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When that happens, i'll pop in and point out that none of the racing that night mattered because of the track.
Its a bit like asking why does Herlings not have a go at cricket where guys from pakistan to the west indies would beat him at it only because they have been playing it all their lives
Gasjer took a couple of weeks of after riding for his country and made a holiday of the MEC in the off season and made a very good account of himself beating riders who won in SX last year. some people on here are trying to devalue his performance by saying its not an SX track. I am calling BS on that and well done to Tim. like RV in 2015 he had the nuts to go over and give it a lash. TG243 is a world champion and with some serious traning(see tomac AC92) could become a winner at SX
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He did really well!
Gaiser did good, but would still look like he belong to middpacked B-group if you put him at A1, or A2.
Being there and watching Tim all day, he was getting more comfortable every single time he hit the track. You could tell he was in the mindset of don't do anything stupid and let the races come to you and that's exactly what he did. I'm sure what happened last time he raced MEC was on his mind and seeing what Tixier did over that quad likely kept him from doing that kind of stuff and it worked well for him.
Could Tim win in SX if he came over in '20? Highly unlikely, but like almost every other MXGP or MX2 world champion that has come over before him, he would no doubt be competitive. If he stayed patient and healthy--with his style and his Champions mentality--he would likely be racing for podiums and possible wins in SX after a season or 2, as well as racing for wins and championships outdoors immediately.
That said. You're pretty fucking clueless.
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TG243 best lap in main #3 was 55.435
Actually as shown in the results pasted above from the AMA results page (PDF):
TG243's best lap in the final main event was closer to 1.3 seconds behind Tomac.
Overall Tiga should be proud of holding his own overall thru the night considering he's not an SX specialist.
Tomac and AC9 finish of Ironman and fly to the other side of the world and compete there in different time zones
Then the go straight to Europe and practice on some sand before competing in the MXON
They fly back to the states and start their first SX practice in months and only get two weeks in before MEC
Is TG closer to them in lap times, of course he is
And anyone who thinks that he is finishing between 12-15 with full grids with the same practice is deluded
He beat barcia and he won A1 last year
But just a small dose of reality... 10 of the top 15 guys weren't there.
Would love to see the difference with a full off-season SX training.
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