Mitchell evans

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Looking comfortable & fast on the 450, passed and beat gajser in the superfinal. It will be interesting to see what he can do on a factory honda this season.
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kiwifan 2/9/2020 12:03pm
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Yes, pretty good effort for sure. Going to be interesting to see how he goes once the GP's start
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Bidirella 2/9/2020 12:33pm
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That Superfinal was a perfect how to ride a 450 lesson. So easy and in control and barely a finger on the clutch in the corners, everything on throttle control.

He will be the darkhorse IMO in the MXGP.
Starts are on point so far from him and Gasjer!
Got that new Honda dialed.
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kiwifan 2/9/2020 1:38pm
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Bidirella wrote:
That Superfinal was a perfect how to ride a 450 lesson. So easy and in control and barely a finger on the clutch in the corners...
That Superfinal was a perfect how to ride a 450 lesson. So easy and in control and barely a finger on the clutch in the corners, everything on throttle control.

He will be the darkhorse IMO in the MXGP.
Starts are on point so far from him and Gasjer!
Got that new Honda dialed.
100% agree, despite being clearly different to a current production bike they have that thing looking pretty dialled
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Derpin' DJ 2/9/2020 2:17pm
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What happened in the first moto? Was hanging with Cairoli, then I checked in later and saw him get passed by Monticelli. Track looked like it developed hard pack bumps more so than the last two rounds, so I wonder if his setup was off

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Bidirella 2/9/2020 10:00pm
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Derpin' DJ wrote:
What happened in the first moto? Was hanging with Cairoli, then I checked in later and saw him get passed by Monticelli. Track looked like it...
What happened in the first moto? Was hanging with Cairoli, then I checked in later and saw him get passed by Monticelli. Track looked like it developed hard pack bumps more so than the last two rounds, so I wonder if his setup was off
Small crash in a corner. Looked like he lost his rythum after it and took it safe,and Monticello came flying.

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Any ability to watch it online?
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mxmaniac 2/9/2020 11:54pm
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Mitch looked good in that video and when he raced Ferris on a 450 a couple of years ago in Australia. Looks much happier on a 450
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jemcee 2/10/2020 12:09am
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Yep he's a big boy and has always been happier on a 450

Lucky he got to ride Des Nations at Red Bud huh? haha
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JB479 2/10/2020 12:19am
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His technique is really good for a 450. Rides alot like roczen. Lugs the bike and on his toes. His bike looks like it was handling the bumps better than gasjers and ac222’s in the last moto. I know its only pre season, but im pretty keen to see him on a deep rutty hardpack track, thats where he really shines.
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Motofinne 2/10/2020 12:42am
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He has been amazing in all of these 3 Italian races. And like you JB479 write, he looks to suit the 450 really well!

Evans has been talking about him being a much better 450 rider all of 2019 and there are so many riders that say that so you shrug it off your shoulder but that seems to actually be the case for him.
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Derpin' DJ 2/10/2020 12:56am
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Motofinne wrote:
He has been amazing in all of these 3 Italian races. And like you JB479 write, he looks to suit the 450 really well! Evans has...
He has been amazing in all of these 3 Italian races. And like you JB479 write, he looks to suit the 450 really well!

Evans has been talking about him being a much better 450 rider all of 2019 and there are so many riders that say that so you shrug it off your shoulder but that seems to actually be the case for him.
I think that's what impressed me most, he was consistently good at each event, and looked smooth doing it
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Aussie_power_sports wrote:
Where are all the guys saying it was a terrible decision by honda now???
I'll happily admit i did not see this coming. Obviously it's 'just' pre-season but by the looks of it he should 'easily' be in the group after the championship contenders which is something i did not expect.

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Derpin' DJ wrote:
What happened in the first moto? Was hanging with Cairoli, then I checked in later and saw him get passed by Monticelli. Track looked like it...
What happened in the first moto? Was hanging with Cairoli, then I checked in later and saw him get passed by Monticelli. Track looked like it developed hard pack bumps more so than the last two rounds, so I wonder if his setup was off
He said he chose the wrong bike setup in race 1
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dirty1974 2/10/2020 3:06am
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Cairolli looks to be completely out of shape , missing ruts ..very static on the bike , never seen him ride like that .
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Motofinne 2/10/2020 3:13am
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Aussie_power_sports wrote:
Where are all the guys saying it was a terrible decision by honda now???
Yep, i was completely wrong. As of right now, this looks like a genious move by HRC.
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EZZA 95B 2/10/2020 4:12am
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Good shit... And, coverage of these events is top notch too.
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keinz 2/10/2020 7:59am
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In the second moto seemed like Tiga played with him a bit, and let him past but passing him again didn't work out
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wicksy85 2/10/2020 10:38am
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Aussie_power_sports wrote:
Where are all the guys saying it was a terrible decision by honda now???
Was thinking the exact same thing, majority of people had their doubts.

Once they get the bike more dialled watch out
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Underground 2/11/2020 2:09am
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Dude's legit. And he rode like that at Redbud but his 2nd gate pick had him buried in the pack so it wasn't really noticed by a lot. Except Honda
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Ray_MXS 2/11/2020 2:14am
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It sure looks like Honda talent scouts/recruiters are better at their job than Vital Tongue .

Who knew.
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Underground 2/11/2020 2:22am
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Ray_MXS wrote:
It sure looks like Honda talent scouts/recruiters are better at their job than Vital Tongue .

Who knew.
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DeStouwer 2/11/2020 3:21am
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He did better than expected, but I wouldn't make too many conclusions out of some pre-season races. We'll know more after 2-3 GP's. I still consider him as a top 10 contender at best (what's not something to be ashamed of in a rookie season).
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Dougy1 2/11/2020 3:23am
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I just can’t believe how deep our talent is... how long too we legitimately win an MXON and I’m not just talking one I’m thinking multiple in the next five years or so!
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Nicholas_Lindenberg 2/11/2020 3:28am
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Dougy1 wrote:
I just can’t believe how deep our talent is... how long too we legitimately win an MXON and I’m not just talking one I’m thinking multiple...
I just can’t believe how deep our talent is... how long too we legitimately win an MXON and I’m not just talking one I’m thinking multiple in the next five years or so!
If they stay healthy!!
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Derpin' DJ 2/11/2020 4:16am
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DeStouwer wrote:
He did better than expected, but I wouldn't make too many conclusions out of some pre-season races. We'll know more after 2-3 GP's. I still consider...
He did better than expected, but I wouldn't make too many conclusions out of some pre-season races. We'll know more after 2-3 GP's. I still consider him as a top 10 contender at best (what's not something to be ashamed of in a rookie season).
I would currently put him as a top 5 contender. I know you say don't put too much into preseason races, but there were alot of strengths shown across the 3 races - speed, consistency and strength at the end of the motos. There some big names that he handily beat as well

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