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Juck
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AS64 wrote:
I think a ratchet strap around the bars and hooked under the fork leg to pull the front end down to try to release it could...

I think a ratchet strap around the bars and hooked under the fork leg to pull the front end down to try to release it could have worked quickly. Or at least used to secure the suspension to remove the fork guard without there being a bunch of tension on the hardware

Don't think they'd have ratchet straps trackside

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DonM wrote:

WTF is with these mechanics…first using a hokey t-handle with removable tips and then the glug method for oil!! 🤷🏼‍♂️ 

Glug method?

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Juck wrote:

Don't think they'd have ratchet straps trackside

Fair point

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van Drunen has been really unlucky with her machinery so far on this trip to America.Such a shame Yamaha or one of its countless support teams...

van Drunen has been really unlucky with her machinery so far on this trip to America.

Such a shame Yamaha or one of its countless support teams couldn't sort her out with a properly competitive bike like the ones her competitors are on 

Any idea why Yamaha isn't supporting her over there? 

Idk but last weekend on the broadcast she said she also came over because she wants to use that opportunity to reach out to teams for potentially next year.

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I feel like Charli Cannon has been on the losing end of multiple red flags these couple years of wmx

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6/20/2026 12:31pm

What is going on here?

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Not a fan of them adding the WMX moto in. 

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DonM wrote:

WTF is with these mechanics…first using a hokey t-handle with removable tips and then the glug method for oil!! 🤷🏼‍♂️ 

Juck wrote:

Glug method?

That’s when you poor the oil straight from the bottle….you know glug…glug…glug…

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What is going on here?

Someone immobile and carted off.  No telling how bad.  Ready to go now.  Best wishes.

rsd47
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rsd47 wrote:
van Drunen has been really unlucky with her machinery so far on this trip to America.Such a shame Yamaha or one of its countless support teams...

van Drunen has been really unlucky with her machinery so far on this trip to America.

Such a shame Yamaha or one of its countless support teams couldn't sort her out with a properly competitive bike like the ones her competitors are on 

Any idea why Yamaha isn't supporting her over there? 

No idea. If I was Yamaha, I'd have had a word with Star or BarX.

I would think Club has a spare bike with Coty's injury too, but maybe that would be a bit tricky with LaLa. 

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CC268 wrote:

Not a fan of them adding the WMX moto in. 

Why not? helps grow the sport and gives us more racing. First week they showed WMX the racing was really good. 

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Aaaaand Lala wins…

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plowboy
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CC268 wrote:

Not a fan of them adding the WMX moto in. 

If they won't give us a 125 class...this is an acceptable substitute.

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Pretty bad when you have to mute the broadcast because of chainsaws 

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Who the fuck has a chainsaw next to the mic?

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6/20/2026 12:37pm

What is going on here?

plowboy wrote:

Someone immobile and carted off.  No telling how bad.  Ready to go now.  Best wishes.

Oh no. Thank you for the update, appreciated.

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rsd47
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I wouldn't be hanging it out if I was van Drunen now. I'd be terrified that bike is about a second away from trying to kill me on every jump

Also, fuck these chainsaws 

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Good god that chainsaw is annoying 

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cwel11 wrote:

Pretty bad when you have to mute the broadcast because of chainsaws 

If anybody on the forums is at the race, I got $20 to shut that guy up 

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Katie Osborne makes this broadcast more unwatchable than the chainsaws blaring in the mic. So bad.

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6/20/2026 12:39pm

Is JS7 continuing to say Prada as a joke or is he just dyslexic? It’s pretty embarrassing for him. 

I've said it before, he's saying Prado, he's just not enunciating. 

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Leatherface needs to come take his chainsaw back from that dork blasting that thing next to the tv audio 

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davis224 wrote:

Who the fuck has a chainsaw next to the mic?

😂 The lack of awareness is astounding.

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rsd47
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I'd love it if holeshot devices were banned tbh. Would cut down on first turn crashes, separate the field a bit, and require more skill

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marshg559 wrote:

Leatherface needs to come take his chainsaw back from that dork blasting that thing next to the tv audio 

I was a kid when Texas Chainsaw Massacre came out.  Saw it at the drive-in.  Guy fired up a chainsaw and ran through the cars.  I was too scared to piss my pants.🙃

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rsd47 wrote:

I'd love it if holeshot devices were banned tbh. Would cut down on first turn crashes, separate the field a bit, and require more skill

Start maps too. One map the whole race, no switch, no rpm light. Prep in front of the gate and let skill rule the starts. 

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plowboy
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truck wrote:

Start maps too. One map the whole race, no switch, no rpm light. Prep in front of the gate and let skill rule the starts. 

That door was kicked off the hinges.  They won't go back.

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Weege: Turner went down and Turner goes by. 

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kage173
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Lotte is a savage. Loses her holeshot. Bike is falling apart. Starts last. And she still battled back to the front. 

No crying. No using the bIke as an excuse. No quitting.  Some of the guys could learn a thing or two.

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