Robbie Reynard is one moto away...

RRsis17 wrote:

I am sure proud of him!! :) Thanks for all the support and kind words guys. Dad was sadly not there this week although he considered...

I am sure proud of him!! Thanks for all the support and kind words guys.

Dad was sadly not there this week although he considered many times during the week of making a trip over there. So no major bike work although Robbie really does know his stuff on a bike and can do it himself. It is very rare for him to not be at a race. Robbie wasn't even positive he was going to race, but so glad he did!

Regardless of a title or epic 3rd moto finish we all hoped for, I am amazed by how his other 2 motos and the 7 laps of the 3rd one went. We can all look at what didn't happen or we can say WOW look at what DID. He came from behind due to letting them go on the gate, since he knew he wouldn't hang with them on the start being on a 125 and worked hard to pass several riders per lap to finish a 3rd in the 1st moto and to win the 2nd moto by 19 sec in the mud. In the 3rd moto, he was in 18th by the end of lap 1 and moved to 14th on the next lap, 7th on the next, 5th, and then 4th and then his bike started acting up and he slowly slipped back the remaining 2 laps he finished and DNF'd with 2 laps to go. It is heart breaking, but man I would have given anything to watch every single lap he rode this week. I had so many messages about how amazing, impressive, that words couldn't describe the way he looked out there or the way he was passing people.
Robbie is often said to be naturally talented, but his natural ability came with years of work and practice. Studying a track and finding lines where no one else can or would go and make them work or seeing another way of taking a turn is what makes him great. (I LOVE watching him through turns) I know this is definitely a part of his program he trains the kids on and I can bet we will see many more great "naturally talented" riders in the future.

I am just incredibly proud of him! At the age of 39 to still be turning fast laps, having fun and making our sport great says a lot. I can only imagine how his joints feel from all the injuries, but I think him staying active doing what he loves makes it a little easier to bear. I say keep doing what makes you smile for as long as you can! I think next year might have to be a full family event at LL's again. It is so much fun!!

RRsis17 wrote:

I am sure proud of him!! :) Thanks for all the support and kind words guys. Dad was sadly not there this week although he considered...

I am sure proud of him!! Thanks for all the support and kind words guys.

Dad was sadly not there this week although he considered many times during the week of making a trip over there. So no major bike work although Robbie really does know his stuff on a bike and can do it himself. It is very rare for him to not be at a race. Robbie wasn't even positive he was going to race, but so glad he did!

Regardless of a title or epic 3rd moto finish we all hoped for, I am amazed by how his other 2 motos and the 7 laps of the 3rd one went. We can all look at what didn't happen or we can say WOW look at what DID. He came from behind due to letting them go on the gate, since he knew he wouldn't hang with them on the start being on a 125 and worked hard to pass several riders per lap to finish a 3rd in the 1st moto and to win the 2nd moto by 19 sec in the mud. In the 3rd moto, he was in 18th by the end of lap 1 and moved to 14th on the next lap, 7th on the next, 5th, and then 4th and then his bike started acting up and he slowly slipped back the remaining 2 laps he finished and DNF'd with 2 laps to go. It is heart breaking, but man I would have given anything to watch every single lap he rode this week. I had so many messages about how amazing, impressive, that words couldn't describe the way he looked out there or the way he was passing people.
Robbie is often said to be naturally talented, but his natural ability came with years of work and practice. Studying a track and finding lines where no one else can or would go and make them work or seeing another way of taking a turn is what makes him great. (I LOVE watching him through turns) I know this is definitely a part of his program he trains the kids on and I can bet we will see many more great "naturally talented" riders in the future.

I am just incredibly proud of him! At the age of 39 to still be turning fast laps, having fun and making our sport great says a lot. I can only imagine how his joints feel from all the injuries, but I think him staying active doing what he loves makes it a little easier to bear. I say keep doing what makes you smile for as long as you can! I think next year might have to be a full family event at LL's again. It is so much fun!!

RRsis17 wrote:

I am sure proud of him!! :) Thanks for all the support and kind words guys. Dad was sadly not there this week although he considered...

