What is Red Bud up to?!

nascarnate326 4/24/2017 4:24pm
4/24/2017 4:24pm
its hard to tell what they are going to do. I asked one of the ladys there and she just said "Oh well see what the boys do" and I genuinely believe she had no idea.

I can say that Redbud is so much harder than it looks on TV. Gnarly as hell and it wasnt near as bad as the national gets.

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DonM 4/24/2017 4:33pm
4/24/2017 4:33pm
Same part of the track just a few years ago.....





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MillsHondaRider 4/24/2017 7:58pm
4/24/2017 7:58pm
busta_FATmoto wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2017/04/23/189861/s1200_IMG_1545.jpg[/img]


F150Motocrosser wrote:
So the new jump is a step down then?
No, its definitely still an uphill triple "twin" of the original. You can see a couple bikes that are doubling up, plus the bike in the foreground has just made the left turn after coming up the new leap.

You can tell this is the new twin by the proximity to the lane to its left (or right in the picture) and (it appears to me) that the old leap is gone and is now a fresh large mound of un-sculpted dirt... or may the start of grassy hill side viewing amphitheater.
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fatcat 4/24/2017 8:05pm
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DonM wrote:
Same part of the track just a few years ago..... [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2017/04/24/190248/s1200_11140218_10206784455269528_8445901534315300067_o.jpg[/img]
Same part of the track just a few years ago.....





Looks like 1979 ?
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MohMoto14 4/24/2017 11:33pm
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busta_FATmoto wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2017/04/23/189861/s1200_IMG_1545.jpg[/img]


F150Motocrosser wrote:
So the new jump is a step down then?
MillsHondaRider wrote:
No, its definitely still an uphill triple "twin" of the original. You can see a couple bikes that are doubling up, plus the bike in the...
No, its definitely still an uphill triple "twin" of the original. You can see a couple bikes that are doubling up, plus the bike in the foreground has just made the left turn after coming up the new leap.

You can tell this is the new twin by the proximity to the lane to its left (or right in the picture) and (it appears to me) that the old leap is gone and is now a fresh large mound of un-sculpted dirt... or may the start of grassy hill side viewing amphitheater.
I'm with you on that. Appears the original is toast, was there really any reason for this or could whatever they wanted to accomplish been done without all this? Whatever the reason may be, what they are putting in place of the original would have to be pretty dang big for all that work to be worth it. I have my doubts but I suppose it's possible it won't feel any different but if it doesn't then they royaly screwed up. I imagine they tested the new one before flattening a legendary piece of american Moto history.
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canciaro 4/27/2017 7:38pm
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EqBmLrb09xY

Well this past weeks vet races there confirmed that the leap has been replaced, the old one is still there sort of but the landing is mainly demolished.

That whole stadium section does feel like one of the weirder sections in motocross since it's just back and forth in straight lines but it was great for viewing. Glad my first motocross race last year gave me a chance to see the original leap.
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CEMX182 4/27/2017 8:02pm
4/27/2017 8:02pm Edited Date/Time 4/27/2017 8:06pm
...they are moving the Leap. Chill Internet haha it was well needed, the lip and landing of the original, have deteriorated significantly over the years. A brand new version, of the most well known jump in MX, yea can't go wrong with that.
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Yamaknockers 4/27/2017 8:16pm
4/27/2017 8:16pm
I'm sure that's why they moved it, landing and lip deteriorated beyond repair. Wtf dude

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