I went out and rode yesterday and just barely made it back in time for the first 250 heat. Didnt get my Rckymtvatv fantasy pics in. Fewer TMZ moments yesterday, but some entertaining racing.
Jett Lawrence. Johnny O'Mara (his trainer and coach) has to be losing his shit. That crash was completely avoidable in the heat, yet understandable with a young rider who hasn't matured mentally. The kid has simply been going down too often on a regular basis in practice, timed qualifying, heats and even main races. His championship is over and I was really hoping Honda would just sit him, and then he went and rode that LCQ. While he easily won it, it was as painful to watch as it probably was for him to ride it. THANKfully better heads prevailed and they pulled him off the gate for the final. No reason to ruin him at such a young age. He'll be back, he is going to win a championship, most likely multiple ones, bright future. Just needs to mature.
Mossiman! He was railing it for the first part of the race and keeping Nichols and Craig at bay showing some real speed. While we will never know, I thought he had a chance at winning it before the lapper crashed in front of him derailing the fantastic ride he was putting in. Hoping with the confidence we see more of it. :thumbup
Are we starting to see the contenders rise to the top of the 450 class? Dunno, might still be too early.
Roczen was railing it. If you asked me a couple years ago if he would ever be in this position I would have bet the farm and said no way he comes back from those injuries to this level of riding. Pleasure to watch and cheer for!
I was yelling at my screen for Bam Bam to push in his battle with Tomac. Tomac was charging, but he held him off. Great ride for him and Tomac. :applause
A couple of big question marks for me are AC and Musquin. It seems that AC has lost a little bit of punch. He has shown the speed before, but seems to be lacking it the past couple of races. Is he dealing with an injury or set up? Musquin looked great in his heat race, but outside the top ten in the final? He doesnt seem to be able to move forward in the race setting without a perfect start. Not just this night. Is this going to be the last season for him?
Saturday seems to far away!