Best race ever?

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Interested to know what people think was the greatest race of all time and why. Take this as an invitation to post any videos you can find of great races btw, especially ones that people may forgotten or just overlooked. Ive got to nominate the Luxemburg GP from 99 for starters. looked like a pretty shitty track with no grip whatsoever and about as far from your typical outdoor national track as you could get, but despite this the racing was unbelievable!

Vuillemin even gets a win and the battle between Bolley and Beirer who were fighting over the championship was epic. Stefan Everts, Ryan Hughes, Pichon and a bunch of other guys were all slogging it out in there. I can't find the full race but you can see highlights if you go to the 1:15.27 mark of this season review. If anybody can find the race in full that would be awesome.

https://youtu.be/8-akrCFULlg
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Alex wrote:
Interested to know what people think was the greatest race of all time and why. Take this as an invitation to post any videos you can...
Interested to know what people think was the greatest race of all time and why. Take this as an invitation to post any videos you can find of great races btw, especially ones that people may forgotten or just overlooked. Ive got to nominate the Luxemburg GP from 99 for starters. looked like a pretty shitty track with no grip whatsoever and about as far from your typical outdoor national track as you could get, but despite this the racing was unbelievable!

Vuillemin even gets a win and the battle between Bolley and Beirer who were fighting over the championship was epic. Stefan Everts, Ryan Hughes, Pichon and a bunch of other guys were all slogging it out in there. I can't find the full race but you can see highlights if you go to the 1:15.27 mark of this season review. If anybody can find the race in full that would be awesome.

https://youtu.be/8-akrCFULlg
Best race ever was the 1990 Atlanta supercross!
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Track and Trail 11/4/2011 6:13pm
11/4/2011 6:13pm Edited Date/Time 11/4/2011 6:14pm
I don't know that this qualifies as the best ever, but it's one of my favorites.

It has Eckman, Bailey, and Reynard making RC look slow.

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Alex 11/4/2011 6:15pm
11/4/2011 6:15pm Edited Date/Time 11/4/2011 6:23pm
Good call. You know last Christmas we put this up on the big TV and made people draw riders names out a hat (there was about 14 people round for dinner) everyone had to put a pound on it and only two of us knew the result. Ive never seen so many non moto people shouting at a TV screen like that. My little nephew was the one who got Wardy's name. He went nuts!

https://youtu.be/JqwR0Gt4Y1Q
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2006 or 2007 carmichael stewart battle at highpoint. fastest 2 guys could go on motocross track. and i was there.

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1990, Tornado Alley MX, just outside of Paris, Texas - me and this dude where throwing down hard for 4 laps straight.
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Alex wrote:
Good call. You know last Christmas we put this up on the big TV and made people draw riders names out a hat (there was about...
Good call. You know last Christmas we put this up on the big TV and made people draw riders names out a hat (there was about 14 people round for dinner) everyone had to put a pound on it and only two of us knew the result. Ive never seen so many non moto people shouting at a TV screen like that. My little nephew was the one who got Wardy's name. He went nuts!

https://youtu.be/JqwR0Gt4Y1Q
So stoked to see that some people have kept my "DMXS Roots" vids series alive and kicking, they sure were fun to do. No one was doing oldschool vids back then, unfortunatly CleearChannel didnt appreciate them....bastards!
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tiddlermx23 wrote:
2006 or 2007 carmichael stewart battle at highpoint. fastest 2 guys could go on motocross track. and i was there.
'06 Carmichael and Stewart at Washougal kicks the high point race in the nuts..... maybe im just partial to Washougal. 2 of the best, at their best. Find it on youtube, type in Carmichael vs stewart and that's 10:1 what comes up.
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queen of spodes 11/4/2011 8:23pm
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Alex wrote:
Good call. You know last Christmas we put this up on the big TV and made people draw riders names out a hat (there was about...
Good call. You know last Christmas we put this up on the big TV and made people draw riders names out a hat (there was about 14 people round for dinner) everyone had to put a pound on it and only two of us knew the result. Ive never seen so many non moto people shouting at a TV screen like that. My little nephew was the one who got Wardy's name. He went nuts!

https://youtu.be/JqwR0Gt4Y1Q
I was luck enough to be there that night.
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2009 AMA 250 Thunder Valley,Colorado, 2nd moto !!!
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tiddlermx23 wrote:
2006 or 2007 carmichael stewart battle at highpoint. fastest 2 guys could go on motocross track. and i was there.
darius228 wrote:
'06 Carmichael and Stewart at Washougal kicks the high point race in the nuts..... maybe im just partial to Washougal. 2 of the best, at their...
'06 Carmichael and Stewart at Washougal kicks the high point race in the nuts..... maybe im just partial to Washougal. 2 of the best, at their best. Find it on youtube, type in Carmichael vs stewart and that's 10:1 what comes up.
This is a good one from 06 also, Southwick! RC and James go off!

https://youtu.be/XsD3rKkv_1M

If you look at that dudes channel, he has full seasons up from 2006 and on.

