Here's a scene we liked seeing, but it'll still be a while before Trey's back racing. This was for a photo shoot, and the number 32 plates (up on the bench behind the bike) went back on for the weekend.
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So how do you keep sand from packing in the skidplate area when you have vented slots in the carbon skidplate? The Star-Valli Rockstar Yamaha guys use clear plastic sections of a thick tape.
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For Yamaha teams that have ported out the airbox (like Star-Valli Rockstar Yamaha), they get a little extra foam protection.
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Sure, the Southwick track is sandy, but it has a hard enough base that the Pirelli crew think this one is among their best options.
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Dunlop had this spiked front tire on hand and available for their riders.
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We never know where we're going to find Jeff Cernic. At High Point it was as a flagger. At Southwick, he was slinging tire irons under the Dunlop tent.
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How do you prevent trick looking factory parts from getting sandblasted? Yep, thick graphic material.
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John Dowd has his own trick fire barrel at the 'wick. Good stuff.
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Paul Buckley has been shooting at Southwick since the 70s, and has a berm named in his honor where he'd shot some classic photos. We hit him up to see how the place had changed over the years.
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You're listening to: Travis Pastrana, who was on hand to cheer on Ashley Fiolek (after losing a bet).
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Travis was having fun hanging out...and yeah, promoting Nitro Circus 3D, which is now playing. Go see it.
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Josh Hill was back for his second National event in a row, and was pitting out of an Dodge Motorsports / Sycuan Casino / Hart & Huntington / Bel Ray Racing Team Sprinter van. His day ended early in the second moto when he and Vince Friese tangled.
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Kurt Caselli is a bad dude on two wheels, no matter what flavor of off-road action you're talking about. Southwick was his first dance with the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship.
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A 25-24 effort was not a bad showing for his first dance.
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Robert Kiniry is going for the equivalent of the motocross Ironman award over two weekends, racing U.S. Nationals on Saturdays, and Canadian Nationals on Sundays.
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You're listening to: Robert Kiniry.
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You're listening to: Blake Baggett's mechanic, Shawn Irwin.
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You're listening to: Blake Baggett's mechanic, Shawn Irwin.
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Justin Barcia had some chrome Allsport Dynamics braces for Southwick. We'd guess he'll be sporting red/white/blue soon, as the newest member of Team USA.
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There was a ton of new gear on the track in Southwick. Here's Mike Brown's Thor gear.
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And more Thor on Kurt Caselli.
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Tommy Hahn had some cool new Fox Racing gear.
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Jessica Patterson was also sporting new Fox goodies.
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One Industries busted out some new 2013 colorways. Good because we dig 'em, bad because the Southwick sand covered it up rapidly.
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Here's Derek Anderson in some '13 One gear.
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Justin Brayton had a tough day, spending most of it rebounding from crashes. He did look good in new gear, though.
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As you'll see through the next few photos, Fly Racing had a ton of new gear on the track in Southwick. Kyle Regal also had a new ride, with a very plain-wrap Merge Racing Yamaha.
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Ricky Renner was 450-mounted at Southwick, with no two-stroke in sight. Yep, that's more new Fly gear.
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Les Smith in new Fly Racing gear. This is one of the more colorful options.
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Michael Byrne in his Fly gear.
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Jimmy Albertson is all good after his crash at Washougal, and he was wearing a grey/white combo.
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Andrew Short had a bunch of new gear this weekend...three different sets by our count, including this orange, and some black/green gear for the second moto.
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Here's Andrew Short's gear for the first moto.
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Justin Barcia and the entire GEICO Honda squad was sporting some new dayglow Alias gear.
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Visit with Paul Buckley, Kurt Caselli, Robert Kiniry, Travis Pastrana, and check out lots of new 2013 riding gear.
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