Two rounds left and it's a virtual tie for the championship with a 3rd rider tossed in to really make it interesting .. . There was a newcomer to the top step of the podium so add him in the mix also Z016 is still sitting right at 3rd place points also ... Not sure what happened this week with him but he did not score many points .. I'm riding with JM1 all the way here and across the pond to France...
Webb and martin are gonna screw up or MXoN chances I think.... both are too inconsistent..... shouldve been Barcia, Canard, Martin.... Martin and Webb both cant consistently put 2 motos together.... And you cant get crap holeshots and expect to win..... and Webb on a 450....
I think I can see your point with the competition that this MXoN has... Barcia and Martin have at least been to one of these races so maybe the show will not get in the way of their racing too much ... Has Webb ever rode a 450? Does seem like a stretch ... Not sure if Canard was even eligible to go since he has not raced all yr ...
Just seems like using a 450 guy to run a 450 at a race with the strongest guys from every country.... sound like a receipe for a big injury..... Martins results are inconsistent too.... 2-1 1-5 1-1 2-1 9-3 2-6 1-2 1-3 9-3 1-5 Those are his moto scores.... all over the map..... but if you had another solid "open class" guy like Canard, Baggett then all you need is 1 good moto out of martin.... which you know on the right day he could overall it.... but which day are you getting..... lol
All that said, either Martin or Marvin has the 250 Championship wrapped up....everyone else is just a disrupter...but that makes the races more exciting to watch. (and I agree that the MXN team is full of inconsistent riders.....even Roger cant fix this!)
Thats basically racing only 2 other guys in his class really and for the first half the year only Marvin..... When in MXoN there will be 10 really fast guys.... so that bad day that was a 6 could easily be a 12th and a loss There is something Roger could do.... pick Canard or Baggett much more consistent and on a 450 not a 250 guy first race on a 450 thats known for crashing....
I agree he's a hard charger. Look at how clawed his way back over this last weekend in moto 2. A champion finds a way to squeeze every ounce out of himself and JMar does just that.
Race experience\Age is what RaceMX is pointing at ... Having 2 guys so young on the team means what it means ...If you watched the 2nd 250 race last week, the riders out front were crashing out left and right and MM25, age 26, was just handed the lead pretty much... Coop, age 18, looked to try some line the 250 guys were not using for a pass and ate it ... We might be outgunned along those 2 lines above with the EU guys being much older crowd (~WAG~), so our guys have got to step up against home town favorites and the rest of the world ... And we are on Yamahammers :0) ... I'm thinking if consistent, we'll be on the podium ... JM1 has come from off the pace a few times and won and lots of riders can't do that feat and JB51 is N0 1. JM is our champ ...He's the man at 21 ... Someone should ask RogerD these same questions on the riders...
regardless, I would call him consistent. Also quite fast. 2 mediocre races in 20 starts is pretty darn good in my book.
