Dungey coming back
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bruceb
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And he is only going to improve.
John250
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Bingo Bruce. Here is my prediction. Sexton crashes too much. He will crash a couple motos and maybe miss a round. Roczen, well by round 5 he will be tired and by round 8 he is gone. Tomac is just not 100% on that knee. AP was disappointing yesterday. Hopefully he gets better. Anderson will improve. That leaves Craig, Dungey and Anderson in the top 3 battling for the championship.
jeffro667
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The one guy that got in Dungeys head early on was JLaw, so, is Hershey our version of JLaw? Lol
jeffro667
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I'd say that's a pretty solid call. I really expected Dungey to struggle to crack the top 10, but now with Tomacs knee issue, and Ferrandis missing rounds, I wouldn't be surprised if Dungey wins the championship. In boring style for Hershey though lol!
Toddco327
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What this shows is that todays “formula” of how to train a rider isn’t necessarily improving the sport. They are maintaining a high level of competition but at what cost? There is no reason a rider who has not “been at current pro racing level” for 5yrs can just show up and technically be a title contender. Yes he’s naturally gifted and has put in the work before but come on.
There’s been an increase in riders developing medical conditions for training to much. Someone like Dean Wilson mind as well send in his resignation letter to Husky. “Sorry guys I’ll just never be as good as Dungey no matter how much I train. Yours Deano”
Roczen took off months and came back and was just fine. This should be a wake up call to every rider out there! Relax. Take a break. Practice and get better. But allow your body to do the same.
Congrats to Dungey. I still don’t like him, but credit where it’s due. 222 obviously he’s in the same category and congrats to him.
hershey
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Yep, boring. I was wrong though, he cracked the top 5. 30 some seconds behind. All this shows is that the top 2 were on point, the next few were sprinkled behind. I'm still not impressed for all the hype he got. Another mediocre ride by the dung. Sure, he has a shot at the top 3 by the end I will say. But not because of awesome exciting racing.
Toddco327
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Amen!
Mcaupp22
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I think some people either really gel with pala or they don’t. Obviously sexton and Lawrence have that place figured out. Everyone else seems to struggle there. I think when the rounds start coming east it’ll be a mix up of riders going for the win. Dungey will just keep climbing along
ck1racerx
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I was SUPER impressed with Dung and the 222. Dung comes off the couch, hunts down and passes Toesmack and you still say he is boring? Tony is racing for fun and still beats a few full time factory dudes. Yes, The Honda team dominated. Good chance they will all year. But give it a few rounds and the 5 will be pushing those guys. No one touches Jett in the 250 class all year.
I do think the 450 field is pretty weak outside the top 10. But that is normal. Too many injured coming into the outdoors. (oxymoronic)
What i was NOT impressed with was that track. I guess its east coast bias but to me all the tracks in Cali look like dumps. No grass around, no tress to make it look "natural". But i guess when you build a track in the desert, that's what you get.
McElrath - Better then I expected.
Twisted Tea - Save your money and skip the rest of the rounds.
Barcia - Unimpressive, but then again, kind of expected.
Josh Gilbert - Who? Okay, got to find out about him.
Craig - I dont know about this one. Rode amazing but was that just a local race thing?
AP- Not at all what I expected. But I think he just needs more ruts and some mud.
MaCadoo - Exactly what I expected. Hope he gets better quick. But... He may want to consider a career change...
Vohland - Riding out his contract. Twisted Tea is on line 2.
Shimoda - 2023 250 outdoor Champ
I do think the 450 field is pretty weak outside the top 10. But that is normal. Too many injured coming into the outdoors. (oxymoronic)
What i was NOT impressed with was that track. I guess its east coast bias but to me all the tracks in Cali look like dumps. No grass around, no tress to make it look "natural". But i guess when you build a track in the desert, that's what you get.
McElrath - Better then I expected.
Twisted Tea - Save your money and skip the rest of the rounds.
Barcia - Unimpressive, but then again, kind of expected.
Josh Gilbert - Who? Okay, got to find out about him.
Craig - I dont know about this one. Rode amazing but was that just a local race thing?
AP- Not at all what I expected. But I think he just needs more ruts and some mud.
MaCadoo - Exactly what I expected. Hope he gets better quick. But... He may want to consider a career change...
Vohland - Riding out his contract. Twisted Tea is on line 2.
Shimoda - 2023 250 outdoor Champ
SCHAFFERNOCKER
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John250
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Man....round one he proved you wrong. I've got Dungey on the podium at round two, three at the lastest.For a few rounds anyway. I say outside the top 5 with the Italian guy. Too many years off.
Ryan Dungey Comes Out of Retirement to Race Two Rounds of 2022 Pro Motocross - Racer X
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hershey
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I said I was wrong. But he was 30 seconds behind the top 2 and 20 behind Craig. He isn't making that up any time soon lmao.
Once Anderson gets the starts down, he will be ahead of Dung also. I'd be willing to bet dung doesn't hit top 5 next race
John250
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Man after last week, even bubba is picking Dungey for the championship.
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John250
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Your on. I bet he is podium by round 3.