New Yorker 33 Posted September 15, 2018 On 9/12/2018 at 6:18 AM, Simonh said: Bumped into Leon in Vetlanda, he was guesting in mid August, with my son with autism. He was really professional. Polite, patient and understanding. Really impressed. He also rode really well and scored paid 14 from 5 against good quality riders. Be great to see him in the UK. Hi Simonh, It's hard to know how and why we pick our favorites but Leon has been a favorite of mine for quite some time. I'm sure that your son's meeting with Leon will be a memorable experience......for you as well. If the SGP really wants the best riders in the world I say give him a wild card. He is repeatedly beating the "best in the world" now and I think he would bring a lot to the series. Would love to see him win the SEC!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikebv 10,278 Posted September 15, 2018 1 hour ago, New Yorker said: Hi Simonh, It's hard to know how and why we pick our favorites but Leon has been a favorite of mine for quite some time. I'm sure that your son's meeting with Leon will be a memorable experience......for you as well. If the SGP really wants the best riders in the world I say give him a wild card. He is repeatedly beating the "best in the world" now and I think he would bring a lot to the series. Would love to see him win the SEC!! Definitely in the Worlds Top Ten given he performs so consistently at the highest level... And has done so for a decent length of time.. Would bring something to the GP's no doubt.. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waytogo28 2,054 Posted September 16, 2018 Congratulations Leon on another fine victory. Proof that you have what it takes to make your mark in the GP. Is it only politics that is preventing you from being admitted? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Danny Connor 351 Posted September 16, 2018 Hard to look past him now. He 100% should get 1. If Chris holder gets in again over him it will be an outrage. He deserves it. Ahead of Pedersen, Lambert, Jack holder and max fricke. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PHILIPRISING 7,298 Posted September 16, 2018 48 minutes ago, Danny Connor said: Hard to look past him now. He 100% should get 1. If Chris holder gets in again over him it will be an outrage. He deserves it. Ahead of Pedersen, Lambert, Jack holder and max fricke. WOULD take a complete U-turn by the FIM who insist these days that a rider who doesn't enter the qualifiers for the SGP cannot get a wild card. Chris Holder won't get one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,363 Posted September 16, 2018 3 hours ago, PHILIPRISING said: WOULD take a complete U-turn by the FIM who insist these days that a rider who doesn't enter the qualifiers for the SGP cannot get a wild card. Chris Holder won't get one. It is a fair point ,would open can of worms if they gave him a wild card.He is GP material. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Danny Connor 351 Posted September 16, 2018 7 hours ago, PHILIPRISING said: WOULD take a complete U-turn by the FIM who insist these days that a rider who doesn't enter the qualifiers for the SGP cannot get a wild card. Chris Holder won't get one. That’s a shame though as the point of a world championship is to have the best in the world. They should u-turn ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PHILIPRISING 7,298 Posted September 16, 2018 1 minute ago, Danny Connor said: That’s a shame though as the point of a world championship is to have the best in the world. They should u-turn ? THEN why have qualifiers and instead use a competition that is not open to all riders in the world? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldRacer 84 Posted September 16, 2018 8 hours ago, PHILIPRISING said: WOULD take a complete U-turn by the FIM who insist these days that a rider who doesn't enter the qualifiers for the SGP cannot get a wild card. Chris Holder won't get one. I've not heard that before. How long has that been in place? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PHILIPRISING 7,298 Posted September 16, 2018 10 minutes ago, OldRacer said: I've not heard that before. How long has that been in place? FOR a while Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldRacer 84 Posted September 16, 2018 3 minutes ago, PHILIPRISING said: FOR a while I think I am missing something. Last year's wildcards were Vacilik, Holder, Hancock and Pedersen. Of them only Vacilik entered the qualifiers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eric i 617 Posted September 16, 2018 1 hour ago, PHILIPRISING said: THEN why have qualifiers and instead use a competition that is not open to all riders in the world? They give a wildcard to Chris Holder last year and he didn't do the qualifiers. He assumed he could qualify via the top 8 but didn't, surely that's unfair on the other gp riders that do the qualifiers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PHILIPRISING 7,298 Posted September 16, 2018 RIGHTLY or wrongly, riders who have completed in a SGP season are considered for wild cards the next whether or not they have participated in qualifying rounds. Different scenario to Madsen. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
screm 8,057 Posted September 16, 2018 Any rider who doesn`t even attempt to qualify by right should never be considered for a GP spot. 6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eric i 617 Posted September 16, 2018 (edited) 47 minutes ago, OldRacer said: I've not heard that before. How long has that been in place? It must be a recent introduction because in 2013 both Tai and Darcy Ward were given wildcards without doing the qualifiers and they were both not in the GPs. Edited September 16, 2018 by eric i Share this post Link to post Share on other sites