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11/30/2025 1:57pm
anybody watch Lewis' interview with Deegs? He had to talk himself into racing the 3rd main because he said the bike felt terrible but "didn't want...

anybody watch Lewis' interview with Deegs? He had to talk himself into racing the 3rd main because he said the bike felt terrible but "didn't want to throw anyone under the bus" but he read a Kobe Bryant quote that motivated him to do it. Seriously.

I can relate.Back in 1989 when I was 19 i didn't want to do the final moto of a race at my local track either. But...

I can relate.

Back in 1989 when I was 19 i didn't want to do the final moto of a race at my local track either. But then I thought, what would world famous Detroit Piston forward Bill Laimbeer do? I put my helmet on, lined up on the gate and committed a hard foul in the first corner taking half the field out, breaking my main rival, Billy "Butter bones" Jones leg. 

thank you for the smile. We're probably the same age and this made me chuckle. Kudos.

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Random on the dusty track: There's been some ridiculous weather the past week in the Gold Coast/Brisbane area. Almost daily supercell thunderstorms have been wreaking havoc in the area. In the days prior and even on the day of the race, I believe there was risk for these cells to develop. So my guess is they purposely left it a little on the dry side, anticipating some rain? (that obviously never came). 

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I probably missed it, but was there a reason Sexton wasn’t riding this? What better way to dial the bike in.

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Factory Kawasaki has a reputation for not liking extra curricular activity races. He made a point to to Des Nations if called upon in contract. As...

Factory Kawasaki has a reputation for not liking extra curricular activity races. He made a point to to Des Nations if called upon in contract. As far as WSX they clearly haven’t seen the justification or advantage to doing the extra races. 

While this is true. Chase himself has said that he isn't at the offseason races point in his career and really hasn't tried to do any outside of MXoN. So I don't think Kawi is holding him back here. 

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I probably missed it, but was there a reason Sexton wasn’t riding this? What better way to dial the bike in.

Zycki11 wrote:
Factory Kawasaki has a reputation for not liking extra curricular activity races. He made a point to to Des Nations if called upon in contract. As...

Factory Kawasaki has a reputation for not liking extra curricular activity races. He made a point to to Des Nations if called upon in contract. As far as WSX they clearly haven’t seen the justification or advantage to doing the extra races. 

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While this is true. Chase himself has said that he isn't at the offseason races point in his career and really hasn't tried to do any...

While this is true. Chase himself has said that he isn't at the offseason races point in his career and really hasn't tried to do any outside of MXoN. So I don't think Kawi is holding him back here. 

I totally agree, simply focusing on dialing in the bike and prepping for A1. 

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Yep. These races are warm up races. They are , however, are slight indicator of speed for the next season - like Jeremy McGrath at Paris...

Yep. These races are warm up races. They are , however, are slight indicator of speed for the next season - like Jeremy McGrath at Paris SX ‘92. He got second behind JMB, but began his dominance in ‘93 (first yr on the big bike).

In 1992, there were two major supercross races in Paris : Parc des Princes SX (soccer stadium) and Bercy SX. Bayle, Stanton and McGrath rode those two events. McGrath won the Parc des Princes SX in front of Bayle and Stanton (his very first major SX win in the 250cc category). And Stanton won the Bercy SX in front of Bayle and McGrath (with Larry Ward up front too).

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anybody watch Lewis' interview with Deegs? He had to talk himself into racing the 3rd main because he said the bike felt terrible but "didn't want...

anybody watch Lewis' interview with Deegs? He had to talk himself into racing the 3rd main because he said the bike felt terrible but "didn't want to throw anyone under the bus" but he read a Kobe Bryant quote that motivated him to do it. Seriously.

And?

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Honest question. What makes you deegan fans the way you are?

I don't know as I am not a fan or a hater. I don't like him enough to cheer for him against some others, but I don't hate him to the point of discrediting everything he is doing and accomplishing.

All I can say, is that on the stupidity scoreboard, the Deegan haters and Deegan superfans are tied for insanity. On the one side we have people that think he is the second coming of Jesus, and on the other we have 55 yr old men saying that they "hate" a 19 y/o they don't know and wishing terrible things on him.

It's just like politics!

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anybody watch Lewis' interview with Deegs? He had to talk himself into racing the 3rd main because he said the bike felt terrible but "didn't want...

anybody watch Lewis' interview with Deegs? He had to talk himself into racing the 3rd main because he said the bike felt terrible but "didn't want to throw anyone under the bus" but he read a Kobe Bryant quote that motivated him to do it. Seriously.

I can relate.Back in 1989 when I was 19 i didn't want to do the final moto of a race at my local track either. But...

I can relate.

Back in 1989 when I was 19 i didn't want to do the final moto of a race at my local track either. But then I thought, what would world famous Detroit Piston forward Bill Laimbeer do? I put my helmet on, lined up on the gate and committed a hard foul in the first corner taking half the field out, breaking my main rival, Billy "Butter bones" Jones leg. 

thank you for the smile. We're probably the same age and this made me chuckle. Kudos.

Wait, you are ~56 yrs old? bahahahaha. I had you pegged for a 17 year old kid. Your expression of hate for Deegan is going to ruin the rest of your life. Don't you have other, more healthy and less embarassing things to get emotionally invested in at your age? 

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12/5/2025 8:58pm Edited Date/Time 12/6/2025 12:39am
MauriceR wrote:
To watch the WSX either on computer or smart TV download the PLEX ap and it is on live on fuel tv tomorrow morning (aus replay...

