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ps , here is example from rugby . We always use to practice with brand new rugby ball s. WHY , because when ever we played it was with a brand new ball . this prob cost a fortune . But was wort it because all of us would be so use to the exact ball . its only a small thing ,but it did make a difference
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Then add that track conditions change week to week much more in mx then sx
They think they know what everybody's agenda is instead of just reading what's there!
Should they move entire operations to the Midwest where there's available land?
Or should they just not prep our local tracks and let them deteriorate to a point where it's dangerous for an avg Joe and risk having that one guy sue them because he seriously injured himself?
It's much easier to find a field that never changes, or a road for running then mimic that sports game then it is to mimic a constantly changing track with 80+ top level pros ripping it apart min by min
It's a lot more complicated then it may seem
Other than Glen Helen and then maybe Alessi's private training grounds, there arent any tracks in SoCal that can replicate what a national is going to be like. That's why the Alessi's built their tracks, they wanted stuff so damn rough that come Hangtown, they would be ready.
Plus, as someone else mentioned, they are all coming off of SX and dont get nearly enough time to get prepped for the outdoors.
One could argue, why not use the settings from last year? Well, the showroom improvements make that sorta difficult dont you think? Every year at Hangtown they are starting from scratch.
http://www.promotocross.com/mx/event/hangtown-2016/video/hangtown-450-m…
When you get use to that type of setup it's actually pretty weird going back to the MX stuff because it feels like you're riding a squishy plush low rider that keeps pegging and casing out every time you hit a rut.
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1. It's not prepped for a national. National prep consists of a week long process of soaking and ripping the track. (Besides Hangtown this year because the threat of rain, they didn't water that heavy.) This style prep is necessary to keep the moisture in the dirt during the 45 minutes from the start of the parade lap to the end of each Moto. In which you can't water the track.
2. You will never have 80 450 AMA Pros and 80 250 AMA Pros putting in frantic practice laps for an hour straight to start the day.
3. You will never have 40 AMA Pros and 40 250 AMA pros doing 30+2 four times in one afternoon.
For these three reasons the practice tracks as rough as they can get with a mix of amateurs and pros is not accurate to get the perfect Saturday race day set up.
As for the AMA to FIM settings, the fact the FIM track is ridden in Saturday for practice and qualifying with a decent prep, then sits all afternoon night and the bumps harden and the ruts harden over night. Then the put a couple coats of water on a garden non ripped track and for the most part the race Motos on Sunday are not on loam. While the AMA track is a soft rough, the ruts have flex, the braking bumps have a spongey feel. Compare last years GP and National at Glen Helen for prep styles and how the track formed up.
Watch next weeks national footage from Glen Helen and last weeks stop watch national footage and see if it's close.
You can have a rough track, but it won't be the same as a national rough.
ps , i have raced for over 20 years .
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