Austin Forkner OMG

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Sideways 3/17/2016 12:16am
3/17/2016 12:16am
The Rock wrote:
Everyone has fun with the scrub until that one time they get it wrong.
kongols wrote:
To me it looks like he got lucky. We've seen so many crashes where guy's foot gets yanked and it throws them off balance. But it...
To me it looks like he got lucky. We've seen so many crashes where guy's foot gets yanked and it throws them off balance. But it looks good.
Like herlings did last year.
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51xc 3/17/2016 12:27am
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isn't that how herlings broke his foot? looks cool but got to be careful with that.
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Sandberm 3/17/2016 12:58am
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cwtoyota wrote:
I see a damn decent scrub there, and for a kid, that is very impressive. But there's a but. Am I the only person watching that...
I see a damn decent scrub there, and for a kid, that is very impressive.

But there's a but. Am I the only person watching that thinking that wasn't even close to as crazy as some things we've seen from Stewart, Herlings, Roczen, etc. ? I've seen those guys dragging their exhausts and side panels. Some of the well established professional racers make that scrub look like amateur hour. Oh, wait...

I'm not busting on Forkner here at all. That kid is impressive. Just seems like maybe some of you guys are shocked and awed too easily?
I agree with you cw.

Its somewhat hardpack and dry and hes drifting to the right with the bike already slightly leaning . What gives it the effect of being badass is an illusion...he takes and dabs his right foot as he crests the jump which makes for a large cloud of "scrub dust".

Scrub dust is obvious evidence of an almost gone wrong scrub. Footpeg drags, pulling the foot off and the next thing you know you are learning about concussion protocol. Austins scrub is a masterful illusion on the level of Doug Henning.

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neysbo 3/17/2016 3:34am
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I don't think he really tried to scrub like that, looks to me like he got a little far to the left and than did what he had to and made the best of it. If that peg catches a bit more he is going down.
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aeffertz 3/17/2016 3:52am
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cwtoyota wrote:
I see a damn decent scrub there, and for a kid, that is very impressive. But there's a but. Am I the only person watching that...
I see a damn decent scrub there, and for a kid, that is very impressive.

But there's a but. Am I the only person watching that thinking that wasn't even close to as crazy as some things we've seen from Stewart, Herlings, Roczen, etc. ? I've seen those guys dragging their exhausts and side panels. Some of the well established professional racers make that scrub look like amateur hour. Oh, wait...

I'm not busting on Forkner here at all. That kid is impressive. Just seems like maybe some of you guys are shocked and awed too easily?
TheGetFresh wrote:
The thing that really blows my mind about that scrub is that he manages to lift the back tire kind of up and sideways off the...
The thing that really blows my mind about that scrub is that he manages to lift the back tire kind of up and sideways off the dirt like he's intentionally throwing it to keep the peg off the ground. Pretty wild stuff
cwtoyota wrote:
I see that and I think that's the essence of a scrub. He is balancing inertia and riding "through" the jump face. Still, he's pretty high...
I see that and I think that's the essence of a scrub.

He is balancing inertia and riding "through" the jump face. Still, he's pretty high above that jump relative to some of the crazy stuff that has been captured in video and still images in the past 5 to 10 years. You only need 2/3 or 3/4 of a jump face if you hit it with enough speed.

Again, not crapping on Forkner, he is amazing. I am just not as blown away by that video as I am by stuff like these:

Herlings:

