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Edited Date/Time 1/26/2012 11:05am
This isn;t a thread to bash a rider, but does anyone have ay idea who number 501 was in the 450 class? He started the heat and main and rode one extremely slow like rolling everything, he nearly got lapped on his first lap in the heat race but he pulled in to the mechanics area to get out of the way. Then in the LCQ he got to the finish line on the first lap but stopped on the downside of the take off because the pack caught him on the first lap. Just wondering how come he was out there?


This rider was by far slower than any rider I have ever seen on a SX track as he could barely roll everything.

Anyone know the story?

It has to be a make a wish thing or something.
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redrider400 2/13/2011 5:54pm
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Regis wrote:
This isn;t a thread to bash a rider, but does anyone have ay idea who number 501 was in the 450 class? He started the heat...
This isn;t a thread to bash a rider, but does anyone have ay idea who number 501 was in the 450 class? He started the heat and main and rode one extremely slow like rolling everything, he nearly got lapped on his first lap in the heat race but he pulled in to the mechanics area to get out of the way. Then in the LCQ he got to the finish line on the first lap but stopped on the downside of the take off because the pack caught him on the first lap. Just wondering how come he was out there?


This rider was by far slower than any rider I have ever seen on a SX track as he could barely roll everything.

Anyone know the story?

It has to be a make a wish thing or something.
I'm interested.
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mxb2 2/13/2011 5:55pm
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Does Damon Smith have any relatives that race sx? LOL
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It was some stuntman from Baton Rouge. Real douche. He's like 125 pounds and his name is Andy.
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He hurt himself in practice, not sure how bad, but good enough to where he was riding in pain. He has to start the race in order to receive purse $$.

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It was some stuntman from Baton Rouge. Real douche. He's like 125 pounds and his name is Andy.
haha....

Nerd, you had to have saw this guy... This was NOT a Damon Smith thing, this guy rolled everything.

If Feld and the AMA is going to let people out there like this then I want in. My career ended unexpectantly on the start of the 125 main In Salt Lake in 2001. I never had a chance to say goodbye to my fans and would like to take the opportunity to roll around and wave goodbye.
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Nerd wrote:
It was some stuntman from Baton Rouge. Real douche. He's like 125 pounds and his name is Andy.
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haha.... Nerd, you had to have saw this guy... This was NOT a Damon Smith thing, this guy rolled everything. If Feld and the AMA is...
haha....

Nerd, you had to have saw this guy... This was NOT a Damon Smith thing, this guy rolled everything.

If Feld and the AMA is going to let people out there like this then I want in. My career ended unexpectantly on the start of the 125 main In Salt Lake in 2001. I never had a chance to say goodbye to my fans and would like to take the opportunity to roll around and wave goodbye.
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Regis 2/13/2011 6:03pm
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He hurt himself in practice, not sure how bad, but good enough to where he was riding in pain. He has to start the race in...
He hurt himself in practice, not sure how bad, but good enough to where he was riding in pain. He has to start the race in order to receive purse $$.
Got it and that may explain it.

but you have to start the LCQ as well? He was caught in a crappy position.

I guess maybe because he didn't get a full lap in the heat race he went out in the LCQ. It was kind of a race within a race for him to get to the finish line.

Like I said above, I am not bashing the guy just wondering what the heck....
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the_wood109 2/13/2011 6:05pm
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Fuck it, lets all go. We can have the Vitalmx slow race while the fast race is going on all around us.
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haydos25 2/13/2011 6:15pm
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Didn't somebody post earlier what the pay outs were for racing SX. And the payout for making the night show in the 450 class was more than coming 4th in the Lites main? I may be way off base here but did that guy earn more on Saturday than Sipes, Trettel, Wharton and Anderson??
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Don't stop the swagger!
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X2, lol
Smith seems better than this 501 guy.
Smith probably makes more money than most Pros, and team managers too.

The one thing he has that trumps all is he has a good job, non industry. That makes everyone hate him right there.
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motoxxx599 2/14/2011 7:56am
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Scotty is a super fast local guy. He crashed in practice and just went out to collect the check. He qualified 33rd out of 44 with a time of 53.3, 5 second of stewarts time.
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Regis 2/14/2011 8:05am
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motoxxx599 wrote:
Scotty is a super fast local guy. He crashed in practice and just went out to collect the check. He qualified 33rd out of 44 with...
Scotty is a super fast local guy. He crashed in practice and just went out to collect the check. He qualified 33rd out of 44 with a time of 53.3, 5 second of stewarts time.
Well the injury certainly explains it. It shows heart to go out and collect the check like that, I feel for him.

In an instance like that, if you qualify you should be locked in and not forced to do the lap. Not sure about the rule, but injury should cover any doubt and allow a rider to not have to make one lap.

It got sketchy there for a minute, but to get the check you got to to what you got to do!

Sorry about the injury #501. Hopefully you can heal up and show 'em what you got
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motoxxx599 2/14/2011 8:20am
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motoxxx599 wrote:
Scotty is a super fast local guy. He crashed in practice and just went out to collect the check. He qualified 33rd out of 44 with...
Scotty is a super fast local guy. He crashed in practice and just went out to collect the check. He qualified 33rd out of 44 with a time of 53.3, 5 second of stewarts time.
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Well the injury certainly explains it. It shows heart to go out and collect the check like that, I feel for him. In an instance like...
Well the injury certainly explains it. It shows heart to go out and collect the check like that, I feel for him.

In an instance like that, if you qualify you should be locked in and not forced to do the lap. Not sure about the rule, but injury should cover any doubt and allow a rider to not have to make one lap.

It got sketchy there for a minute, but to get the check you got to to what you got to do!

Sorry about the injury #501. Hopefully you can heal up and show 'em what you got
The current rule states that you must race the lcq to get paid. And of course you must race the heat to make it into the lcq. Its about the show, they want a full gate in every race.
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Shawn142 2/14/2011 8:38am
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Scotty went down hard in the same section that brought down Windham. He was obviously hurt after the crash, very sad they made him ride laps in the night show just to get paid for the privilege.
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Blake 2/14/2011 8:50am
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You should have to start to get paid. A DNF is different from a DNS.

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motoxxx599 2/14/2011 11:24am
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There is pretty much no comparison between Wennerstrom and that Smith guy This thread was pointless.
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Regis 2/14/2011 11:27am
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motoxxx599 wrote:
There is pretty much no comparison between Wennerstrom and that Smith guy This thread was pointless.
There is no comparison.

the question was answered.

I think the poor guy was put into a crappy situation having to start and finish a lap.

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