wow, SO glad to hear that helped. stoked you guys had a great trip! they get better and better as the kids grow up!

for real. it's been wet more often than not. this year looks like it may be one of the rarer dry one's though, here's hoping. 50% today/thursday, 10% the rest of the weekend https://weather.com/weather/5day/l/50b1a735e21492e4a2da0290b869b19814171e8691a7cfe108a95e8129b39348 ... more »

used PW is as almost good as a new PW. they are close to indestructable. $1600 new out the door. $800-$1200 if they are mega clean/like new $500-$800 if they are old but in decent working shape, $100-300 if they are salvageable with a rebuild...

- general admission will NOT sell out, ever. its best to buy at gate, as you save the ridic fees of purchasing online. - to the best of my knowledge, regular pit passes don't really sell out. those are the the approx $20 ticket add ons, you can be in ... more »

haha just caught that! glad it was a good trip! and OP, i echo everything Max D said as well!

this will be the 5th year in a row i've taken my two little guys to ironman. they are 6 & 8 now, did it first when they were 2 & 4... someone asked a few weeks ago about taking kids to budd, i gave them my tips, which of course are applicable ... more »

posting here because just went through finding this info FULL REFURB:

listen to a pro on a 125 vs a 250 2t.

that's how it works. the $100 you are seeing for racer x pit pass includes your entry ticket. pay that and you have full day pit access, as well as the base ticket access for saturday. so essentially its $60 (base ticket + all day pit pass)

"I live about 90 minutes from the track and for the 2nd year in a row I'm skipping it, along with a few moto buddies. Even though I get access to a couple VIP tents, it's just not worth it to me. " if/when ironman ever fails to have a national, and your ... more »

i've been 5yrs in a row, it's always right around $100. base tickets at all nationals are normally around $40, maybe you are remembering the all day pit option (all racer x tickets are) as being $50 more than base ticket? i'd be surprised if red bud ... more »

just bone contusion. rehab = rest

he may have also said mike brown should be C class legal, instead of racing 4 strokes we should all be riding 6 strokes, and 2021 SX should be 23 rounds, all run at lake elsinore (RIP). but there would be no way to verify that, so just run with it.

obvious stuff like that, then all sort of shady stuff. example: PW's are oil injected. they have about a 1/2 gallon tank of 2stroke oil behind the front number plate. the throttle cable splits into two wires, one of them operates a valve/pump on the ... more »

not from speech, but i think same vibe as what has people up in arms "Not very big on awards or anything like that so at first I wasn’t too sold on the hype of the @ama_racing horizon award but once I actually thought about the names associated with ... more »

i've had numerous sets of fox airline over the years. the current gen stuff, i love it. it has fewer cut outs that some past years, but honestly, this stuff is so thing/wickable it feels be best of any gear i've ever worn. i haven't compared to other ... more »

what age kids? while we haven't gone to budds, i've taken two young kids to nationals every year for the past 5, starting as young as 2. and have had a GREAT time by all, every time. i highly recommend getting a ticket that gives you pit access. racer

swan can get dusty/hard-packed during the week, but it's prepped almost every weekend for members only. http://www.swanmx.com/practice/ and when it's prepped...

cant relate. def didn't live on the 5th floor of an orange county apartment, and have to take the bike up the elevator, then hide in a closet. def never did that.