A few weeks ago it seemed like a shoe-in certainty that Moto2 rider Joe Roberts would join the all-American trackhouse Make Aprilia Great Again MotoGP team. It made perfect sense. Joe was American, had a popular name, wasn’t as scary as Kurtz Roberts and had a radar-checking face based on a Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk. The team had a gap and Roberts was the obvious choice.
However, ahead of last weekend’s Austrian GP, ​​Trackhouse MAGA Racing announced that they had surprisingly chosen average Moto2 rider Ai Ogura as a replacement – and thus Joe Roberts became the first rider to be replaced by AI.
Roberts’ soul appeared shattered in Austria – ‘What’s the point of trying?’ The driving style that saw him finish where I can’t remember. But what if we told you there is a better option? Everyone but Sebastian Piffleton’s favorite? The return of Colin Edwards!
Texas windbag Colin Edwards has long been out of the MotoGP paddock. And he’s been the poorer for it ever since. After leaving the competition, Colin became a popular and knowledgeable (except for the winning part) presenter. However, Edwards has been shunned by television channels for not presenting his popular left-wing rhetoric that all families are mixed and that illegal immigrants are wonderful.
But we want MGPN back. And get back on track. So here are our top five reasons why Trackhouse Racing should rethink their 2025 lineup and hire Colin Edwards instead.
He will be really popular.
No one has commented on Ai Ogura. No one likes it, no one likes it. Many don’t even know who he is – and those who do know probably can’t spell the father’s name. However, 95% of MotoGP audiences know the Texan rider. And 95% 110% of them like him. We’re not math experts here at MGPN, but we think those numbers make Trackhouse Racing a hit with everyone.
Old school style
As MotoGP riders get smaller and smaller and the bikes get bigger and bigger, the ‘new school’ way of riding is to hang the bike like a circus primal. It’s all pretty amazing these days, but a little tiring.
Colin’s retro one-time style, however, is in stark contrast to this newly developed technique. Instead, the triumphant shy American used his outstretched neck to push his head to the inside of the corner like a Scotsman looking at the wall for a lost 50p. In fact, Edwards’ head is so far away from his body that the inside of the angle travels 23 percent less distance, and it’s estimated that gravitational expansion takes place. in case.
Not suitable for PR
When riders come into MotoGP they are trained to say what needs to be heard, not what they think. Like married men. This is why all interviews are boring at this point – even in WSBK if James Tosland is involved.
But Colin Edwards comes from the old-school way of saying whatever he thinks – and throwing in a handful of dirty words and expletives for good measure. And who doesn’t love to hear a showrunner apologize live on air for something that shouldn’t have been said before 9pm?
Not Spanish or Italian
The Texan was introduced to Italian when he mistakenly ordered lasagna at Bob’s Steak and Chop House. Luckily he was able to throw it on the floor and order a big delicious cow instead. MotoGP needs American racing – and real old-fashioned Americans at that.
He really wasn’t going to win.
In all his years in MotoGP Edwards failed to win a race. The American’s closest came at Assen when the ‘Cathedral of Dreams’ turned into a ‘Pit of Despair’ and he led the way crashing into the final corner.
But this is a good thing! Everyone loves a low and tryer. Take Bagnaia for example – it was very popular before it started winning. But now everyone wants to lose. Colin doesn’t have this problem.
