Bench Racing | Ironman National Timed Qualifying

8/29/2026 7:29am

Bittersweet day. Excited to crown some champs but bummed we are closing the door on the outdoor season.

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8/29/2026 7:31am

Err why has it gone into commercial break just as 450's set off?

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8/29/2026 7:31am
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They have really neutered this track. They no longer  launch up and down the old godzilla jump section. The turn has been moved way in at...

They have really neutered this track. They no longer  launch up and down the old godzilla jump section. The turn has been moved way in at the top. Was it like that at last years MXDN?

Damn, yea thats what they changed for mxon last year I wasnt sure if they were going to keep it that way. That BLOWS! The track has been completely destroyed over the last 5 years. Went from top 3 to complete shit. Used to be my personal favorite track. At this point I wouldnt mind seeing them remove it from the schedule. Its just sad watching it be systematically dismantled and turned into a complete piece of shit track. What the hell are they doing there? 

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8/29/2026 7:33am Edited Date/Time 8/29/2026 7:35am
DownSouth wrote:
They have really neutered this track. They no longer  launch up and down the old godzilla jump section. The turn has been moved way in at...

They have really neutered this track. They no longer  launch up and down the old godzilla jump section. The turn has been moved way in at the top. Was it like that at last years MXDN?

Pop Shmoke wrote:
Damn, yea thats what they changed for mxon last year I wasnt sure if they were going to keep it that way. That BLOWS! The track...

Damn, yea thats what they changed for mxon last year I wasnt sure if they were going to keep it that way. That BLOWS! The track has been completely destroyed over the last 5 years. Went from top 3 to complete shit. Used to be my personal favorite track. At this point I wouldnt mind seeing them remove it from the schedule. Its just sad watching it be systematically dismantled and turned into a complete piece of shit track. What the hell are they doing there? 

Was my favourite track on the circuit a few seasons ago. Crap now, unfortunately. The huge jump up and down the hill was such a spectacle and made use of the natural terrain - crazy to get rid of it 

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8/29/2026 7:34am
Leemur891 wrote:

Bittersweet day. Excited to crown some champs but bummed we are closing the door on the outdoor season.

That's how I feel too. Outdoor is just that much better then supercross for me. After about 8-9 rounds of supercross I'm already thinking "I can't wait for outdoor". But it's never the other way around.

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8/29/2026 7:37am
DownSouth wrote:
They have really neutered this track. They no longer  launch up and down the old godzilla jump section. The turn has been moved way in at...

They have really neutered this track. They no longer  launch up and down the old godzilla jump section. The turn has been moved way in at the top. Was it like that at last years MXDN?

I cant believe they ruined Godzilla! I was there in '21 and at the MXdN. I thought for sure they would change it back after the MxdN. Way to ruin the best obstacle on the track

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8/29/2026 7:38am

Imagine chopping down Larocco's Leap? Yeah me neither

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8/29/2026 7:40am Edited Date/Time 8/29/2026 7:40am

they really try hard to not show (or talk about) whats actually happening right now. commercials, showing clips of 1st qualifier, interviews from yesterday, showing guys rolling around.. now with 6 minutes left they at least show some action.

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Leemur891 wrote:

Bittersweet day. Excited to crown some champs but bummed we are closing the door on the outdoor season.

dirtcan wrote:
That's how I feel too. Outdoor is just that much better then supercross for me. After about 8-9 rounds of supercross I'm already thinking "I can't...

That's how I feel too. Outdoor is just that much better then supercross for me. After about 8-9 rounds of supercross I'm already thinking "I can't wait for outdoor". But it's never the other way around.

COLD HARD FACTS! This year sx for obvious reasons kept my attention to the very end.  And it still didn't hold a candle to mx. Riding weather in the Northeast is so prime right now at least. 70 degrees in the morning 

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DownSouth wrote:
They have really neutered this track. They no longer  launch up and down the old godzilla jump section. The turn has been moved way in at...

