close to lapping him! Sure, Everts also went down, but he only lost 10 seconds.
Today's race was in much better conditions, weather and track , and I think Vohland went down on the second lap while 5th, and then had to come back through, he was outside the top 10 at the end. Everts was awesome and pulled the outside pass like his dad did on Stew , for the win.
But your post backs up what we saw trackside, for sure. I am sure we haven't seen the last of him.
He didnt set the world on fire , is pointing that out a problem.
For balance i will say that Joel Rizzi who was slated as a possible front runner from the UK , was also poor with a 9- 20ish score . As always with EMX 125 , kids get a growth spurt and suddenly they are there. There were 40 guys who missed the cut too
Practice - 1st in his group, 7th overall.
Timed practice - 4th in his group, 6th overall.
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I do sometimes think these young lads get the shitty end of the stick when the track conditions aren't at their best being first on the track, but it's all a learning experience. From the fence, the track conditions looked pretty amazing when you consider the beating the UK took from the weather this last month.
I hope this also is opening some eyes in USA because i'm pretty sure Vohland would rank this weekend as the most gnarly race in his life thus far and the learning experience is huge. I don't think American based riders could do the EMX 250 class because SX has to take a bigger part of the focus in that stage of their development but EMX 125 should absolutely be doable. When you watch the EMX125 races from yesterday, it's kind of obvious why the riders doing this series are getting better and better every year in MX. One timed qualifying session where 40 out of about 80-100 riders make it to the races and 2x 25 minutes + 2 laps on tracks like that will develop speed, fitness and racecraft.
Will Vohland line up in Madrid at round 2 or not?
From what I saw on TV, two of Vohlands crashes were very simple but very costly mistakes, and in another incident he got stuck in a rut behind a fallen rider.
I think he has a lot more to offer and I'm confident he can podium at places like Trentino, Agueda, St Jean d'Angely, Maggiora etc (...as long as they're not wet). And I'll make a bold prediction that he will win the Spanish GP!
While Max's performance at Matterley doesn't reflect his skill level, this will only enhance his skills, racecraft, and experience as a young racer.
I think this is a smart move for Vohland as it will give him experience with some of the top racers in the world in conditions unlike what he'll see in the US. No need to come up with excuses why he did well or didn't. He's there to learn and failure is as much a part of learning as success.
Stoked to see what he does throughout the season.
If you subscribe to mxgp YouTube they have all the highlights for the weekend and the crashes to.
https://youtu.be/XXJ_warWjOs
Jett came and did EMX 125/ 250 and I think he did an MX2 GP as well, then ended up getting a deal off the back of his brother( he had to go where he went, which is understandable) in the US, and went to ride Amateur for a season which was baffling at the time to many people here, even if his ultimate goal was to race SX in the US , he was MX2 ready.
Roczen was MX2 World Champ at 17 and had left for the USA .
By the same token , Joel Smets didn't start racing till he was 17.
Age is relevant, because if you miss your chance, it goes to a younger , faster rider. That's how the sport works, teams will throw money at kids who 'might' do something, than support someone who has .. Zach Osborne a good example.
So while it isn't the most important thing , his age is certainly relevant.
On a side note Liam Everts may well be doing EMX250 at Valkenswaard, if his Instagram story is correct.
But yes, as generational as his brother … LOL, hopefully they both heal and stay healed.
I wont mention his age, people get tippy
they always show speed, but the results are usually sub-par to the hype put on them because of the wheather, the track, etc......
as much as we can talk about the wrongs about the american youth motox, the system is always the same and the results tend to keep the same direction, first was the top pros in the mxdn, then even in sx there was non americans getting the wins, now the hot young american stars are not that hot anymore.......and still no one in the powers are willing to discuss that system......
i only see a few asking for an 125 race just for the love of 2 strokes, as the love for a race without turns !!!!!! nothing to do with youth growing, or level of learning the crafts of racing.......
discussing the system of youth growing in american motocross has been proven late, to late already........take your time and blame the tracks and the wheather again.........
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