Stewart




Think you're underselling it. The difference with all those is that they're rounded crests, not kickers like in Forkner's video. I'm. It saying Forkner is better than those guys, just saying you can't compare those to this.
Michael Scott 3/17/2016 4:51am
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Just turn the bars right? Lol kidding obviously... Wasn't he riding a scooter in moto 5 or 6? That one is hard to swallow, glad he's...
Just turn the bars right? Lol kidding obviously... Wasn't he riding a scooter in moto 5 or 6? That one is hard to swallow, glad he's graduated to BMX
JM485 wrote:
I never understood the scooter hate, I rode one growing up and got pretty good on it, what's the issue people have with them? I ride...
I never understood the scooter hate, I rode one growing up and got pretty good on it, what's the issue people have with them? I ride bmx for the most part now, but every now and then I like to bust the scooter out and have some fun!
Generational difference probably, just as I was starting to not skate anymore they started showing up at skateparks, just seemed very out of place like roller blades... Now I drive by and see about a third of the kids on one... To me just something about having your hands and feet right next to each other just didn't look cool
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jtiger12 3/17/2016 5:04am
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The Rock wrote:
Everyone has fun with the scrub until that one time they get it wrong.
lol.. ask KDub or Jeffrey Herlings right?
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JSmith 3/17/2016 5:19am
3/17/2016 5:19am
The Rock wrote:
Everyone has fun with the scrub until that one time they get it wrong.
jtiger12 wrote:
lol.. ask KDub or Jeffrey Herlings right?
Don't forget about Zach Bell too!
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njracer46 3/17/2016 5:22am
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The Rock wrote:
Everyone has fun with the scrub until that one time they get it wrong.
kongols wrote:
To me it looks like he got lucky. We've seen so many crashes where guy's foot gets yanked and it throws them off balance. But it...
To me it looks like he got lucky. We've seen so many crashes where guy's foot gets yanked and it throws them off balance. But it looks good.
Can someone embed this for me?

https://www.instagram.com/p/BDA9q-VqF1a/?taken-by=mx.fails
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njracer46 wrote:
Can someone embed this for me?

https://www.instagram.com/p/BDA9q-VqF1a/?taken-by=mx.fails
Ouch! I think Forkner is great and cant wait to see how he does when he hits the nationals but all I could think of watching his scrub was Trey Canard in Washougal a few years ago. The difference between hero and broken bones is just an inch or two.
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davistld01 3/17/2016 8:28am
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The Rock wrote:
Everyone has fun with the scrub until that one time they get it wrong.
Ask Herlings...or Tomac....or Canard.
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Phillip_Lamb 3/17/2016 8:40am
3/17/2016 8:40am
sorry best scrubs still go to James stewart. stewart was low enough to clip his pegs. I re-read the test on his 09 yz450f in mxa. they said he runs the narrow stock pegs because he was scraping with the wider pegs...
Icespikes 3/17/2016 8:42am
3/17/2016 8:42am
Celine wrote:
What is Instagram? Why not at least post a link to this video to go along with the commentary? That would make sense, wouldn't it?
What is Instagram?

Why not at least post a link to this video to go along with the commentary? That would make sense, wouldn't it?
Instagram is like Facebook for young people!
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TannerMxer 3/17/2016 8:50am
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The Rock wrote:
Everyone has fun with the scrub until that one time they get it wrong.
davistld01 wrote:
Ask Herlings...or Tomac....or Canard.
You know who always has fun with the scrub and doesn't get it wrong?

Pics always make a thread better...


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bsharkey 3/17/2016 8:54am
3/17/2016 8:54am
how many of you guys think he can pull a tomac the first outing. he seems fast as hell but martin and webb will be insane too. bright future
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Sandberm 3/17/2016 8:55am
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Meanwhile...

Jeremy Martin is pounding out 45 minute practice motos on some whooped out track in the hills while O'Show stands there with his arms crossed.

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MX114 3/17/2016 9:41am
3/17/2016 9:41am
Better close up

Michael Scott 3/17/2016 9:49am
3/17/2016 9:49am
Should have one finger on the clutch AT ALL TIMES... Rookies Wink
TriRacer27 3/17/2016 10:22am
3/17/2016 10:22am
Sandberm wrote:
Meanwhile... Jeremy Martin is pounding out 45 minute practice motos on some whooped out track in the hills while O'Show stands there with his arms crossed...
Meanwhile...

