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Track was freakin gnarly with all that rain. Didn’t help that I bought a 450 Friday morning before practice and was the first time I had ever rode one haha.
Definitely saw some sandbagging in the big bike classes. But was awesome to see how fast the super mini classes are. Those kids are nuts.
Definitely saw some sandbagging in the big bike classes. But was awesome to see how fast the super mini classes are. Those kids are nuts.
Fun weekend though. I knew I had no shot of qualifying. Just did it for the experience.
Looking forward to getting it on a dry track so I can push it harder than what I could do this past weekend.
The Shop
Comes up every year - and never quite understand it.
I'm working on a new hybrid series coming soon in Central TX, qualifying so ride groups by skill rather than CC or Age.
Making Motocross Great Again!
IF you attend the AM nationals - is obvious.
Each class is exactly where it should be. The C riders at loretta's - truly are C riders (even if they are A level locally)
B class is where it should be
And A is actually a poor representation - as many have moved onwards to PRO - but the top 20 in A are far more seasoned than the top 5 in B.
What has shifted is how terrible the local level is vs the top level. Local tracks (such as adv or murphies in this OP's instance) are terribly easy vs what you encounter at nationals - pro races - etc.
I was at 3p this weekend - track was challenging - but not more so than usual for this level of competition.
What sucks IMHO is how easy the local tracks are. Not fun for me - and not a good separation of talent - aka a local C rider is far closer in lap time to an A rider than at a tough track.
The only way we will have top level pro's that this forum loves to watch - is to have the class structure we have at the nationals - so kids can climb them. The fastest kids around austin who regularly attend the local tracks on big bikes - are barely capable of qualifying in B class for lorettas - and you can look that up this year as the process goes on if you doubt me.
Some of these local fast kids will talk and talk - then not even try to to go as they wont make it.
Due to this shift in local riding level, and challenge level - most of the national kids dont even ride local anymore. Most are attending training places that have challenging conditions and controlled environment where the kids can burn laps and not get chewed out by a local weekend warrior for passing too close while doing laps.
It sucks - I used to like seeing the top kids attend local riding days - it was fun to watch and raised everyone's level because you see the speed - and realize its possible and the excuses you made about the track - were exactly that. Excuses.
Anyways, the track layout was not difficult, the weather for ME made it difficult. The ruts never get that big at the local practice days because they just close if there’s any rain. But the kids were still railing the crap out of them, just means I suck more ?
Pit Row
Ever open on weekdays or just weekends?
The 1st time series may have 2 other tracks that have never had a race before, and a couple of of places recognizable to MX fans, and a couple recognizable to Off Roader's. Wish me luck, retired from the car business and pursuing my bucket list now.
This sport is funny, online we all have an alias name, and when we get to the track sometime we don't even realize the person we talk with online and FB is there too. Planning on using stick on nameplates to try and increase the social interaction.
But ya more track variety the better
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