They have really neutered this track. They no longer  launch up and down the old godzilla jump section. The turn has been moved way in at the top. Was it like that at last years MXDN?

Pop Shmoke wrote:
Damn, yea thats what they changed for mxon last year I wasnt sure if they were going to keep it that way. That BLOWS! The track...

Damn, yea thats what they changed for mxon last year I wasnt sure if they were going to keep it that way. That BLOWS! The track has been completely destroyed over the last 5 years. Went from top 3 to complete shit. Used to be my personal favorite track. At this point I wouldnt mind seeing them remove it from the schedule. Its just sad watching it be systematically dismantled and turned into a complete piece of shit track. What the hell are they doing there? 

Good to see everyone on the same page. I thought not a chance in hell they dont switch back to the way Godzilla was pre MXdN. Major blunder on the tracks part. Wonder if they have all the same VIP areas from the MXdN that absolutely wrecked viewing. Considering the distance away from me it is, its way down my list of races to go to at this point. Nice jobs guys

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8/29/2026 7:45am

Why wont they broadcast both 1:st and 2:nd quali sessions!!?

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8/29/2026 7:45am

Drew Adam's laying down heat. His starts are trash. Hes gotta have 50lbs on some of these kids

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8/29/2026 7:48am

Prado topping both sessions. nice

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8/29/2026 7:49am

I have to say that lap by Prado looked easy and no fuss, like he could do that over and over

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8/29/2026 7:56am

Could Prado play spoiler today? Big deal if he can win or get in between the brothers

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8/29/2026 7:57am

Just two years removed from amateurs and we have Adams and Cole 1-2 in practice. Now if Drew could just get up there and battle at the front.

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8/29/2026 8:02am
mx691 wrote:

Why wont they broadcast both 1:st and 2:nd quali sessions!!?

It's insanity. So many times this season the Q2 sessions has been slower than Q1 so we never get to see the heater. Even if you just showed the bikes with no commentary it would be absolutely fine (arguably better tbh lol)

If they're going to weight both qualifying sessions equally rather than use Q1 to knockout the bottom X riders, there's absolutely no argument for not televising it

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8/29/2026 8:11am

How do you holeshot practice, or is it an automatic timing feature that puts the (HS) on whoever takes off first?

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8/29/2026 8:18am

Could Prado play spoiler today? Big deal if he can win or get in between the brothers

I def think he's going to be a factor, Deegs probably as well.

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8/29/2026 8:29am

Could Prado play spoiler today? Big deal if he can win or get in between the brothers

I def think he's going to be a factor, Deegs probably as well.

I'd love to see Prado get a win today, to be honest. The Lawrence brothers have been racing hard but very clean. In the heat of the battle they've both pulled a lot of punches. Maybe today they get a little more physical which opens the door for Prado. Deegs will be balls fast for 15 then fade back. 

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8/29/2026 8:30am

They take the two hill jumps away and the added "GNC area" is mehhh, but still excited to see some championship racing.

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8/29/2026 8:31am
mx691 wrote:

Why wont they broadcast both 1:st and 2:nd quali sessions!!?

rsd47 wrote:
It's insanity. So many times this season the Q2 sessions has been slower than Q1 so we never get to see the heater. Even if you...

It's insanity. So many times this season the Q2 sessions has been slower than Q1 so we never get to see the heater. Even if you just showed the bikes with no commentary it would be absolutely fine (arguably better tbh lol)

If they're going to weight both qualifying sessions equally rather than use Q1 to knockout the bottom X riders, there's absolutely no argument for not televising it

Why do they combine sessions? It doesn't make sense to me. The track is closer to race conditions in Q2 so just go with that. Use Q1 to decide who gets first pick when starting Q2. 

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8/29/2026 8:35am

Today concludes my absolute worse season of PulpMX, Hopefully I can finish strong on here,

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