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Edited Date/Time 5/18/2015 11:48am
from what I saw on tv that place looked rougher than ive ever seen. did anyone here go there today and can fill us in. some parts of the track literally looked like a trail ride
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JMR1976 5/16/2015 7:47pm
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Just shows there's all kinds of rough. Can't say any of the GP tracks were much rougher then that.
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JMR1976 wrote:
Just shows there's all kinds of rough. Can't say any of the GP tracks were much rougher then that.
Man, I disagree.. I only know from the comfort of my couch but watching the GP's the tracks get waayy more square edge choppy shit than national tracks. Reminds me of tracks we'd ride in the hills outside of Reno.. just beat the living shit out of you and honestly weren't all that fun.

Hangtown looked rough but not like that... rutty yes, but much faster.

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TriRacer27 5/16/2015 7:51pm
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I thought the same thing and it made me smile. Bravo to the Dirt Diggers and MX Sports.
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JMR1976 5/16/2015 8:02pm
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JMR1976 wrote:
Just shows there's all kinds of rough. Can't say any of the GP tracks were much rougher then that.
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Man, I disagree.. I only know from the comfort of my couch but watching the GP's the tracks get waayy more square edge choppy shit than...
Man, I disagree.. I only know from the comfort of my couch but watching the GP's the tracks get waayy more square edge choppy shit than national tracks. Reminds me of tracks we'd ride in the hills outside of Reno.. just beat the living shit out of you and honestly weren't all that fun.

Hangtown looked rough but not like that... rutty yes, but much faster.

JMO
And that's why I said there are all kinds of rough. Does it have to be hard pack square edge to be rough? Imo no. Those ruts today made most of those guys look slow.

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731chopper 5/16/2015 8:08pm
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I certainly did not envy the riders today. That track was nasty!
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Looked perfect
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chrisbuehler 5/16/2015 8:20pm
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Have you ever seen anyone absolutely beast mile long footpeg deep ruts like Tomac? It boggles the mind. It's nothing new either. I remember when he was making a push to catch Bagget in the 250 title chase in 2012 and the series came to Unadilla. It was crazy rutted, just nasty lining the entire track and Eli was just WFO through them. Fucking commitment that you cant learn right there
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OR Racer46 5/16/2015 8:21pm
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Since they added all the sand a few weeks ago this track is brutal . I just raced on it for the Mammoth qualifier. And also the pro am this week . I use to love hangtown and was pretty good on this track. Now I feel like I need training wheels . You definetly have to be on your A game with suspension set up . The ruts are very deep also
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JMR1976 wrote:
Just shows there's all kinds of rough. Can't say any of the GP tracks were much rougher then that.
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Man, I disagree.. I only know from the comfort of my couch but watching the GP's the tracks get waayy more square edge choppy shit than...
Man, I disagree.. I only know from the comfort of my couch but watching the GP's the tracks get waayy more square edge choppy shit than national tracks. Reminds me of tracks we'd ride in the hills outside of Reno.. just beat the living shit out of you and honestly weren't all that fun.

Hangtown looked rough but not like that... rutty yes, but much faster.

JMO
That's a pretty good analogy,those ruts look brutal,incredibly deep,the track got rough indeed,after watching the GP's it seemed strange watching those guys absolutely nailing the throttle for ages,talk about fast,after a couple of laps of the 250's the difference between the series stood out a mile,I even watched a bit of the Trentino race in between out of curiousity
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Outsider wrote:
Man, I disagree.. I only know from the comfort of my couch but watching the GP's the tracks get waayy more square edge choppy shit than...
Man, I disagree.. I only know from the comfort of my couch but watching the GP's the tracks get waayy more square edge choppy shit than national tracks. Reminds me of tracks we'd ride in the hills outside of Reno.. just beat the living shit out of you and honestly weren't all that fun.

Hangtown looked rough but not like that... rutty yes, but much faster.

JMO
X2.. that is exactly what I saw from my easy chair too.
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This was the turn after the 150 step up after the last practice, by the time the motos started the inside lines were at least 2 feet deep and I coulnt believe the guys were still using them.... it was brutal!




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NV825 5/16/2015 8:43pm
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Just got back from the track. It looked really tricky out there and could come up and bite the riders at any time. We were watching from the hillside near the rollers section and those ruts from the jump out of the corner up to the first roller were really really deep and got the best of many riders.
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Outsider 5/16/2015 8:46pm
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Ruts? Oh hell yeah..

Choppy, destroy your kidneys, wrists and back rough? Not so much..

I thought the track was awesome though, much rather race that than some of the GP tracks we've seen.
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Ruts? Oh hell yeah.. Choppy, destroy your kidneys, wrists and back rough? Not so much.. I thought the track was awesome though, much rather race that...
Ruts? Oh hell yeah..

