Lakewood Baby! Looks Cool

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Foster576 6/26/2008 8:30am
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I hope it will be lit a bit better for the race......
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GuyB 6/26/2008 8:31am
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How many sets of those lights are in place?
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todder 6/26/2008 8:47am
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What if its dusty? Won't that really screw up the riders vision in the lights?

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ddog558 6/26/2008 8:54am
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Backup generators in place I hope?

Power going out while in the air over the big jumps could be very much bad!
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Foster576 6/26/2008 8:56am
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I still think this night race thing is a dumb idea. Just imagine the shadows in the deep ruts with kickers in them! Pinch
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Kleber143 6/26/2008 8:57am
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I don't think its going to be a problem. That place will be lit up like the Vegas strip.
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Trinitite 6/26/2008 8:58am
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Foster576 wrote:
I still think this night race thing is a dumb idea. Just imagine the shadows in the deep ruts with kickers in them! Pinch
Yeah, that's what I've been thinking about. No matter how well lit it is, there's still going to shadows all over the place. I think it's going to make things a little more risky.
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4mxonly 6/26/2008 9:17am
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While I'm no national rider, I've raced red bud's night sx during the national weekend for the last several years and it's not too bad IMO. Should be interesting to see.
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OW38B 6/26/2008 9:23am
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I wonder what the Riders take is on all this "Night National" stuff is?
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KXF28 6/26/2008 9:35am
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R.V doesnt have anything nice to say about it... Should be interesting either way... Can wait...


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Mxrider26x 6/26/2008 9:37am
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KXF28 wrote:
R.V doesnt have anything nice to say about it... Should be interesting either way... Can wait...


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Does Ryan Villopoto have anything nice to say about anything?
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huck 6/26/2008 9:52am
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There are a lot of tracks around here that race at night. Their lights suck...and people still seem to make it around them.

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mx836 6/26/2008 10:21am
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I think it's a horrible idea. I hate racing under the lights. No matter what, vision will be a problem somewhere on the track.
ijumpdirthills34 6/26/2008 10:41am
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I believe that it will be something new for the riders and the fans. There is a small track that runs night races and there lighting sucks and there isn't many shadows
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todder 6/26/2008 10:49am
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Will it be shorter version of the track?
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teggers 6/26/2008 10:52am
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They had 4 of the Musco units at Daytona in addition to the regular Daytona lights....might have been 6. Each one has it's own power supply.

I wonder what they cost to rent for a week?
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Mxrider26x wrote:
Does Ryan Villopoto have anything nice to say about anything?
I was wondering the same about your posts. Wink

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damn imagine the ruts on the faces of the jumps ha ha man glad it is my brother doing it and not me. foster576 how do you think he will do. this night race is going to be dangerous.
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Crash82 6/26/2008 11:00am
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Slapout gran Prix did the night thing, so did Dixie MX in Ozark, there will always be dark spots and shadows where you are riding on feel instead of vision. The really bad spots are jump faces in shadows with the light shining in your face.
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teggers 6/26/2008 11:02am
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Evans wrote:
damn imagine the ruts on the faces of the jumps ha ha man glad it is my brother doing it and not me. foster576 how do...
damn imagine the ruts on the faces of the jumps ha ha man glad it is my brother doing it and not me. foster576 how do you think he will do. this night race is going to be dangerous.
I guarantee you they will not drop the ball. Lighting will not be the issue....not on the track at least. This is not rocket science. It a phone call and more money. They will need a shitload of the smaller units for the parking lots and pits.
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breck 6/26/2008 11:16am
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How dark will it even get? isn't is supposed to be wrapped up by 8:30 or something?
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DDub8 6/26/2008 11:17am
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Believe me, most of the night tracks I've raced have much worse lighting than this and it's never an issue. I realize the speed they have is much faster than at a local race but I'm sure top pros that are young and have good eyesight will be able to adjust.
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teggers 6/26/2008 11:21am
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breck wrote:
How dark will it even get? isn't is supposed to be wrapped up by 8:30 or something?
Really? That's crazy! Why not end it an hour earlier and kill the light idea.
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breck 6/26/2008 11:24am
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Scratch that I was wrong:

5:30pm OPENING CEREMONIES

6:00pm - 6:35pm Moto 1 - Motocross Lites (30 min. + 2 Laps)

7:00pm - 7:35pm Moto 1 - Motocross (30 min. + 2 Laps)

7:45pm - 8:00pm WMA Moto #2

8:00pm - 8:25pm Intermission

8:25pm - 9:10pm Moto 2 - Motocross Lites (30 min. + 2 Laps)

9:10pm - 9:25pm Motocross Lites Victory Circle

9:30pm - 10:05pm Moto 2 - Motocross (30 min. + 2 Laps)

10:05pm Motocross Victory Circle
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SEEMEFIRST 6/26/2008 11:39am
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Freeston's amature track is lit so well, you can see as well as day time. It is doable.
rockcrawlerdude 6/26/2008 12:02pm
6/26/2008 12:02pm
guess them lakewood folks need to come to TEXAS to see how to light a track....
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WhKnuckle 6/26/2008 12:14pm
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I still think ruts will be a concern. Maybe they'll go out with a dozer between races and knock them down. They normally wouldn't, but you normally can see in the bottoms of the ruts, too.
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Cygnus 6/26/2008 12:22pm
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I heard they brought in clay this year . Colorado clay doesn't rut up .

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