![]() It all seems counter-productive to improve racing and safety. Added to that if you get cross-rutted on a straight, it’s very, very dangerous. Lines are limited and, if there are ruts on the straight into the corner, a rider can’t even set-up a pass because he can’t change line at any point into, around or out of the turn as he is locked in a rut throughout that entire section. But does it really create better racing? If the ruts develop naturally in a corner it can, but when its disked and watered on purpose it becomes like slot car racing. Rutted tracks – There seems to be a strange compulsion to manufacture excess ruts, not only on corners but also on straights now. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that next year is more pain free for the riders. Are the bikes too fast? The tracks to fast? It’s hard to say as it could just be one of those unlucky seasons. Glenn Coldenhoff then also suffering a scary neck injury, and Pauls Jonass was out of the year after only two rounds with a broken back – it wasn’t a good season at all for injuries. To see what happened to Arminas Jasikonis was awful and Jeffrey Herlings lying motionless was hard to watch. ![]() Injuries – People weren’t just getting injured this year they were unfortunately getting badly injured. For British fans this has to be one of the highlights of the season, everybody in the UK who has seen his career develop through the ranks was pleased for likeable Watson who showed the rest of world what we knew he could do when everything clicks. He is still so determined as riding on with a broken nose for just a handful of points demonstrated and we should all enjoy the continued brilliance of one of the all-time greats in twilight of his amazing career.īen Watson – It was his final year in the MX2 class and after a tough start to the season Watson finally figured out the final piece of the puzzle and the humble but fantastically talented Brit started winning GPs! To see a British rider at the front and on the top step again is brilliant but it was also very pleasing to see Ben make good on that talent and deliver some cracking wins at the end of the year – and they came in style too after battling Vialle and Geerts for the wins. but Cairoli was still in the hunt for most of the season and third overall despite riding injured at the age of 35 plus still winning GPs, the Italian still added to his remarkable legacy. ![]() Tony Cairoli – The season didn’t end how he would have liked with a broken nose and an on-going knee injury hampering his tenth world title ambition. Hopefully we can look forward to less injuries and even better racing in 2021. ![]() At round one with almost all of the regulars racing the depth was phenomenal, even getting in the points was an achievement. MXGP depth – Even with injuries the class was still deep! Some of the racing was fantastic and, even if the race at the front was a bit of a runaway the competition in the mid-pack was fierce and frenetic. Both rider and team deserve a lot of credit for the last two seasons. This was a truly fantastic season for Vialle and KTM have uncovered another potential superstar. We knew the Frenchman was good after his performances last season but he went to a level I didn’t expect this year, especially in terms of his coolness under the pressure of the world championship battle with Jago Geerts. Brilliant technique, brilliant under pressure and now also brilliant in the deep sand, Vialle appears to have no weakness. With only one year’s experience of GP racing, Vialle hardly put a foot wrong en route to his first ever world title. Tom Vialle – This kid is a special talent. Four world title at only 24 years old is seriously impressive. His new found speed in the sand was phenomenal and he looked like a Dutch kid that had grown up in the stuff as he hopped skipped and jumped his way to victory and total control of the championship. He started the year on fire then had a dip with the new format but, when it really counted, Gajser found his form to dominate the end of the year with his standout performances coming at Lommel. Tim Gajser – What a season for Tim Gajser. Three races in a week and a limited number of countries and tracks it may have been, but it worked well under the circumstances and the fans got to enjoy some great racing that, at one stage, looked like might not even happen after the first two races of the year. The season was completed – With all the carnage of Covid in 2020, a big round of applause must go to In Front Moto Racing, circuits and the teams for being able to put a season together at all.
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