Choppy, destroy your kidneys, wrists and back rough? Not so much..

I thought the track was awesome though, much rather race that than some of the GP tracks we've seen.
What race were watching? Seriously. Watch the second 450 moto again.
The Source 5/16/2015 8:51pm
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It was a very rough track, yawn.
It was a very exciting race. Yawn.
Pump it up, it was non competitive waste of time and boring. Is this all the AMA has to offer the masses now. This was a pathetic show and deep down everyone knows the hype and hope couldn't be realised. Another disappointment after disappointment, yawn.
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JMR1976 5/16/2015 8:53pm
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The Source wrote:
It was a very rough track, yawn. It was a very exciting race. Yawn. Pump it up, it was non competitive waste of time and boring...
It was a very rough track, yawn.
It was a very exciting race. Yawn.
Pump it up, it was non competitive waste of time and boring. Is this all the AMA has to offer the masses now. This was a pathetic show and deep down everyone knows the hype and hope couldn't be realised. Another disappointment after disappointment, yawn.
Get a life! Yawn.
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Outsider 5/16/2015 8:59pm
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JB 19 wrote:
What race were watching? Seriously. Watch the second 450 moto again.
I was simply comparing today with the crap they race on in GP's... it's "rougher".

c'mon guys, reading comprehension.

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brimx153 5/16/2015 9:09pm
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well done on the most stupid post of the day SmileSmileSmile . you still cant say that GP riders are fast . imo tomac would be outside the top 3 today if the GP guy s were there
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The Source wrote:
It was a very rough track, yawn. It was a very exciting race. Yawn. Pump it up, it was non competitive waste of time and boring...
It was a very rough track, yawn.
It was a very exciting race. Yawn.
Pump it up, it was non competitive waste of time and boring. Is this all the AMA has to offer the masses now. This was a pathetic show and deep down everyone knows the hype and hope couldn't be realised. Another disappointment after disappointment, yawn.
just like your posts Whistling
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Outsider 5/16/2015 9:14pm
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The Source wrote:
It was a very rough track, yawn. It was a very exciting race. Yawn. Pump it up, it was non competitive waste of time and boring...
It was a very rough track, yawn.
It was a very exciting race. Yawn.
Pump it up, it was non competitive waste of time and boring. Is this all the AMA has to offer the masses now. This was a pathetic show and deep down everyone knows the hype and hope couldn't be realised. Another disappointment after disappointment, yawn.
Today was far more impressive and exciting racing then any GP.. Watching GP's is like looking out the window in GBR in the morning.. another gray, boring day... LOL
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Seamorbutts 5/16/2015 9:18pm
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The Source wrote:
It was a very rough track, yawn. It was a very exciting race. Yawn. Pump it up, it was non competitive waste of time and boring...
It was a very rough track, yawn.
It was a very exciting race. Yawn.
Pump it up, it was non competitive waste of time and boring. Is this all the AMA has to offer the masses now. This was a pathetic show and deep down everyone knows the hype and hope couldn't be realised. Another disappointment after disappointment, yawn.
ET3 would of lapped the entire mxgp on that track today...yawn.
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GuyB 5/16/2015 9:19pm
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The Source wrote:
It was a very rough track, yawn. It was a very exciting race. Yawn. Pump it up, it was non competitive waste of time and boring...
It was a very rough track, yawn.
It was a very exciting race. Yawn.
Pump it up, it was non competitive waste of time and boring. Is this all the AMA has to offer the masses now. This was a pathetic show and deep down everyone knows the hype and hope couldn't be realised. Another disappointment after disappointment, yawn.
Thanks for your input. Yawn.
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GoonSquad250x 5/16/2015 9:25pm
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I was thinking it looked really rough too. Way rougher than normal. It looked rough from the start. I was also thinking to myself DC let it get like that, on purpose. Hes tired of hearing all the national tracks arent rough crap!!
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JMR1976 5/16/2015 9:25pm
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Then that means you believe ET3 would beat the GP guys buy 20 seconds?
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bsharkey 5/16/2015 9:52pm
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how about those nasty ruts thru the rythem section. they looked by far the worst. I bet guyb might have a killer picture thru that section the last moto
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bsharkey 5/16/2015 9:53pm
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GuyB wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2015/05/16/91326/s1200_4Q2A0440.jpg[/img]


nice pic guyb what section was this
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Whitey 5/16/2015 10:02pm
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JMR1976 wrote:
Then that means you believe ET3 would beat the GP guys buy 20 seconds?
Well he doesn't even touch the ground around turns



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chrisbuehler 5/16/2015 10:07pm
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JMR1976 wrote:
Then that means you believe ET3 would beat the GP guys buy 20 seconds?
Basically yes. If any GP riders were at Hangtown today they would have got yarded by 30sec

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