250 Heat 2 - Gate Malfunction?

shiftmx_22
Edited Date/Time 1/25/2016 10:42pm
Sorry if this is a duplicate, I did search and didn't see a topic on this.

Did the gate malfunction in the second 250 heat? I re-watched the replays of the start, and I can't seem to see a malfunction. It looked like a handle full of riders just jumped it.

It seems strange that they would restart for a hand full of riders jumping the gate, but it also seems strange that a hand full of riders would jump the gate without some sort of malfunction.

Did I miss something?
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shiftmx_22 wrote:
Sorry if this is a duplicate, I did search and didn't see a topic on this. Did the gate malfunction in the second 250 heat? I...
Sorry if this is a duplicate, I did search and didn't see a topic on this.

Did the gate malfunction in the second 250 heat? I re-watched the replays of the start, and I can't seem to see a malfunction. It looked like a handle full of riders just jumped it.

It seems strange that they would restart for a hand full of riders jumping the gate, but it also seems strange that a hand full of riders would jump the gate without some sort of malfunction.

Did I miss something?
A bunch of riders got stuck in the gate while a bunch appeared to jump? I never did get an explanation while we were there, but I'd guess it didn't fall properly when when they hit the switch, or it may have moved just a little and caused the jumping and riders getting stuck.
practicetrackhero 1/25/2016 8:15am
1/25/2016 8:15am
They said the gate shimmied or something, riders go when they see movement on that gate as that usually means its dropping but it didnt drop for another second or so
mattyhamz2 1/25/2016 9:05am
1/25/2016 9:05am
It looked to me like it flinched a little bit causing the guys to hit the gate. It took a little bit to see but it did.

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shiftmx_22 1/25/2016 9:49am
1/25/2016 9:49am
mattyhamz2 wrote:
It looked to me like it flinched a little bit causing the guys to hit the gate. It took a little bit to see but it...
It looked to me like it flinched a little bit causing the guys to hit the gate. It took a little bit to see but it did.
This would make the most sense. I figured it had to have flinched at least a bit for that many guys to jump.

On the plus side, at least they had the red flag out on the first lap as opposed to the sixth. Whistling
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I personally think the guy dropping gate caused it to shimmy making the riders think it was dropping.
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Robgvx 1/25/2016 5:50pm
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Lawrence929 wrote:
GateGATE
Nice.
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yak651 1/25/2016 6:01pm
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Just seemed to be a long delay before the drop, causing some to anticipate the drop before it actually did?
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GuyB 1/25/2016 6:03pm
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At least four guys hit it.



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FastEddy 1/25/2016 6:21pm
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GuyB wrote:
At least four guys hit it. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2016/01/25/121329/s1200_012416anaheim2racing0267.jpg[/img]
At least four guys hit it.



Good photo!

#82 (Trevor Reis) This is why its a better idea to watch your own gate and not the gate beside you. Smile
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zehn 1/25/2016 7:17pm
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I'm not sure, I didn't really see it move but I wasn't sitting behind the gate (obviously).

To me, it looked like one guy jumped, which caused maybe one or two others to, which probably made the gate move, causing more guys to jump.

I'm probably wrong though.
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peelout 1/25/2016 7:26pm
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Looked like it fell normally to me, 4 Joeys ran into the fucker because their clutch fingers got tired. Restart invalid
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JB 19 1/25/2016 9:09pm
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I thought Savatgy hit the gate so hard that the whole thing moved causing the other guys to jump.
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zehn 1/25/2016 9:15pm
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JB 19 wrote:
I thought Savatgy hit the gate so hard that the whole thing moved causing the other guys to jump.
That's what I saw as well
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zb658 1/25/2016 9:44pm
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Werent there riders on both sides who got stuck in it eliminating the flinch theory?
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Crush 1/25/2016 9:57pm
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I saw a couple flinch and go...

Didn't look like a malfunction to me, especially not when they zoomed in and you could see their tyre against the gate!
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KC124 1/25/2016 10:25pm
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I got stuck in the gate once. I was so pissed. I yelled at the starter that the gate didn't drop. He said "cause you tire was under it." Oh well. Nevermind.
Richard Tease II 1/25/2016 10:42pm
1/25/2016 10:42pm
peelout wrote:
Looked like it fell normally to me, 4 Joeys ran into the fucker because their clutch fingers got tired. Restart invalid
Have to agree there Peely my fucked up vision gave me the impression that all the gates that malfunctioned had 20/21" stuck under it.

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