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Says on his facebook that he is back in Cali.

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wait for it....
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Vazscep 2/14/2011 11:41pm
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Karma wrote:
wait for it....
I say he is Villopoto speed in SX - not yet Stewart.
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jamma10 2/15/2011 1:30am
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Karma wrote:
wait for it....
Vazscep wrote:
I say he is Villopoto speed in SX - not yet Stewart.
The amount of crashes Stewart has already had this season, I'd say that probably isn't a bad thing.
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FastEddy 2/15/2011 1:40am
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Just a random thought off the top of my head....
But with RV in the points lead and James down by 9.
I could maybe see Kawasaki forking out some cash to get another rider that could possibly finish in-between him & James(hmm CP maybe). Wink
Team tactics.

However,there could be a risk of CP maybe beating RV.

What do you guys think?

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FastEddy wrote:
Just a random thought off the top of my head.... But with RV in the points lead and James down by 9. I could maybe see...
Just a random thought off the top of my head....
But with RV in the points lead and James down by 9.
I could maybe see Kawasaki forking out some cash to get another rider that could possibly finish in-between him & James(hmm CP maybe). Wink
Team tactics.

However,there could be a risk of CP maybe beating RV.

What do you guys think?
hmm.....i suppose it's possible. I wonder if Kawi would have that kind of money in the budget given the economy.
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flarider 2/15/2011 4:27am
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I doubt it'll happen

However, how is Iziord doing?
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Pourcel is really fast, but to jump back on a bike without testing and not having raced since the end of last year and start beating RV, RD or canard, i don't think so. He is capable, just not under the current circumstances.
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Kawi already tried to talk to CP but nothing happened, thats why Iziord is racing.
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FastEddy wrote:
Just a random thought off the top of my head.... But with RV in the points lead and James down by 9. I could maybe see...
Just a random thought off the top of my head....
But with RV in the points lead and James down by 9.
I could maybe see Kawasaki forking out some cash to get another rider that could possibly finish in-between him & James(hmm CP maybe). Wink
Team tactics.

However,there could be a risk of CP maybe beating RV.

What do you guys think?
I think CP would do what you said in the last part...get in between James and RV, helping James.
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FastEddy 2/15/2011 4:40am
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mws02 wrote:
Pourcel is really fast, but to jump back on a bike without testing and not having raced since the end of last year and start beating...
Pourcel is really fast, but to jump back on a bike without testing and not having raced since the end of last year and start beating RV, RD or canard, i don't think so. He is capable, just not under the current circumstances.
Well there are still a lot of races left.
One would think if they even thought about doing something like this, we wouldn't see him til at least INDY.
Also one would think he has been doing some riding and we all know he has used a 450 for practice the last couple years he was here.

Like Dave said though...I highly doubt it will happen.
It was just a random thought.
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FastEddy wrote:
Just a random thought off the top of my head.... But with RV in the points lead and James down by 9. I could maybe see...
Just a random thought off the top of my head....
But with RV in the points lead and James down by 9.
I could maybe see Kawasaki forking out some cash to get another rider that could possibly finish in-between him & James(hmm CP maybe). Wink
Team tactics.

However,there could be a risk of CP maybe beating RV.

What do you guys think?
Intresting thought ;D i would love that.. not that he get between rv and bubba since i root for stewart! But i would love to see Pourcel out there.
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Mikep147 2/15/2011 5:13am
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Last i heard from last weeks Podcast was he was coming back to Cali for Outdoor training and the TLD Honda team was thrown out there as a possible 450 ride for this summer but no bike or team has been announced as of yet.
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mxrider225 wrote:
Kawi already tried to talk to CP but nothing happened, thats why Iziord is racing.
He said, she said. Pourcel said that Fisher never contacted him.
If that's true, Fisher was just blowing smoke up his sponsors' ass.
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Whoever asked about 321, he didn't make the main, and I believe finished only ahead of Dungey's DNF at A2.
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Karma wrote:
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Vazscep wrote:
I say he is Villopoto speed in SX - not yet Stewart.
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jmar 2/15/2011 7:00am
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News Flash:

CP is not doing supercross this season.
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TMV 2/15/2011 7:12am
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Come on guys you know it, Pourcel could pick up his last year PC training 450 and match shorty or Metcalfe speed straight up. Yes, he's a weird kid but he is that good...

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rgmx-49 2/15/2011 7:15am
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TMV wrote:
Come on guys you know it, Pourcel could pick up his last year PC training 450 and match shorty or Metcalfe speed straight up. Yes, he's...
Come on guys you know it, Pourcel could pick up his last year PC training 450 and match shorty or Metcalfe speed straight up. Yes, he's a weird kid but he is that good...
shorty and metcalfe is more believable, but have RV's speed like Vascep said, that's gotta be joke.
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jmar 2/15/2011 7:22am
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TMV wrote:
Come on guys you know it, Pourcel could pick up his last year PC training 450 and match shorty or Metcalfe speed straight up. Yes, he's...
Come on guys you know it, Pourcel could pick up his last year PC training 450 and match shorty or Metcalfe speed straight up. Yes, he's a weird kid but he is that good...
Training 450?
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rgmx-49 2/15/2011 7:24am
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TMV wrote:
Come on guys you know it, Pourcel could pick up his last year PC training 450 and match shorty or Metcalfe speed straight up. Yes, he's...
Come on guys you know it, Pourcel could pick up his last year PC training 450 and match shorty or Metcalfe speed straight up. Yes, he's a weird kid but he is that good...
jmar wrote:
Training 450?
pourcel trained with a 450 and raced the 250.
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jmar 2/15/2011 7:35am
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TMV wrote:
Come on guys you know it, Pourcel could pick up his last year PC training 450 and match shorty or Metcalfe speed straight up. Yes, he's...
Come on guys you know it, Pourcel could pick up his last year PC training 450 and match shorty or Metcalfe speed straight up. Yes, he's a weird kid but he is that good...
jmar wrote:
Training 450?
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pourcel trained with a 450 and raced the 250.
I have been out of the loop for a while now, and I understand that KR supposedly trained on the 350, but I can assure you this was not a common practice while I was involved in racing at this level.

