San Diego Mudder...

devindavisphoto wrote:

Determining the weather can be inconsistent and is based on multiple factors that can all contribute to the actual weather and ultimately predicting the weather is...

Determining the weather can be inconsistent and is based on multiple factors that can all contribute to the actual weather and ultimately predicting the weather is as simple as that, predicting it... but it's understandable when uneducated people don't comprehend these things and blame the person trying to feed their family.

visser62 wrote:

Don't know why you're being downvoted. People are dum-dums.

Black Diesel Bomber wrote:

I've never paid attention to this but I just noticed I got downvoted for starting this thread about a rain storm possibly affecting the race on...

I've never paid attention to this but I just noticed I got downvoted for starting this thread about a rain storm possibly affecting the race on Saturday night.... LOL!! Classic stuff on this site!

yamaharider471 wrote:

[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/01/30/322099/s1200_A2E3103E_17B0_41EE_AF31_E086C0D77EB1.jpg[/img]

WCRider wrote:

Too bad if it rains because the dirt looks great.

tek14 wrote:

Why they dont dig ditch between lines to get rain water away from track?

Brent wrote:

Fuck it, Im still going and sitting in my uncovered seats. Time to wear the ski pants and jacket...

devindavisphoto wrote:

It looks like we might have a real mudder this weekend. A1 was sloppy and rutted, but I think this week we might not see riders...

It looks like we might have a real mudder this weekend. A1 was sloppy and rutted, but I think this week we might not see riders even doubling the triples with the expected rain.

We'll see. I'm stating the obvious, but it depends on how much rain we get.

If it's muddy I'm expecting a win from Marvin or Kenny.

BroFoSho wrote:

If it is a mudder I hope they modify the track. Knock down the triples, turn whoops into rollers, etc. No sense in having peaky obstacles...

If it is a mudder I hope they modify the track. Knock down the triples, turn whoops into rollers, etc.

No sense in having peaky obstacles if they are going to roll them at 5mph

devindavisphoto wrote:

It looks like we might have a real mudder this weekend. A1 was sloppy and rutted, but I think this week we might not see riders...

It looks like we might have a real mudder this weekend. A1 was sloppy and rutted, but I think this week we might not see riders even doubling the triples with the expected rain.

We'll see. I'm stating the obvious, but it depends on how much rain we get.

If it's muddy I'm expecting a win from Marvin or Kenny.

BroFoSho wrote:

If it is a mudder I hope they modify the track. Knock down the triples, turn whoops into rollers, etc. No sense in having peaky obstacles...

If it is a mudder I hope they modify the track. Knock down the triples, turn whoops into rollers, etc.

No sense in having peaky obstacles if they are going to roll them at 5mph

BroFoSho wrote:

If it is a mudder I hope they modify the track. Knock down the triples, turn whoops into rollers, etc. No sense in having peaky obstacles...

If it is a mudder I hope they modify the track. Knock down the triples, turn whoops into rollers, etc.

No sense in having peaky obstacles if they are going to roll them at 5mph

BroFoSho wrote:

If it is a mudder I hope they modify the track. Knock down the triples, turn whoops into rollers, etc. No sense in having peaky obstacles...

If it is a mudder I hope they modify the track. Knock down the triples, turn whoops into rollers, etc.

No sense in having peaky obstacles if they are going to roll them at 5mph

RichieW13 wrote:

Yeah, that's what they did at Seattle last year.

hamncheeze wrote:

Having been to a few Seattle mudders in the past few years, plus the Las Vegas mud bog of 2016, I will say that a lot...

Having been to a few Seattle mudders in the past few years, plus the Las Vegas mud bog of 2016, I will say that a lot depends on the dirt quality and the timing of the rain. Vegas the track was already getting blue groove in 2016 then the rain hit hard and fast around 3 PM and it just became a quagmire very quickly, especially once they actually tried to work on the track. That clay was so so heavy. Watching Reed and Davi launch the triple out of turn 2 early in the 450 main, those 2 dudes had big balls! In the rhythm lane in front of us, I could hear Malcolm land with a squishy thud every lap on the triple that was in it, it was so spongy and he just kept hitting it lap after lap on a 250 no less.

Seattle 2013 and 2017 were both on and off rain, 2013 the dirt had more clay in it and it was "sticky" for sure, I remember Tomac going OTB right in front of us when he landed on a soft spot jumping into a turn, and the bike just buried. 2017 Seattle actually turned out really good, the dirt was some weird silty/sandy/clay/gravel mix and it could actually absorb the water fairly well. The faces of the jumps broke down and it got pretty sketchy but it led to an awesome night of racing, maybe the best race I've been to live. Seattle 2018 had different dirt, more like 2013 and it was pretty bad. There was also a lot more rain falling than in 2013 or 2017 and I have to say watching guys get stuck in corners at a SX is pretty lame.

Hopefully for San Diego they were able to mix in some sand/gravel to the clay and maybe it won't be as bad as if it was traditional SoCal SX dirt.

