Any info on holeshot stats? Curious who the most successful pro was (is) , to never snag one.
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Not sure you can be a Pro with NEVER having snagged even a single holeshot?? Heck, even Reynard could get a holeshot every few years!! 
Many pros are bad starters though.
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Not sure if there's ever been a pro who has won races that has never pulled a holeshot before. You would probably have to go back to the 80s to find a statistic like that, it seems like in order to win nowadays you have to start up front and if you aren't starting in 1st, you're probably in the top 5, and if you can start in the top 5, you've probably been ahead of those guys at least one start 
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There's a guy in MX2 called Jorge Prado, he's always up the sharp end, don't think he's ever snagged a holeshot
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I think it was Saint Louis in 1999. All everyone kept saying was that Larocco needed a start and he could compete with McGrath. Larocco holeshotted and McGrath was 2nd. McGrath quickly passed him and walked away. I believe Larocco holeshotted his final race win ever at the 04 Indy SX as well. He’s gotta be the most successful pro that would consistently start in the bottom third or bottom fourth of the field.
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ALthough they've definitely both had their fair share of holeshots, especially this year, I guess I'd put both Herlings and Tomac as 'average' starters considering the amount of wins they've had in their careers.
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ALthough they've definitely both had their fair share of holeshots, especially this year, I guess I'd put both Herlings and Tomac as 'average' starters considering the amount of wins they've had in their careers.
It almost seems like reaction time is biological...with a bit of luck. There is the obvious mental side of this but definitely multiple factors to the equation .
Some mid pack riders are notoriously great at starting, and some of the best ever have terrible starts consistently
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To my understanding a lot of starting well at a high level is bike setup, Im sure tomac could setup his bike to start really well but he would sacrifice performance on the rest of the track
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To my understanding a lot of starting well at a high level is bike setup, Im sure tomac could setup his bike to start really well but he would sacrifice performance on the rest of the track
Now that is just funny 
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