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9/4/2016 10:55am
9/4/2016 10:55am
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9/4/2016 11:43am
I'm not taking anything away from Eli's ride at the Charlotte GP but... Knowing that Roczen would have probably been even faster is somewhat mind blowing. I mean, Eli just smoked the likes of Febvre, Cairoli, and Gasjer. Which to me was very impressive on a euro style course (albeit on American soil). However, most people would probably agree with me in saying the Roczen would have been even faster. This says a lot about the level Roczen is on right now. Roczen is on another planet compared to everyone else on a motocross bike at the moment. Welcome to the Roczen era folks. Much like the MC, RC, and RV era, I believe we are in for several years of Roczen completely dominating the sport.
(please know I'm not trying to blow Roczen here, I'm just stating an opinion I think most people would agree with. I'm a fan of close racing and would like to see Tomac, Dungey, or Webb step up and battle with Roczen. It's just hard for me to envision anyone dominating the way I believe Roczen will next season and into the next 3-5 years.)
(please know I'm not trying to blow Roczen here, I'm just stating an opinion I think most people would agree with. I'm a fan of close racing and would like to see Tomac, Dungey, or Webb step up and battle with Roczen. It's just hard for me to envision anyone dominating the way I believe Roczen will next season and into the next 3-5 years.)
The Shop
Eli smoked em both moto's with a good margin ... nobody was even close
GH should fit the MXGP riders a bit more so lets see what happens next week , Webb wil be there to on his 450 so interested to see how that race will end up
Just imaging how awesome it would be if the Nationals had two rounds mixed into the gp series and the gp series had two rounds mixed into ours! Might as well do those four in a row and have a quick little title within a title. I doubt there is a fan alive who wouldn't love to see this!!
The track was far from a typical Euro track though, but that doesn't matter. Eli smoked everyone who had to race the same track.
Either way – it was a brand new track to everyone involved so I think it should be considered a pretty fair playing field.
Yes, switching to Honda may hurt Roczen at first. However, a. I think Roczen is on a mission to prove he can win his way (without the Bakers factory) and he will do all he can to have himself and this new bike ready to go come A1. b. With HRC back in control of American Hondas racing effort, I'm sure they will put in all the time needed, and throw big sums of $$$ at this effort to ensure the new bike and Roczen are dialed by A1. At this point with the confidence Roczen has, I think he could get on whatever bike and win.
Pit Row
But to drop few remarks:
Tomac is on fire for the last 2 month or so and some guys maintain high level threw season, some are just missing some part of championship. That is why some are born champions, and others are just race winners. If we talk about highest level of pro racing.
Tomac is my favourite rider, beside Gajser (obviously), and those two racing yesterday head to head was one of my best moments in this sport. I even didn't care who wins... I really would like to see this guys race each other more often.
But, to drop some cynical remarks. Where are the others 450 USA riders. Dungey could race, Barcia had one good start, but the second race was a disaster. I even question his wrist injury due to "overjump". Where was Nicoleti? He is also AMA top rider, isn't he?
To end this post.... I still think AMA is not as wide with top riders, as GP is. And next year it will be even wider.
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