Was Chad the only one?

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ridge 6/18/2009 9:25am
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ridge wrote:
That's not the same jump.
FIREfish148 wrote:
That was the step down that Grant passed Wey on.
motoxistence wrote:
That is the same jump as in the video. Short and everyone else doubled to the big mound, but Reed jumped over it and was landing...
That is the same jump as in the video. Short and everyone else doubled to the big mound, but Reed jumped over it and was landing on the flat in the far left of the photo.
In the video, I don't see a 3rd jump. It looks like Reed is flat landing past a bunch of ruts. Maybe the TV doesn't show the 3rd jump because of the angle.
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Void Main 6/18/2009 9:50am
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FIREfish148 wrote:
That was the step down that Grant passed Wey on.
motoxistence wrote:
That is the same jump as in the video. Short and everyone else doubled to the big mound, but Reed jumped over it and was landing...
That is the same jump as in the video. Short and everyone else doubled to the big mound, but Reed jumped over it and was landing on the flat in the far left of the photo.
ridge wrote:
In the video, I don't see a 3rd jump. It looks like Reed is flat landing past a bunch of ruts. Maybe the TV doesn't show...
In the video, I don't see a 3rd jump. It looks like Reed is flat landing past a bunch of ruts. Maybe the TV doesn't show the 3rd jump because of the angle.
I think that scissor lift you see in the picture actually has the camera on top that filmed the video.
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peelout719 6/18/2009 9:51am
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FIREfish148 wrote:
That was the step down that Grant passed Wey on.
motoxistence wrote:
That is the same jump as in the video. Short and everyone else doubled to the big mound, but Reed jumped over it and was landing...
That is the same jump as in the video. Short and everyone else doubled to the big mound, but Reed jumped over it and was landing on the flat in the far left of the photo.
ridge wrote:
In the video, I don't see a 3rd jump. It looks like Reed is flat landing past a bunch of ruts. Maybe the TV doesn't show...
In the video, I don't see a 3rd jump. It looks like Reed is flat landing past a bunch of ruts. Maybe the TV doesn't show the 3rd jump because of the angle.
there is no third jump.

it is a step up double thing, with a big cavity on the back side. the riders that double it, go into the cavity and kind of jump out. reed was simply jumping over the double and the cavity, hence the term triple.

it was the gnarliest thing i've seen this year and the video didn't do it justice. the picture however, gives an idea of how giant the jump really was
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calimxer91 6/18/2009 11:09am
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tvo314 wrote:
Respect.
No doubt.

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kevin204 6/18/2009 11:23am
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That's gnarly.
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tiddlermx23 6/18/2009 11:31am
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DC wrote:
Believe it or not, it as MUCH crazier when it was just a tunnel with two sets of doubles further down, and Brian Swink and Mike...
Believe it or not, it as MUCH crazier when it was just a tunnel with two sets of doubles further down, and Brian Swink and Mike Jones were launching from the tunnel over the first jump -- the takeoff jump -- until we tore it down.

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Hey DC, you ever think about making the finish line jump about 30-40 feet longer? The guys usually flat land it anyway.It looks just really awkward!
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commitment!............shessh.......
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CRF107 6/18/2009 2:56pm
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They only added that lip to make it a step up in practice too...Friday afternoon it was just a big single wall, and guys were jumping it out to where Reed did, but getting alot higher.
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swizcore wrote:
Can you imagine if he clipped that last jump? Wow!
It wasn't Chad, but someone did in the 450 LCQ. That, combined with the ever-efficient flagging at the Nationals, took out a bunch of guys and had a couple carted off.
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CRF107 6/18/2009 3:53pm
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swizcore wrote:
Can you imagine if he clipped that last jump? Wow!
cdm806 wrote:
It wasn't Chad, but someone did in the 450 LCQ. That, combined with the ever-efficient flagging at the Nationals, took out a bunch of guys and...
It wasn't Chad, but someone did in the 450 LCQ. That, combined with the ever-efficient flagging at the Nationals, took out a bunch of guys and had a couple carted off.
There were guys landing on top of it all day... The consi crash happened because the first guy clipped it, and the guy behind him landed on him carrying more speed. Then they were hit by the 3-4 bikes right behind them before the flags even came out...and yes I was standing right there.
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6/18/2009 4:41pm Edited Date/Time 4/17/2016 12:29am
motoxistence wrote:
That is the same jump as in the video. Short and everyone else doubled to the big mound, but Reed jumped over it and was landing...
That is the same jump as in the video. Short and everyone else doubled to the big mound, but Reed jumped over it and was landing on the flat in the far left of the photo.
ridge wrote:
In the video, I don't see a 3rd jump. It looks like Reed is flat landing past a bunch of ruts. Maybe the TV doesn't show...
In the video, I don't see a 3rd jump. It looks like Reed is flat landing past a bunch of ruts. Maybe the TV doesn't show the 3rd jump because of the angle.
peelout719 wrote:
there is no third jump. it is a step up double thing, with a big cavity on the back side. the riders that double it, go...
there is no third jump.

it is a step up double thing, with a big cavity on the back side. the riders that double it, go into the cavity and kind of jump out. reed was simply jumping over the double and the cavity, hence the term triple.

it was the gnarliest thing i've seen this year and the video didn't do it justice. the picture however, gives an idea of how giant the jump really was
From Matthes at RacerX - http://www.racerxonline.com/...h-point-raceway.aspx




"Chad was on it this weekend and rode a steady and smart race to get his first-ever 450 national win and the points lead. How is that Reed never won a race before, I can remember many, many races when he led or was up front. It’s simple really (and one word): Carmichael.


Reed was really making up time by airing out the step-up onto Bradshaw Boulevard and landing past the hole that had developed from the other riders. He would swing wide at the bottom, manual the last few stair steps to gain speed, then nail the double perfectly and sail high and far. I knew it was a hairy jump when he did right in front of Andrew Short and Shorty, one of the top seven riders in the world, chose to not jump it. That’s pretty ballsy but would you expect anything else of a two-time AMA Supercross champion?


Also in the second moto in the downhill double section, Reedy was killing Short and Ivan Tedesco by being able to double all the way down, the two Red Riders were not able to carry speed and get cleanly over it like Reed. Hmmmm, Chad Reed good at jumps? Shocking!

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mattbmx63 6/18/2009 5:17pm
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I stood next to the jump for awhile and it was nuts. the hill up to it gave alot of guys trouble. We didnt even realize there was a lip before the big mound until we went over. He looked so much smoother than the rest on the whole track.

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