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badbrad108
7/29/2015 12:08pm
7/29/2015 12:08pm
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11/11/2015 7:30pm
Guys are flying and jumping everything. Lap times as good as some old pro's. Track was dressed but still not a real C class.
The Shop
Okay so this topic has bothered me for years. Yes there is a lot of sandbagging in the C class.
A "friend" of mine used to race, he started racing probably 5-6 years before I started. His dad owned a local track in my hometown, so I rode and raced there when I was just starting out on 80's. He is 5 years older than me so he was on big bikes by the time i started racing. He raced the pro class at his family track (not many "pros" showed up, maybe 3-5 at most, he was a pretty fast rider at his own track, so of course, no one beat him and his dad never had to pay out).
He did not race AMA for probably 5 years while his family owned the track. Well the track shut down, so he started racing a AMA district races here and there, which he signed up for the B class. He hoenstly could have made it to Loretta's in the B class then, if he had solid motos. He crashed a lot when under pressure though, so not sure. Well anyways, he had a knee injury and only rode at his practice track for about a year. Well he decided to make a grand comeback and race Loretta Lynn's in 2006. Well guess what class he signed up for?? Yep 250C. I was astonished. He had been riding pretty steady for approximately 15 years at that point. And had raced local pro class for 5 years and district B class for probably 1-2 years off and on.
Well he made it to Lorettas and didnt even get top 10 in the C class. I think he got away with it because: 1) he sucked so bad so no one even cared to question it and 2) he was "adopted" by his step dad at like age 24 so he changed his last name to avoid any heat. He really thought he was going to go win Loretta's C class and gain a bunch of sponsors.
I think people will always sandbag just to make it to the big show. But the people who plan to actually go somewhere in the sport, will want to move up and keep progressing.
no. no. no.
I was a AMA Expert pro motocrosser for 13 years. 1972 to 1985 I have been in a Supercross main how about you.
Have a class but lets not call it a Championship. give them all participation medals.
Pit Row
If you've been racing for 10 years cut the cord and move up to B and maybe justify the 5 bikes and 100,000$ rig.
http://www.vitalmx.com/forums/Moto-Related,20/Kyle-Regal-should-of-got-…
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