Dam that is one steep wall

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Edited Date/Time 3/3/2016 7:48pm
Not sure if anybody posted this saw it on Transworld

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Starcrossed 3/3/2016 7:13am
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There a couple of similar photos in the race and practice threads from last week. Have to do something to keep the lap times over 45 seconds or we prob wouldn't see this type of obstacle.
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shiftmx_22 3/3/2016 7:46am
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Man I love these walls they've been putting in. It's a technical obstacle that isn't ridiculously dangerous.

We don't need multiple walls per track. But I'm A-OK with seeing a nice tall/steep wall on every track.
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Endurocross this weekend?

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KMC440 3/3/2016 8:13am
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Not a fan of the walls. Booooo Angry

.... unless there's a downside about 50ft past that some may attempt. Woohoo
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logan_140 3/3/2016 8:15am
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KMC440 wrote:
Not a fan of the walls. Booooo Angry

.... unless there's a downside about 50ft past that some may attempt. Woohoo
Last year there was a jump like that at Daytona... In the middle to right part of the track... I don't think anyone pulled the trigger. Or maybe they couldn't because they put a banner there.. Not sure
Crisp BRAAAP! 3/3/2016 8:57am
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KMC440 wrote:
Not a fan of the walls. Booooo Angry

.... unless there's a downside about 50ft past that some may attempt. Woohoo
There's been a couple of years of those at Daytona: I love it too but it's gnarly! It seems like a recipe for disaster.
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48fordcoe wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2016/03/03/126468/s1200_image.jpg[/img]


He's just showing off. He's just a washed-up, has-been, shoulda-woulda-coulda, rider anyway. In fact, that's probably photoshopped, huh?

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Tip it. Don't change much.
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48fordcoe wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2016/03/03/126468/s1200_image.jpg[/img]


davistld01 wrote:
He's just showing off. He's just a washed-up, has-been, shoulda-woulda-coulda, rider anyway. In fact, that's probably photoshopped, huh?

Wink
Just look at that style ... pfffffffffttt ... can't even keep his feet on the pegs ! Squid deluxe thereSilly
Bet he and that Pastrami kid get in the way a lot.
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48fordcoe 3/3/2016 11:14am
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48fordcoe wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2016/03/03/126468/s1200_image.jpg[/img]


davistld01 wrote:
He's just showing off. He's just a washed-up, has-been, shoulda-woulda-coulda, rider anyway. In fact, that's probably photoshopped, huh?

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Look at the face's of the people watching best photoshopped job
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I'm really digging that Fasthouse gear. Clean lines, solid colors, easy on the eyes.
Cool pic
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gonemoto 3/3/2016 12:10pm
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Has anyone ever stood on the floor at the Xgames and looked at the step-up jump? Now that's a freaking wall! On tv or in the stands, it doesn't look that gnar, but standing in front of it is insane. I was only on the floor there once and I was thinking, "no way would I hit that".
Tits Legendary 3/3/2016 12:10pm
3/3/2016 12:10pm
I think it would be cool if they made a really steep step-up. Keep the lip like the one in the picture and then add a landing about 10' higher.
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nrosso391 3/3/2016 12:22pm
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48fordcoe wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2016/03/03/126468/s1200_image.jpg[/img]


Stewart has the right idea on how to use those worthless walls. Like I've said on another post, the 2 huge walls in a row at Daytona last year were really cool. You came off a straight away pinned into the first wall then slow down to scrub it into the canyon between them and scrub the second one. I remember Peick last year hit it fast, scrubbed, and landed almost on the face of the second one.

But the small annoying wall, especially when they put them around the whoop sections on tracks, really suck and shouldn't be in supercross. The whoops already separate guys, not like they used to because of their 20" depth limit on whoops. They need to bring back whoops that scare the riders and put some hair on their chest when they blitz them. They never used to be able to jump whoops as often as they do nowadays. They're just too small now. Before you COULDN'T jump through them, and if you did you were going over the bars.

*Musquin came off that wall last weekend and jumped 5 whoops in. NEVER could you do that with the whoop sections of yesteryear.

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Tits Legendary wrote:
I think it would be cool if they made a really steep step-up. Keep the lip like the one in the picture and then add a...
I think it would be cool if they made a really steep step-up. Keep the lip like the one in the picture and then add a landing about 10' higher.
That would be a LOT of dirt but at least with Daytona, they have dirt to spare.
Ghostrider145 3/3/2016 12:33pm
3/3/2016 12:33pm
I enjoying seeing the "Walls". Keeps speeds down and racing close.
Seems to be challenging for even the top guys. Vital making a Mountain out of a Wall...

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Does ATL typically have a wall? I remember RV2 wrecking on it a few years back when I attended
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shiftmx_22 3/3/2016 2:02pm
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nrosso391 wrote:
Stewart has the right idea on how to use those worthless walls. Like I've said on another post, the 2 huge walls in a row at...
Stewart has the right idea on how to use those worthless walls. Like I've said on another post, the 2 huge walls in a row at Daytona last year were really cool. You came off a straight away pinned into the first wall then slow down to scrub it into the canyon between them and scrub the second one. I remember Peick last year hit it fast, scrubbed, and landed almost on the face of the second one.

But the small annoying wall, especially when they put them around the whoop sections on tracks, really suck and shouldn't be in supercross. The whoops already separate guys, not like they used to because of their 20" depth limit on whoops. They need to bring back whoops that scare the riders and put some hair on their chest when they blitz them. They never used to be able to jump whoops as often as they do nowadays. They're just too small now. Before you COULDN'T jump through them, and if you did you were going over the bars.

*Musquin came off that wall last weekend and jumped 5 whoops in. NEVER could you do that with the whoop sections of yesteryear.
I realize that you are probably using hyperbole to emphasize the manliness of the "tough guys" of yesteryear with your 20" depth limit (paging Michael Scott), but I think you're being a bit ridiculous. We have seen some pretty deep whoops this year.
1st gear face plant 3/3/2016 2:29pm
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Walls are fine as long as there not overused. It's still pretty fun watching these guys soak it up and get there momentum going again.Pictures always show how much body english it takes to tackle one of them,t.v. not so much.


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10000hrs 3/3/2016 3:16pm
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Put it 15 ft off the gate to spread em out befor the first turn.
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shiftmx_22 wrote:
Man I love these walls they've been putting in. It's a technical obstacle that isn't ridiculously dangerous. We don't need multiple walls per track. But I'm...
Man I love these walls they've been putting in. It's a technical obstacle that isn't ridiculously dangerous.

We don't need multiple walls per track. But I'm A-OK with seeing a nice tall/steep wall on every track.
I'm glad somebody besides me doesn't hate them haha
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peelout wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2016/03/03/126499/s1200_thegreatwall.jpg[/img]


Har!
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10000hrs wrote:
Put it 15 ft off the gate to spread em out befor the first turn.
Ya know, I actually really like that idea!
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10000hrs wrote:
Put it 15 ft off the gate to spread em out befor the first turn.
hvaughn88 wrote:
Ya know, I actually really like that idea!
I stole it, and reversed it, from an off season race, cant remember which one, where the gate was up on a 10 ft mound. Seemed to sort them out a little before the first turn.
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plowboy 3/3/2016 3:44pm
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10000hrs wrote:
Put it 15 ft off the gate to spread em out befor the first turn.
hvaughn88 wrote:
Ya know, I actually really like that idea!
Yep, worth a try.

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