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If Tomac wins the next SX championship, it could be the first step to MXGP racing in 2020.
He could race the nationals. Then head to Lommel for a few weeks testing, before racing the MXON.
Then have a proper off season of rest, followed by euro testing for a 2020 campaign of MXGP.
IMO setting a target of top 5 overall series classification would be better for first year. Gain the experience & learn the circuits without over riding like RV did.
Then shoot for for a world title over the next few years.
People say an mxgp in usa wouldnt be supported well, but Eli holding the red plate in the closing stages of the season might change people views a bit.
He could race the nationals. Then head to Lommel for a few weeks testing, before racing the MXON.
Then have a proper off season of rest, followed by euro testing for a 2020 campaign of MXGP.
IMO setting a target of top 5 overall series classification would be better for first year. Gain the experience & learn the circuits without over riding like RV did.
Then shoot for for a world title over the next few years.
People say an mxgp in usa wouldnt be supported well, but Eli holding the red plate in the closing stages of the season might change people views a bit.
Poll
With that said, i would love to see him race a season or two in the GPs.
Will it happen? No.
The Shop
By 2020, Eli is going to be kicking back looking at the equivalent of the snowcapped Alps in his back yard shooting deer and elk and barbequeing some chow and counting money.
Because of this, I got a lot of respect for guys like Cairoli who dont need to do this shit anymore.
Pit Row
And no , i'm not talking about the different weight divisions.
Not that I am against AMA vs GP for a couple races but we can co-exist and the bragging rights of who is best outside can go back and forth.
An SX champ or MXGP champ will both be paid very well anyway.
Herlings will go down History as the best MX rider in the world at a given time. He's earned that. To me that is priceless,
one day when he's very old he will still be remembered for his world dominance. He will tell his grand kids so many amazing stories.
People remember, value & respect achievements, that's what stands the test of time. Not how much revenue you made.
Right now there is an opportunity of a elite US rider to earn that title, go down in history as an undisputed worlds best rider. How they can think riding comedy events where people pull over for cash bonuses comes anywhere near the legacy a world champion leaves is totally beyond me.
Did you ever learned something from the last seven years from MXDN?
End of discussion.
Although it could be reasonably argued today that MXGP is the top series, it has not been the case for many, many years beforehand. The AMA Nationals were once (and will be again, I believe,) the hottest crucible of competition in the world. This is why we won so many MXDNs and why the best Europeans came here to race. There was the "World Champion," and then the "true" champion: the AMA National Champ.
That scenario is clearly not the case anymore, but even today any top-10 AMA rider would likely be considered a top contender - if not a sure thing - for the championship in any other country. It would be the same as if a top MXGP guy decided to race the British Nationals, Canadian Nationals or the German Nationals.
My point is that you cannot equate "AMA National Champion" with any other national series title. It is more on the same level as MXGP. Diminished in 2018 for sure, but still far above any other national series.
It's getting old.
I still chuckle at the "world" title when so many of our "national" guys have beaten them. It goes back and forth, both are amazing series. I am just happy the coverage for all 3 seems to be getting better year after year.
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