Anssi said:My thoughts are that the sport has just not matured enough. There's not enough people racing to ensure a whole bunch of talent and there are people making the main in the nationals that haven't got the vaguest idea of effective training (there are comments like "I trained really hard between those to races and came back strong". All you can do in a week in terms of physical training is ruin your fitness by overtraining).
RC has the right physical attributes, talent with the bike, and knows how to train (or has the right people to tell him what to do). Add to that the fact that MX has a hugely diverse set of requirements (endurance, skill, flexibility/quickness, strength, confidence) and someone that is at a great level in all of those can rise far above the pack.
Okiewan said:How is anyone in any sport notiicably better than everyone else?
Jordan, Tiger, Lance ... there have been many. I guess the freakin planets align for these few :)
I agree with this statement. Ever since RC started riding professionally, everyone else has commented about "hearing" RC. They say it's a different sound than the rest, especially when he's on the 2-stroke. He seems to just OWN the track. He's on the gas all the time, has no fear, keeps the pace the whole race, he's patient but aggressive, he has impeccable technique, doesn't succumb to pressure or weather or dirt type, believes he's the best... etc..etc...dante said:... But Rickey every section I saw him ride he seemed to go bigger, hold it open longer, and get on the gas sooner... It's really incrediable to watch... With out even seeing him you could almost hear him coming and know it was him, I would just know Ricky was coming around the bend by the sound...
Ryone said:I agree with this statement. Ever since RC started riding professionally, everyone else has commented about "hearing" RC. They say it's a different sound than the rest, especially when he's on the 2-stroke. He seems to just OWN the track. He's on the gas all the time, has no fear, keeps the pace the whole race, he's patient but aggressive, he has impeccable technique, doesn't succumb to pressure or weather or dirt type, believes he's the best... etc..etc...
When others talk about technique and lines being similar, it's true. The main difference is the mind.
It's not just a tenth of a second here or there for RC outdoors... it's usually about 2 or more seconds a lap faster than second place... giving him at least a 30 second gap at the checkered flag.
RC is THE fastest motocrosser in the world.
Ryan
Hee, hee..XRpredator said:RC sucks.
Vic said:Two words.
Work ethic. :nod:
I like the way you put that. It used to be like controlled chaos, but now he's actually smooth at that pace. Anyone else riding that pace is riding past their edge. I like the way Shane Watts (RC's former mechanic) stated it in The Great Outdoors 1 about how RC's edge is a little faster and further out there than the rest. Ricky has learned to be smooth at a pace that no one else can keep without crashing.JMD said:Ricky has gotten used to riding at that pace, somehow.
JMD said:That's the thing about RC; he makes it clear that if you want to beat him, you're going to have to ride at a frightening pace. Nobody wants to do that, and they can't hang on when they try. Ricky has gotten used to riding at that pace, somehow. Remember how Hanna always seemed to be ready to crash, but he almost always saved it? He said you just have to get used to riding out of control.
Without facts or proof (which I am open to listen to) this is merely an opinion and personal slam.... who benefits?XRpredator said:RC sucks.
me2-Strokes 4-ever said:who benefits?
That's the answer I expected, but it's wrong...sorry for the "ouch."XRpredator said:
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