Minneapolis Whoops

No, we’ll have shit racing with no passing because everyone and their mom will be able to hit them wide open, eliminating the possibility of a mistake and a passing opportunity.

Or you make them big and go ahead and thin out the 250 class as they all auger into the triple right after that set.

Should have kept them the same as West Coast. 6 rounds of big whoops for the west guys, just to give the east guys these? Come on!

Hopefully they'll build them bigger in the next couple of rounds. The 450 guys are already in the swing of things, but the 250 east guys are just starting out again after a long time off.

Ran out of dirt when they came to those first 3

Roger must have been in the dozer

Those are vet track whoops.

Can’t wait to hear the riders cry that the track “doesn’t have anything to separate the field”

Wtf I could hit those 😂

Fucking god i could hit those

Same here, and I suck at Supercross.

Okay Ellie

Minneapolis keys to the whoops:

1. Don't be a pussy
2. Bike setup
3. Proper form

They are not woops in Minnesota, unless this guy is there.

“Track was super one lined and hard to pass”

With whoops like those, there is a possibility that 15 guys could have a lap time within 1 second of the fastest.

webbs bike made huuuuge progress on testing this week..

I know it doesn't fit the narrative, but the reason they're different is because of the wet soft dirt they have in Minnesota.
Someone asked Corey from Dirt Wurx about it on his instagram, and this was his response.


strap_assassin_1
How do you determine whether you make dozer whoops or loader whoops?


corey100
@strap_assassin_1 the dirt condition. Wet soft dirt gets dozer whoops harder drier dirt gets loader whoops.


its_crusha
@corey100 could you tell us why and what’s the difference? Said it’s wet but what about the dozer means you need to use it for the wet dirt? Interesting!



corey100
@its_crusha cuz when u make whoops u put in a flat 2 foot pad then cut down and flip up to make the whoop. When it’s wet the loader weighs so much that it makes big ruts in the pad. Which in return u can’t keep the loader level so when u make the whoop the cutting edge on the loader isn’t level making the whoops impossible to make flat on top. The dozer is used because it doesn’t sink into the pad and is able to push up the whoop and make it level. The dozer also has a 6 way blade so even if the dozer isn’t level u can make the blade level. The loader doesn’t have that luxury.

If proper whoops aren’t a possibility, I think most people would rather see a big, nasty set of moguls a’la Daytona.

#letsgopaul

Hahahaha, comment of the day

Looking at the track map, I reckon the start straight should go straight-on over the whoops from the start gate YEAH !!!

Better not see any crashes in the whoops then!!

Wonder what mrs 22 would have to say about them

If you’re going to only make a short whoop run and you make them small and rounded, out of soft wet dirt that’s going to break down, why make them at all?
With the resources available to these guys, the dirt is no excuse. You can’t truck in a couple of extra loads just for the whoops?
Only soft wet dirt available? You can’t add a 2% cement pug mix?
If this continues, looks like the 250 east guys got a break.

Would it be cool at all to bring in a ton of sand and make a small set of millville whoops down one side of the stadium?

I mean, it's obvious from the photo that the track is still under construction....

Or is this a classic vital troll situation

Deano’s IG story with Jalek Swoll was hilarious! He tagged Dirt Wurx lol

I don’t know for sure but it seems they are done building the whoops as they have already placed the tuff blocks around them. Could be wrong though.

You are correct. Once they cut the whoops out that is what they are.


We see the same conversation every year about the whoops when we get to the east coast. The whoops are just more difficult to make when the dirt is softer.