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Edited Date/Time 1/27/2012 10:00am
DV's pics from Lommel.

http://www.motardimpression.com/news.php?id=1863
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What the...

Drink holders?
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Mejan 8/4/2010 10:59pm
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You run out of gas with a regular tank at that track!
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nadeauracing229 8/4/2010 11:02pm
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Case a jump with one of those and you could be in some serious pain.. Sick
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OMG my balls started to hurt!

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GuyB 8/4/2010 11:16pm
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That's what you'd call a "positive stop."
oldschoolmxr203 8/4/2010 11:27pm
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nadeauracing229 wrote:
Case a jump with one of those and you could be in some serious pain.. Sick
Yea wow no kidding there,when i read the thread i was thinking trick aluminum hand made tanks, which those probably are, but they are definatly different for sure, and at a sand track like Lommel i can see where they would need extra fuel on board. You might need to wear a baseball or football cup, just in caseLaughing
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kongols 8/5/2010 12:39am
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Tanel Leok ran out of gas being in good position.
brakkeman_ 8/5/2010 4:19am
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and he used a tank shown in the first picture (his teammate Guarneri)
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Crush 8/5/2010 6:49am
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Wouldn't it be better to make em a bit wider?

All that work the manufacturers supposedly go through these days to centralise weight! haha...
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Jefro98 8/5/2010 6:54am
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brakkeman_ wrote:
and he used a tank shown in the first picture (his teammate Guarneri)
No, he didn't.

He used a normal gas tank.

brakkeman_ 8/5/2010 7:06am
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Why?

I assumed he did, guarneri did, Desalle last year too i think.

Strange move, that cost them big.
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Jefro98 8/5/2010 7:08am
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brakkeman_ wrote:
Why?

I assumed he did, guarneri did, Desalle last year too i think.

Strange move, that cost them big.
Dunno why.



Here's a pic of Tanel and one of Davide.

You can see Tanel did not use the big tank.







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Gotta love those environmentally friendly fuel efficient four strokes. They've made the racing so much better for everyone involved. Not to mention safer and less expensive.
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newmann wrote:
Gotta love those environmentally friendly fuel efficient four strokes. They've made the racing so much better for everyone involved. Not to mention safer and less expensive.
They regularly used big tanks on smokers at sand tracks, too.

Part of making a point is not stretching it too thin. Not to mention becoming white noise.

Redeem yourself with some Fox RM pics.
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txrider44 wrote:
DV's pics from Lommel. [img]http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee88/DV12_COM/MILL/Lommel43.jpg[/img][img]http://www.motardimpression.com/tmpshot/brisenoix.jpg[/img] http://www.motardimpression.com/news.php?id=1863
DV's pics from Lommel.

http://www.motardimpression.com/news.php?id=1863
Add this to those photos! Tongue

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stillwelding 8/5/2010 8:27am
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mxb2 wrote:
OMG my balls started to hurt!
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You can't put gas inside aluminum.
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ratonmacias 8/5/2010 9:14am
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nytsmaC wrote:
You can't put gas inside aluminum.
i thought suzuki had aluminium gas tanks on their 2010 motocrossers

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newmann 8/5/2010 10:47am
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nytsmaC wrote:
You can't put gas inside aluminum.
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I believe it was tried with the first gen CR's and they found the spars got too hot for gasoline to be in them....not to the flash point but hot enough that the fuel would not burn like it was supposed to it would detonate a lot earlier than it was supposed to due to the added heat and compression.
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Normally everyone runs a bigger tank in the sand. My tank holds an extra liter more than standard at all the GP. I know most people like KTM and other people that run plastic tanks heat the and then blow some of the bends out of the tank with air pressure. I tried one of those ball breakers once..... Let's just say bad experience !!!
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WORCSRacer 8/5/2010 2:23pm
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Wouldn't it have been much easier and ergonomic to run an IMS tank?
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ratonmacias 8/6/2010 7:36am
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mxr338 wrote:
Normally everyone runs a bigger tank in the sand. My tank holds an extra liter more than standard at all the GP. I know most people...
Normally everyone runs a bigger tank in the sand. My tank holds an extra liter more than standard at all the GP. I know most people like KTM and other people that run plastic tanks heat the and then blow some of the bends out of the tank with air pressure. I tried one of those ball breakers once..... Let's just say bad experience !!!
is this the real Zach Osborne? if so how would you compare racing in the U.S. vs racing in Europe?
brakkeman_ 8/6/2010 8:21am
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He's on his way to Loket, so an answer could take a while.

Even so, good luck Zach!
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holeshot100 8/6/2010 8:51am
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Good luck Zach, Michael L., and Jimmy A.!!

Nice announcing job on Freecaster TV Jimmy!

I like your comment to Paul Malin that you don't ever want to announce an MX1 race again.
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offspring22 8/6/2010 10:41am
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WORCSRacer wrote:
Wouldn't it have been much easier and ergonomic to run an IMS tank?
this.
also be a lot less painful, as the previous posters have mentioned! haha
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ab5772 8/6/2010 10:46am
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WORCSRacer wrote:
Wouldn't it have been much easier and ergonomic to run an IMS tank?
That would be too easy and cost-effective...not "works" enough.
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mxr338 8/6/2010 1:28pm
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mxr338 wrote:
Normally everyone runs a bigger tank in the sand. My tank holds an extra liter more than standard at all the GP. I know most people...
Normally everyone runs a bigger tank in the sand. My tank holds an extra liter more than standard at all the GP. I know most people like KTM and other people that run plastic tanks heat the and then blow some of the bends out of the tank with air pressure. I tried one of those ball breakers once..... Let's just say bad experience !!!
ratonmacias wrote:
is this the real Zach Osborne? if so how would you compare racing in the U.S. vs racing in Europe?
I really am Zach Osborne but I don't want to comment on that subject. Its sort of the same as playing with fire..... Pretty dangerous
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RACEGUY 8/6/2010 2:35pm
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Good luck, Z'Oz
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ratonmacias 8/9/2010 5:28pm
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mxr338 wrote:
Normally everyone runs a bigger tank in the sand. My tank holds an extra liter more than standard at all the GP. I know most people...
Normally everyone runs a bigger tank in the sand. My tank holds an extra liter more than standard at all the GP. I know most people like KTM and other people that run plastic tanks heat the and then blow some of the bends out of the tank with air pressure. I tried one of those ball breakers once..... Let's just say bad experience !!!
ratonmacias wrote:
is this the real Zach Osborne? if so how would you compare racing in the U.S. vs racing in Europe?
mxr338 wrote:
I really am Zach Osborne but I don't want to comment on that subject. Its sort of the same as playing with fire..... Pretty dangerous
I understand, hopefully you get an injury free career and enjoy whatever and wherever you race thanks for chiming in.

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