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The minute you think you are bigger than the biggest race on the planet , you can get fucked in my books.
And before ATKPilot chimes in with his ' its cos he is American' line, back in the day when World Superbikes was a thing, I sat up willing Scott Russell to beat Carl Fogarty, cos Foggy was a prick as well.
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But I still like the guy. He is a patriot in other ways and so much fun to watch. It will be boring when he is gone.
Not to mention there's a certain German that you seem to be a rather big fan of who isn't exactly a regular at the MXdN. But funny enough never a mention of that, huh?
It takes a few days or a week for some people to adjust. He seemed fine the last two races. Just about when he would have become acclimated to the altitude.
Not saying he does not have some health issues. Everyone does and I am sure some of the other riders do as well. The altitude may have hit him hard because of that.
I think part of his mental game is talking about things on social media like he does. Maybe it is his way of coping with it better. He will win some nationals this summer I am sure.
Eli could have something wrong and we would never hear about it...unless maybe it was from putting in too many fence posts.
He only won the million at MEC cos Savatgy laid up for him , and the way he handled that shows what a total prick he is.
I laughed like fuck when he skipped MXoN and Marvin beat him at MEC.
Webb skipped the MXoN, but he stepped and raced a 450 when they were short because Tomac and Dungey both didn't want to ride...
And anyway, it doesn't matter why, I am allowed to not like whoever I want.
Just glad I have had the opportunity to see him race and get beat by Freddy Noren LOL.
Kenny has had an amazing year, and aside from the health issues towards the end of the season, he was the only person with Tomac's number this championship season.
Kenny was the only one with a shot besides Tomac. Nobody had a chance against Webb last year.
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I like KR & ET both & if/when they decide to skip MXON, I'm good with it. There will be 3 other riders on the US team I can root for.
The timing of the MXON has been intentionally manipulated to make it not favorable for US Riders - and I think most get nothing extra for it.
Take (a precious little bit of) time off or go to a race (most times giving up a whole week) - same pay. Is there a bonus to win MXON?
I like my job a lot, but I try to do it for free as little as possible.
And if it is OK for KR to skip MXON because the team wasn't going to be good (assumed poor results) why is wrong for any other rider to skip because the venue is sand (assumed poor results) or his employer doesn't want to support it?
The timing of the MXoN is always straight after the MXGP series. Always the same. As the series has expanded, that may have moved a week here and there, but it hasn't moved significantly for ages, if ever. So bull shit on that .
Its funny that it only seems to be a problem now you cant win it .
Because you chose to run your MX season around when College Football is, makes it your problem , not ours.
Fact is Kenny was 3 points off the lead prior to this, and lost the race by a couple of bike lengths.
7 races at altitude is a world of difference to just nipping in for one... Anderson suffered with Altitude sickness, and he lived at altitude, but you think its just made up...mmmkay
Pretty sure at one point, the MXON took place right after both the MXGP and US MX series wrapped up. Not hard for anybody to stay with an MX program for 1 more race.
And it could be that there were fewer fall races US riders were obligated to do as well.
So move the MXON back a week or 2 and now US riders are faced with skip vacation time and get a later start on prep for fall SX races.
Look how it worked for Anderson last year - did MXON, so not ready for Monster cup or whatever the next race was. Or put another way, do a time consuming race for free so I can skip a race with a purse.
There was a time where many of us did feel that the MXON was the most important race of the year.
Tweak it a little, to where many US based riders (Roczen & Musquin included) are simply better off to skip it, and it certainly looses something.
If you no longer get the best riders to participate, it's no longer the most important race of the year.
But that isn't a problem for me, but could be for those who still say it is.
I'm all for Make MXON Great Again - make it to where it is so good for all riders than none would dream of skipping it.
And altitude? ET's choice of where to live and train is an advantage in the current SX situation vrs KR and probably some others.
But how much of an advantage is it against CW & ZO? Basically none, right?
The cream does rise to the top. Roczen just isn't in that category in all situations.
I really wonder if any other riders change their base of operations to a higher altitude after this?
The guys that skip it, skip it because they cant handle the thought of not winning.. and that has happened a lot of late.
The guys like Ryan Hughes who stepped up and failed, were prepared to race for honour, same as our boys who have had to step up to fill in .. those that use money as the excuse , are just making and excuse.
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