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I was happy to see Racer X's recognition of Herlings as rider of the year, almost immediately followed by chuckles at alternate reality in the story.
DC highlights the difference in the two forms- Supercross and motocross, but sneaks in that Herlings "just watches" Supercross and when he tried it, it "didn't go well."
DC then introduces the concept of the heretofore-unheard of "pure motocross world." (wherever it is, I want to go there) Because now that a Euro has owned everybody on America's iconic track, it's time for a reclassification of the boundaries of the sport.
How many people in the world are actually good at the insanely specialized world of Supercross, and have the resources to actually compete on a full-blown SX track (cough- bike sales)? How does it prove you have heart when you have a gigantic, groomed track and a crew to keep every lap pristine as you prepare for months for your corporate-produced riding layout,?
The finish to the Racer X story is that Herling is the fastest man, "so long as the sun is out."
Overall, a back handed compliment to Herlings...most of us ride when the sun is out.
DC highlights the difference in the two forms- Supercross and motocross, but sneaks in that Herlings "just watches" Supercross and when he tried it, it "didn't go well."
DC then introduces the concept of the heretofore-unheard of "pure motocross world." (wherever it is, I want to go there) Because now that a Euro has owned everybody on America's iconic track, it's time for a reclassification of the boundaries of the sport.
How many people in the world are actually good at the insanely specialized world of Supercross, and have the resources to actually compete on a full-blown SX track (cough- bike sales)? How does it prove you have heart when you have a gigantic, groomed track and a crew to keep every lap pristine as you prepare for months for your corporate-produced riding layout,?
The finish to the Racer X story is that Herling is the fastest man, "so long as the sun is out."
Overall, a back handed compliment to Herlings...most of us ride when the sun is out.
Back in the day I loved sx...now I dont...
The Shop
According to DV, Herlings was not far off Musquin(i think he compared him to Musquin, it could've been some other rider.) on the SX track. I think that is pretty good even though he wasn't the best in the whoops.
There are top riders in MXGP that I believe could never be good SX riders even if they won the MXGP title. An example is Max Nagl. Phenomenal outdoor rider but I can't even imagine seeing him do an SX race.
Herlings is a different story. Him and a bunch of other MXGP guys could easily do well in SX. See Ferrandis.
Tonus was also pretty fast in SX, although he crashed out most of the times and then got sick
Pit Row
I think that no matter how legitimate or accurate the analysis, it is too easy to construe as "excuse making" (even if it's not). And the more of this content that you put out there, the more compromised the message feels. It makes me cringe when I hear/read a media expert attempt to qualify or put into a specific context America's recent performances against GP riders. Not necessarily because I disagree, but because to me, sounding off about it just isn't a good look.
And what the hell are you doing posting threads at 3am anyway NorCal 50+ ???
"He tried supercross once, some years ago, for about a month. It did not go well."
At that time he was 16 years old and was as fast as the USA KTM test riders at that time. Nowadays most of the 16 year old kids still ride a supermini
It's just funny to see how people are still bashing on Herlings to not ride SX, while he has proven to not take away any challenges (i.e. him going to the final National at Ironman in 2017. just think how upset the world would have been when he entered on a track like Southwick or Millville)
Not to take away anything from the American riders, because the USA has had top riders since the '70's. MXGP raised the bar big time and you can see that during the MXON. And yes, supercross is probably the blame for this. When you see guys like Brayton making 400k + on off season races alone, I would take that risk-reward into consideration as well to just focus on SX.
https://youtu.be/n9FXeC0Q6Qg
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