Posts: 10007
Joined: 1/4/2014
Location: FIN
http://racerxonline.com/2017/10/26/tristan-charboneau-staying-in-europe
Good news for him, he should be the favorite with Sihvonen and a few other guys for the title!
Current fleet of two wheeled vehicles:
- Yamaha YZ450F 2020
- Suzuki GSX-R 600 K7 track spec
- Canyon Sender CF 8.0 2018 Downhill
- White GX Pro 20 Gravel
Posts: 1272
Joined: 2/11/2016
Location: NZL
Good and bad news. Good he is having a solid ride and a good bike. The bad thing about it is, this guy belongs in the MX2 WC or AMA 250. Another year in the EMX is a lost year in my eyes... He can be a top 10 guy with no problem on both sides.
Good rides are hard to get it seems or you need to pay allot of money if you see where some guys land.
Posts: 1054
Joined: 9/21/2015
Location: NLD
Posts: 1143
Joined: 2/1/2010
Location: USA
wideopen198 wrote:I don't think it's bad for him. If he'll get the title I'm sure Yamaha has no problem with bumping him up to MX2.
Smart decision. He definitely needs one more year in EMX before moving to MX2.
Posts: 1272
Joined: 2/11/2016
Location: NZL
I dont agree with you, they move up Geerts to the factory team. He is still really young, and made a ton of crashes and mistakes this year, would be a smarter decision if he stayed EMX 250. Guys like Beaton and Fernandez are moving up, both got nothing for Tristan the last few EMX races when he found his home and the bike got better.
Posts: 2121
Joined: 5/2/2013
Location: Seattle, WA USA
Posts: 10007
Joined: 1/4/2014
Location: FIN
He got 5th in the points this year in EMX250. The class is very competitive and some riders can finish one weekend 20th and the next weekend 3rd.
He is probably going for the title and he will have a great chance of getting a factory ride in MX2 2019.
Current fleet of two wheeled vehicles:
- Yamaha YZ450F 2020
- Suzuki GSX-R 600 K7 track spec
- Canyon Sender CF 8.0 2018 Downhill
- White GX Pro 20 Gravel
Posts: 8256
Joined: 4/13/2010
Location: Lake Geneva, WI USA
Posts: 4537
Joined: 4/1/2008
Location: USA
Posts: 6038
Joined: 10/13/2013
Location: Big Sand Whoops, MI USA
Posts: 1592
Joined: 8/21/2009
Location: TX, USA
Very cool to see Charboneau pursuing a career abroad and following through with it. Both he and Covington have well put to rest their reputations as spoiled and coddled rich kids who aren't willing to sacrifice for the sport. Big fans of both, now.
First race:
Posts: 1272
Joined: 2/11/2016
Location: NZL
Posts: 2267
Joined: 2/17/2015
Location: BEL
Posts: 138
Joined: 2/13/2015
Location: Austin, TX USA
Posts: 10007
Joined: 1/4/2014
Location: FIN
It was a bit weird how they gave up on him like that. He finished 6th in his first ever moto and got hurt midway through the season.
Current fleet of two wheeled vehicles:
- Yamaha YZ450F 2020
- Suzuki GSX-R 600 K7 track spec
- Canyon Sender CF 8.0 2018 Downhill
- White GX Pro 20 Gravel
Posts: 1054
Joined: 9/21/2015
Location: NLD
Posts: 1272
Joined: 2/11/2016
Location: NZL
Louie112 wrote:Why was his time riding for Geico Honda so short? I remember him showing some potential!
wideopen198 wrote:Probably because he had to make room for McAdoo.
Mcadoo started the year with motoconcepts. After a few races they made a deal and he went over to Geico.
Posts: 1272
Joined: 2/11/2016
Location: NZL
Jeremy Martin coming in if im right. He got a 1 Year contract with Geico, started off real strong but got injured. Came back to early and didnt found his self back those last few races. There was one spot left.. but Martin came over from Yamaha and took it.
Posts: 1272
Joined: 2/11/2016
Location: NZL
