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Since there seems to be one of those total mud races every few years, I would think that the top teams would carry some bike parts specifically prepared for it. Things like a low compression motor which would generate a lot less heat, and super sized radiators with widely spaced cooling fins to shed some of the mud.
Would seem like a real advantage in deep mud.
Would seem like a real advantage in deep mud.
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What else?
My first MX race, in 1978, was a total mudder. I slid in behind someone at the start and had to stop and clear my goggles. Everyone had piled up in the first turn, so I went around and suddenly was leading my first race! I made it 1/2 way around and then got stuck. Had to leave my RM125 standing in the middle of the track. Eventually, another 125 made it past and got stuck 100 yards later. No 250 made a full lap. Finally, in the open class, a guy on a big more Maico did a couple of laps.
i would guess going back to a stock motor with less compression would help last the mud races as well,
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