To watch the WSX either on computer or smart TV download the PLEX ap and it is on live on fuel tv tomorrow morning (aus replay is on before it) https://app.plex.tv/desktop/#!/live-tv?pivotID=dvr.guide&genreRatingKey…

That worked for me on my PC. 👍

It's also on Sling this week on beIN Sports Connect with the $4.99 day pass.  I have Sling already so I'll be dvr'ing and watching it there at 9:30 am PST. 

https://www.sling.com/service/day-pass

I'm hoping El Hombre has a breakout ride on the Zook this weekend 🤞

 

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12/5/2025 10:30pm

I'm sitting here wondering where they will be getting the good soil for the final round in Cape Town.

The winelands have good soil but it's full of rocks and is about 80 kilometers away.

Good soil quarries are in the Malmesbury area which is about a 100 km away (62miles)

It's gonna be ridiculously expensive to bring it into the city.

How many cubes of soil is needed for a full size SX track?

 

From ChatGpt.

A full size professional supercross track requires an average of 5,500 cubic yards of dirt, which is approximately 500 truckloads. This amount of dirt weighs roughly 26 million pounds. 
The specific amount can vary based on factors like:

Track design: The number and size of obstacles like whoop sections, triple jumps (which can be 70 feet long), and banked turns.

Soil type: A "clay loam" mixture that packs well is preferred.

Venue size: Professional tracks are often built inside large stadiums or on a minimum of several acres of land, which requires a substantial amount of material. 

A crew uses heavy equipment, including bulldozers, loaders, and excavators, to build the course over several days. Before the dirt is even dumped, thousands of sheets of plywood are laid down to protect the stadium's field or grass. 
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MauriceR wrote:
To watch the WSX either on computer or smart TV download the PLEX ap and it is on live on fuel tv tomorrow morning (aus replay...

To watch the WSX either on computer or smart TV download the PLEX ap and it is on live on fuel tv tomorrow morning (aus replay is on before it) https://app.plex.tv/desktop/#!/live-tv?pivotID=dvr.guide&genreRatingKey…

It is also shown on the Bein Sports connect app. I have the app on my AppleTV and connected with my YouTube TV account to watch last week and I see it listed on the upcoming events in the app for tomorrow morning. 

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12/6/2025 12:37am Edited Date/Time 12/6/2025 12:39am
Boomslang wrote:
I'm sitting here wondering where they will be getting the good soil for the final round in Cape Town.The winelands have good soil but it's full...

I'm sitting here wondering where they will be getting the good soil for the final round in Cape Town.

The winelands have good soil but it's full of rocks and is about 80 kilometers away.

Good soil quarries are in the Malmesbury area which is about a 100 km away (62miles)

It's gonna be ridiculously expensive to bring it into the city.

How many cubes of soil is needed for a full size SX track?

 

From ChatGpt.

A full size professional supercross track requires an average of 5,500 cubic yards of dirt, which is approximately 500 truckloads. This amount of dirt weighs roughly 26 million pounds. 
The specific amount can vary based on factors like:

Track design: The number and size of obstacles like whoop sections, triple jumps (which can be 70 feet long), and banked turns.

Soil type: A "clay loam" mixture that packs well is preferred.

Venue size: Professional tracks are often built inside large stadiums or on a minimum of several acres of land, which requires a substantial amount of material. 

A crew uses heavy equipment, including bulldozers, loaders, and excavators, to build the course over several days. Before the dirt is even dumped, thousands of sheets of plywood are laid down to protect the stadium's field or grass. 

For reference, Paris SX uses 275 truck loads to carry 3500 m³ of dirt over 2 nights. 

That's 4600 cubic yards (925 000 American gallons, 15 million cups, 710 million teaspoons).

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12/6/2025 3:19am Edited Date/Time 12/6/2025 3:19am

Sweden track getting ready for tonight

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Is it just me or is there zero hype for the next 2 rounds? Are Anderson and Craig going to duke it out and make it interesting? Max looks like he's shooting fish out of a barrel in the 250's. The fights behind him have been good so hopefully that continues.

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Watching Super Pole, that is one empty stadium...

 

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Snoqualmie wrote:

Watching Super Pole, that is one empty stadium...

 

The gates to the public just opened up 3 minutes ago. 

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I was there yesterday during construction. The masses are a bit on the wet side, but impossible to find anything else this time of the year in Sweden.

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Max looks absolutely unbeatable in this weaker field. Star will have three legit contenders for 250 SX, gonna be interesting how they'll split them up between east/west.

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Snoqualmie wrote:

Watching Super Pole, that is one empty stadium...

 

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The gates to the public just opened up 3 minutes ago. 

OK, understand. Watching race now. Looks like a pretty good crowd. VERY modern stadium, says they have 30k capacity. So, what about 12-15k there?

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TAUTOG wrote:
Is it just me or is there zero hype for the next 2 rounds? Are Anderson and Craig going to duke it out and make it...

Is it just me or is there zero hype for the next 2 rounds? Are Anderson and Craig going to duke it out and make it interesting? Max looks like he's shooting fish out of a barrel in the 250's. The fights behind him have been good so hopefully that continues.

Yeah getting the top riders/wildcards for the first three rounds and then having a weaker field for the last two rounds isn't optimal, but any racing is better than no racing!

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