Just being in the right place at the right time!

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Edited Date/Time 11/26/2013 10:10am
Check out the look on this guy's face when Lady Gaga went crowd surfing at a concert!

What's your moto moment of being in the right place when something good happened?

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rangot 11/25/2013 2:09am
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I like when i saw Reed t-bone McGrath at Bercy 2001... Or when Pastrana jumped over Roncada at the MXdN 2000.
2strokerider 11/25/2013 2:57am
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I was stood on the corner that everts passed stewart, stood up in a rut round the outside at matterly in 06 when he smoked him. Was also stood on the hill at foxhills in 98 when everyone got stuck! (and everts carried on riding round like it was dry!) - every lap when he came round it looked impossible for him to get up the hill but he made it look effortless, unbelievable display of riding!!!

I was at lierop when herlings lapped up to 3rd too (we were stood at the side of the track right where he lapped tommy)- you could see just by his body language how dejected he was that he'd just been lapped by his rival! again, another amazing display of riding

probably the best one (for me) was at ballykelly in 2004. We decided to stay over an extra night to avoid the rush for the ferry- just so happened that was the race where townley wrapped the world title up that year. His team (red bull ktm) had a massive party that night, free bar etc. We were invited and fed lots of free vodka red bull- not every day you get to party with a newly crowned world champ- tyla rattray and joel smets were there too!

seem to remember a really good battle that weekend between everts (450) and pichon on the 250 smoker?
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rangot 11/25/2013 3:51am
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^^^ I was right in that corner too, when Everts passed Stew. And also à Foxhill 98.

Other awesome moment : I was just at the beginning of my moto journalist gig, with my collegue Carlo Bagalini of Moto Crampons (the guy who shot the famous RC sideway/MC looking at him). We were cruising the pits on saturday at Genk, for a belgian GP, when Carlo stopped to talk to Sylvain Geboers to, well, gather informations. But after two minutes, Joel Robert, Stefan and Harry Everts, Sylvain's bro Eric and Roger DeCoster all stopped by to talk. Here i was, in the middle of those legends, listening to them. I did not say a word, but i'm sure i had the same face the guy in the pic above has.
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Outsider 11/25/2013 6:00am
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Can't remember if it was San Diego or Anaheim, but watching RC and MC on the parade lap... MC doing his usual sweet nac nac, and RC throwing insane, violent, upside down whips.

I immediately feared for the King that night!

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The day I snapped this pic in the corner above the Magoo Double at the '83 Saddleback National. A very uncharacteristic David Bailey got up and delivered one-finger salute to Johnson.
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I saw the Kiedrowski / Larocco Red Bud incidents, both the pass and the ghost riding the bike, just happen to be heading back to the pits after the race and saw the whole thing in person. I also saw the tail end of the Alessi / Tedesco Glen Helen incident and the Villopoto / Jlaw practice incident at Hangtown.
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moto314 11/25/2013 8:31am
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Tarz483 wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2013/11/25/37236/s1200_JoshGrantMonsterSX.jpg[/img]
I was there too!
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Jimfunn 11/25/2013 8:35am
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I saw stood opposite the turn where Everts rode round Stewart too, was awesome. Also remember Cairoli passing Everyone on his 250f and pulling a huge nac nac on the step down.

One of the best GP memories was Billy macs win in the Isle of Wight, we were stood on the take-off of the jump after the finish where he threw the bike down and celebrated. Was pretty crazy atmosphere!

The after party at this years MXdN was pretty rad too. Brit team got proper loose.
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Roscoe33 11/25/2013 8:41am
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If it's pussy shots at the track the hands down winner is Tyler Evans GF bald beaver shots right next to the staging areas in SX every week as a distraction plan.
TriRacer27 11/25/2013 9:05am
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I was at the vegas round back in like 1995 when Damon Huffman won the west coast 125 SX. That year the track still went up and over the lockers with a downhill double to jump back into the stadium from the roof of the lockers. Well Damon was coming up on a lapper over that double and the lapper looped out, did a backflip and landed on Damon's bike holding on to him in perfect tandem formation. Damon had to stop and let him off at the bottom.

I don't think anyone got it on video but I will never forget that.
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I was at steel city,at the corner where ryno pushed his kawy to the finish.and hi point Rc Stewart battle when bubba crashed on the step down, bike cartwheeled, and at Budds and saw henry crash passing McGrath, then standing by the big gulp when he broke both wrists.
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hammertime 11/25/2013 9:17am
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i was inside the back of hurricane hannah's box van one time when i was 12 looking out as he sat on the bumper signing tits after tits after tits!!!! just maybe even the first time i popped a boner!
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mx836 11/25/2013 9:19am
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I was at Millville the day RC lapped the field.
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I was standing in the step down right after finish line at high point when Stewart endo'd and grenaded himself into the ground. I honestly thought his career was over. It was one of the scariest crashes I had ever seen in person.

I was also at the MXoN at Budds and during the first moto, RC passed AC over the 2nd tabletop at the bottom and while in mid-air looked back and gestered come get me with his hand. It happened right in front of me and my friends. It was one of those moments where you could never forget.
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rangot wrote:
I like when i saw Reed t-bone McGrath at Bercy 2001... Or when Pastrana jumped over Roncada at the MXdN 2000.
I remember standing with Chad in the Bercy pits when Jeremy started heading towards him after the accident. We were talking about the crash and I said to Chad, "he's on his way over" I think Chad shit it pants at that stage, hahahahaha!!!!

Didn't Pastrana jump over Langston?
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mxb2 11/25/2013 9:27am
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I was standing in the step down right after finish line at high point when Stewart endo'd and grenaded himself into the ground. I honestly thought...
I was standing in the step down right after finish line at high point when Stewart endo'd and grenaded himself into the ground. I honestly thought his career was over. It was one of the scariest crashes I had ever seen in person.

