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11/3/2017 11:43am
11/3/2017 11:43am
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11/3/2017 10:31pm
We were at Glen Helen yesterday, finishing up the third day of our 250 Shootout, and there were a wide variety of riders on the track.
Bas Vaessen has been putting in laps on a 450 out here. He was one of the MX2 riders scrambling to find a ride for '18 after Suzuki shuttered their GP efforts, but will be on a Honda next season. He tried our '18 250F at the first day of our shootout, and came off the track fairly giddy...and that was just the stock bike. Unfortunately, with our heavy schedule of testing, we couldn't get him back on the bike yesterday, but he was still getting in his time.
Aaron Plessinger was on a 450, and looking pretty smooth out there, despite there being quite a few "rolling chicanes" out on the track.
Over at Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Supercross track just outside of the Talladega turn at GH, Martin Davalos was working on his sixth day of Supercross testing back on the green bike, and Ivan Tedesco (who Pro Circuit loves as a test rider) was also putting in laps.
Doug Dubach has won a pile of Vet World titles, and he was getting ready to go for more this weekend. We'll be out there Sunday checking out the action.
Bas Vaessen has been putting in laps on a 450 out here. He was one of the MX2 riders scrambling to find a ride for '18 after Suzuki shuttered their GP efforts, but will be on a Honda next season. He tried our '18 250F at the first day of our shootout, and came off the track fairly giddy...and that was just the stock bike. Unfortunately, with our heavy schedule of testing, we couldn't get him back on the bike yesterday, but he was still getting in his time.
Aaron Plessinger was on a 450, and looking pretty smooth out there, despite there being quite a few "rolling chicanes" out on the track.
Over at Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Supercross track just outside of the Talladega turn at GH, Martin Davalos was working on his sixth day of Supercross testing back on the green bike, and Ivan Tedesco (who Pro Circuit loves as a test rider) was also putting in laps.
Doug Dubach has won a pile of Vet World titles, and he was getting ready to go for more this weekend. We'll be out there Sunday checking out the action.
They're pitting out of a big black trailer from Mathias Marine Sports. Not exactly sure who they are but might recognise some of the names if I see the entry list or results sheets. Is there a place to see the entry list? Thanks.
Ran into them at Perris the other day.
The Shop
Andy Mathieu (as a US/Quebec racer, he's married to a quebec girl and races in Quebec regularly)
The rest are local Quebec Vet racers
How many in total made the trip? Pretty cool to see.
Pis toi, est-ce que tu course, spectateur, mécanique?
Good luck to all the guys.
I wish I was there but have no vacation day left after being on the road for my daughter's races for about 4 months
I guess there's always 2019 for you.
KTM est fort au Québec. I remember around '04-'05 all you'd see was Kawasaki's. Equipe Les Chutes everywhere. Duroy KTM for a while and now it looks like Mathias Marine Sports has taken over. The sport looks like it's still going strong in La Belle Province.
Awesome that you are going to get some Vet coverage. Snap a few of Rodney Smith on the Beta if you get a chance? Hope he's defending his championship this year?
Pit Row
Wish I can go back next year...
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