SDTony YZ ESR 325 wrote:

SD Weather............they have backed off from 100% Rain, the Rain can be scattered, so it can miss Petco Park the Stadium. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/02/01/322428/s1200_SD_Rain_Capture.jpg[/img]

SD Weather............they have backed off from 100% Rain, the Rain can be scattered, so it can miss Petco Park the Stadium.

hamncheeze wrote:

Having been to a few Seattle mudders in the past few years, plus the Las Vegas mud bog of 2016, I will say that a lot...

Having been to a few Seattle mudders in the past few years, plus the Las Vegas mud bog of 2016, I will say that a lot depends on the dirt quality and the timing of the rain. Vegas the track was already getting blue groove in 2016 then the rain hit hard and fast around 3 PM and it just became a quagmire very quickly, especially once they actually tried to work on the track. That clay was so so heavy. Watching Reed and Davi launch the triple out of turn 2 early in the 450 main, those 2 dudes had big balls! In the rhythm lane in front of us, I could hear Malcolm land with a squishy thud every lap on the triple that was in it, it was so spongy and he just kept hitting it lap after lap on a 250 no less.

Seattle 2013 and 2017 were both on and off rain, 2013 the dirt had more clay in it and it was "sticky" for sure, I remember Tomac going OTB right in front of us when he landed on a soft spot jumping into a turn, and the bike just buried. 2017 Seattle actually turned out really good, the dirt was some weird silty/sandy/clay/gravel mix and it could actually absorb the water fairly well. The faces of the jumps broke down and it got pretty sketchy but it led to an awesome night of racing, maybe the best race I've been to live. Seattle 2018 had different dirt, more like 2013 and it was pretty bad. There was also a lot more rain falling than in 2013 or 2017 and I have to say watching guys get stuck in corners at a SX is pretty lame.

Hopefully for San Diego they were able to mix in some sand/gravel to the clay and maybe it won't be as bad as if it was traditional SoCal SX dirt.

RichieW13 wrote:

Last year in Seattle, I seem to remember somebody's bike getting stuck on the inside of a turn, and it just stayed there until the race...

Last year in Seattle, I seem to remember somebody's bike getting stuck on the inside of a turn, and it just stayed there until the race was over.

Cianciarulo DNF'ed the heat race because he burned up his clutch while leading.

The rain/mud can be fun. But when the bikes can't last for 9 minutes, that takes some fun out of it.

SDTony YZ ESR 325 wrote:

SD Weather............they have backed off from 100% Rain, the Rain can be scattered, so it can miss Petco Park the Stadium. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/02/01/322428/s1200_SD_Rain_Capture.jpg[/img]

SD Weather............they have backed off from 100% Rain, the Rain can be scattered, so it can miss Petco Park the Stadium.

clinthadwin wrote:

I don't know where that's from, but all my sources are saying it's much worse: [img]https://i.imgur.com/M7b6XEs.jpg[/img]

I don't know where that's from, but all my sources are saying it's much worse:

SDTony YZ ESR 325 wrote:

SD Weather............they have backed off from 100% Rain, the Rain can be scattered, so it can miss Petco Park the Stadium. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/02/01/322428/s1200_SD_Rain_Capture.jpg[/img]

SD Weather............they have backed off from 100% Rain, the Rain can be scattered, so it can miss Petco Park the Stadium.

clinthadwin wrote:

I don't know where that's from, but all my sources are saying it's much worse: [img]https://i.imgur.com/M7b6XEs.jpg[/img]

I don't know where that's from, but all my sources are saying it's much worse:

SDTony YZ ESR 325 wrote:

AccuWeather, who knows, maybe the Storm will shift just enough time wise or in distance to allow wet but not sloppy conditions. I recently put on...

AccuWeather, who knows, maybe the Storm will shift just enough time wise or in distance to allow wet but not sloppy conditions. I recently put on a set of new Dunlop MX 33s, I was amazed at how much forward pull you can get in the Mud.

hamncheeze wrote:

[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/02/01/322440/s1200_SDW.jpg[/img] The NOAA/NWS forecast shows the majority of the rain happening during the night show. Hopefully they can get in 2 practice sessions, one free, one...

The NOAA/NWS forecast shows the majority of the rain happening during the night show. Hopefully they can get in 2 practice sessions, one free, one timed. Then the night show will be what it is!

brocster wrote:

The rain during the night show isn’t the problem, its the rain all day leading into the night show thats the issue. We’ll be lucky to...

The rain during the night show isn’t the problem, its the rain all day leading into the night show thats the issue.

We’ll be lucky to not see a duck walking contest.

Was going to go and donate $45 to Feld for a seat and $14/15/16 bucks for a couple tall cans to whomever makes that cheeze!

Stay dry bros!

wavslide1 wrote:

Basically it's going to dump from 2 - 8 PM according to the last weather report. Up to 2" in coastal areas, but the weather has...

Basically it's going to dump from 2 - 8 PM according to the last weather report. Up to 2" in coastal areas, but the weather has been known to make fools of the weather reporters in CA. ;-) I hope we get decent racing conditions. Watching most racers ski their bikes just isn't that cool.