I am sure proud of him!! Thanks for all the support and kind words guys.

Dad was sadly not there this week although he considered many times during the week of making a trip over there. So no major bike work although Robbie really does know his stuff on a bike and can do it himself. It is very rare for him to not be at a race. Robbie wasn't even positive he was going to race, but so glad he did!

Regardless of a title or epic 3rd moto finish we all hoped for, I am amazed by how his other 2 motos and the 7 laps of the 3rd one went. We can all look at what didn't happen or we can say WOW look at what DID. He came from behind due to letting them go on the gate, since he knew he wouldn't hang with them on the start being on a 125 and worked hard to pass several riders per lap to finish a 3rd in the 1st moto and to win the 2nd moto by 19 sec in the mud. In the 3rd moto, he was in 18th by the end of lap 1 and moved to 14th on the next lap, 7th on the next, 5th, and then 4th and then his bike started acting up and he slowly slipped back the remaining 2 laps he finished and DNF'd with 2 laps to go. It is heart breaking, but man I would have given anything to watch every single lap he rode this week. I had so many messages about how amazing, impressive, that words couldn't describe the way he looked out there or the way he was passing people.
Robbie is often said to be naturally talented, but his natural ability came with years of work and practice. Studying a track and finding lines where no one else can or would go and make them work or seeing another way of taking a turn is what makes him great. (I LOVE watching him through turns) I know this is definitely a part of his program he trains the kids on and I can bet we will see many more great "naturally talented" riders in the future.

I am just incredibly proud of him! At the age of 39 to still be turning fast laps, having fun and making our sport great says a lot. I can only imagine how his joints feel from all the injuries, but I think him staying active doing what he loves makes it a little easier to bear. I say keep doing what makes you smile for as long as you can! I think next year might have to be a full family event at LL's again. It is so much fun!!

OnRails wrote:

Those 2 strokes are so unreliable. Guy was going to win a championship but because he's on crappy equipment it's all over.

JohnnyD13 wrote:

Yeah! That way it would be like a regular weekend race that nobody would watch or talk about.

BobPA wrote:

Yeah, because there is nothing to talk about at the ranch.... Shouldn't you be more concerned with the top prospects in the sport, as opposed to...

Yeah, because there is nothing to talk about at the ranch....

Shouldn't you be more concerned with the top prospects in the sport, as opposed to a bunch of pros who used to race at the highest level now running an "amateur" race.

Make a +25 never held an ama license class and a +25 ripper (ex pro) class

USMCMXer wrote:

So the amateur "national champion" in an age category should be a lot slower than someone his same age? RR17 is almost 40 and winning +25...

So the amateur "national champion" in an age category should be a lot slower than someone his same age? RR17 is almost 40 and winning +25 on a bike 1/4 the displacement of his competition. If this somehow annoys you or you think it's "wrong" you're just bitter. At the end of the day it is for a title, fastest guy wins. And just to be clear, this is coming from someone who would love to mix it up for a title there, but I'll never beat a lot of those guys. Best I can claim is 6th OA in 2010 in +30.

RRsis17 wrote:

I am sure proud of him!! :) Thanks for all the support and kind words guys. Dad was sadly not there this week although he considered...

I am sure proud of him!! Thanks for all the support and kind words guys.

Dad was sadly not there this week although he considered many times during the week of making a trip over there. So no major bike work although Robbie really does know his stuff on a bike and can do it himself. It is very rare for him to not be at a race. Robbie wasn't even positive he was going to race, but so glad he did!

