In motocross, a debate has raged for over 50 years… You see, there are two ‘Holy Grail’ championships at the pinnacle of dirt bike racing; the European MXGP World Motocross Championship and the American AMA National Pro Motocross Championship. Each series has its own set of 40 professional riders that compete in a plethora of rounds across all sorts of terrain (dirt, sand, mud etc.) The problem is, these two sets of riders seldom ever get to compete against the other. So fans have long pondered which lot’s faster… Well, in 2017 the stars miraculously aligned and we got to see Europe’s top rider, Jeffrey Herlings go head-to-head with Eli Tomac and everything else America had to throw at him! The following is what transpired…
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Written, narrated & edited by:
Ash Sowman
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 MXGP vs. AMA
1:32 Intro
1:49 The Perfect Storm Gathers
4:38 Herlings & Tomac Prepare
7:17 Press Day
8:30 Qualifying
9:56 Moto 1
16:48 Very Angry Intermission
18:06 Moto 2
27:49 Post-Race Press Conference
28:40 The Aftermath
30:38 A Rematch Looms
33:00 American Amnesia
34:42 End Screen
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Is that what happened ? Allrrighty then .
This is one of the best most interesting motocross video I’ve ever seen! I could watch this video many more times and still be just as intrigued as I was when I first watched it. Keep it up!
No, Americans want you to remember that he showed up at the final race when people were battling for a championship & had other sh*t to worry about.
American's WANT to forget? Nope. Not remotely. We are all very well aware… and mostly, motocross racers respect any competitor who throws down—irregardless of their country of origin, the bike they ride, the language they speak, or the color of their skin. NOBODY cares about any of those things. Just full respect to the skills of the rider. And NOBODY questions Jeffery's heart, skill, or willingness to throw down. You don't forget a race when a rider serves notice… And while he will be well past his prime, Herling's how vowed to come back. The one day he raced in the US, EVERYBODY loved it! Asterisk because it was the final round? Maybe a little bit… but no really. And the two kings have been robbed (due to Herling's injuries) to square off since. Maybe next year? Tomac appears to have a foot out the door already…
Incredible video, please make more🔥
All these Euros talk smack about Herlings faster than Tomac riding in his Element…. But that Pussy won't jump on a Supercross track with Tomac. Get his ass smoked.
Damn you euros are funny…
About the only thing we'd like you to forget, is our phone number the next time the Germans(or Russians, Chinese, or anyone else ) come knocking on your door(s). Saving your asses twice(20 years apart) in one century is our limit
What’s to forget? He was being conservative af, he was worried about wining the championship.
Wow I thought you were exaggerating with the patriotic nonsense. Leave it to the motorsports fans to be ultra cringe about national pride. Glad this shit doesn't bleed too much into BMX and skateboarding. See a bit of it in MTB. Maybe a bit of it in surfing from one particular fanbase lol.
10/10 would watch again
Good job on this! Most moto channels don’t have the most professional production. Not the case here. I’ll be impatiently waiting on the part 2 of this. Don’t let us down!
Awesome video.
tomac was in a title hunt, no really a good match up, he could have cared less about beating herlings at ironman
I was embarrassing to get beat by a foreigner but who doesn't love Hirlings. Guy is an animal
Lol is this about the time Herlings came to the US and tried to ride SX but embarrassed himself so badly he had to tuck tail and run home? Not even a night show level of SX skill yet people are desperate to claim he's the fastest rider in the world LMFAO.
And Europeans want to write off the fact that we have to train for supercross as well acting like it’s not difficult. Tomac had a championship to lose and Herlings had nothing on the line for this race. There’s 15 bikes on the MXGP gate lately Herlings should prove he’s the “fastest” and come here now rather than the end of his career just to race an outdoor AMA season. He won’t come now though because he would be forced to race Supercross. Which he is scared to do. Fight me.
Hey all, don't forget the Tomac 2015, fastest shit I have ever seen.
I watched this until it started playing rap. Then I exited out.
Man this was awesome to watch, production level was insane!! I didn’t even catch on the Bias before. Herlings was Straight Dogging on Tomac and the Americans.
I know recently we had our dream season and rider Tomac as he dominated the American Series and took home a win in MxOn although the big players weren’t there we had to stop the 11 Year drought which our riders managed too.
Thanks for exposing the fans and media’s disdain towards Herlings 🤣🤣🤣
I never watched your channel before I’m for sure subbing. Love these little Documentaries. Thank you for this Video 🫡
I hadn't watched the whole video when I commented but the way the Americans reacted after Herlings showed their true pace and absolutely spanked them was disgraceful. . . . It was embarrassing. The excuses were pathetic. So disappointing
That was sooo good got a subscription from me for it,can’t wait for the next one 👍
Bloody awesome Ash! That was so well done. Do you think you can get Herlings and Tomac to Nelson for the Hillclimb???
Geez you know how to make a video!! I hope and wish that you get rewarded for your talent and hard work, either through YouTube or via another means. And I’m saying this as a subscriber of course 👍
Fastest guy in the world still by far.