Who Got Smoked by an 85 This Weekend?

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NeedMoto 12/29/2018 4:48pm
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Every weekend as of late. Max Vohland rides the shit out of his KTM 85 and even his 65 when he decides to ride it.
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devindavisphoto wrote:
I can only imagine how many guys like you I embarrassed.
WheelieNelson wrote:
When I saw you in almost last during washougal amateur days supermini you were doing a fine job of embarrassing yourself.
Grinning Grinning Grinning
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woody woodpecker 12/29/2018 4:49pm
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devindavisphoto wrote:
Jesus christ you guys are so easily offended it's hilarious.
No-one is offended by you. They just missed taking your ego down a notch.
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FlaNard 12/29/2018 4:53pm
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Yeah it's happened more than a few times to me. Even when I was closer to my "prime" and still reasonably fast. For me it was actually a good thing in that it made me stop spending money on hop ups. If a bike at such a disadvantage could light me up the bike was never my issue. Grinning
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CG118 12/29/2018 6:13pm
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Meister wrote:
I got passed by Stewart at echeconnee (sp). I was 4th wide around a middle line in a big sweeper on a 250f. I heard a...
I got passed by Stewart at echeconnee (sp). I was 4th wide around a middle line in a big sweeper on a 250f. I heard a buzz, and there he went right around the outside while standing up. He was on a "100".
Ha. I saw Bubba at Echeconnee on a 100, and later when he first switched to 125s.

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devindavisphoto wrote:
Jesus christ you guys are so easily offended it's hilarious.
Shawn142 wrote:
It's a good thing being a complete tool comes naturally to some people. Otherwise this world wouldn't have nearly enough Walmart employees.
I guarantee you he owns a car wash
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Flip109 12/29/2018 6:18pm
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I think one of the funnest things to watch in this sport is a kid on an 85 just killing it. Something about those little dudes and bikes hauling ass looks rad.
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FlaNard wrote:
Yeah it's happened more than a few times to me. Even when I was closer to my "prime" and still reasonably fast. For me it was...
Yeah it's happened more than a few times to me. Even when I was closer to my "prime" and still reasonably fast. For me it was actually a good thing in that it made me stop spending money on hop ups. If a bike at such a disadvantage could light me up the bike was never my issue. Grinning
No doubt. Up until that point I hadn't been beaten by a smaller bike. Learned a valuable lesson that day that it didn't matter the cc's of the engine or what hp it was putting out. A better skilled rider could smoke most even if they're at a disadavantage with a smaller engine.
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YAMATHUMP1 12/29/2018 6:46pm
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GODZILLA wrote:
Oh, by the way... Years ago, when I was still reasonably fast, I did an off-road race in the mountains... It was kind of an uphill...
Oh, by the way...
Years ago, when I was still reasonably fast, I did an off-road race in the mountains...
It was kind of an uphill special test that took about 40 minutes to complete and you had to do three times during the day...
Mostly very rough single tracks with lots of rocks, holes and roots...
I can tell you when you reached the top, you were spent.
Then you had to go back all the way down to the start, in a ski resort.
Many locals waited for us at the top with their downhill MTB, just to humiliate us...
And man, they sure did!
Bastards.
Angry Dry Laughing
They didn't wait at the bottom to go up though.
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captmoto 12/29/2018 8:57pm
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Graybeard wrote:
Back in either ‘79 or ‘80 I think, I was out at Indian dunes International track on an RM250, and this kid rolled up with his...
Back in either ‘79 or ‘80 I think, I was out at Indian dunes International track on an RM250, and this kid rolled up with his mom in a station wagon towing a YZ80, and just smoked everybody. Kid was Eric Kehoe! I can handle that!
That's my story! Also AJ Whiting, Johnny Welchel when they were on 80's. I was on an RM in 78 and 79 and a YZ250 in 80.
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mx295 12/29/2018 9:01pm
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I was passed a few times by a kid on a 65
The kids name? Mike Alessi.. I wonder what ever happened to him. ?
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zehn 12/29/2018 9:02pm
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My dad still tells a story about watching Wardy win the 125 Pro class one night on a bored XR75 at Indian Dunes International.
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Boomslang 12/29/2018 9:08pm
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Meister wrote:
I got passed by Stewart at echeconnee (sp). I was 4th wide around a middle line in a big sweeper on a 250f. I heard a...
I got passed by Stewart at echeconnee (sp). I was 4th wide around a middle line in a big sweeper on a 250f. I heard a buzz, and there he went right around the outside while standing up. He was on a "100".
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pdub187 12/29/2018 9:47pm
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Some kid called Shooter Lawrence or something used to touch me up pretty regularly at Coolum Mx track.
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drt410 12/29/2018 10:47pm
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Jeremy Mcgrath passed me on his pw50 once..
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sdmx wrote:
I did...on the Fox vet track yesterday. Kid made me feel like I was standing still. I used to get pissed or embarrassed. Now that I...
I did...on the Fox vet track yesterday. Kid made me feel like I was standing still. I used to get pissed or embarrassed. Now that I am older, I am just impressed.
Was it #38 on a KTM?
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RickyRoss519 12/29/2018 11:37pm
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Back in the day i was spectating the local pro race at mxgp in WA. RV2 lined up on his supermini in the 125 class. 250s and 125s were on the same line but staggered. Anyways RV2 ate them all up except the the 250 leader. Cant remember who it was.

