MXON Has Jumped The Shark

[deanevo]

13 hours ago, rmxtgh said:

You seem convinced Covington is the man for usa in 2019......which is why I asked that question sarcastically......guess you didn't recognize the sarcasm.....and the hypothetical 2019 team would of course have Aaron plessenger over Covington based on 2018 results....

 

Southwick is a track where local riders can do surprisingly well against the top factory riders.....usually a lot better than local riders do against factory riders at any other track......it is a sand track but not as deep and soft as assen.....it's base is more solid so to speak.....

What makes you think an AMA champion like Plessinger would do better in Assen than a seasoned and proven sand specialist? Haven't we seen this with Dungey in Lommel before? I'd choose someone based on my reply to Zinergy about sand riding in Europe.

Edited September 20, 2018 by deanevo

[mog]

Plesinger is a great rider ,but I think he will not do well in Assen

[rmxtgh]

34 minutes ago, mog said:

Plesinger is a great rider ,but I think he will not do well in Assen

Maybe....maybe not.....i think he can handle an unusual track far better than the ordinary rider due to his background.....extensive trail/woods riding experience so he is not a 1 dimensional rider who happens to be very fast but not able to adapt to terrain that he is not used to riding........deanevo keeps saying covington should be our pick because he does so well in the sand and i see that point but i dont think Covington will have the results in the usa next year to be battling for the championship.....and if im right he wont be our pick to ride.......they wont pick him if hes running 5th place or worse just cuz he won that mxgp in 2018.....either marvin pissed off someone in france or france decided not to pick marvin because he cannot consistently beat tomac so they gave the spot to another frenchman who they hope can beat tomac....only guess i got as to why muskrat was not picked again.

Edited September 20, 2018 by rmxtgh

[deanevo]

I was talking about Covington and the 2019 MXoN, not the AMA championship..

Edited September 20, 2018 by deanevo

[Zinergy]

Right but the 2019 AMA MX Championship will play a huge factor in who is picked for team USA. Just as the 2019 FIM MXGP series will play a huge factor in who is chosen for many other teams around the world.

[deanevo]

Ok, then there is not much base of discussion, unless someone here owns a certain DeLorean car. 

Edited September 20, 2018 by deanevo

[jcm3]

12 hours ago, deanevo said:

What makes you think an AMA champion like Plessinger would do better in Assen than a seasoned and proven sand specialist? Haven't we seen this with Dungey in Lommel before? I'd choose someone based on my reply to Zinergy about sand riding in Europe.

There's definitely some logic in this.  In 1987, most thought the US team was nuts for picking Bob Hannah over the reigning 125 champ.  But, the race was at Unadilla (where Hannah was strong), and it also turned out to be a mud race (another strength of his).  A 90% retired Hannah that was more than 10 years away from his last 125cc outdoor title came through and got a third in one of the motos (9th in the other, but it was a mud bog) to help match RJ's 1-1 and Ward's 3-3 for the US win.

[rmxtgh]

Some logic yes but......Covington isn't a current or former champ and he sure ain't a Hannah type rider........

[deanevo]

2 hours ago, rmxtgh said:

Some logic yes but......Covington isn't a current or former champ and he sure ain't a Hannah type rider........

When it applies to Assen's sand, I would estimate Covington above Hannah in his days.

[rmxtgh]

That opinion does not surprise me........

[deanevo]

Just out of curiousity. Are there any gruesome deep sand tracks somewhere in the US? I don't mean tracks of the nationals and stuff.

[rmxtgh]

Probably in florida.....but im near unadilla and southwick so ......

[deanevo]

Well, Octdaan and me are offering our services then. We will make the worlds most gruesome track including American styled elements and elevations. Spectacle guaranteed..

[Zinergy]

Feel free, we could always use more tracks.