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Now the new 125cc class.....age limit and regionals!
Mitch Payton talked a little about this and made some good points,of why it is a bad idea.
Not to mention his "this is America" line was great.
If he's still playing by the rules, lett'em play.
The Shop
I used to like watching the older, more experienced riders battling the young pretenders in the 125 class back in the day - Dobb vs Langston for example. Its a shame we have to wait for the annual MXdN to see that kind of face off now.
While I understand the 250 class is good for bringing youngsters on, I'd rather see the best of the best making careers for themselves than handfuls of fast riders getting shafted at the expense of average kids.
Professional racers should be fast enough, not young enough.
It will never happen but we need an entry level SX class where riders can get their feet wet on production based equipment.
Taking it one step further how cool would it be to have a 125 two stroke class sponsored by Yamaha and KTM similar to the KTM challenge?
But now that there is only 2 classes it would curtail too many careers.
He rode in Oz a lot when I was a kid. Around '75. Beat all the locals on a stone stock RM100 - no lie.
Update: My mate tells me methanol was legal in Oz in those days and the RM Gaston was riding was setup to use it!
Pit Row
All you're doing is making short careers shorter
As you force riders up, you force other riders out.
Or, is/isn't it?
By the way, Dave, WTF where YOU!? ("Where The F")
U need to be here, next-year.
There is no "Pro Novice" division to point out of
It's pro racing, all classes are professional classes
and again, you just make short careers shorter
If they want a "beginner" class, then put them into AX.
Forcing riders out would allow other riders in.
The 125 class used to be a stepping stone class but with the advent of powerhouse teams like PC, Geico, etc the time has come to make a change IMO.
Course it will never happen but SX needs another class to showcase younger riders who don't have the equipment or the skills (yet) to go up against someone like Hansen who has spent a lifetime in the 250 class. To be clear there are others aside from Hansen but am just using him as an example since he won A1.
If we weren't in the middle of the Great Recession and if people were actually buying motorcycles in large numbers we might be able to see Yamaha and KTM providing two stroke 125 machines for a 125 Challenge.
You may say I'm a dreamer....but I'm not the only one
BTW I believe both Wey and Ramsey moved up without pointing out. Some people don't shy away from a challenge.
Like most other queries, it's been addressed:
http://www.therupertxshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/American-Profe…
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