Ironman - Main Races Bench Racing

motomike137
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8/29/2020 3:47pm
Who didn’t smile when good ol’ Bam Bam threw her all the way sideways towards the end?

Awesome to see him riding to his potential.
That double leg thing on that jump made me jump out of my chair and yell at the tv! What a wild man!
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Markee
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8/29/2020 3:51pm
Who didn’t smile when good ol’ Bam Bam threw her all the way sideways towards the end?

Awesome to see him riding to his potential.
That double leg thing on that jump made me jump out of my chair and yell at the tv! What a wild man!
I was like "WHAT"?..... "WHAT"!!
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8/29/2020 3:57pm
Who didn’t smile when good ol’ Bam Bam threw her all the way sideways towards the end?

Awesome to see him riding to his potential.
That double leg thing on that jump made me jump out of my chair and yell at the tv! What a wild man!
Markee wrote:
I was like "WHAT"?..... "WHAT"!!
I felt like a kid watching JS7 again. Just flat out chopping up the track, whipping 180, giving zero f*cks. Literally held my breath for the last lap.
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8/29/2020 4:31pm Edited Date/Time 8/29/2020 4:32pm
PRM31 wrote:
Bam bam needs to be signed to a week to week contract with a large championship bonus.

Hope he likes his red KTM.
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/08/29/446767/s1200_Screenshot_20200829_181518_Google.jpg[/img]

Can’t claim he doesn’t care / have heart.
No, he has heart but this makes him look unprofessional and juvenile.

He had a much better look today.
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8/29/2020 4:42pm
Crazy he came from outside top 10 on lap 1 to battle HARD for the win.
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8/29/2020 5:47pm
ti473 wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/08/29/446814/s1200_1C0BF30E_E35F_40F2_9F78_E8D822E12784.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/08/29/446816/s1200_BC328F1D_9C0A_4215_9DF5_83472AE70F6E.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/08/29/446815/s1200_DBFFD4B1_0057_436B_93CC_9100916C788A.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/08/29/446812/s1200_C3BB06C0_4225_48BB_B871_F90C76FD49C2.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/08/29/446813/s1200_676872DD_7D2B_4817_9243_3590CE2D5811.jpg[/img]





That kinda needs its own thread.
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8/29/2020 7:25pm
tomac looked like he was in protect mode.. not the crazy pace charging.
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8/29/2020 7:39pm
cable wrote:
tomac looked like he was in protect mode.. not the crazy pace charging.
I don’t think so. They were hauling the mail and dropped everyone at the halfway point
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Pat_Boyd
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8/29/2020 7:40pm
The Barcia scrubs , were of the hook today . Just whipping that Yz . It was good to see .
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8/29/2020 8:17pm
levimx22 wrote:
i dont see how anyone can NOT be a DF fan. dude is a bad ass.
Dude! He took out Christian Craig! How can anyone be a DF fan? /s
charge wrote:
lol. industry cool kid Christian Craig
I would think i was pretty cool too if I just took a 10th overall at a pro mx national.
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8/29/2020 9:18pm
Great to see they got the race in, with mild weather. 3 days ago it was hotter and muggier than Atlanta in Indiana.
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8/29/2020 9:43pm
It’s crazy to see how much faster the boys can run on a more open track than per say Loretta’s. They did the best they could with Loretta’s but it was nice to see them back on their usual terrain. That top 4 were straight hauling the mail today. When AC went around Zach and Then Tomac/Barcia battle....some hold your breath racing today!
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8/30/2020 1:49am
cable wrote:
tomac looked like he was in protect mode.. not the crazy pace charging.
protect what ??
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8/30/2020 5:13am
cable wrote:
tomac looked like he was in protect mode.. not the crazy pace charging.
Mugeneco wrote:
protect what ??
I think he’s trying to say Eli was protecting the bike, which he wasn’t. Looked to me like he’s having a hard time finding the next gear that the others never could. I expect Eli to get better as the series goes on. Barcia was riding like an animal yesterday.
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8/30/2020 10:30am Edited Date/Time 8/30/2020 10:31am
It still does not seem like Eli is as good as last year...yet.

But it could be the tracks so far. He is good at Ironman but it is not his best.
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8/31/2020 11:47am
Crazy busy weekend for me, just got through all the motos late Sunday night.

Only thing I want to add here is how awesome it was to see those guys on a REAL outdoor track in good conditions. Ironman absolutely drove home the point to me that Loretta Lynn's is a nice place for amateur racing, a shithole if it rains, but going forward it should never be used for a National unless there is absolutely no other option.

And Barcia 2nd moto. Ripping. Awesome to see.
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8/31/2020 1:10pm
hamncheeze wrote:
Crazy busy weekend for me, just got through all the motos late Sunday night. Only thing I want to add here is how awesome it was...
Crazy busy weekend for me, just got through all the motos late Sunday night.

Only thing I want to add here is how awesome it was to see those guys on a REAL outdoor track in good conditions. Ironman absolutely drove home the point to me that Loretta Lynn's is a nice place for amateur racing, a shithole if it rains, but going forward it should never be used for a National unless there is absolutely no other option.

And Barcia 2nd moto. Ripping. Awesome to see.
I agree, but under the circumstances, it was what we had..

Would have been good to see what it was like had it not been soaked both times
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8/31/2020 1:34pm
hamncheeze wrote:
Crazy busy weekend for me, just got through all the motos late Sunday night. Only thing I want to add here is how awesome it was...
Crazy busy weekend for me, just got through all the motos late Sunday night.

Only thing I want to add here is how awesome it was to see those guys on a REAL outdoor track in good conditions. Ironman absolutely drove home the point to me that Loretta Lynn's is a nice place for amateur racing, a shithole if it rains, but going forward it should never be used for a National unless there is absolutely no other option.

And Barcia 2nd moto. Ripping. Awesome to see.
philG wrote:
I agree, but under the circumstances, it was what we had.. Would have been good to see what it was like had it not been soaked...
I agree, but under the circumstances, it was what we had..

Would have been good to see what it was like had it not been soaked both times
I agree to some degree, but the lack of elevation and shortish straightaways just make Loretta's a bit too simple for my eye. I'm not saying it wasn't hard.
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8/31/2020 3:22pm
hamncheeze wrote:
Crazy busy weekend for me, just got through all the motos late Sunday night. Only thing I want to add here is how awesome it was...
Crazy busy weekend for me, just got through all the motos late Sunday night.

Only thing I want to add here is how awesome it was to see those guys on a REAL outdoor track in good conditions. Ironman absolutely drove home the point to me that Loretta Lynn's is a nice place for amateur racing, a shithole if it rains, but going forward it should never be used for a National unless there is absolutely no other option.

And Barcia 2nd moto. Ripping. Awesome to see.
philG wrote:
I agree, but under the circumstances, it was what we had.. Would have been good to see what it was like had it not been soaked...
I agree, but under the circumstances, it was what we had..

Would have been good to see what it was like had it not been soaked both times
hamncheeze wrote:
I agree to some degree, but the lack of elevation and shortish straightaways just make Loretta's a bit too simple for my eye. I'm not saying...
I agree to some degree, but the lack of elevation and shortish straightaways just make Loretta's a bit too simple for my eye. I'm not saying it wasn't hard.
Im With ya in that one as cannot compare Lorettas to Ironman red budd or any of the big national tracks and the speeds they can carry on them are freaking insane!! Only thing missing is Budds Creek this year!!

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