Martin Davolos

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Edited Date/Time 1/14/2013 5:51pm
Not sure if this has been posted yet, but lets give it up for Davolos for one of the ballsiest rides I have ever seen!!!

To have that get off in his heat, win the lcq, almost holeshot the main and finish on the podium, is an unreal mental feat!!!!

You could tell he was shook up in his interview.

EPIC RIDE!!
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Hut 1/14/2013 11:06am
1/14/2013 11:06am
I was just happy he didn't get seriously hurt when he got ejected like that, then he runs up front the rest of the night! Badass performance! Cool
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CamP 1/14/2013 11:10am
1/14/2013 11:10am
He's lucky his trajectory didn't cause him to land head first 1 foot lower into that berm, or he would have ended up like Fonseca, or worse.
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Pitrcer3 1/14/2013 11:33am
1/14/2013 11:33am
Huge props to Martin, I think my heart stopped for a minute when I saw him flying head first at a rock hard packed berm. I mean lets face it neck brace/top of the line helmet or not he would have likely had major head and/or neck trauma and some shoulder injury if he had been about a foot lower. Luckily for him he went over the berm into the tuff block and slide down the backside of the berm.

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Pdub 1/14/2013 11:37am
1/14/2013 11:37am
Definitely one of those times when no one complains about "too many tuff blox" Glad to see he was okay!
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nytsmaC 1/14/2013 11:42am
1/14/2013 11:42am
I was explaining to my GF Davalos' story and how this was his make it or break it year. He ran a good race but I can't help but wonder if holeshotting and finishing 3rd is enough to satisfy Mitch. I suppose Baggett being out and Tyla finishing way back make it more acceptable but Mitch strikes me as the kind of guy who isn't happy with a 3rd, especially when he held the lead and got passed..

I hope Davalos keeps putting in good solid performances, would love to see him win a few.
TripleFive 1/14/2013 11:44am
1/14/2013 11:44am
I thought we might have seen the end of a career there. Super stoked he was able to rebound.
TripleFive 1/14/2013 11:45am
1/14/2013 11:45am
Did it look to you guys like he missed a shift or something like the announcers were claiming?

To me it looked like the lip was just smaller on the left side and that's what sent him short.
crashnburn11 1/14/2013 12:02pm
1/14/2013 12:02pm
nytsmaC wrote:
I was explaining to my GF Davalos' story and how this was his make it or break it year. He ran a good race but I...
I was explaining to my GF Davalos' story and how this was his make it or break it year. He ran a good race but I can't help but wonder if holeshotting and finishing 3rd is enough to satisfy Mitch. I suppose Baggett being out and Tyla finishing way back make it more acceptable but Mitch strikes me as the kind of guy who isn't happy with a 3rd, especially when he held the lead and got passed..

I hope Davalos keeps putting in good solid performances, would love to see him win a few.
Mitch said in his pulpcast he thought it was a good ride considering. Rattray was the guy he was down on
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Flatliner 1/14/2013 12:14pm
1/14/2013 12:14pm
I think it was a great ride considering his near tragic accident. His setup looked off in the whoops.
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Motoxdoc 1/14/2013 12:32pm
1/14/2013 12:32pm
Klutch wrote:
Not sure if this has been posted yet, but lets give it up for Davolos for one of the ballsiest rides I have ever seen!!! To...
Not sure if this has been posted yet, but lets give it up for Davolos for one of the ballsiest rides I have ever seen!!!

To have that get off in his heat, win the lcq, almost holeshot the main and finish on the podium, is an unreal mental feat!!!!

You could tell he was shook up in his interview.

EPIC RIDE!!
Hell yes! No doubt an inspiring performance given the circumstances!
Kennyfinpowers 1/14/2013 12:41pm
1/14/2013 12:41pm
Yeah one foot lower and he would have been done. Glad he's okay.
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tvo314 1/14/2013 3:08pm
1/14/2013 3:08pm
I'm very happy he wasn't severely injured. That was too close. I also wonder if he hit neutral? Congratulations for such a strong rebound.
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rosebud441 1/14/2013 3:23pm
1/14/2013 3:23pm Edited Date/Time 1/14/2013 3:23pm
Oh Yeah, i thought he was a gonner for a moment..

Think how close we came to seeing serious tragedy on live TV..

Awesome race for Martin..
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Josh422 1/14/2013 3:35pm
1/14/2013 3:35pm
TripleFive wrote:
Did it look to you guys like he missed a shift or something like the announcers were claiming? To me it looked like the lip was...
Did it look to you guys like he missed a shift or something like the announcers were claiming?

To me it looked like the lip was just smaller on the left side and that's what sent him short.
Davalos talks about what happened here: Winner's Circle
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Hank_Thrill 1/14/2013 5:40pm
1/14/2013 5:40pm Edited Date/Time 1/14/2013 5:41pm
That wreck had me really concerned initially. I thought he went head first into the lip of the berm when it happened live. Glad he is okay and a spectacular ride after such a horrific crash. I probably would have been going on/off the table for the rest of the night after a wreck like that lol.
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ocscottie 1/14/2013 5:51pm
1/14/2013 5:51pm
DAMN! i just saw this pic posted on twit (too bad they funked it all up w/ shitty filters) but its still freakin WAY GNAR!!!

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