Passing your friends

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Edited Date/Time 11/3/2015 8:20pm
Anyone else got friends they race that are your exact same speed? I've got two buddies and it always amazes me how we are so close every damn time we race. I battled my buddy Shane every lap of every Moto a couple weeks ago, soo damn fun. Nothing compares to the mental and physical challenges you face in a race, this was our last moto and I was soo beat already. Ass was raw, could barely control my hands, almost gave up like 5 times. I was literally forcing my self through shear determination to just hold it a little longer, finally got him right before the white flag!

http://youtu.be/traDvopksfY
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just.another.nickname 10/29/2015 10:36pm
10/29/2015 10:36pm
Great race. You had to stay after it since he gapped you a bit in the beginning. Once you passed him I thought he was dropped but oh no... he stuck it in on you a couple times!!! Nice.

I've had a few friends, and other racers, similar to what you mention just not to the "every lap every moto" degree. Fun times for sure.

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Jrewing 10/29/2015 10:37pm
10/29/2015 10:37pm
Is it wrong when those buddies crash and you laugh in your helmet?
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Thelen20 10/30/2015 12:57am
10/30/2015 12:57am
That's what it's all about right there, that is why I race!!! Doesn't get any better than that!
Harry Backmon 10/30/2015 3:37am
10/30/2015 3:37am
That was fun! Thanks for letting me ride along with you. Great rut-riding skill set you have!

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ridinbeast932 10/30/2015 4:26am
10/30/2015 4:26am
Even better that you were both on 2 strokes!

Buddy and I were battling it out one moto a few years back. We were so determined we blew right through the checkers and had a lap to ourselves, it was great lol.
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Crush 10/30/2015 4:28am
10/30/2015 4:28am
Harry Backmon wrote:
That was fun! Thanks for letting me ride along with you. Great rut-riding skill set you have!
Agree! Nice and smooth and got better throughout.

Cool vid man, thanks!
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K-dubbb 10/30/2015 5:58am
10/30/2015 5:58am
Awesome video! Cant wait to get back on the track with buddies after watching.

What bike are you on and which suspension setup do you have? I am also an RM owner!
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1stSSPZ 10/30/2015 6:20am
10/30/2015 6:20am
Thelen20 wrote:
That's what it's all about right there, that is why I race!!! Doesn't get any better than that!
That's the damn truth! It is even MORE fun when you are racing with one of your kids! Smile
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moto0852 10/30/2015 7:32am
10/30/2015 7:32am
Very nice. Good to have a buddy to race with like that.

What class are your guys riding there?
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MotoMalyDad 10/30/2015 7:38am
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Jrewing wrote:
Is it wrong when those buddies crash and you laugh in your helmet?
I don't know, but I do and one time it was a dual sport ride and my buddy's bike ended up in a creek on it's side. After composing myself from laughing, I had to grab the camera before we got it back up..
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dl117 10/30/2015 7:53am
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I love that stuff, when I went to B class in 05 I finally got to race my brother for the first time since we started in the early 80's.....being 7 years apart and taking time off at diffenant times we never got the chance. That made racing fun for sure.
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JM485 10/30/2015 8:27am
10/30/2015 8:27am
Damn, you guys had a pretty good pace going it looked like! What camera setup is that, is it a hero 4 session mounted under the visor or something else?
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slackinoff 10/30/2015 8:38am
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urbanlift707 wrote:
Anyone else got friends they race that are your exact same speed? I've got two buddies and it always amazes me how we are so close...
Anyone else got friends they race that are your exact same speed? I've got two buddies and it always amazes me how we are so close every damn time we race. I battled my buddy Shane every lap of every Moto a couple weeks ago, soo damn fun. Nothing compares to the mental and physical challenges you face in a race, this was our last moto and I was soo beat already. Ass was raw, could barely control my hands, almost gave up like 5 times. I was literally forcing my self through shear determination to just hold it a little longer, finally got him right before the white flag!

http://youtu.be/traDvopksfY
Great race. I love that feeling. Yall had a great pace too. Thanks for posting the video!
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davistld01 10/30/2015 9:40am
10/30/2015 9:40am
That was awesome! Thanks for the post.

