So which outdoor national is getting kicked to the curb?

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burn1986 11/13/2012 8:14am
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Freestone? Say it aint so.
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Flatliner 11/13/2012 9:01am
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Freestone is 100 times the track that Elsinore is. If its true that's bs.
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yosmithy 11/13/2012 9:26am
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I heard the deal with Glen Helen went south

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fader418 11/13/2012 9:29am
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Flatliner wrote:
Freestone is 100 times the track that Elsinore is. If its true that's bs.
100 times hotter too...
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Flatliner wrote:
Freestone is 100 times the track that Elsinore is. If its true that's bs.
fader418 wrote:
100 times hotter too...
You must not have made it to Elsinore, it was pretty F#cking hot this year.
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Flatliner wrote:
Freestone is 100 times the track that Elsinore is. If its true that's bs.
fader418 wrote:
100 times hotter too...
crf250pilot wrote:
You must not have made it to Elsinore, it was pretty F#cking hot this year.
Elsinore was about 15 degrees hotter than Freestone this year.
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burn1986 wrote:
Freestone? Say it aint so.
I met Hunter S. Thompson at Freestone.
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yosmithy 11/13/2012 11:12am
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burn1986 wrote:
Freestone? Say it aint so.
Highsider wrote:
I met Hunter S. Thompson at Freestone.
I saw a big Johnson there
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CRFracer117 11/13/2012 11:13am
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Here's my vote for a new national, Swan MX from what I've heard Trey won't do it.

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englishman 11/13/2012 11:17am
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Should be Elsinore, that was the worst national I've ever been to.
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peelout 11/13/2012 11:33am
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Sunhouse wrote:
IMO they could both go. There are so many good tracks in America. Both Freestone and Elsinore are flat and boring. This would be epic: https://youtu.be/fM547iDI--0...
IMO they could both go. There are so many good tracks in America. Both Freestone and Elsinore are flat and boring.

This would be epic:
https://youtu.be/fM547iDI--0
having raced it myself, i just don't know that it would make a good venue. especially the nightmarish climb to and from the facility. one way in, one way out, and steep as f*ck road.

that said, the track is cool and VERY high speed. ps... i have some pictures from the race in my profile Wink
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Sunhouse 11/13/2012 12:41pm
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Sunhouse wrote:
IMO they could both go. There are so many good tracks in America. Both Freestone and Elsinore are flat and boring. This would be epic: https://youtu.be/fM547iDI--0...
IMO they could both go. There are so many good tracks in America. Both Freestone and Elsinore are flat and boring.

This would be epic:
https://youtu.be/fM547iDI--0
peelout wrote:
having raced it myself, i just don't know that it would make a good venue. especially the nightmarish climb to and from the facility. one way...
having raced it myself, i just don't know that it would make a good venue. especially the nightmarish climb to and from the facility. one way in, one way out, and steep as f*ck road.

that said, the track is cool and VERY high speed. ps... i have some pictures from the race in my profile Wink
I´d buy tickets to the us in a heartbeat if it became a national. Even if it meant sitting in traffic an entire weekend
I´ll check out your pictures Peelout! Smile
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dirthead1 11/13/2012 12:48pm
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englishman wrote:
Should be Elsinore, that was the worst national I've ever been to.
Me too and spanning almost 40 years, I've been to a lot of them...
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fader418 11/13/2012 1:11pm
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Ok this year Texas wasn't as hot as it usually is. I forgot about the riders saying Elsinore was hottest race of the year
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rmpilot 11/13/2012 1:26pm
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i say get a blue groove track like carlsbad back on the circuit
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GuyB 11/13/2012 1:33pm
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Schedule's supposed to arrive later this week.

If I'm interpreting the jungle drums correctly, there's...

A: A better travel pattern to the schedule.
B: More than one new venue.
C: Something for Southeast fans.

I like the message these drums are kicking down. Kind of a funky beat, and I can dance to it. (And no, I haven't seen an actual schedule or have the details on new tracks.

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jasonv43 11/13/2012 1:44pm
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GuyB wrote:
Schedule's supposed to arrive later this week. If I'm interpreting the jungle drums correctly, there's... A: A better travel pattern to the schedule. B: More than...
Schedule's supposed to arrive later this week.

If I'm interpreting the jungle drums correctly, there's...

A: A better travel pattern to the schedule.
B: More than one new venue.
C: Something for Southeast fans.

I like the message these drums are kicking down. Kind of a funky beat, and I can dance to it. (And no, I haven't seen an actual schedule or have the details on new tracks.
Are you dancing barefooted? Or is it more of a Techno "picking up pennies" beat?
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mom241 11/13/2012 1:47pm
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GuyB wrote:
Schedule's supposed to arrive later this week. If I'm interpreting the jungle drums correctly, there's... A: A better travel pattern to the schedule. B: More than...
Schedule's supposed to arrive later this week.

