2018 Northeast Vet Championship - Southwick

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Edited Date/Time 6/26/2018 8:14am
Mike Treadwell and John Dowd will be there.

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TJMX947 6/7/2018 11:19am
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I hope they have it next year. I just had my appendix removed otherwise I would go this year.
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MXD 6/7/2018 11:45am
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This is scheduled for the same weekend as the "New England Gold Cup Classic" at Hemonds. MX racing in New England is too watered down. We have too many organizations trying to pull from the same crop of riders and all it's doing is thinning the gates. 15 years ago, there was only the NESC. There was a good chance that you had to qualify to the 40 man gate for moto 2 because the entries were so high. Then they had a pissing match with Middleboro so Middleboro decided to start their own series. Then along came NEMX, then Winchester, MMS and Back 40. Fast forward to today and there are maybe 10 guys in most classes (on a good day) because everyone is so spread out. Sorry for the soap box rant but I was just having this conversation with a buddy this morning when we were trying to decided whether to race this or stick with tradition and go the Gold Cup.
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ga_pike 6/7/2018 11:57am
6/7/2018 11:57am
The old men that used to race class seems pretty cool.
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MXD wrote:
This is scheduled for the same weekend as the "New England Gold Cup Classic" at Hemonds. MX racing in New England is too watered down. We...
This is scheduled for the same weekend as the "New England Gold Cup Classic" at Hemonds. MX racing in New England is too watered down. We have too many organizations trying to pull from the same crop of riders and all it's doing is thinning the gates. 15 years ago, there was only the NESC. There was a good chance that you had to qualify to the 40 man gate for moto 2 because the entries were so high. Then they had a pissing match with Middleboro so Middleboro decided to start their own series. Then along came NEMX, then Winchester, MMS and Back 40. Fast forward to today and there are maybe 10 guys in most classes (on a good day) because everyone is so spread out. Sorry for the soap box rant but I was just having this conversation with a buddy this morning when we were trying to decided whether to race this or stick with tradition and go the Gold Cup.
Sounds like NYS

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MXD wrote:
This is scheduled for the same weekend as the "New England Gold Cup Classic" at Hemonds. MX racing in New England is too watered down. We...
This is scheduled for the same weekend as the "New England Gold Cup Classic" at Hemonds. MX racing in New England is too watered down. We have too many organizations trying to pull from the same crop of riders and all it's doing is thinning the gates. 15 years ago, there was only the NESC. There was a good chance that you had to qualify to the 40 man gate for moto 2 because the entries were so high. Then they had a pissing match with Middleboro so Middleboro decided to start their own series. Then along came NEMX, then Winchester, MMS and Back 40. Fast forward to today and there are maybe 10 guys in most classes (on a good day) because everyone is so spread out. Sorry for the soap box rant but I was just having this conversation with a buddy this morning when we were trying to decided whether to race this or stick with tradition and go the Gold Cup.
nothings the same..it all ways..changing..think what someone like my self .. thinks when I started.. in 71...
biggest riders draw was saddleback saturdays...full line of pros in each class...cmc or ame or crc..on any sunday.
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sandman768 6/8/2018 9:27am
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Marked this on my calendar as soon as it came out....hopefully the LL regional at Unadilla won't suck the life out of me the weekend before...beats flying to Glen Helen.....
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MXD wrote:
This is scheduled for the same weekend as the "New England Gold Cup Classic" at Hemonds. MX racing in New England is too watered down. We...
This is scheduled for the same weekend as the "New England Gold Cup Classic" at Hemonds. MX racing in New England is too watered down. We have too many organizations trying to pull from the same crop of riders and all it's doing is thinning the gates. 15 years ago, there was only the NESC. There was a good chance that you had to qualify to the 40 man gate for moto 2 because the entries were so high. Then they had a pissing match with Middleboro so Middleboro decided to start their own series. Then along came NEMX, then Winchester, MMS and Back 40. Fast forward to today and there are maybe 10 guys in most classes (on a good day) because everyone is so spread out. Sorry for the soap box rant but I was just having this conversation with a buddy this morning when we were trying to decided whether to race this or stick with tradition and go the Gold Cup.
BR8ES wrote:
Sounds like NYS
For sure. I remember racing D34 and having to qualify for C class every weekend. You couldn't even find a place to park half the time.

Now there are so many outlaw districts in NY that they cannibalize each others events. D34, D3, MSC, Upstate MX, Empire State MX, WNYRacing. Most gates are 10-12 dude, and a big gate is 20 guys now.

It doesn't help that half the districts end up with nearly 70 gate drops from having so many classes that you don't get out until 9 pm.
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opyguy 6/8/2018 11:07am
6/8/2018 11:07am
true vet C here, I pray no one sand bag's in that C class.
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MXD 6/8/2018 11:21am
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opyguy wrote:
true vet C here, I pray no one sand bag's in that C class.
It looks like a combined B/C class. Don't take that as gospel as I could be wrong but the way they list out the classes, that what it looks like to me.
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opyguy 6/8/2018 11:29am
6/8/2018 11:29am
shit your right...im out
probably just hit the Saturday practice....
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MXD 6/8/2018 11:37am
6/8/2018 11:37am
opyguy wrote:
shit your right...im out
probably just hit the Saturday practice....
Double check that, I could be wrong. Don't bail based on just my interpretation.
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Huckster 6/8/2018 12:10pm
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opyguy wrote:
shit your right...im out
probably just hit the Saturday practice....
I think they are having separate A,B and C for all classes. You should check before bailing
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sandman768 6/8/2018 12:11pm
6/8/2018 12:11pm
That b/c could mean double gate drop scored separately...likely depends on # of riders....combined classes are a great way to speed up the program.....
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dedi684 6/8/2018 6:59pm
6/8/2018 6:59pm
Ill be there it was gnarly last weekend haven't seen it like that in a while
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dedi684 6/25/2018 3:48pm
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Dowd lorusso marshall tread all won classes
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honda907 6/25/2018 4:44pm
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dedi684 wrote:
Dowd lorusso marshall tread all won classes
Those guys rocked yesterday. I was truly humbled by how fast they STILL go.

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Jdon 6/26/2018 7:04am
6/26/2018 7:04am
Anyone happen to get the 25+B and B open results? I left once it started to down pour and never got to see my results!
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BR8ES 6/26/2018 7:24am
6/26/2018 7:24am
sure was good reading some of those names.... hope the event was deemed successful and keep stuff like this going, would love to have been there.

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