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Three championships in Europe...
Herlings comes here...One day of practice
on a bike that is not the "premier" machine...
And he destroys our best...
39th to 1st...Don't ever recall seeing that
much ever before...1/1 Overall..
Ya think Roger "might" wanna talk to
this guy about coming here for next year?
Herlings comes here...One day of practice
on a bike that is not the "premier" machine...
And he destroys our best...
39th to 1st...Don't ever recall seeing that
much ever before...1/1 Overall..
Ya think Roger "might" wanna talk to
this guy about coming here for next year?
KTM is going to sell in Europe no matter what...
They have more to gain here in the U.S. to bring the
title back with Herlings...
Coming to the U.S. and proving what he can do here would
really solidify his legacy...
The Shop
Whoda thunk.
Not the world...Not arrogance...
Having said that, Herlings is a guy that prefers to stay close to family and friends, which is the reason he hasn't made a move to the States. He can do one-offs in the US every now and then if he wants to compare himself with the AMA guys if he wants to.
Imo the only way Herlings decides to go to the US is if he wants to prove he is a champ in SX as well.
Sure he may win the outdoors, but so what, from what we know the big money is in SX, his SX skills would be limited.
Nothing KTM USA could pay him to win an outdoors championship would compared to what he earns in the GP's.
That,s not saying that this may not interest him after he were to ever win a MXGP title.
Either way today shows he is a contender on either side of the pond.
Really, give credit where it is due.
Pit Row
Most just remember the footage of him diving in the whoops and assuming he was terrible.
Ulimately he's not coming over though, he is making silly money in Europe and has suggested he'd be homesick leaving. It was a dream in his younger days but that's changed! Gasjer/Prado probably the next to come over full-time.
It would be great to have a little bit of a controversial
figure at the head of our sport here in the U.S. again...
Instead of Wheaties box nice guys...This guy seems
to have an ego big of enough to fit right in here...
But if you listen to DV, who supposedly went to watch Herlings practicing, he was actually pretty good. The Youtube videos would suggest as much, because he seems to ride the rest of the track pretty well if you ask me.
edit: I see 'Little Annie' beat me to it
A domestic series does not trump the World Champioship for most people.
The legend of Herlings added quite the chapter today. Amazing to watch.
But it's the same problem with Formula One and IndyCar, americans don't like to race in other countries. Fortunately Roger DeCoster didn't want to stay in Europe all his life :-)
Maybe now there are many european top riders in US motocross the minds will change and the US riders will not see MXGP like a second class championship...
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