If I'm interpreting the jungle drums correctly, there's...

A: A better travel pattern to the schedule.
B: More than one new venue.
C: Something for Southeast fans.

I like the message these drums are kicking down. Kind of a funky beat, and I can dance to it. (And no, I haven't seen an actual schedule or have the details on new tracks.
I heard some stuff (good source of mine)
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GuyB 11/13/2012 1:53pm
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Yea! Good sources! Smile
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GuyB wrote:
Schedule's supposed to arrive later this week. If I'm interpreting the jungle drums correctly, there's... A: A better travel pattern to the schedule. B: More than...
Schedule's supposed to arrive later this week.

If I'm interpreting the jungle drums correctly, there's...

A: A better travel pattern to the schedule.
B: More than one new venue.
C: Something for Southeast fans.

I like the message these drums are kicking down. Kind of a funky beat, and I can dance to it. (And no, I haven't seen an actual schedule or have the details on new tracks.
Remember years ago when I commented about the insane travel pattern of the schedule...and I believe your comment to me was "You should keep that in mind when you have the redneck podunk nationals". I guess my idea wasn't too bad.....
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peelout 11/13/2012 2:11pm
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GuyB wrote:
Schedule's supposed to arrive later this week. If I'm interpreting the jungle drums correctly, there's... A: A better travel pattern to the schedule. B: More than...
Schedule's supposed to arrive later this week.

If I'm interpreting the jungle drums correctly, there's...

A: A better travel pattern to the schedule.
B: More than one new venue.
C: Something for Southeast fans.

I like the message these drums are kicking down. Kind of a funky beat, and I can dance to it. (And no, I haven't seen an actual schedule or have the details on new tracks.
jasonv43 wrote:
Are you dancing barefooted? Or is it more of a Techno "picking up pennies" beat?
Gangnam style, bro
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I know Texas going would upset some people, and the track has gotten better... But it's not my favourite.

Having said that, why the hell does the series need to finish in California? Does there need to be two nationals in CA? I know the manufacturers say they want it too but really Hangtown and GH are the only cool tracks at National level... Elsionore/Pala have been made up drop in tracks that don't fit with the rest of the circuit...

It'd be awesome to see GH fall back into line...
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jasonv43 11/13/2012 2:24pm
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GuyB wrote:
Schedule's supposed to arrive later this week. If I'm interpreting the jungle drums correctly, there's... A: A better travel pattern to the schedule. B: More than...
Schedule's supposed to arrive later this week.

If I'm interpreting the jungle drums correctly, there's...

A: A better travel pattern to the schedule.
B: More than one new venue.
C: Something for Southeast fans.

I like the message these drums are kicking down. Kind of a funky beat, and I can dance to it. (And no, I haven't seen an actual schedule or have the details on new tracks.
jasonv43 wrote:
Are you dancing barefooted? Or is it more of a Techno "picking up pennies" beat?
peelout wrote:
Gangnam style, bro
Ehhhh Sexy Lady
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OldYZRider1 11/13/2012 2:39pm
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Losing the Texas national because Texas is gonna secede??
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Mr. Info 11/13/2012 3:13pm
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No Texas and no Elsinore. Taking bets.
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GuyB 11/13/2012 3:15pm
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Crush wrote:
I know Texas going would upset some people, and the track has gotten better... But it's not my favourite. Having said that, why the hell does...
I know Texas going would upset some people, and the track has gotten better... But it's not my favourite.

Having said that, why the hell does the series need to finish in California? Does there need to be two nationals in CA? I know the manufacturers say they want it too but really Hangtown and GH are the only cool tracks at National level... Elsionore/Pala have been made up drop in tracks that don't fit with the rest of the circuit...

It'd be awesome to see GH fall back into line...
Why does any of that matter for someone who lives in Australia? Just asking. Wink
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newmann 11/13/2012 3:16pm
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Crush wrote:
I know Texas going would upset some people, and the track has gotten better... But it's not my favourite. Having said that, why the hell does...
I know Texas going would upset some people, and the track has gotten better... But it's not my favourite.

Having said that, why the hell does the series need to finish in California? Does there need to be two nationals in CA? I know the manufacturers say they want it too but really Hangtown and GH are the only cool tracks at National level... Elsionore/Pala have been made up drop in tracks that don't fit with the rest of the circuit...

It'd be awesome to see GH fall back into line...
GuyB wrote:
Why does any of that matter for someone who lives in Australia? Just asking. Wink
Because Glen Helen would be worth flying over for. Elsinore.....not so much.
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OldYZRider1 wrote:
Losing the Texas national because Texas is gonna secede??
First off, if Texas does that, they could have their own National Seies as big as anything.

Second, Freestone sucks as far as a National track. I laughed the first time we went there for the Amatuer National and kept asking where the Pro track was.

Many better tracks in Texas for a National.

With all that said I think they keep the National.

I think High Point and Elsinore are the ones out.

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