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With it being a triple crown and a rider having multiple starts I would imagine the rider got the same gate twice and it made sense to preserve the rut since there were more starts that actually mattered in the long run.
Also I've tried to start out of the rut and those AMA refs are on it, like I said I got away with it 1 time and that was because the guy next to me pulled out with 10 seconds on the card before going sideways, it happened just perfect 1 time between 05-12 (just realized it was at Arlington too) so between not having enough room to consistently get that opportunity and the fact it happened twice in one night I'd say that's pretty much what your looking at. Site lap start.
I thought they make you start in the middle if there are guys on both sides of you.
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Really no one on that gate Saturday night tries to pull it off, you more then always have someone next to you and the AMA guys will spot it before the gate drops 99.9% of the time.
For the guy that says why does it matter, think about it like this. If your in the ktm 50 junior race and you have a 7 inch rut in front of you and the kid next to you is on a perfectly flat surface all the way out, who do you put your money on for that holeshot? Now think about who you see getting the holeshot each weekend and what you see is the guy who gets there elbow in front by even half an inch over the guys next to him wins the battle 100% of the time. Go watch what Adam did to Eli at San Diego, although he didn't get the holeshot he barged his elbow over Eli's and cans out of the first time 3rd while Eli was in 15th. All it took was that half an inch. That 7 inch deep rut is important. They say condition over position, in the days of dirt starts this was a huge advantage but still could be considered flirting with the rules since it's in the rule book mandatory to line up in the rut.
Last year at Anaheim futures it was still all dirt and I noticed outside had riders missing in a few of the races so I told a few riders to go out there and start in between and 3 strait holeshots happened and then the AMA guys told me to get out of there and knew what I was doing. Lmao.
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In local races we do it all the time.
Or you can paint the center of the gate to ensure all riders line up on the painted line.
The rule is very vague and only says that Motorcycles must be centered in the starting gate. However the rule goes on to say that the starting gate has to be a minimum of 80 feet.
If we simply knew which gate, a quick review of the event would reveal it quickly. That is if we actually cared.
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