I needed that! Smile
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PFitzG38 10/30/2015 10:49am
10/30/2015 10:49am
urbanlift707 wrote:
Anyone else got friends they race that are your exact same speed? I've got two buddies and it always amazes me how we are so close...
Anyone else got friends they race that are your exact same speed? I've got two buddies and it always amazes me how we are so close every damn time we race. I battled my buddy Shane every lap of every Moto a couple weeks ago, soo damn fun. Nothing compares to the mental and physical challenges you face in a race, this was our last moto and I was soo beat already. Ass was raw, could barely control my hands, almost gave up like 5 times. I was literally forcing my self through shear determination to just hold it a little longer, finally got him right before the white flag!

http://youtu.be/traDvopksfY
How bitchen was that.

I haven't even read this thread or watched your footie - but I will in a sec.

You just described exactly what moto means!
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mx510 10/30/2015 12:00pm
10/30/2015 12:00pm
I have a couple friends that are just about the same speed as I am. It's super fun when we get good starts and battle, there is nothing better than battling with someone you can trust. It's even more fun when you start bumping each other mid moto, good times!
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WoodsRacer 10/30/2015 2:25pm
10/30/2015 2:25pm
Cool vid and story, thanks for sharing!

I have a couple buddy's very close in speed that do enduros and harescrambles with me, over the years as we all gained speed and moved up in classes a few of us have still stayed ridiculously close in speed. Had a couple times in 2 hr scrambles where we finished within a couple seconds of each other. Heck a couple years ago at millville myself and one friend went back and forth about 5 times and I never had the lead after any lap other than the last one! Always look back to days like that and smile!

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CarlinoJoeVideo 10/30/2015 3:22pm
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Nothing better than I battle with your buds on race day or even during practice. Seriously so fun! I have 2 friends who are identical, the hard one of us push, we are push back!
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Titan1 10/30/2015 3:27pm
10/30/2015 3:27pm
Most the people that I ride with either way faster than me, or way slower. But I do have a buddy that is really close to the same speed as me...actually, I'm faster than him on fast wide open stuff, and he's faster than me in tight technical trails and in a bit better shape. Since most H&H's are fast...I'll gap him pretty good, and then he'll come rolling right up on me "tortoise and hare" style...Over a 100 mile race, more often that not, we'll finish within 30 seconds to a minute of each other.
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urbanlift707 10/30/2015 5:55pm
10/30/2015 5:55pm
K-dubbb wrote:
Awesome video! Cant wait to get back on the track with buddies after watching. What bike are you on and which suspension setup do you have...
Awesome video! Cant wait to get back on the track with buddies after watching.

What bike are you on and which suspension setup do you have? I am also an RM owner!
It's a 2006, stock suspension with $300 revalve from a buddy. I love this thing!!
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urbanlift707 10/30/2015 5:57pm
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JM485 wrote:
Damn, you guys had a pretty good pace going it looked like! What camera setup is that, is it a hero 4 session mounted under the...
Damn, you guys had a pretty good pace going it looked like! What camera setup is that, is it a hero 4 session mounted under the visor or something else?
It's a hero 4 under the visor.
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mark_swart 10/31/2015 9:27am
10/31/2015 9:27am
Nice ride! Looks like they change it up quite a bit for local races as opposed to the national.
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yzjs7 10/31/2015 11:22am
10/31/2015 11:22am
Yup every time out it turns into a race.
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Dirt addict 11/2/2015 4:59pm
11/2/2015 4:59pm
Very cool! I have a buddy that it doesn't matter where we line up on the gate. Within a lap or two we always seem to find each other and battle it out for the rest of the race.
That looked so fun. I need to start racing again.
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gharmon 11/2/2015 6:42pm
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Thelen20 wrote:
That's what it's all about right there, that is why I race!!! Doesn't get any better than that!
1stSSPZ wrote:
That's the damn truth! It is even MORE fun when you are racing with one of your kids! Smile
Sure is. Both my sons are faster than me but I really enjoy riding/racing with them. Not much more a dad can ask for!! Well except I now have my grandson racing. There will coming a time when we will be racing each other competitively. Probably when he's on the 65's lol
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bsharkey 11/2/2015 6:48pm
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Jrewing wrote:
Is it wrong when those buddies crash and you laugh in your helmet?
nope as long as they are ok later
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jemcee 11/2/2015 7:41pm
11/2/2015 7:41pm
I've posted the video before but my last race before my accident (as in hours before) was a bit of a battle with one of my best mates and with all my racing mates watching.. It was a strange deal where most of them had stopped racing but for whatever reason thought bugger it lets race this weekend so it was awesome.. until I had to go and ruin it all haha
I also won it so I went out winning.. I don't remind him of that fact much haha took him nice and high when I passed him too.. lucky it was out of sight of the officials or I would've been starting from the rear next race haha

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