Shadowing Kris Keefer and Steve Matthes - Hangtown 2019

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Edited Date/Time 5/21/2019 1:17pm
I was carrying a GoPro in my pocket all day, so I figured I'd keep track of my good buddy Kris Keefer during his bid to race at Hangtown...and see if Matthes is team manager material (jury is still out on that one).

https://youtu.be/2CVWVTdDYfA
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Lbarton2287 5/20/2019 8:11am
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Man, it just makes you realize how hard the nationals really are. Keefer hauls, im in so cal so I can relate to everything he's saying. I think he will do better at Pala. He got the nerves out on the first one. Thanks for sharing ML!
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Nice!
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slipdog 5/20/2019 8:20am
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I had the same experience at Glenn Helen in ‘15, first lap of the 5 lap 2 stroke practice was rougher than anything I had been riding on in NorCal the weeks prior. Sucks getting old...
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TymeMoto 5/20/2019 8:24am
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MotoConcepts has got to be the coolest team in the pits for doing this.
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papadragon 5/20/2019 8:52am
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was he able to qualify? if not how much did he miss it by?
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CivBars 5/20/2019 8:59am
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What does he mean when he was talking about A Ray and asked if he got the 'good boot'?
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Casting 5/20/2019 8:59am
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At work now but I want to check this out later.

Keefer trying to qualify has added some extra excitement to the first two rounds. Hard to not root for the guy.
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MXD 5/20/2019 9:03am
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TymeMoto wrote:
MotoConcepts has got to be the coolest team in the pits for doing this.
I agree. Has any team swung the pendulum any further than MC? There were once as disrespected as they are highly regarded now.
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ML512 5/20/2019 9:08am
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CivBars wrote:
What does he mean when he was talking about A Ray and asked if he got the 'good boot'?
The softer break in boot. A-Stars has gone through a few revisions on the new Tech 10, I currently have five different types of new gen Tech 10s. The sets being sold to the public now are pretty good but the first batches from mid last year were...stiff...so stiff.
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Payup_199 5/20/2019 9:23am
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papadragon wrote:
was he able to qualify? if not how much did he miss it by?
quite a bit off pace. Qualified 53rd. Got 17th in the consi

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papadragon wrote:
was he able to qualify? if not how much did he miss it by?
Payup_199 wrote:
quite a bit off pace. Qualified 53rd. Got 17th in the consi

The crazy thing about that is in the 1st practice he was top 40 in times, but like 20 seconds slower than Kenny. Kris is no slouch, hell he flies compared to most of us. With a 2:15 lap, Kenny could lap him in a 7 lap race.

It's really hard to appreciate how fast these guys are going because they make it look so easy, so it's always cool when you can get another frame of reference. I hope they do a comparison of LitPro data at some point.
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Mr. Afterbar 5/20/2019 9:49am
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TriRacer27 wrote:
The crazy thing about that is in the 1st practice he was top 40 in times, but like 20 seconds slower than Kenny. Kris is no...
The crazy thing about that is in the 1st practice he was top 40 in times, but like 20 seconds slower than Kenny. Kris is no slouch, hell he flies compared to most of us. With a 2:15 lap, Kenny could lap him in a 7 lap race.

It's really hard to appreciate how fast these guys are going because they make it look so easy, so it's always cool when you can get another frame of reference. I hope they do a comparison of LitPro data at some point.
He was 37th in the first A practice ahead of one guy, but 18 guys in the B practice were faster.
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Camp332 5/20/2019 9:54am
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How old is Keefer? I think it's interesting, and I want to see him make the 40 man gate this coming weekend.
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vdrsnk04 5/20/2019 9:59am
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Great video. Thanks for sharing ML. It's nice to see that view of how Keefer's day went for us that didn't see any of it on tv.
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mx_563 5/20/2019 10:16am
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Thank you for posting. I enjoyed that.
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wsmille2 5/20/2019 10:17am
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Camp332 wrote:
How old is Keefer? I think it's interesting, and I want to see him make the 40 man gate this coming weekend.
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GD2 5/20/2019 10:24am
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Solid stuff, Michael.
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jeffro503 5/20/2019 11:04am
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It's a pretty cool story all together really. It's extremely cool to have MCR put that much effort into it , and they are an SX team only. And I thought it was cool of Kris to put that much effort into it , to show his son what he could do ( or try to do ). Even though he didn't qualify , at the age of 42 and to place where he did , not bad , not bad at all. Hopefully Pala turns out better for him.
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kkawboy14 5/20/2019 11:08am
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Good stuff!

After watching AC’s GoPro of the first moto, it seemed like there was a lot less lines over most of the track than what Keefer was seeing. Seems like he had the “man I’m looking around way to much” deal going on. Next week just, twist and shout, quit looking around so much!
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Lastander 5/20/2019 11:33am
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How far off was Keef from getting in? Kinda bummed that he didnt qualify, because i said to myself that if that washed up old dude can get in? Screw it im emptying my savings account and going to Washougal Laughing
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Payup_199 5/20/2019 12:02pm
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Lastander wrote:
How far off was Keef from getting in? Kinda bummed that he didnt qualify, because i said to myself that if that washed up old dude...
How far off was Keef from getting in? Kinda bummed that he didnt qualify, because i said to myself that if that washed up old dude can get in? Screw it im emptying my savings account and going to Washougal Laughing
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Calihusky 5/20/2019 12:26pm
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It’s great that Keefer is giving it a try and awesome that MCR is stepping up to do it. I’m addition to following all the usual stuff on race day I was definitely checking in throughout the morning to see if Keefer was going to qualify.
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Huckster 5/20/2019 12:45pm
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Love watching this and enjoy listening to them talk about it on Pulpmx. Did Keefer qualify for the nationals he rode during the 2 years he raced seriously?
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mxrose3 5/20/2019 1:53pm
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Good stuff! Really cool that MCR and everybody is helping out.
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Shawn142 5/20/2019 3:12pm
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Lastander wrote:
How far off was Keef from getting in? Kinda bummed that he didnt qualify, because i said to myself that if that washed up old dude...
How far off was Keef from getting in? Kinda bummed that he didnt qualify, because i said to myself that if that washed up old dude can get in? Screw it im emptying my savings account and going to Washougal Laughing
Payup_199 wrote:
53rd
Where is 53rd coming from? He was 55th and about 6 seconds out from 36th for a direct transfer to the show.


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TSCHAM101 5/20/2019 3:24pm
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Lastander wrote:
How far off was Keef from getting in? Kinda bummed that he didnt qualify, because i said to myself that if that washed up old dude...
How far off was Keef from getting in? Kinda bummed that he didnt qualify, because i said to myself that if that washed up old dude can get in? Screw it im emptying my savings account and going to Washougal Laughing
Payup_199 wrote:
53rd
Shawn142 wrote:
Where is 53rd coming from? He was 55th and about 6 seconds out from 36th for a direct transfer to the show. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/05/20/348839/s1200_Capture.jpg[/img]
Where is 53rd coming from? He was 55th and about 6 seconds out from 36th for a direct transfer to the show.


at this point... does a comment like this add anything to the conversation??

No... quit being a dick.
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Shawn142 5/20/2019 3:42pm
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TSCHAM101 wrote:
at this point... does a comment like this add anything to the conversation??

No... quit being a dick.
I think it sucks when someone actually goes out of their way to give a real accurate answer too. It doesn't add anything to the thread whatsoever.
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aeffertz 5/20/2019 4:08pm
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Was hoping you'd have some footage of getting hollered at for crossing the track! Grinning

Thanks for the video. Cool to see inside the MCR rig.
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