Are you sure this fact or just speculation. Training on a 450 would make a lites rider a little lazy.
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FastEddy 2/15/2011 7:46am
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jmar wrote:
I have been out of the loop for a while now, and I understand that KR supposedly trained on the 350, but I can assure you...
I have been out of the loop for a while now, and I understand that KR supposedly trained on the 350, but I can assure you this was not a common practice while I was involved in racing at this level.

Are you sure this fact or just speculation. Training on a 450 would make a lites rider a little lazy.
CP practiced on a 450 during the week.

Even Barcia's Mom said once they got word of it ,Justin started doing it also...
(This happened right after he left MTF and started working with Gary Bailey.)

With that said,other guys are more then likely following suit.
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Camp332 2/15/2011 7:47am
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I'd like to see Pourcel rippin on a Big Red Honda!
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jmar wrote:
I have been out of the loop for a while now, and I understand that KR supposedly trained on the 350, but I can assure you...
I have been out of the loop for a while now, and I understand that KR supposedly trained on the 350, but I can assure you this was not a common practice while I was involved in racing at this level.

Are you sure this fact or just speculation. Training on a 450 would make a lites rider a little lazy.
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CP practiced on a 450 during the week. Even Barcia's Mom said once they got word of it ,Justin started doing it also... (This happened right...
CP practiced on a 450 during the week.

Even Barcia's Mom said once they got word of it ,Justin started doing it also...
(This happened right after he left MTF and started working with Gary Bailey.)

With that said,other guys are more then likely following suit.
I could see a privateer doing this, because of the cost to put major hours on the 250f, but for a factory supported rider to do this makes no sense.
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FastEddy 2/15/2011 8:13am
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jmar wrote:
I could see a privateer doing this, because of the cost to put major hours on the 250f, but for a factory supported rider to do...
I could see a privateer doing this, because of the cost to put major hours on the 250f, but for a factory supported rider to do this makes no sense.
The only think I can think of is....
A super fast 250F race bike compared to a much slower 250F practice bike(I'm sure there is a big difference).
250F race bike compared to a non modded 450 (some that have been on Mitch's 250F's say they were close to 450 speed).
Ride the 450 during the week because it is much heavier and then jump on your lighter fast race bike and be able to throw it around a little easier.

Also,we are talking 250F vs 450F four strokes.
Not 125's vs 250 two strokes.
So I'm sure there is a huge difference there.

However,I can remember some very fast 80cc riders training on 125's back in the day and the when they jumped on their 80's to race,they were able to throw them around a little better after training on the 125....It made them faster.
Kinda like in baseball,where the guy swings the bat with a weight on it when he is on deck and then bats with a lighter bat. Smile

Other then that...I don't know either....
Could even be a mental thing.
Platform Industries 2/15/2011 8:33am
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Pourcel has definitely been riding a 450 during the week for the better part of the past two years.

Seems to have worked out okay for him, huh?
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jmar wrote:
I could see a privateer doing this, because of the cost to put major hours on the 250f, but for a factory supported rider to do...
I could see a privateer doing this, because of the cost to put major hours on the 250f, but for a factory supported rider to do this makes no sense.
Hey jmar, we're are talking about CP, the weird guy, you remember? Lol
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jamma10 2/15/2011 9:09am
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jmar wrote:
I have been out of the loop for a while now, and I understand that KR supposedly trained on the 350, but I can assure you...
I have been out of the loop for a while now, and I understand that KR supposedly trained on the 350, but I can assure you this was not a common practice while I was involved in racing at this level.

Are you sure this fact or just speculation. Training on a 450 would make a lites rider a little lazy.
FastEddy wrote:
CP practiced on a 450 during the week. Even Barcia's Mom said once they got word of it ,Justin started doing it also... (This happened right...
CP practiced on a 450 during the week.

Even Barcia's Mom said once they got word of it ,Justin started doing it also...
(This happened right after he left MTF and started working with Gary Bailey.)

With that said,other guys are more then likely following suit.
jmar wrote:
I could see a privateer doing this, because of the cost to put major hours on the 250f, but for a factory supported rider to do...
I could see a privateer doing this, because of the cost to put major hours on the 250f, but for a factory supported rider to do this makes no sense.
Mitch Payton (after A1 2011):

"The whole time he rode for me he never rode a 250 during the week, either year. He rode a 450 constantly and then he would go out to Perris Raceway and ride with the 450 guys and he could either match or beat their times and I believe that if he'd been riding this weekend he would have been right in the mix."

At the end of Mitch Paytons interview, about 1/3rd of the way through this pulp mx podcast:
http://www.pulpmx.com/sites/default/files/110110_pulpmxshow_payton_cana…
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mccread 2/15/2011 12:05pm
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Pourcel was riding a 450 back in 2006/2007 in the Belgian nationals inbetween MX2 GPs...and doing well. He has been riding one for years and in competition too... no reason to doubt his speed. I think he could comeback now and be in the top 5.

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