I was also at the MXoN at Budds and during the first moto, RC passed AC over the 2nd tabletop at the bottom and while in mid-air looked back and gestered come get me with his hand. It happened right in front of me and my friends. It was one of those moments where you could never forget.
Me man, bubba ragdolled, my gf said why is that bike flipping, lol, and at Budds when RV destroyed the field,
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saw my buddy's mom's tits when i was in Jr. High (the epitome of being in the right place at the right time)
TriRacer27 11/25/2013 10:04am
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mxb2 wrote:
I was at steel city,at the corner where ryno pushed his kawy to the finish.and hi point Rc Stewart battle when bubba crashed on the step...
I was at steel city,at the corner where ryno pushed his kawy to the finish.and hi point Rc Stewart battle when bubba crashed on the step down, bike cartwheeled, and at Budds and saw henry crash passing McGrath, then standing by the big gulp when he broke both wrists.
Yep, I was there for Ryno's big push and Henry's broken wrists too. Both were gut wrenching.


One of the most vivid memories I have is 1995 (I think) I went to High Point and during Saturday's amateur day RC was riding and, having just steped up to the 80 myself, I simply could not believe how fast he went through the downhill rollers. I saw it, over and over, and just still couldn't believe it.
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peelout wrote:
saw my buddy's mom's tits when i was in Jr. High (the epitome of being in the right place at the right time)
When I was 14 i saw my best friend's 19 year old sister lotion her body from head to toe after a long shower. I can clearly remember that moment in perfect detail now some 12 years later.

Also had the privilege of watching my next door neighbor cook food in only an apron multiple times. Good times....Unfortunately she moved away
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Saw the debut of the Nac Nac at the Orlando SX in 1993. 20 years ago I couldn't believe that could be done.
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Bigfoot 11/25/2013 11:33am
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peelout wrote:
saw my buddy's mom's tits when i was in Jr. High (the epitome of being in the right place at the right time)
tbanks wrote:
When I was 14 i saw my best friend's 19 year old sister lotion her body from head to toe after a long shower. I can...
When I was 14 i saw my best friend's 19 year old sister lotion her body from head to toe after a long shower. I can clearly remember that moment in perfect detail now some 12 years later.

Also had the privilege of watching my next door neighbor cook food in only an apron multiple times. Good times....Unfortunately she moved away
I'm guessing the neighbor didn't cook bacon like that. Owwww!
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Tarz483 11/25/2013 11:35am
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TriRacer27 wrote:
I was at the vegas round back in like 1995 when Damon Huffman won the west coast 125 SX. That year the track still went up...
I was at the vegas round back in like 1995 when Damon Huffman won the west coast 125 SX. That year the track still went up and over the lockers with a downhill double to jump back into the stadium from the roof of the lockers. Well Damon was coming up on a lapper over that double and the lapper looped out, did a backflip and landed on Damon's bike holding on to him in perfect tandem formation. Damon had to stop and let him off at the bottom.

I don't think anyone got it on video but I will never forget that.
I have seen that video ..someone did get it on video
Amazing . I don't think some one could do it again on purpose
At least not that perfect . Looked like some nitro
Circus stuff
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Tarz483 11/25/2013 11:37am
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mx836 wrote:
I was at Millville the day RC lapped the field.
I was there that day .
Too he's such an animal
It started raining but still they all had to ride the same track..
I wonder if that will ever be done again!
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7I3N 11/25/2013 12:57pm
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TriRacer27 wrote:
I was at the vegas round back in like 1995 when Damon Huffman won the west coast 125 SX. That year the track still went up...
I was at the vegas round back in like 1995 when Damon Huffman won the west coast 125 SX. That year the track still went up and over the lockers with a downhill double to jump back into the stadium from the roof of the lockers. Well Damon was coming up on a lapper over that double and the lapper looped out, did a backflip and landed on Damon's bike holding on to him in perfect tandem formation. Damon had to stop and let him off at the bottom.

I don't think anyone got it on video but I will never forget that.
I was in the stands that night too. That was the craziest thing I’ve ever seen.
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robkinuk wrote:
Check out the look on this guy's face when Lady Gaga went crowd surfing at a concert! What's your moto moment of being in the right...
Check out the look on this guy's face when Lady Gaga went crowd surfing at a concert!

What's your moto moment of being in the right place when something good happened?

How about the guy in the yellow shirt trying to get a little crotch grab.
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TriRacer27 wrote:
I was at the vegas round back in like 1995 when Damon Huffman won the west coast 125 SX. That year the track still went up...
I was at the vegas round back in like 1995 when Damon Huffman won the west coast 125 SX. That year the track still went up and over the lockers with a downhill double to jump back into the stadium from the roof of the lockers. Well Damon was coming up on a lapper over that double and the lapper looped out, did a backflip and landed on Damon's bike holding on to him in perfect tandem formation. Damon had to stop and let him off at the bottom.

I don't think anyone got it on video but I will never forget that.
7I3N wrote:
I was in the stands that night too. That was the craziest thing I’ve ever seen.
Saw Doug Henery come back to earth at Budds Creek.. I was at the bottom of the hill
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TriRacer27 wrote:
I was at the vegas round back in like 1995 when Damon Huffman won the west coast 125 SX. That year the track still went up...
I was at the vegas round back in like 1995 when Damon Huffman won the west coast 125 SX. That year the track still went up and over the lockers with a downhill double to jump back into the stadium from the roof of the lockers. Well Damon was coming up on a lapper over that double and the lapper looped out, did a backflip and landed on Damon's bike holding on to him in perfect tandem formation. Damon had to stop and let him off at the bottom.

I don't think anyone got it on video but I will never forget that.
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