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Edited Date/Time 2/23/2012 3:07pm
Trandponders will still be used for qualifying, but if a rider LOOKS a little faster than what the transponders report on the scoring tower, the FIM/AMA will "visually override" the time and give that rider the #1 spot.
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mx510 2/22/2012 9:23pm
2/22/2012 9:23pm
I am laughing, but this shouldnt be funny...
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hartebreak 2/22/2012 9:38pm
2/22/2012 9:38pm
Barcia will not lose the rest of the season, the kid looks like he is going 2x faster than anyone. Kdub however is fucked.
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ToolMaker 2/22/2012 9:46pm
2/22/2012 9:46pm
hartebreak wrote:
Barcia will not lose the rest of the season, the kid looks like he is going 2x faster than anyone. Kdub however is fucked.
Isn't it funny how smooth looks slow until you see him along side (passing) someone.

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Smitch 2/23/2012 3:57am
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That was a weird call by the AMA.
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munsch121 2/23/2012 7:22am
2/23/2012 7:22am
Stefan Everts at Unadilla in I think 1997 was the slowest "looking" rider I have ever seen in my life. If you saw his qualifiers where he was riding around just standing straight up...braap, brap brap....When he came around for lap one I remember thinking "how is there a lapper already" He was just beating down these fast 20-30 place riders riders putting in what looked like a 50% effort.
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motogrady 2/23/2012 7:57am
2/23/2012 7:57am Edited Date/Time 2/23/2012 7:59am
Sounds like a BOCA Building Code Book.

One of the first things they say is "these regulations are guides, subject
to local jurisdiction interpretation."

So, in other words, the book isn't worth squat, just do as the inspector says.

I still think Dungey is on an illegal bike, but hey, that's bad for the show to bring that one up.
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mtl 2/23/2012 8:46am
2/23/2012 8:46am
The call by the AMA was totally in line with the way MX has been scored for years.

Even at local races there are 3 scorers and the 2/3 majority rules. In the case of SX there are two human scorers and one electronic scorer.

Why is this such a big deal?
MotoChief Dos 2/23/2012 10:16am
2/23/2012 10:16am
mtl wrote:
The call by the AMA was totally in line with the way MX has been scored for years. Even at local races there are 3 scorers...
The call by the AMA was totally in line with the way MX has been scored for years.

Even at local races there are 3 scorers and the 2/3 majority rules. In the case of SX there are two human scorers and one electronic scorer.

Why is this such a big deal?
Because they said the finish line was somewhere different than everyone in the world thought it was. Because they use the transponders for qualifying and because it has not happened before.
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kongols 2/23/2012 10:19am
2/23/2012 10:19am
mtl wrote:
The call by the AMA was totally in line with the way MX has been scored for years. Even at local races there are 3 scorers...
The call by the AMA was totally in line with the way MX has been scored for years.

Even at local races there are 3 scorers and the 2/3 majority rules. In the case of SX there are two human scorers and one electronic scorer.

Why is this such a big deal?

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kongols 2/23/2012 10:20am
2/23/2012 10:20am
Can anybody spot official with checkered flag?
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honda 59 2/23/2012 12:50pm
2/23/2012 12:50pm
That was a joke, first off scorekeepers are busy writing numbers on paper and the finish line guy is a guy who probably volunteered and got high in the parking lot before the race. Now that is some reliable sources there. Faith was a fill in for Geico and he still pitting with them so my guess they went to bat for him.
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500guy 2/23/2012 12:59pm
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Spinner wrote:
Trandponders will still be used for qualifying, but if a rider LOOKS a little faster than what the transponders report on the scoring tower, the FIM/AMA...
Trandponders will still be used for qualifying, but if a rider LOOKS a little faster than what the transponders report on the scoring tower, the FIM/AMA will "visually override" the time and give that rider the #1 spot.
I don't understand how you can know this stuff before it's even talked about at the riders meeting. Not to mention this is ludicrous
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GrapeApe 2/23/2012 1:00pm
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mtl wrote:
The call by the AMA was totally in line with the way MX has been scored for years. Even at local races there are 3 scorers...
The call by the AMA was totally in line with the way MX has been scored for years.

Even at local races there are 3 scorers and the 2/3 majority rules. In the case of SX there are two human scorers and one electronic scorer.

Why is this such a big deal?
kongols wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/users/30443/photos/56143/s1600_dallas_LCQ_Finish_bottom_LINE.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/users/30443/photos/56142/s1600_dallas_LCQ_Finish_top_LINE.jpg[/img]

Wow, I haven't seen that view yet. It appears what really happened is the exact opposite of what is being explained - ie - Faith crossed the transponder first but Peick was the first across the finish line.
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JG463 2/23/2012 2:40pm
2/23/2012 2:40pm
I was watching Reynard ride a few weeks ago and the guy is still as smooth as butter.
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pitbike502 2/23/2012 2:45pm
2/23/2012 2:45pm
mtl wrote:
The call by the AMA was totally in line with the way MX has been scored for years. Even at local races there are 3 scorers...
The call by the AMA was totally in line with the way MX has been scored for years.

Even at local races there are 3 scorers and the 2/3 majority rules. In the case of SX there are two human scorers and one electronic scorer.

Why is this such a big deal?
kongols wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/users/30443/photos/56143/s1600_dallas_LCQ_Finish_bottom_LINE.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/users/30443/photos/56142/s1600_dallas_LCQ_Finish_top_LINE.jpg[/img]

why didnt they just take both?? i mean, there is an alessi conspiracy about an open gate next to him going on right now..
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GuyB 2/23/2012 3:00pm
2/23/2012 3:00pm
I'm docking this rumor 25 points.
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IWreckALot 2/23/2012 3:07pm
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mtl wrote:
The call by the AMA was totally in line with the way MX has been scored for years. Even at local races there are 3 scorers...
The call by the AMA was totally in line with the way MX has been scored for years.

Even at local races there are 3 scorers and the 2/3 majority rules. In the case of SX there are two human scorers and one electronic scorer.

Why is this such a big deal?
kongols wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/users/30443/photos/56143/s1600_dallas_LCQ_Finish_bottom_LINE.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/users/30443/photos/56142/s1600_dallas_LCQ_Finish_top_LINE.jpg[/img]

pitbike502 wrote:
why didnt they just take both?? i mean, there is an alessi conspiracy about an open gate next to him going on right now..
Agreed. Ambiguity in rules shouldn't favor one rider over another. Let them both in. Even if one of them had to start on the second row. What's the harm with 21 people on the line.

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