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Tim Gajser said in an interview that there's a serious discussion with honda to send him race some SX at the beginning of the 2016 season. Should be great to watch.
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Cant see Roger Harvey wanting to risk a multi year investment when he needs to be the guy to win it in 2016 and the series will start end of february.
But, I'm sure I'm wrong...
To each their own but I like the way Rattray did it IE. move to the states race the Nationals THEN race SX.
IMO, if Gajser is interested in SX....the sooner he starts the better.
... and no, american supercross is not a second class series.
Honda doesnt need anyone in the US, they have Geico producing riders for fun , when Marvin & Roczen went over , KTM was still without a win , and when Dungey signed , a lot of people though it was a bad move, which has since been vindicated.
And since then , the GP series has gone from starting late March , to mid February , which means its nowhere near as good an idea as it used to be, doing the first 5 West Coast races and then going outdoor testing.
Pit Row
So far I do not see why everybody like Gajser so much, so I will be pumped if I see him preparing in the US during the winter. With the support of Honda, it is rare, was the last time ... JMB and Pichon ?
It worked for Roczen, not so much for CP or Paulin as they came back injured, probably due to some inexperience but also the will to kill it immediately, so let us see. It is a good thing and a bummer that the MXGP starts so soon, it cuts the riders to try to do the sx lites. That is why it would be cool to see him at 2 or 3 Nationals during August.
Can't see his team manager being overly hyped abut this and possible connotations
Roger Harvey was very open about letting Tim do SX or National races if he wanted to, in the future. It didn't really sound like a long-term goal to move over full-time (this could definitely change) but I know Tim has always wanted try SX
I would hazard a guess that HRC would have a possibilty to go MXGP early in the contract, but i dont see them wanting to lose him to the USA , when they want to win the World Championship more than anything.
In fact , a quick look at the old calendars show us that until 2012 , the series didnt kick off till first week in April, in 2011 it was Bulgaria on 10th April... was that the one where they tried to do it internet only ??
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