Here is Hi-Point:

https://youtu.be/-vTsY4ysmfc
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johansen 11/5/2011 1:56am
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I've posted this video several times, great battle.
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1990, Tornado Alley MX, just outside of Paris, Texas - me and this dude where throwing down hard for 4 laps straight.
Snickering. Thanks. Love it.
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Rupert X 11/5/2011 5:48am
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For me, it was a COMPLETE day at High Point a few moons back...it wasn't just one moto, it was four moto's of

frantic and violent skirmishes - RC on his CR 250 smoker Vs. KDUb and the CRF 450 - and on the 125's, it was

Mike Brown and Ryan Hughes going at it ruthlessly and brutally - quite the day.

I've probably been to over a hundred or more Nat's over my forty plus years of spectating - and that day stands out as a topper.
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For me, one of the best was Unadilla 2005 because I was there. When RC charged back, got landed on and the way he got up and just threw Stewart's bike off of his and kept going was awesome to me. Not that I liked seeing a crash - I would've rather have seen them battle it out until the finish - but RC just wouldn't be denied.
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mccread 11/5/2011 7:49am
11/5/2011 7:49am Edited Date/Time 11/5/2011 7:52am
Alex wrote:
Interested to know what people think was the greatest race of all time and why. Take this as an invitation to post any videos you can...
Interested to know what people think was the greatest race of all time and why. Take this as an invitation to post any videos you can find of great races btw, especially ones that people may forgotten or just overlooked. Ive got to nominate the Luxemburg GP from 99 for starters. looked like a pretty shitty track with no grip whatsoever and about as far from your typical outdoor national track as you could get, but despite this the racing was unbelievable!

Vuillemin even gets a win and the battle between Bolley and Beirer who were fighting over the championship was epic. Stefan Everts, Ryan Hughes, Pichon and a bunch of other guys were all slogging it out in there. I can't find the full race but you can see highlights if you go to the 1:15.27 mark of this season review. If anybody can find the race in full that would be awesome.

https://youtu.be/8-akrCFULlg
When I saw the title I clicked in to say about this race! lol

Good post! I have that day on video somewhere but can't find it. Great wee track too needed lots of throttle control
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Rupert X wrote:
For me, it was a COMPLETE day at High Point a few moons back...it wasn't just one moto, it was four moto's of frantic and violent...
For me, it was a COMPLETE day at High Point a few moons back...it wasn't just one moto, it was four moto's of

frantic and violent skirmishes - RC on his CR 250 smoker Vs. KDUb and the CRF 450 - and on the 125's, it was

Mike Brown and Ryan Hughes going at it ruthlessly and brutally - quite the day.

I've probably been to over a hundred or more Nat's over my forty plus years of spectating - and that day stands out as a topper.
I have that day on tape it was brilliant.

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Washougal 06

RD and RV this year at Steel City moto one was terrific.
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I've been to so many 'best races' it's too hard to pick just one !

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FreshTopEnd wrote:
[img]https://www.ftemoto.com/MX/Classics/images/HannahSmith700.jpg[/img] Washougal 06 RD and RV this year at Steel City moto one was terrific.


Washougal 06

RD and RV this year at Steel City moto one was terrific.
"Trans" race at Marysville (CA)?

Hannah and Marty?

'78?
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Sondy132001 wrote:
I've been to so many 'best races' it's too hard to pick just one !

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You should of been at SandHill in 1984 to see the battle me and Danny Paladino had! i ranks up there pretty damn high on my list Cool
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Sondy132001 wrote:
I've been to so many 'best races' it's too hard to pick just one !

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ocscottie wrote:
You should of been at SandHill in 1984 to see the battle me and Danny Paladino had! i ranks up there pretty damn high on [b]my[/b]...
You should of been at SandHill in 1984 to see the battle me and Danny Paladino had! i ranks up there pretty damn high on my list Cool
Was it a golden state ?? I was there in 84 !

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FreshTopEnd wrote:
[img]https://www.ftemoto.com/MX/Classics/images/HannahSmith700.jpg[/img] Washougal 06 RD and RV this year at Steel City moto one was terrific.


Washougal 06

RD and RV this year at Steel City moto one was terrific.
TeamGreen wrote:
"Trans" race at Marysville (CA)?

Hannah and Marty?

'78?
1976 Hangtown.......................................
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Sondy132001 wrote:
I've been to so many 'best races' it's too hard to pick just one !

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ocscottie wrote:
You should of been at SandHill in 1984 to see the battle me and Danny Paladino had! i ranks up there pretty damn high on [b]my[/b]...
You should of been at SandHill in 1984 to see the battle me and Danny Paladino had! i ranks up there pretty damn high on my list Cool
Sondy132001 wrote:
Was it a golden state ?? I was there in 84 !

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It was just a local race, we had such a blast.

Start from the 1st moto, that is him on the inside on the honda, me with the holey Cool

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FreshTopEnd wrote:
[img]https://www.ftemoto.com/MX/Classics/images/HannahSmith700.jpg[/img] Washougal 06 RD and RV this year at Steel City moto one was terrific.


Washougal 06

RD and RV this year at Steel City moto one was terrific.
TeamGreen wrote:
"Trans" race at Marysville (CA)?

Hannah and Marty?

'78?
I was thinking that looks a lot like E-street
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Which Atlanta SX race was it when Cooper came off the bike in mid air and landed on his toes and ended up breaking most of them and then Stanton and Ricky were going at it? Was it 89? I was there and that's the only thing I remember.

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