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Edited Date/Time 6/18/2017 12:37pm
How long does it take to rip a track?

'Cause... I feel like if they didn't do it till like 4am, if they could, this could be avoided.

Track might be great by race time regardless, but it seems like many are over the rut-o-cross...

Tractors have lights right?
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dedi684 6/17/2017 8:58am
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My experience is that if you keep it buttoned up then rip it after the rain it dries fast. Almost too fast for my liking.
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imoto34 6/17/2017 9:23am
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Its either ruts or dust. We can only have one of those. Ripping a track in the dark could have a few nasty outcomes.

Let the pros do what they do
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Pro track prep advice. Just another service from the Vital MX Readership.
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It's called Motocross and stop the bitching about the ruts jeez !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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aroark247 6/17/2017 9:27am
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GuyB wrote:
Pro track prep advice. Just another service from the Vital MX Readership.
It's the VBT vital brain trust
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Ruts bring out the sluts bro
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Lester 6/17/2017 9:34am
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Mud and ruts are part of racing, get over it.
Harry Backmon 6/17/2017 9:56am
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GuyB wrote:
Pro track prep advice. Just another service from the Vital MX Readership.
aroark247 wrote:
It's the VBT vital brain trust
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Yes! You got it, roarkbro!
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chad_111 6/17/2017 10:03am
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Lester wrote:
Mud and ruts are part of racing, get over it.
So is dust and hard pack, but the people prepping the tracks always choose the ruts.
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rongi#401 6/17/2017 10:10am
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SHUT UP ABOUT THE RUTS! YOUR ON THE WRONG WEBSITE! ROAD RACING IS ON A DIFFERENT FORUM
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rongi#401 6/17/2017 10:11am
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if you cant ride ruts then your a effing squid
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GuyB wrote:
Pro track prep advice. Just another service from the Vital MX Readership.
You must be proud of you're baby..there's nothing we can't do here. Soon it'll have retirement advice for you. For now just needs a hybrid Theo- political section to truly grow.
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GuyB wrote:
Pro track prep advice. Just another service from the Vital MX Readership.
You must be proud of you're baby..there's nothing we can't do here. Soon it'll have retirement advice for you. For now just needs a hybrid Theo- political section to truly grow.
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Lester wrote:
Mud and ruts are part of racing, get over it.
chad_111 wrote:
So is dust and hard pack, but the people prepping the tracks always choose the ruts.
Absolutely. At least it was in the 70s and 80s. I wonder how many tire treads and compounds are available at the races these days. All the tracks are prepped about the same. I'd like to see Unadilla covered in grass again.
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rongi#401 wrote:
if you cant ride ruts then your a effing squid
If you can't ride hard pack you're an effing squid
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PastranaWho 6/17/2017 12:52pm
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RUTOCROSS its the new thing bro.
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Tarz483 6/17/2017 1:40pm
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im over the rutocross ... id rather see some more sand tracks
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Jrewing wrote:
You must be proud of you're baby..there's nothing we can't do here. Soon it'll have retirement advice for you. For now just needs a hybrid Theo-...
You must be proud of you're baby..there's nothing we can't do here. Soon it'll have retirement advice for you. For now just needs a hybrid Theo- political section to truly grow.
When u r dumb enough to think just posting it once won't be enough to get clipped, Double post it... Lmao

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TXDirt 6/17/2017 3:16pm
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No one here knows anything about track prep and track safety then MX Sports!!!! So the rest of you just STFU.
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downard254 6/17/2017 5:13pm
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I used to love the way Unadilla ran in the 70's and 80's. plant thick grass and let the bikes mulch it up. The moisture from the freshly shredded grass kept the dust level contained, and it didn't rut up deep allowing the ability to change lines at any time. I'd love watching a couple guys battle and the chase rider squaring an arc changing lines mid turn. I think it made for better racing. You're not squaring out of a rut mid turn to change lines, not effectively at least.
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bsharkey 6/17/2017 5:35pm
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I've watched them do wlashougal many times over 30 years it takes a lot more time than you think. Most of the time they are working on the track pretty much within half an hour of racing convening Until Dark
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This is motocross
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rmoto003 6/17/2017 8:38pm
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^^ Good to see the capacity crowd getting into it!! I think one of them might have spilled their beer!!
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chad_111 6/17/2017 10:23pm
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This battle would not have been the same had there been 2 foot ruts everywhere and they not had the opportunities to block pass and cut down mid corner.
https://youtu.be/yH_cSC3c_-Y
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markit 6/17/2017 11:01pm
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I didn't even know what ripping a track means, been in the woods to long.
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Motoxdoc 6/17/2017 11:16pm
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Crush wrote:
How long does it take to rip a track? 'Cause... I feel like if they didn't do it till like 4am, if they could, this could...
How long does it take to rip a track?

'Cause... I feel like if they didn't do it till like 4am, if they could, this could be avoided.

Track might be great by race time regardless, but it seems like many are over the rut-o-cross...

Tractors have lights right?
"How long does it take to rip a track?"......don't know, why do you ask?

"'Cause... I feel like if they didn't do it till like 4am, if they could, this could be avoided.".....Huh

"Track might be great by race time regardless, but it seems like many are over the rut-o-cross..." ......Unsure

"Tractors have lights right?"....Yes.

Funny thing is, while I'm trying to make sense out of what you posted....everyone above me is replying to you like you made perfectly good sense. Vital bizarro-world.
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zehn 6/18/2017 12:37pm
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rmoto003 wrote:
^^ Good to see the capacity crowd getting into it!! I think one of them might have spilled their beer!!
My dad was at that race. Said it was a really cool track FWIW
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RM Mike 6/18/2017 1:44pm
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Seems like I remember when the track got dusty a water truck would go by between motos.

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