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I agree, it's great to keep the running order intact. The method of a guy running along in front of the riders seems unprofessional and likely to eventually end badly. The straight is plenty long for them to start out single file, or you could even setup a gate (like a ski gate or just two flags in the ground) and require the riders to go through it single file. A sequentially-falling starting gate would be away, but probably more cost than would be viable.

I remember Roncada & his mom sitting at a table outside the Honda of Troy rig . Speaking French she was cutting holes in his jersey at 97 Gainsville . He was a little nervous about the heat . She went to town cutting slits . I saw him At red Bud again he went down on the start . Wo just railing the corners up top in the double double area . I was like whoa that dude is fast . Swink doing can cans off larorros leap on rm250.

Oh hell yeah 94 NCY 125. I had Pedro,s 95 NCY 125 . Tricks bikes back then the start of the mini shorty silencer . 94 had Metzler, Tom cat , Etc . I cartwheeled the bike ovr the snow fence in the rhythm section by the barn At Aztalan . I had to run & climb the fence to get the bike. A kid says that was Awesome can I hv your autograph. I said yeah after the race . Haha

The smell. Last decade of race fuel mixed with castor oil.

The life style and the mind set of mx and SX in the 90’s was just peak at least for me. We had awesome music the birth of free riding/freestyle all the killer movies like Crusty’s we had the King and the the gear oh man and the custom painted helmets! Loved it.

90’s were the peak of civilization as far as I’m concerned.

I feel lucky I grew up and raced in the 90’s.

Prep the tracks like Washougal yesterday so we can actually see some good racing. No one wants to watch slot car boat racing which ends up happening often with the deep rut-o-fests.

Well I’m sure they are not considering the opinions of +60 vet beginner when prepping the track for the national.

While I'm not going to argue with your personal track preference, the track provided for great racing today with tons of passing in both classes. It was nice to see everyone be able to move around in some of the berms instead of being stuck in long ruts. Do you disagree that there was good racing there today?

What a great change, more harder surfaces needed.

Everyone talks about growing the sport, how about prepping the track like they did today so guys aren't stuck in ruts for 3/4 of the track? That was great to see some racing finally.

Two weeks in a row of great track prep. Perhaps they took note of how last week’s track raced.

Ruts suck! I liked this track.

Yup…this track was prepared very nicely….rut-o-cross is lame…Ruts belong in corners…not all the way down every straight…let them move around on the track a bit…

Yes, we need other tracks to follow suit. We finally had true moto battles today...not follow-the-leader boat racing.

I’ve always liked riding ruts, but not a big fan of racing in them, under pressure. Easy to make mistakes when you get tired. But today’s track raced well !!

It was amazing that when the track isn’t ripped up to their ear lobes and requires more throttle control that the racing dynamic changes quite a lot.

I agree. People can really race each other in those conditions. Rut o cross sucks