motokawi818 wrote:
Has he ridden a 450 before? While Ricky and all them were short, it seems zachos legs are shorter than all the others. Looks ...more
motokawi818 wrote:
Has he ridden a 450 before? While Ricky and all them were short, it seems zachos legs are shorter than all the others. Looks like he barely gets off the seat on the 250.
I dont think so, unless he rode one for Peurto Rico in the nations.. dont get me wrong, he has skills , but if he was RC level, he wouldnt have to have bailed with no ride to Europe, and still be on a 250 at 28. He said he didnt want to ride a 450 in europe , and thats why he came back, and its taken him 4 seasons to be top dog,
The article will be interesting, there are a lot of guys on borrowed time in the 450 class , Barcia at JGR, maybe Canard at KTM, and then you have Reed, Millsaps, Brayton, Alessi all doing half a season, Stewart's playing at it, none of them are getting any younger either.
When you think of who HAS to come up, only Hill has said he will be on a 450 next season, and based on his outdoors , i dont see him worth binning Grant off for, and if they do, i dont see Josh being without a ride, he has been a good performer this year, and has to be worth a seat .
RCH look steady, Tickle was ok till he got hurt , Bogle has upped his game, but they need someone, top line, and i dont see anyone better available, than those guys who would go there.
Yamaha need a proper team to take the pressure off Webb , he doesnt have the skills to develop a 450, and the weight of doing it will drown him, and if Plessinger comes ( which i think he should while there is a seat, before Ferrandis gets it ) i think he could put Cooper under a lot pressure, but thats good pressure.
Honda has Craig and Seeley till Roczen comes back , both solid,, and again , i dont see anyone in the Geico rig that will fill the space better.
Husky is solid with Anderson and Wilson, and Davalos, i'm guessing Osborne running 450 will be cheaper than a 250.
Bagget will stay put, and i think Bloss will come back and be good, and Millsaps SX only suits them .
I really dont see Canard making another season, which with Dungey and Marvin in 450 wasnt a problem , but now, they look weak, its all on Marvin, with nobody to back it up , and none of the 250 guys at Troy Lee is going to fill that spot , unless they take a punt an A Mart.
For the first time in ages , i dont see a ' next guy ' .. a new Dungey or RC or RV, just a load of regular guys , Forkner has had a less than stellar start to his pro career ( based on his amateur promise) , and AC has been just eking out race finishes..
And Jake Weimer still has no ride, which is a bust, he should come do GP's , they would suit him.