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Fourth_Floor 12/30/2018 7:03am
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Next time that happens just pull off immediately and act like you're checking your sprocket bolts. If there's any other Vitards at the track they'll recognize your distress call, approach you with a torque wrench and invite you back to the truck for a beer.
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gt80rider 12/30/2018 7:31am
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I don't mind getting passed by a fast kid on an 85... Its when the 65 kids pass me that I start feeling really old... LoL
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sdmx wrote:
I did...on the Fox vet track yesterday. Kid made me feel like I was standing still. I used to get pissed or embarrassed. Now that I...
I did...on the Fox vet track yesterday. Kid made me feel like I was standing still. I used to get pissed or embarrassed. Now that I am older, I am just impressed.
Myke wrote:
Was it #38 on a KTM?
Or 21?
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sdmx wrote:
I did...on the Fox vet track yesterday. Kid made me feel like I was standing still. I used to get pissed or embarrassed. Now that I...
I did...on the Fox vet track yesterday. Kid made me feel like I was standing still. I used to get pissed or embarrassed. Now that I am older, I am just impressed.
Myke wrote:
Was it #38 on a KTM?
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Bermworm 12/30/2018 7:49am
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Flip109 wrote:
I think one of the funnest things to watch in this sport is a kid on an 85 just killing it. Something about those little dudes...
I think one of the funnest things to watch in this sport is a kid on an 85 just killing it. Something about those little dudes and bikes hauling ass looks rad.
It really is amazing to watch these kids grow up and make their way as they go from 6 to 12 and gain so much skill and confidence getting faster by 3 to 5 seconds a lap each year.I on the other hand seem to get slower by the same amount each and every year.
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Johnny Depp 12/30/2018 8:00am
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IMO lots of these kids would compete just fine against A/Experts in local racing. It makes a perfect example of why our sport's "class" system is killing the sport.

Personal experience I always recall, 1980 Shawn Kelly flying past me on the Rio Bravo dropoff and landing about 10 feet further out. Instant humbling Fail for a competitive Expert at the time.
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Beaz824 12/30/2018 8:21am
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I got smoked by a kid on n 85 at sunset ridge back in 2012 or so n I asked my buddie who was that kid and he replied Chase Sexton didn’t know him then but now I do lol
Dirtydeeds 12/30/2018 8:47am
12/30/2018 8:47am
Ben Lamay got me at Glen Helen on an Rm85. Kid was rippin!
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JM485 12/30/2018 8:48am
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NeedMoto wrote:
Every weekend as of late. Max Vohland rides the shit out of his KTM 85 and even his 65 when he decides to ride it.
Haha funny you mention that, I was at Argyll one weekend a year or so ago and thought I was running a pretty good pace, nobody was really passing me. Next thing I know I hear this bike just screaming behind me so I look back over a jump and it’s a damn 85!Laughing Fricken Max just motors on by and disappears from view, taking my ego with him.Silly
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Dirtydeeds wrote:
Ben Lamay got me at Glen Helen on an Rm85. Kid was rippin!
Man you should’ve seen him when he was still up here. He jumped shit on his 65 that some of the fast guys couldn’t or wouldn’t.
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Harry Backmon 12/30/2018 6:36pm
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Meister wrote:
I got passed by Stewart at echeconnee (sp). I was 4th wide around a middle line in a big sweeper on a 250f. I heard a...
I got passed by Stewart at echeconnee (sp). I was 4th wide around a middle line in a big sweeper on a 250f. I heard a buzz, and there he went right around the outside while standing up. He was on a "100".
Boomslang wrote:
And yet, as amazing as it seems, you now live in S. Africa. How's the mortgage business there, Paul? Reaming anyone these days?
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