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Go take a look at Henry Miller's Instagram. He seems pretty happy to have earned number 48 for the 2018 season. That's the best he's earned in his career so far and I'm sure he's looking to better that number for 2019.
I know up here a lot of the riders have it as their goal to get a top 100 number. Breaking the top 100, top 50, top 30, top 20, etc. Is something to look back on and be proud of yourself and say I did that and that at one point I was the "X" best in the world/series.
The confusing part does come when riders can petition to keep permanent numbers ie; js7.
However I do not understand the provisional license that the foreign riders race under. Herlings, dean ferris and toshiki tomita should have career numbers based on the point system but they didn't earn them. Does anyone know why they have to race under a special license that doesn't qualify them for points in the final standings?
Why should it be so hard to identify a rider/rider's while watching a race and how long should it take to figure it out?
2010: #61
2011: #45
2012: #59
2013: #42
2014: #42
2015: #45
2016: #55
2017: #61
2018: #55
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I inquired about this when Kaven Benoit raced in 2016 and scored enough points to earn a number but was left off the 2017 list.
Take Alessi for example. He's had the 800 since amateurs and when it came time to choose a career number he stuck with it. Maybe the 718 means something to Tomita.
Single digit career numbers are reserved for national champions via a 250 MX, 450 SX or MX title only. Hence the reason why Jeremy Martin has the 6 on his bike.
* 5 different people will run #1 in Professional Racing in the U.S. (it depends on engine size, region and venue)
* 30 people have permanent numbers (the only way to know that is to see the list)
* 71 people have assigned numbers based on last years points (with 250's credited the same as 450's)
* hundreds of 3 digit people have numbers based on when they applied for their license or what region they are from
Clear as mud.
Do they pass out this list when you buy a ticket?
Also, the #1 is available only to the rider with the most combined MX and SX points, but they can run their personal number if they choose.
Pit Row
And did you call John Dowd and ask him if it was ok since his number was taken away when he didn't earn the required points when he was racing?"
Not sure why I would call John Dowd and ask him if he was un-retiring and wanted his number back... But like Christophe Pourcel a couple of years ago when he did not have a ride, Stewart notified the AMA that he did not race because he did not have a ride in 2017, but he was not planning on retiring and was hoping he could keep his number for his return. They decided to hold the number for one more year for him.
As for Nick Wey, I know Malcolm actually approached him and asked if he could claim the number, just like Cooper Webb did with Ryan Villopoto. Wey apparently said he was now done with it, despite earning one point at RedBud, because he is retired.
The numbering system is not perfect, but I like it better than just giving everyone new numbers each year and starting over. It doesn't work for everyone, but it worked for a lot of guys.
DC
Racer X
It looks like Dylan Ferrandis was awarded the highest non-career number for 2018. How does that work, since it looks to me like Weston Peick had the most points in 2017 for anybody who didn't have a career number.
Ferrandis: 305 points in 250 MX
Peick: 39 450 SX points + 268 450 MX points = 307 total points
McElrath, Davalos, Harrison, Nichols and Craig also had fewer points than Peick, but got a higher number.
#24 Ferrandis - 144 Esx points and 305 250mx points = 449.
#28 McElrath - 164 Wsx points and 248 250mx points = 412
#29 Davalos - 145 Wsx points and 263 450mx points = 408
#30 M Harrison - 86 Esx points and 279 250mx points = 365
#31 Nichols - 49 Esx points and 303 250mx points = 352
#32 Craig - 20 SX points and 97 Esx points and 216 450mx points = 333
#34 Peick - 29 SX points and 268 450mx points = 307
Thanks!
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