Kevin Windhams 1st 250cc win - 97 SX

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A few asked for the 1997 Charlotte Supercross race, I just posted it in the Screening room. Watch it HERE
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I was there!!
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I was there too! MC got a flat that night. That night IMO cost MC the title that year. But it was awesome for KDub....man was it that long ago? dang
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bobby397 7/6/2010 12:12pm
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so was i, i wished they would being it back here! anyone remember ryno breaking the jaw?
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bobby397 7/6/2010 12:13pm
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that may had been 96?

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MrMJS 7/6/2010 12:55pm
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I was there too! MC got a flat that night. That night IMO cost MC the title that year. But it was awesome for KDub....man was...
I was there too! MC got a flat that night. That night IMO cost MC the title that year. But it was awesome for KDub....man was it that long ago? dang
Of course we dont know what went on behind the scenes or how much work that bike needed BUT at Rd1 we finished like 11th or something. Flat tire in Charlotte, he had Pontiac in the bag and tipped over in a turn (while leading). He was up front in another race and crashed too. Dallas that year was a mudder, so he lost points there as well... IF he had had more time to prepare that year I believe without a doubt that he would have been champion in 97.

It was an awesome season though, 7 different winners. To bad Henry got hurt, if I remember right he broke his hand.
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CStone 7/6/2010 1:37pm
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This is all true MJ and any one of those instances could have cost him the championship. I say Charlotte because i believe at the time he got the flat tire he was leading, after the flat he finished the race just inside the top 10? But the point lost in that race was enough to cost him the title.

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That sure was a technical track!

Did you work for team honda MJS??

Thanks for the uplaod!
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bobby397 wrote:
that may had been 96?
Yep, that was a good race. And it was definitely '97.
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I hope that there are a lot of folks watching these videos you are posting. You are doing a great job and a service.

Watch the lines these guys take in the corners. We may have gained power and speed with the 4 stroke, but, we lost a lot of technique when the 2 stroke was taken out of racing.

This is the #1 reason I want to see a 125 cc class again. The skills learned on that bike cannot be learned on any other scooter.
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was it 97 when ryno broke the jaw?
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bobby397 wrote:
was it 97 when ryno broke the jaw?
96, I'm 100% sure



because I had ESPN in '96, and in '97 SX it went to ESPN2 in my town (something my cable provider didn't have) so I missed the series.
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MrMJS 7/6/2010 2:36pm
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Hank_Thrill wrote:
That sure was a technical track!

Did you work for team honda MJS??

Thanks for the uplaod!
lol.. nope, just a racing fan Smile

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txmxer wrote:
I hope that there are a lot of folks watching these videos you are posting. You are doing a great job and a service. Watch the...
I hope that there are a lot of folks watching these videos you are posting. You are doing a great job and a service.

Watch the lines these guys take in the corners. We may have gained power and speed with the 4 stroke, but, we lost a lot of technique when the 2 stroke was taken out of racing.

This is the #1 reason I want to see a 125 cc class again. The skills learned on that bike cannot be learned on any other scooter.
Id love to see a 16 round 250f series, they can save the east/west thing for 125cc novice risers or something
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bobby397 wrote:
was it 97 when ryno broke the jaw?
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96, I'm 100% sure because I had ESPN in '96, and in '97 SX it went to ESPN2 in my town (something my cable provider didn't...
96, I'm 100% sure



because I had ESPN in '96, and in '97 SX it went to ESPN2 in my town (something my cable provider didn't have) so I missed the series.
and 100% wrong. What year was Mc on a Suzuki?



Like MrMJS, I've collected a lot of video from that time frame. I believe in '96 was when Alby had a nasty get off at Charlotte. And there was some mud to boot.
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if you watch the race he says "last year he broke his jaw. So 96 was the year
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bobby397 wrote:
was it 97 when ryno broke the jaw?
Hank_Thrill wrote:
96, I'm 100% sure because I had ESPN in '96, and in '97 SX it went to ESPN2 in my town (something my cable provider didn't...
96, I'm 100% sure



because I had ESPN in '96, and in '97 SX it went to ESPN2 in my town (something my cable provider didn't have) so I missed the series.
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and 100% wrong. What year was Mc on a Suzuki? Like MrMJS, I've collected a lot of video from that time frame. I believe in '96...
and 100% wrong. What year was Mc on a Suzuki?



Like MrMJS, I've collected a lot of video from that time frame. I believe in '96 was when Alby had a nasty get off at Charlotte. And there was some mud to boot.
Sorry Hank...I think you were saying that Ryno broke his jaw in '96?

I was referring the race year. It was 1997.
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MrMJS wrote:
A few asked for the 1997 Charlotte Supercross race, I just posted it in the Screening room. Watch it [url=http://www.vitalmx.com/forums/Video-Screening-Room,29/1997-Charlotte-Supercross-Windhams-1st-win,985267]HERE[/url]
A few asked for the 1997 Charlotte Supercross race, I just posted it in the Screening room. Watch it HERE
Sweet.Thanks
BornA'Lil2Slow 7/7/2010 8:48am
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I have a question... 1997, it was either, Indy, Pontiac, or Minni SX. (think it was Indy). Anyone have those races? They put Robbie Reynard on Steve Lamsons practice bike, he almost won his heat over MC and Emig, then was running great in the main until the bike blew a head gasket. Would love to see that.

I just remember Bailey, you could hear it in his voice, was in awe of how fast Robbie was hitting some corners. I think the quote is, "he just went thru that corner as fast as humanly possible" lol

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MrMJS 7/7/2010 9:08am
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hmmm.. Lamson was at Honda in 97. I have the entire season on dvd, Ill see if I can find it
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txmxer 7/7/2010 9:18am
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Try Pontiac. I'm not sure. I was archiving that one not too long ago and I think I remember Reynard getting some love.

He was running the east coast 125's that year if I remember correct (seems like I remember him battling RC--unless that was in '98), so it should have been a west coast round. Would not have been on Lamson's bike since he was contract to Suzuki.

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