A2....things that got overshadowed

TriRacer27 1/19/2020 2:51pm
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10. I think as impressive as AC has been so far, the last 1.5 main events are showing him that the 450 class is absolutely relentless...
10. I think as impressive as AC has been so far, the last 1.5 main events are showing him that the 450 class is absolutely relentless, especially early in the season.
Yep. But at the same time, I've been impressed with his ability to ride within his limits. Except for a minor tip-over last week, he's looked smooth and in control, and has kept it in check even when others are pulling away. A younger AC would've tried to pin it to keep up.

He needs to keep taking what comes to him, working out the details during the week, and giving himself a chance to get a win later in the year when the dust starts to settle.
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"I like the option lane because it provides two options" - Ricky Carmichael
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Ranman68 1/19/2020 3:08pm
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Mookie has the speed to fight for wins if he can get a start. He's shown that, and he's shown that he can keep it on two wheels the entire moto while consistently advancing. That's awesome to see. AC is showing he has the ability as well as the maturity to do well in the 450 class. That's cool to see. Webb showed us last night that he is still a pitbull that gets stronger through the race and fights for every position until the checkered flag. Tomac showed last night that when he's "on", hes still the baddest MF around. Jett Lawrence showed last night how bad ass those Aussies can be, and that he's a fearless, little bastard. Holy shit I like that kid. My favorite 250 rider now. Can't wait to see him healed up and going again.
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Black Diesel Bomber 1/19/2020 3:22pm
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AP7 and Bloss got together, which aslo collected BB4. Shame, and Blake was on a tear through the field and would have finished within the top...
AP7 and Bloss got together, which aslo collected BB4. Shame, and Blake was on a tear through the field and would have finished within the top 5 if it wasn't for the second crash.
I had no idea this happened, I missed it. I'll have to find a replay.

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Black Diesel Bomber 1/19/2020 3:26pm
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Does anyone have a photo sequence or replay clip of Jett's wheelies? He was absolutely positively completely out of control and I'm surprised he didn't yard...
Does anyone have a photo sequence or replay clip of Jett's wheelies? He was absolutely positively completely out of control and I'm surprised he didn't yard sale sooner.

I want to she his Daytona Tomac imitation through the whoops again. Someone has to have a video link?
Yeah it was amazing he pulled this off. No one purposely does this through huge whoops. Definitely whiskey throttle as someone else mentioned previously:



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had2comment 1/19/2020 3:44pm
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Goofy Foot wrote:
Does anyone have a photo sequence or replay clip of Jett's wheelies? He was absolutely positively completely out of control and I'm surprised he didn't yard...
Does anyone have a photo sequence or replay clip of Jett's wheelies? He was absolutely positively completely out of control and I'm surprised he didn't yard sale sooner.

I want to she his Daytona Tomac imitation through the whoops again. Someone has to have a video link?
Black Diesel Bomber wrote:
Yeah it was amazing he pulled this off. No one purposely does this through huge whoops. Definitely whiskey throttle as someone else mentioned previously: [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/01/19/399043/s1200_Screen_Shot_2020_01_19_at_3.18.50_PM.jpg[/img]
Yeah it was amazing he pulled this off. No one purposely does this through huge whoops. Definitely whiskey throttle as someone else mentioned previously:



I was there, he lost his composure 10 minutes in. Probably tired. He had some close calls through the whoops.
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Black Diesel Bomber 1/19/2020 3:47pm
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Goofy Foot wrote:
Does anyone have a photo sequence or replay clip of Jett's wheelies? He was absolutely positively completely out of control and I'm surprised he didn't yard...
Does anyone have a photo sequence or replay clip of Jett's wheelies? He was absolutely positively completely out of control and I'm surprised he didn't yard sale sooner.

I want to she his Daytona Tomac imitation through the whoops again. Someone has to have a video link?
Black Diesel Bomber wrote:
Yeah it was amazing he pulled this off. No one purposely does this through huge whoops. Definitely whiskey throttle as someone else mentioned previously: [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/01/19/399043/s1200_Screen_Shot_2020_01_19_at_3.18.50_PM.jpg[/img]
Yeah it was amazing he pulled this off. No one purposely does this through huge whoops. Definitely whiskey throttle as someone else mentioned previously:



had2comment wrote:
I was there, he lost his composure 10 minutes in. Probably tired. He had some close calls through the whoops.
How loud was the boo'ing during the 250 podium interviews? It sounded very loud on the broadcast.
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had2comment 1/19/2020 3:47pm
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tek14 wrote:
1. Call Geico and get 15% chance to finish you race. 2. Mookie fastest 450 rider in main and just cant get top 15 start. 3...
1. Call Geico and get 15% chance to finish you race.
2. Mookie fastest 450 rider in main and just cant get top 15 start.
3. How Bagget suddenly was fastest guy until crashing out twice.
4. Why track crew didnt fix whoops before mains, we dont wanna see jumpers.
5. Geico/Smarttop Hondas are best bikes at whoops but Kennys Honda doesnt work at whoops.
Weird, Roczen was insane through the whoops during his heat. Soon as the main started he was no longer that person. Bike looked complete opposite and he did not look comfortable through them. His pit board must’ve said, “keep points race tight, it’s Tomac’s turn tonight”... Welcome to the WWE
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had2comment 1/19/2020 3:50pm
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Black Diesel Bomber wrote:
Yeah it was amazing he pulled this off. No one purposely does this through huge whoops. Definitely whiskey throttle as someone else mentioned previously: [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/01/19/399043/s1200_Screen_Shot_2020_01_19_at_3.18.50_PM.jpg[/img]
Yeah it was amazing he pulled this off. No one purposely does this through huge whoops. Definitely whiskey throttle as someone else mentioned previously:



had2comment wrote:
I was there, he lost his composure 10 minutes in. Probably tired. He had some close calls through the whoops.
Black Diesel Bomber wrote:
How loud was the boo'ing during the 250 podium interviews? It sounded very loud on the broadcast.
It was pretty bad and it went on for a while. Worse than RC or Reed ever got. Felt bad for Dylan, people forget how much money is on the line. I’m sure a lot of people would do worse for far less.
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cable 1/19/2020 3:58pm
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is it a suprise barcia bike looked good when there was not much for whoops. His bike looks super stiff and scary and AP7 bike looks soft.
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JohnMatrix 1/19/2020 3:59pm
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The boos were really loud in the stadium. It was easily the best race I’ve seen in person. The stadium was going nuts for all different reasons. We were right in front of the whoops and Jett definitely looked like he got some whiskey throttle putting him into that wheelie. Seeing him save that into the following jump was impressive.

Barcia looked awful in the whoops and dragons back. I was bummed seeing him unable to run up front on this track.

Plessinger went down right in front of Bagget, and it took him out so Blake’s chances were shot. Bagget’s first crash was unfortunate as well. He looked like he caught a weird hook in that rut which threw him. Other than that he had some serious speed.

The track was no joke. We got to talk to Bagget in the pits and he said it was a really slick track. Base was packed down really hard and the top was skatey. So you had a technical layout and tough dirt conditions, made for some amazing racing.
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PRM31 1/19/2020 4:10pm
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So many questions about the races. Yet we had announcers there with the best seat in the house to see what’s going on. There were a lot of items to like about the coverage, but actually covering the entire race is not one of them. Really exciting night though!
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Hman144 1/19/2020 8:28pm
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No farkin way was Jett intentionally manualing those whoop sections. C'mon... That looked like arm pump induced whisky throttle or just over aggression while still a...
No farkin way was Jett intentionally manualing those whoop sections. C'mon...

That looked like arm pump induced whisky throttle or just over aggression while still a bit out of sorts after his crash,
Seems to me I caught Jett manualing the last hunk of whoops a couple of passes last week in SainLouie. And I does believe it were on porpoise. The kid's got bike control finesse in his code.
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crusty_xx 1/19/2020 11:19pm
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A small highlight for me: Auberson from Switzerland getting his first top 10

Also I loved to see Baggett up front.
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Jardo 1/20/2020 7:56am
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TriRacer27 wrote:
A few more: - What happened to AP7? Started 3rd, was running about 10th or 11th, then dropped back to 20th before working back up the...
A few more:

- What happened to AP7? Started 3rd, was running about 10th or 11th, then dropped back to 20th before working back up the 15th. Thought he might be able to put in a top 10 result last night.

- What happened to Benny Bloss?

- How many times have AC9 and Osborne passed each other in 2 races?

- Yes, Tomac's jersey got hooked on the quick release on his helmet. Just another Anaheim, and another gear A-Stars gear malfunction for Tomac. Had to be at least a little annoying.

- Beast mode? yeah, Tomac was 16th in the first corner and in 1st place less than 7 minutes later.

- Speaking of Tomac, he put down a 52.0. The best time in qualifying was AC with a 51.8 on a much better track! The next fastest in the main was Kenny with a 53.2. HOW?

- Cooper: where's the guy that was saying cooper was out of the championship and not gonna win again after last week?

- Austin "I wanted to make a statement" Forkner...... well, he made a statement. The cocky kid hurt his coccyx and brought home a 17th. Bravo Austin.

- What happened to Marty? He was riding so well but he needs a start. Was he the one that crashed with Hill on lap 3?

- What a fun track to watch. Lot's of passing spots. Even the split lane ended up being great. Good job to the track crew, they got it right this week.

- I don't think Jett was as out of control as you think. He tends to wheelie a lot.

- Care to guess who had the fastest lap in the 250 main, almost a full second faster than Forkner's best?
With all the drama i totally forgot about the split lane!! I couldnt believe how well it worked. I still can't tell you which one was faster!
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Bonanza69 1/20/2020 9:17am
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Weird, Roczen was insane through the whoops during his heat. Soon as the main started he was no longer that person. Bike looked complete opposite and...
Weird, Roczen was insane through the whoops during his heat. Soon as the main started he was no longer that person. Bike looked complete opposite and he did not look comfortable through them. His pit board must’ve said, “keep points race tight, it’s Tomac’s turn tonight”... Welcome to the WWE
I think it had to do with Roczens last lap in the heatrace where he had his moment in the whoops.He rode smart,secured second place and took the red plate.Nice work!
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I wasn't sure but now I'm sure, Kobe Bryant is Ricky's GOAT.

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mitch199 1/20/2020 4:19pm
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Not sure I've seen it anywhere.. but Luke Clout (fellow Aussie) seemed to cop some flak from the internet racers when his first round was garbage. Almost a top 5 over the weekend! Bloody ripper effort. Hopefully we can get Jett and Luke on the podium real soon together! 4 Aussies in the 250 W main is awesome.
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jgmxdad251 1/20/2020 4:24pm
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How about Martin’s dismount? Thank goodness he cleared the last whoop. That was crazy!
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