Open Letter to MX Sports Davey Coombs and Schaefer Tracks for Lakewood Nat

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Edited Date/Time 6/13/2021 8:54am
Thank you!

Thank you for not making this race another mud-fest, slot car, one lined, goat trail, overly watered, stupid too deeply ripped mess.

It was nice to see so many lines form, see it still get rough, and yet have freedom to move around on the track.

Kudos to you. We are all grateful.

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OldHalfway 6/7/2021 2:07pm
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I second this. Very well done.
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Yes! It was perfect!
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sandman768 6/7/2021 2:44pm
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Some of the local tracks around me are doing the rip it deep, drench it, ruts around the whole track prep. I get trying different things and dealing with dust control but riding a track that is one continuous rut sucks..
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yak651 6/7/2021 3:22pm
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DC please reply if we can expect to see more of this. Not only makes better racing, also think it makes qualifying more fair when one group doesn’t receive vastly different practice conditions
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LouisianaMotocross 6/7/2021 6:48pm
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sandman768 wrote:
Some of the local tracks around me are doing the rip it deep, drench it, ruts around the whole track prep. I get trying different things...
Some of the local tracks around me are doing the rip it deep, drench it, ruts around the whole track prep. I get trying different things and dealing with dust control but riding a track that is one continuous rut sucks..
At my local
Track I prefer it deep as it keeps the track from drying out at 11am but the pro nationals have the staff to water the track between each moto,
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Meister 6/7/2021 7:48pm
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I support this message, from am to pros.
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dv12.com 6/7/2021 8:33pm
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I’ve been saying it for 2 decades. Nationals are over watered/disked. Multiple ruts doesn’t mean the track isn’t one lined. On the contrary, most of the time only 1 rut is good. Something Jody never understood for Glen Helen. The best prep job at GH was at the “World Cup” in 02. I really enjoyed seeing the guys in Lakewood having freedom to change lines.
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Dutch348 6/7/2021 8:56pm
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Except for those hidden soft spots that caused A Mart to endo and break his arm super bad, and J Mart out too after “landing in a soft spot”. I’m sure they don’t know what they’re talking about though.
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In today's short attention span social media world, having no passing and follow the leader is dull and boring.

If you want to quit paying for TV, and start getting paid for it, dial up the entertainment value.
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dv12.com wrote:
I’ve been saying it for 2 decades. Nationals are over watered/disked. Multiple ruts doesn’t mean the track isn’t one lined. On the contrary, most of the...
I’ve been saying it for 2 decades. Nationals are over watered/disked. Multiple ruts doesn’t mean the track isn’t one lined. On the contrary, most of the time only 1 rut is good. Something Jody never understood for Glen Helen. The best prep job at GH was at the “World Cup” in 02. I really enjoyed seeing the guys in Lakewood having freedom to change lines.
I respect this cause like your IG post said, that track probably favored Roczen, who beat your guy. You call em like you see them, no matter who’s involved. 👍🏼
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38special 6/8/2021 4:30am
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We need more threads like this.

The local tracks are delusional with their ripping and watering, and they're just following suit with what they see at the Nationals.

Nobody speaks up because they don't want to be labeled a puss for not liking the siiiiikkkk gnarly National track prep.
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Dutch348 wrote:
Except for those hidden soft spots that caused A Mart to endo and break his arm super bad, and J Mart out too after “landing in...
Except for those hidden soft spots that caused A Mart to endo and break his arm super bad, and J Mart out too after “landing in a soft spot”. I’m sure they don’t know what they’re talking about though.
Aww bless their little cotton socks.. shall we make sure all the ground is the same hardness too...
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DA498 6/8/2021 5:12am
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38special wrote:
[b]We need more threads like this.[/b] The local tracks are delusional with their ripping and watering, and they're just following suit with what they see at...
We need more threads like this.

The local tracks are delusional with their ripping and watering, and they're just following suit with what they see at the Nationals.

Nobody speaks up because they don't want to be labeled a puss for not liking the siiiiikkkk gnarly National track prep.
^ this. A couple months ago I was at Lakewood and it was prepped similar to what the National showed. Don’t know if it was by plan or lack of plan but it was so awesome.

It’s usually so wet and deep my minimal skilled ass can barely ride it.

Other tracks in the area try to do the disc deep and water the piss out of it deal as well. I’m not a National pro and always let my buddies know it as I bitch. Lol.

Just looking for a happy medium and glad to see others agree.
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snillum 6/8/2021 10:35am
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I agree with this track prep. It was good to see variety and I would like to see more of it. I want some tracks ripped deep, some tracks hard packed, one track on grass (Unadilla), One track on sand etc.
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TeamGreen 6/8/2021 11:02am
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Dutch348 wrote:
Except for those hidden soft spots that caused A Mart to endo and break his arm super bad, and J Mart out too after “landing in...
Except for those hidden soft spots that caused A Mart to endo and break his arm super bad, and J Mart out too after “landing in a soft spot”. I’m sure they don’t know what they’re talking about though.
philG wrote:
Aww bless their little cotton socks.. shall we make sure all the ground is the same hardness too...
There goes Phil...bringing that British humor to the table & giving us a laugh.

Nice

T'was a great day of racing,, wasn't it?
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adastramx 6/12/2021 10:00pm
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My open letter is a bit different. How about some more areas selling water? I waited in line for the entire 2nd 250 moto to get a bottle of water. All the food trucks were completely out of drinks before the 2nd motos. The only place to get water was the little stands with 4 lines sprouting off a mile long. Completely ridiculous. And yes we brought our own water in but not enough because it said "no coolers" on the website.
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SCC 6/13/2021 6:33am
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The new No Coolers rule is broken. How do you take a family of 5 to an 8hr 90 degree event and stand in the sun all day? They need to allow water.
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smoothies862 6/13/2021 7:08am
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Buy our shirts not the teams. Also drink our water if there is any left when you get done waiting in line lol
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Up Wind 6/13/2021 8:23am
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adastramx wrote:
My open letter is a bit different. How about some more areas selling water? I waited in line for the entire 2nd 250 moto to get...
My open letter is a bit different. How about some more areas selling water? I waited in line for the entire 2nd 250 moto to get a bottle of water. All the food trucks were completely out of drinks before the 2nd motos. The only place to get water was the little stands with 4 lines sprouting off a mile long. Completely ridiculous. And yes we brought our own water in but not enough because it said "no coolers" on the website.
Wow! That sucks! Sounds like one of those AZ tent city prisons. How about free water if you can't bring your own! Some greedy people out there!
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Jeremy Macduff 6/13/2021 8:54am
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adastramx wrote:
My open letter is a bit different. How about some more areas selling water? I waited in line for the entire 2nd 250 moto to get...
My open letter is a bit different. How about some more areas selling water? I waited in line for the entire 2nd 250 moto to get a bottle of water. All the food trucks were completely out of drinks before the 2nd motos. The only place to get water was the little stands with 4 lines sprouting off a mile long. Completely ridiculous. And yes we brought our own water in but not enough because it said "no coolers" on the website.
Hangtown ran out of bottled waters a few years ago and it was hot as balls. It was a really shitty experience.
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Zachintosh 6/13/2021 5:35pm
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Agreed on all counts: please keep the prep like this! Best racing we’ve had in a while, and I really don’t think it’s a coincidence.
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kage173 6/14/2021 1:37pm
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100 likes for OP and no dislikes. That has to be a record.
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