Regardless of a title or epic 3rd moto finish we all hoped for, I am amazed by how his other 2 motos and the 7 laps of the 3rd one went. We can all look at what didn't happen or we can say WOW look at what DID. He came from behind due to letting them go on the gate, since he knew he wouldn't hang with them on the start being on a 125 and worked hard to pass several riders per lap to finish a 3rd in the 1st moto and to win the 2nd moto by 19 sec in the mud. In the 3rd moto, he was in 18th by the end of lap 1 and moved to 14th on the next lap, 7th on the next, 5th, and then 4th and then his bike started acting up and he slowly slipped back the remaining 2 laps he finished and DNF'd with 2 laps to go. It is heart breaking, but man I would have given anything to watch every single lap he rode this week. I had so many messages about how amazing, impressive, that words couldn't describe the way he looked out there or the way he was passing people.
Robbie is often said to be naturally talented, but his natural ability came with years of work and practice. Studying a track and finding lines where no one else can or would go and make them work or seeing another way of taking a turn is what makes him great. (I LOVE watching him through turns) I know this is definitely a part of his program he trains the kids on and I can bet we will see many more great "naturally talented" riders in the future.

I am just incredibly proud of him! At the age of 39 to still be turning fast laps, having fun and making our sport great says a lot. I can only imagine how his joints feel from all the injuries, but I think him staying active doing what he loves makes it a little easier to bear. I say keep doing what makes you smile for as long as you can! I think next year might have to be a full family event at LL's again. It is so much fun!!

motokiwi wrote:

If CycleTrader or someone sold Robbie Reynard t-shirts I would buy 2.
He is one of the all time greats of the sport.

RRsis17 wrote:

I am sure proud of him!! :) Thanks for all the support and kind words guys. Dad was sadly not there this week although he considered...

I am sure proud of him!! Thanks for all the support and kind words guys.

Dad was sadly not there this week although he considered many times during the week of making a trip over there. So no major bike work although Robbie really does know his stuff on a bike and can do it himself. It is very rare for him to not be at a race. Robbie wasn't even positive he was going to race, but so glad he did!

Regardless of a title or epic 3rd moto finish we all hoped for, I am amazed by how his other 2 motos and the 7 laps of the 3rd one went. We can all look at what didn't happen or we can say WOW look at what DID. He came from behind due to letting them go on the gate, since he knew he wouldn't hang with them on the start being on a 125 and worked hard to pass several riders per lap to finish a 3rd in the 1st moto and to win the 2nd moto by 19 sec in the mud. In the 3rd moto, he was in 18th by the end of lap 1 and moved to 14th on the next lap, 7th on the next, 5th, and then 4th and then his bike started acting up and he slowly slipped back the remaining 2 laps he finished and DNF'd with 2 laps to go. It is heart breaking, but man I would have given anything to watch every single lap he rode this week. I had so many messages about how amazing, impressive, that words couldn't describe the way he looked out there or the way he was passing people.
Robbie is often said to be naturally talented, but his natural ability came with years of work and practice. Studying a track and finding lines where no one else can or would go and make them work or seeing another way of taking a turn is what makes him great. (I LOVE watching him through turns) I know this is definitely a part of his program he trains the kids on and I can bet we will see many more great "naturally talented" riders in the future.

I am just incredibly proud of him! At the age of 39 to still be turning fast laps, having fun and making our sport great says a lot. I can only imagine how his joints feel from all the injuries, but I think him staying active doing what he loves makes it a little easier to bear. I say keep doing what makes you smile for as long as you can! I think next year might have to be a full family event at LL's again. It is so much fun!!

motokiwi wrote:

If CycleTrader or someone sold Robbie Reynard t-shirts I would buy 2.
He is one of the all time greats of the sport.

hillbilly wrote:

I'm curious RRsis17, did that bike sit out overnight ? Was it left where a person could have a few minutes or even seconds with it...

I'm curious RRsis17, did that bike sit out overnight ? Was it left where a person could have a few minutes or even seconds with it unseen?

hillbilly wrote:

I'm curious RRsis17, did that bike sit out overnight ? Was it left where a person could have a few minutes or even seconds with it...

I'm curious RRsis17, did that bike sit out overnight ? Was it left where a person could have a few minutes or even seconds with it unseen?

RRsis17 wrote:

Yes, like many others at the races, the bike was locked up under a lowered easy up right next to the camper, but we would like...

Yes, like many others at the races, the bike was locked up under a lowered easy up right next to the camper, but we would like to think no one would go to that level. Things happen and machines do break.