Chili said:I understand the points and will say either James had nothing for RC in the second moto, or he and his camp made what could prove to be a very costly mistake.
I think due to the track condition and the fact that Ricky already had the advantage of a great start, it was a smart move to ride conservative with a 47 point advantage over Ricky's 45, and not risk a crash trying to catch Ricky.Chili said:I understand the points and will say either James had nothing for RC in the second moto, or he and his camp made what could prove to be a very costly mistake.
Red Mamba said:I think due to the track condition and the fact that Ricky already had the advantage of a great start, it was a smart move to ride conservative with a 47 point advantage over Ricky's 45, and not risk a crash trying to catch Ricky.
Chili said:There was something to be gained when RC played it safe. He was in the lead and was trying to protect the championship, even then that approach almost cost him when things didn't go quite as planned. And for the record I think there was a lot less protect mode this year and more he just didn't have enough for James indoors.
I don't for a second think RC had James covered by 45 seconds, I just don't understand why James would let him go without trying? James was 16 or more seconds back with less than a half a moto to go and kept trying to catch Reed until he did, why? likely because he knew he could. Yes James won moto one, sounds like a great battle was had until RC had to toss his googles and at that point he pretty much had to concede his finish.
Like I said it just seems like they were so focused on the smaller picture (the OA) that he and his team lost site of the big picture. Either way it looks like we are in for some great battles outside. Any distinct advantage James had inside he does not appear to have outside so it's going to be tooth and nail.
Mxrider26x said:good point he knew he could catch reed because reed doesnt have outdoor strength but if he did push the second moto he could only do as good as about .2 seconds a lap faster which woulndt have got the job done anyway
Let's see what the conditions were actually like before assuming anything.... if the track had gone to crap making a charge too risky, it very well have been the right thing to do. Leave with the lead FOR SURE and come back to race another day.Chili said:We'll see in September if James still agree's if he loses the title by three points or less.
What? Holy crap man that was just , uh... well never mind.this better not be any indication of more sore tummies.
Oh yea, i had forgoten, that's in my backyard, motoworld of El cajon, about 10 minutes from my house, that's where i bought my first bike.Mxrider26x said:motowworld racing yamaha
If the MX season was decided by the same kind of point differential as the SX was... in the same year... it would be astronmical. The odds of that happening have got to be higher than winning the loto. My guess is one of the 2 of them will begin to dominate. By Round 6 we will have a good idea who will win the title barring injury or mech failure.Chili said:We'll see in September if James still agree's if he loses the title by three points or less.
He has :cool:KX02 said:He's come a long way baby! :)
Okiewan said:But, the RC fans can continue to rationalize a victory for RC today :laugh:
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