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There are a lot of grass roots kind of series out there that are super fun. We try to support a variety of track promoters throughout the year. This year we’ve hit LL Qualifiers, a grassroots series that re-opened a track that has been closed for about 8 years, a few night “SX” races and a variety of regional series races. These are all super low key and fun.
The more National level events are where everyone gets their panties in a wad all the time. it’s just a different animal all together as we all know. You take it for what it is and do your best to finish well and have good family fun. Too many people get all wadded up thinking their PW rider will be the next Dungey. Lol
Now that I think about it..It doesn’t matter what level or location of racing it is... you will always have 50 parents and C classes all panty wadded up. I recall having to complete a tear down on a JR 50 at a local series race a couple years back. (I’m an AMA ref) That was entertaining! lol. Much respect for the dude putting his money where his mouth was though.
Back in 02/03 ish my brother qualified in the C class....mind you this was at the absolute height of C class sandbagging (LaPaglia on a Suzuki ride, J. Alessi on a Honda ride, plus another 10+ dudes that could win with a solid start)
We drove all the way from CA to TN, and at sign-up my brother got DQ’d.
Come to find out a dad brought 30+ cycle news results showing riders that had race results that were over 2 years old (the rule was/is you couldn’t have raced for more than 2 years)
If memory serves there were 10+ guys that got DQ’d and the gates weren’t even full for the first Moto.
Good times....
The Shop
is that at a vintage race?
Pit Row
yup as far as getting a hole shot goes, it is definitely more about the rider than the bike.
Some years later, Tommy Searle was on the team Green youth program, riding a KX85, because the classes had changed to 85cc. This was around 2003 I think.
Tommy Searle's dad bought that 97 KX100 bike off of Mackenzie's old man. At the time, KX100 Barrells were readily available, but he particularly wanted that bike/motor, I don't know why, or if he ever used it.
Wasn't there a protest a few years ago at lorettas that a father put up the money to have the top 5 bikes tore down prior to moto finish, with his son ending up in that bunch and ended up getting DQ'd himself, or is that just a old wives tale
My bike only had a GYT-R Exhaust on it, the engine was bone stock. Everyone always said they thought I had a $5k motor. Sorry boys, just a 2004 YZ250F with a really good 3rd gear ratio. I had a lot of holeshots like this on the 04 YZ250F.
All in all, I'd say its more reaction time related.
We had guys who raced our local A and B, but raced C for everywhere else and LL's, we all knew it.
South Florida has ALWAYS been slower than northern Florida, so we have always had to set our own classes. This was why a few days ago in another thread, FLmxer mentioned how I told him he had to move up (though it was his usual class elsewhere) and he soon learned why.
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