Small guys run upfront at GH

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Edited Date/Time 5/28/2014 4:25pm
SHOCKER

With that mile long start it amazes me that the small guys like Jeremy Martin and Cooper Web were able to get the starts they did. Not to mention carry speed on the big up hills of GH.

Is this why Wilson's bike had a mechanical issue, because of the load the bike was under? You can actually see him put his hand up in air over a jump in Moto 2. GL even said that he thought it was a mechanical issue.

Things will be different this weekend, i'm sure.

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Brent 5/28/2014 9:12am
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Did anyone see the go pro video of Zach Bell on the start taking off like a rocket? That kid must weigh 115 or so to accelerate that fast.
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Big Lenny 5/28/2014 9:31am
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Me and a buddy was talking about this the other day about how the lightweight Cats seem to jump things more effortlessly vs. his 230lbs where he felt he had to carry more speed and the issue of slowing the bike down once clearing it...
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Brad460 5/28/2014 10:05am
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Interesting thought, but then again Martin put a huge gap between himself and Baggett in the second moto..and Baggett is far from big..

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dazzlindino 5/28/2014 10:13am
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150 lbs at 5' 8" + / - , world class athlete V20 max + moto skills = genetic freak / factory racer
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Homey55 5/28/2014 10:14am
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This guy did pretty good on starts at Glen Helen...and at 200# too!



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He also usually had the most horsepower out of anyone on the track.
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IWreckALot 5/28/2014 11:14am
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Brent wrote:
Did anyone see the go pro video of Zach Bell on the start taking off like a rocket? That kid must weigh 115 or so to...
Did anyone see the go pro video of Zach Bell on the start taking off like a rocket? That kid must weigh 115 or so to accelerate that fast.
Bell is a freakishly good starter. He's holeshots that were multiplt bike lengths. Too bad he hits the deck so much. He seems to have lost some of his speed over the last couple of years. I wonder if that is due to injury.
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Brent wrote:
Did anyone see the go pro video of Zach Bell on the start taking off like a rocket? That kid must weigh 115 or so to...
Did anyone see the go pro video of Zach Bell on the start taking off like a rocket? That kid must weigh 115 or so to accelerate that fast.
IWreckALot wrote:
Bell is a freakishly good starter. He's holeshots that were multiplt bike lengths. Too bad he hits the deck so much. He seems to have lost...
Bell is a freakishly good starter. He's holeshots that were multiplt bike lengths. Too bad he hits the deck so much. He seems to have lost some of his speed over the last couple of years. I wonder if that is due to injury.
When you hit the deck that hard that many times you are eventually going to lose a step off your pace....
TripleFive 5/28/2014 11:22am
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Did Wilson's weight cause the bike malfunction?

Doesn't seem likely to me. I can't think of why a bike would cut out due to having a heavy load.
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enketchum 5/28/2014 11:28am
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Brent wrote:
Did anyone see the go pro video of Zach Bell on the start taking off like a rocket? That kid must weigh 115 or so to...
Did anyone see the go pro video of Zach Bell on the start taking off like a rocket? That kid must weigh 115 or so to accelerate that fast.
He doesn't need to be light, it could be a BIG BORE
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Dx3moto 5/28/2014 12:01pm
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Justin Bogle grabbed the Holeshot in moto two, he's tall, ever think that Bell is just a good starter regardless of size? GH's start isn't all about weight, it's about hitting your gears perfectly and not making any mistakes because even the slightest will leave you starting at the end of the field, although weighing 115 lbs helps!
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davistld01 5/28/2014 12:57pm
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Homey55 wrote:
This guy did pretty good on starts at Glen Helen...and at 200# too! [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2014/05/28/55221/s1200_kevin_Windham_2003_glen_helen_434349.jpg[/img]
This guy did pretty good on starts at Glen Helen...and at 200# too!



I love the shot of this start that somebody posted a while back taken from the way to the inside front. Windhams is so laid over that his grips are almost gragging the ground! Amazing style.
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Flip109 5/28/2014 1:39pm
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Homey55 wrote:
This guy did pretty good on starts at Glen Helen...and at 200# too! [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2014/05/28/55221/s1200_kevin_Windham_2003_glen_helen_434349.jpg[/img]
This guy did pretty good on starts at Glen Helen...and at 200# too!



davistld01 wrote:
I love the shot of this start that somebody posted a while back taken from the way to the inside front. Windhams is so laid over...
I love the shot of this start that somebody posted a while back taken from the way to the inside front. Windhams is so laid over that his grips are almost gragging the ground! Amazing style.
lol at the 450's killing everyone off the start. That was so unfair.

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Flatliner 5/28/2014 2:49pm
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Homey55 wrote:
This guy did pretty good on starts at Glen Helen...and at 200# too! [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2014/05/28/55221/s1200_kevin_Windham_2003_glen_helen_434349.jpg[/img]
This guy did pretty good on starts at Glen Helen...and at 200# too!



davistld01 wrote:
I love the shot of this start that somebody posted a while back taken from the way to the inside front. Windhams is so laid over...
I love the shot of this start that somebody posted a while back taken from the way to the inside front. Windhams is so laid over that his grips are almost gragging the ground! Amazing style.
It's a nice pic but he almost went down here.
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Stephon 5/28/2014 3:01pm
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Homey55 wrote:
This guy did pretty good on starts at Glen Helen...and at 200# too! [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2014/05/28/55221/s1200_kevin_Windham_2003_glen_helen_434349.jpg[/img]
This guy did pretty good on starts at Glen Helen...and at 200# too!



davistld01 wrote:
I love the shot of this start that somebody posted a while back taken from the way to the inside front. Windhams is so laid over...
I love the shot of this start that somebody posted a while back taken from the way to the inside front. Windhams is so laid over that his grips are almost gragging the ground! Amazing style.
Flatliner wrote:
It's a nice pic but he almost went down here.
The "almost" part is key...
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Ramrod wrote:
little jocky's [img]https://www.scientificamerican.com/media/inline/blog/Image/horses2.jpg[/img]
little jocky's
Somebody play a joke on the new guys?
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Dx3moto 5/28/2014 4:25pm
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I was talking to my Dad about this topic and he mentioned to me about my days of racing quarter midgets and everybody had to be within a certain weight limit. For example, if the driver weighs 50 lbs, and the weight minimum was 200 lbs, your car had to be at least 150 lbs. This would certainly be interesting for Motocross, not sure if it would make things unfair or more fair, though. Since the average rider weighs about 175 lbs, and a bike weighs (approximately) 200 lbs, lets say the limit is 375 lbs for both bike and rider. If a rider like Zach Bell weighs 120 lbs, his bike would need to weight 255 lbs, but if a rider weighs 200 lbs, his bike would only need to weigh about 175 lbs. Sounds ridiculous in terms of motocross, but it's interesting nonetheless.

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