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Training needs to change
I cant see that changing anytime soon so maybe this is just the new norm.
Guarantee one thing, if they hold a SXdN next week the results would be fairly different. France still podium though.
Not to the MXDN,
Tomacs lightly watered home high desert track, or Pala (Fox) raceway is no prep for the European style conditions we had this weekend.
Beyond 2019, the USA needs to switch up the management, try to get a bit more team unity going, and clip all the bro-tards hanging around in the pits!
When RV got his ass kicked on the GP circuit in 2015 many Americans made excuses at the time for the beat down. The fact of the matter was that the Euro's were just better on natural MX tracks and they have continued to improve. They are even better now.
When the highlight of the weekend for the United States is KDub leading a lap in the B main, we clearly have a LOT of work to do.
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But the fact of the matter is that if you want to compete on the world MX stage (and win), you need to benchmark yourself against the world standard, not your own national standard. Otherwise you end up isolating yourself with something that is effectively your own sport / sub-sport. Like being the best at American Football or NASCAR - yeah, no shit.
The US is just one nation on the world stage, and while they do have pedigree as the top dog historically, times change and things move on. But to stay relevant / competitive, you do need to face outwardly to the competition, not inwardly to your own series’. The world is a big place, and there’s plenty of talent out there.
Ideas to improve our MXdN results can be bantered about endlessly on Vital and on podcasts but as long as Supercross is the focus of the rider’s contracts (and advertiser’s dollars) then nothing will change. In fact the gap in motocross skills will grow worse for US riders as more SX events are added.
But it’s not going to happen, not least because winning the MXoN is just so damn tough. So little margin for error, so much opportunity for misfortune. The odds are stacked against winning, even with a top team. The number of variables in a format like this is insane. You need an unpredictable blend of luck, perfection, consistency, and poor luck for the competition.
I wonder what the raw statistical odds of winning a race format like this would be, even if you field a world-class team.
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