Carmichael Quad Anaheim 1999

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Starting at 5:05 watch (hear) Carmichael quad into the turn at the end of the straight. That's as rad as it gets.

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1/25/2018 7:41am
A lot of us jumped it. Even Casey Lytle was jumping it on his YoT 125...
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1/25/2018 7:54am
Hey David, yeah certainly. The sound and commitment of it is just cool to watch.
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1/25/2018 8:12am
dv12.com wrote:
A lot of us jumped it. Even Casey Lytle was jumping it on his YoT 125...
Your moto memory is insane.

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1/25/2018 9:30am
TripleFive wrote:
Slower bikes = better racing.
Yep. That's why thunder valley always produces such good racing and battles. The altitude deflates the power the bikes make and thus more riders can push the bikes limits.
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Starting at 5:05 watch (hear) Carmichael quad into the turn at the end of the straight. That's as rad as it gets.

Looks cool, didn't seem to make much difference until a few laps later.

I clicked through a video that showed up on the "Up Next' column and look at visually how much faster riders were in 2002...
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1/25/2018 10:55am
WoW thanks for posting that! Woohoo

I forgot how good the racing was back then on those 2-smokers--GOOD STUFF!

And Bailey and Art were so good together. Smile
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1/25/2018 11:21am
I did not see Carmichael jump it I did seey Lusk jump it?
1/25/2018 11:23am
Such good racing. Battles at every position and so many lines and rhythms voluntarily chosen by the riders
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1/25/2018 11:25am
People always say slower bikes better racing and better racing in that era etc. But McGrath sure provided some yawners back in the day as did RC on his 125. A lot of yawners . There has been good and boring racing throughout the history of the sport.
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1/25/2018 11:26am
Mit12 wrote:
I did not see Carmichael jump it I did seey Lusk jump it?
#9 on a KX250 in 1999 would be Mr. Richard Carmichael
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1/25/2018 12:04pm
Mit12 wrote:
I did not see Carmichael jump it I did seey Lusk jump it?
Green bike @ 5:05
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1/25/2018 12:08pm
he also tripled onto the table on the very next section, i think he was the only one doing that
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1/25/2018 12:10pm
Your moto memory is insane.
About 10 years ago I posted a pic from a National that had Cobra in it, and he remembered every single detail about the day and even the moto. Youre right, the guy has crazy good memory.
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1/25/2018 12:12pm
ATKpilot99 wrote:
People always say slower bikes better racing and better racing in that era etc. But McGrath sure provided some yawners back in the day as did...
People always say slower bikes better racing and better racing in that era etc. But McGrath sure provided some yawners back in the day as did RC on his 125. A lot of yawners . There has been good and boring racing throughout the history of the sport.
You sir just got added to the 2stroke Taliban's hit list.

How dare you get in the way of an agenda.
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1/25/2018 2:00pm Edited Date/Time 1/25/2018 2:02pm
dv12.com wrote:
A lot of us jumped it. Even Casey Lytle was jumping it on his YoT 125...
Yep, I was in attendance that night and remember watching Lytle jump that thing. The entire crowd was really into it every time he jumped it.
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1/25/2018 2:53pm
I personality loved the old 125 & 250 2stroke races....
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1/25/2018 2:53pm Edited Date/Time 1/25/2018 3:03pm
dv12.com wrote:
A lot of us jumped it. Even Casey Lytle was jumping it on his YoT 125...
Your moto memory is insane.
I bet he remembers this one well too. Smile
This was a crazy race for some guys. DV kept it together.
Watch from about 29:00 - 125 main.

https://youtu.be/30mPpxoKCCY

He won the 125 main in Seattle the following year too - he smoked them all.
Watch from about 1:00:40.
Jason McCormick was riding well.
Matiasevich was there on a 125.


https://youtu.be/_5v_Qo3Claw
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1/25/2018 5:33pm
Mit12 wrote:
I did not see Carmichael jump it I did seey Lusk jump it?
DTHA70 wrote:
#9 on a KX250 in 1999 would be Mr. Richard Carmichael
I know which rider is Carmichael. I just missed it.
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1/25/2018 6:04pm
I can't find DV12 hitting it. Anyone know the point in the video?
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1/25/2018 6:23pm
I like that video for the reason that people today get all goo goo eyed over someone doing a quad. really it comes down to jump design and the factory 250's had a lot of power
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1/25/2018 7:45pm

Starting at 5:05 watch (hear) Carmichael quad into the turn at the end of the straight. That's as rad as it gets.

Me and some friends spent the week before this race at Ezra Lusk’s track.
We drove down from Canada to ride. His dad was super nice, had Shane show us around. They pretty much laughed at us all week but it was awesome watching Ezra ride his SX track then win the opener.
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1/25/2018 8:05pm
The tracks were SOOO much better back then
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1/25/2018 8:40pm
That race was a really big deal from the stand point that the 97 CR250 was a disaster and then Honda didn't have any factory riders on 250's in 98' so their results were poor overall. When they went 1-4 at Anaheim it felt like Big Red was back.

Looking back, it's kind of funny that Honda didn't win a premier class title for 5 years until 02' and it felt like an eternity......now it's been 14 years. A whole generation of kids have grown up not understanding why Honda was even called Big Red.

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