Jeremy Martin is pounding out 45 minute practice motos on some whooped out track in the hills while O'Show stands there with his arms crossed.

Tongue
On a 450

While leading the SX East championship
TriRacer27 3/17/2016 10:23am
3/17/2016 10:23am
MX114 wrote:
Better close up [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2016/03/17/128334/s1200_image.jpg[/img]
Better close up

Damn. That's cool.

He's gonna need some road racing style knee pads soon.
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three9zero 3/17/2016 10:36am
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Michael Scott wrote:
Just turn the bars right? Lol kidding obviously... Wasn't he riding a scooter in moto 5 or 6? That one is hard to swallow, glad he's...
Just turn the bars right? Lol kidding obviously... Wasn't he riding a scooter in moto 5 or 6? That one is hard to swallow, glad he's graduated to BMX
JM485 wrote:
I never understood the scooter hate, I rode one growing up and got pretty good on it, what's the issue people have with them? I ride...
I never understood the scooter hate, I rode one growing up and got pretty good on it, what's the issue people have with them? I ride bmx for the most part now, but every now and then I like to bust the scooter out and have some fun!
Skaters and BMX riders view "razor scooters", like a motocross racer views an ATV racer. It's just way easier to do at a novice or beginner level.
Michael Scott 3/17/2016 10:40am
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Michael Scott wrote:
Just turn the bars right? Lol kidding obviously... Wasn't he riding a scooter in moto 5 or 6? That one is hard to swallow, glad he's...
Just turn the bars right? Lol kidding obviously... Wasn't he riding a scooter in moto 5 or 6? That one is hard to swallow, glad he's graduated to BMX
JM485 wrote:
I never understood the scooter hate, I rode one growing up and got pretty good on it, what's the issue people have with them? I ride...
I never understood the scooter hate, I rode one growing up and got pretty good on it, what's the issue people have with them? I ride bmx for the most part now, but every now and then I like to bust the scooter out and have some fun!
three9zero wrote:
Skaters and BMX riders view "razor scooters", like a motocross racer views an ATV racer. It's just way easier to do at a novice or beginner...
Skaters and BMX riders view "razor scooters", like a motocross racer views an ATV racer. It's just way easier to do at a novice or beginner level.
Or how snowmobilers view snow bikes!!
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three9zero 3/17/2016 10:44am
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Michael Scott wrote:
Or how snowmobilers view snow bikes!!
lol, yep..............I was actually out this weekend sledding. I was having a break at the alpine cabin where there was a gang of them, crazy how easy it was for the Timbersled riders to pick through tight trees and side hill, where it could take YEARS gain that skill on a sled......
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brimx153 3/17/2016 12:23pm
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he win loads in the future i am sure . but for a guy that most here are stamping as the next RC . he seems to get beat a hell of alot .
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Camp332 3/17/2016 12:30pm
3/17/2016 12:30pm
One thing a person should never mention, or brag about, is having "scooter skills" Bro.
UpTiTe 3/17/2016 12:45pm
3/17/2016 12:45pm
I think a lot of you guys are going to shocked watching him 30 seconds back.
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MX114 3/17/2016 2:18pm
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UpTiTe wrote:
I think a lot of you guys are going to shocked watching him 30 seconds back.
I was at Monster Cup and seen Forkers SX skill. He could legit be a title contender similar to how Canard was his rookie year. Really smooth and rails the corners. His outdoor speed idk just yet. Can't see him up with the front runners but maybe 4-8th place. Be wild if he can beat his teammate AC though. That could be a good rivalry. On a side not with all this hype for Forker that Taft kid has also shown some serious speed. Even faster at times
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Mia 3/17/2016 2:23pm
3/17/2016 2:23pm
Kid looks great until that peg catches then sends him over the triple without the bike Like Zac bell freshman year. but hey it didn't effect bells career did it. ?

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