Webb riding the Honda SX track???

moto317 wrote:

Was he riding seely's bike? If not I don't see why they would care .

526 wrote:

I thought Webb and Seely rented a track at Milestone or somewhere?

Dirty Points wrote:

He was even driving Seely's Ridgeline!

Starcrossed wrote:

Whose management?

mx_563 wrote:

Honda management. I would assume they aren't spending Honda dollars on a Honda SX track in order for a Yamaha rider to get his laps in...

Honda management.
I would assume they aren't spending Honda dollars on a Honda SX track in order for a Yamaha rider to get his laps in.

Lot's of unconfirmed stories over the years of bike swapping and fence hopping but this was the first time I've heard someone in the know mention it in such a nonchalant manner. That's all.

PJRAUS wrote:

I remember back in 1999 / 2000 I was in America and staying with a friend that worked for Yamaha . I got to go watch...

I remember back in 1999 / 2000 I was in America and staying with a friend that worked for Yamaha . I got to go watch for a while at the Yamaha test track and you could see the Honda and Suzuki tracks from there.
My friend was trying to convince management to abandon their track and lease this huge and disused aircraft hanger.. Can't remember where it was , but we drove past it one day.
The idea was that Yamaha could have a track indoors that their riders could train on at night time ,to help get in the night time race mode you need for the actual night racing of sx, plus there would be minimal watering compared to their outdoor track , no weed growth and it would put a stop to the sticky beaks constantly peering through the fence, which I remember was a constant source of aggravation to my friend, especially when they were packing cameras with big long lenses.
Obviously they never took him up on his idea....
No particular reason for this post ,other than it was interesting to me at the time.
I remember sitting up in the control tower / observation box at the Yamaha track and watching McGrath , Button, Vuillemin, Fonseca, Phil Lawrence, Tim Ferry and and Jeff Emig pound out the laps. It was a real privelege and pretty damn special. McGrath really was something else.... A genuinely nice and polite young man and so good , so hard at the whoops and so much better at generating speed from mid corner to the next obstacle... He could only get 20 laps out of a back wheel and clutch...to see the wheel after 20 laps... Flat spots on the rim and broken spokes...unreal!
Anyway....blah ,blah

PJRAUS wrote:

I remember back in 1999 / 2000 I was in America and staying with a friend that worked for Yamaha . I got to go watch...

I remember back in 1999 / 2000 I was in America and staying with a friend that worked for Yamaha . I got to go watch for a while at the Yamaha test track and you could see the Honda and Suzuki tracks from there.
My friend was trying to convince management to abandon their track and lease this huge and disused aircraft hanger.. Can't remember where it was , but we drove past it one day.
The idea was that Yamaha could have a track indoors that their riders could train on at night time ,to help get in the night time race mode you need for the actual night racing of sx, plus there would be minimal watering compared to their outdoor track , no weed growth and it would put a stop to the sticky beaks constantly peering through the fence, which I remember was a constant source of aggravation to my friend, especially when they were packing cameras with big long lenses.
Obviously they never took him up on his idea....
No particular reason for this post ,other than it was interesting to me at the time.
I remember sitting up in the control tower / observation box at the Yamaha track and watching McGrath , Button, Vuillemin, Fonseca, Phil Lawrence, Tim Ferry and and Jeff Emig pound out the laps. It was a real privelege and pretty damn special. McGrath really was something else.... A genuinely nice and polite young man and so good , so hard at the whoops and so much better at generating speed from mid corner to the next obstacle... He could only get 20 laps out of a back wheel and clutch...to see the wheel after 20 laps... Flat spots on the rim and broken spokes...unreal!
Anyway....blah ,blah

PJRAUS wrote:

I remember back in 1999 / 2000 I was in America and staying with a friend that worked for Yamaha . I got to go watch...

I remember back in 1999 / 2000 I was in America and staying with a friend that worked for Yamaha . I got to go watch for a while at the Yamaha test track and you could see the Honda and Suzuki tracks from there.
My friend was trying to convince management to abandon their track and lease this huge and disused aircraft hanger.. Can't remember where it was , but we drove past it one day.
The idea was that Yamaha could have a track indoors that their riders could train on at night time ,to help get in the night time race mode you need for the actual night racing of sx, plus there would be minimal watering compared to their outdoor track , no weed growth and it would put a stop to the sticky beaks constantly peering through the fence, which I remember was a constant source of aggravation to my friend, especially when they were packing cameras with big long lenses.
Obviously they never took him up on his idea....
No particular reason for this post ,other than it was interesting to me at the time.
I remember sitting up in the control tower / observation box at the Yamaha track and watching McGrath , Button, Vuillemin, Fonseca, Phil Lawrence, Tim Ferry and and Jeff Emig pound out the laps. It was a real privelege and pretty damn special. McGrath really was something else.... A genuinely nice and polite young man and so good , so hard at the whoops and so much better at generating speed from mid corner to the next obstacle... He could only get 20 laps out of a back wheel and clutch...to see the wheel after 20 laps... Flat spots on the rim and broken spokes...unreal!
Anyway....blah ,blah

moto317 wrote:

Was he riding seely's bike? If not I don't see why they would care .

Dirty Points wrote:

He was even driving Seely's Ridgeline!

moto317 wrote:

Was he riding seely's bike? If not I don't see why they would care .

Dirty Points wrote:

He was even driving Seely's Ridgeline!

seth505 wrote:

Did they order a pizza or play some fuckin rocket league afterwards??

Dirty Points wrote:

He was even driving Seely's Ridgeline!

kzizok wrote:

Albeit, dangerously, as he was side tracked by hunger and/or sleepiness. But, it doesn't really matter.

526 wrote:

I thought Webb and Seely rented a track at Milestone or somewhere?

ML512 wrote:

That was a year ago or so, I think it was Webb, Seely, and Hahn. That track is been converted into a flat track.

ML512 wrote:

On a side note, sometimes riders sneak onto other tracks without permission when no one is around... When James Stewart was at L&M Yamaha in 09...

On a side note, sometimes riders sneak onto other tracks without permission when no one is around... When James Stewart was at L&M Yamaha in 09 and Reed was at Suzuki, James and Regal snuck up to the Suzuki track when no one was around and burnt a few motos... No permission was given for that by Suzuki...

Jason Lawrence also jumped the fence into a freshly prepped Honda test track when he rode for YOT...

Phillip_Lamb wrote:

i guess its possible these days. the isolation of riders isnt what it used to be 10-15 years ago. RC wouldve never thought of ever sharing...

i guess its possible these days. the isolation of riders isnt what it used to be 10-15 years ago.

RC wouldve never thought of ever sharing a track with a competitor even from the same team if he could help it.