Supercross Rewind Chad Reed & Ricky Carmichael

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Not a better way to start the long awaited day.
Classic Reedy and Carmichael battle!!!!!
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CPR 1/5/2019 5:03am
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That's some legendary shit right there. ?
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SX at its best.
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H4L 1/5/2019 7:49am
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Luv the sound of the 2t's.. The whoops always seemed to be RC's kryptonite..
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jgmxdad251 1/5/2019 8:37am
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Bubba and Reed with a hug at the end. You didn’t see that to often. Great race thx for posting.
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Denn700 1/5/2019 9:02am
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There will never be a race as great as this one in my eyes. My buddy and I had a bet on the way to this race and talked shit to each other the whole way there and there was silence on the way home. I was a Reed fan and he was a Carmichael fan. The crowd stood for the entire race. My buddy passed away a few years later in an accident So I will never forget this race.
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MXWebmaster 1/5/2019 9:19am
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I sure miss the old two-stroke days. It's just not the same anymore. That was a hell of a race.
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scottydogmx 1/5/2019 12:05pm
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Yes, yes and YES!
That is why we all ride , we've all had days like that with our friends .
We weren't going quite as fast though! Lol
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Johnny Ringo 1/5/2019 12:16pm
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RC struggled in the whoops on the Honda. Difference between him and marv is RC pinned it anyway and hoped for the best. GOAT
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H4L 1/5/2019 12:32pm
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Johnny Ringo wrote:
RC struggled in the whoops on the Honda. Difference between him and marv is RC pinned it anyway and hoped for the best. GOAT
Not just on the Honda, but Kawi & Zuk as well. I was at the SX Las Vegas race in 99 & saw it live. His short stature obviously didn't help no matter how well the bikes suspensions were set up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_BdyB-SBDw
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Johnny Ringo wrote:
RC struggled in the whoops on the Honda. Difference between him and marv is RC pinned it anyway and hoped for the best. GOAT
H4L wrote:
Not just on the Honda, but Kawi & Zuk as well. I was at the SX Las Vegas race in 99 & saw it live. His...
Not just on the Honda, but Kawi & Zuk as well. I was at the SX Las Vegas race in 99 & saw it live. His short stature obviously didn't help no matter how well the bikes suspensions were set up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_BdyB-SBDw
Well I saw it live in 05 and he was good on the Suzuki so it seems we’re at an impass
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Camduhman212 1/5/2019 2:07pm
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I remember Cowboy Kenny splitting his bike in half directly in front of my face casing that triple before the turn under the bridge. Great Race
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Johnny Ringo wrote:
Well I saw it live in 05 and he was good on the Suzuki so it seems we’re at an impass
RC himself talked about working on the sx whoops as it one of his only weakness that I remember.

https://youtu.be/1ieDyDSkV9M?t=1945
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Johnny Ringo wrote:
RC struggled in the whoops on the Honda. Difference between him and marv is RC pinned it anyway and hoped for the best. GOAT
H4L wrote:
Not just on the Honda, but Kawi & Zuk as well. I was at the SX Las Vegas race in 99 & saw it live. His...
Not just on the Honda, but Kawi & Zuk as well. I was at the SX Las Vegas race in 99 & saw it live. His short stature obviously didn't help no matter how well the bikes suspensions were set up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_BdyB-SBDw
He was bad in 99-00 and was pretty damn good in the whoops in 2001 and then sucked on them his whole career with Honda as he tried to make the geometry of his CRs match his KX which gave him the low rider stance and of course hitting them at times in 2nd instead of 4th didn’t help. From 05 on he was pretty good again just not compared to Reed and espically Bubba.
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CPR 1/5/2019 3:42pm
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Been lots of talk about how fast the current group of rookies are. Can't imagine any of them doing what Reed did here is his rookie year- winning more races than the GOAT.
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Park Boys wrote:
He was bad in 99-00 and was pretty damn good in the whoops in 2001 and then sucked on them his whole career with Honda as...
He was bad in 99-00 and was pretty damn good in the whoops in 2001 and then sucked on them his whole career with Honda as he tried to make the geometry of his CRs match his KX which gave him the low rider stance and of course hitting them at times in 2nd instead of 4th didn’t help. From 05 on he was pretty good again just not compared to Reed and espically Bubba.
He worked on the sx whoops & did get better towards the end of his career, but it didn't have to do with any certain bike manufacturer.
As with most vertically challenged riders with short legs the whoops will pose a difficult task...
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Park Boys wrote:
He was bad in 99-00 and was pretty damn good in the whoops in 2001 and then sucked on them his whole career with Honda as...
He was bad in 99-00 and was pretty damn good in the whoops in 2001 and then sucked on them his whole career with Honda as he tried to make the geometry of his CRs match his KX which gave him the low rider stance and of course hitting them at times in 2nd instead of 4th didn’t help. From 05 on he was pretty good again just not compared to Reed and espically Bubba.
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He worked on the sx whoops & did get better towards the end of his career, but it didn't have to do with any certain bike...
He worked on the sx whoops & did get better towards the end of his career, but it didn't have to do with any certain bike manufacturer.
As with most vertically challenged riders with short legs the whoops will pose a difficult task...
James Stewart is short

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H4L 1/5/2019 7:21pm
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Johnny Ringo wrote:
James Stewart is short
As with MOST vertically challenged..

My thoughts are RC had to work harder at it vs. JS that was more naturally talented. RC also made similar statements in regards to JS's riding ability.

https://youtu.be/tmRH4EG7E_c?t=422

Enjoy A1...
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Park Boys wrote:
He was bad in 99-00 and was pretty damn good in the whoops in 2001 and then sucked on them his whole career with Honda as...
He was bad in 99-00 and was pretty damn good in the whoops in 2001 and then sucked on them his whole career with Honda as he tried to make the geometry of his CRs match his KX which gave him the low rider stance and of course hitting them at times in 2nd instead of 4th didn’t help. From 05 on he was pretty good again just not compared to Reed and espically Bubba.
H4L wrote:
He worked on the sx whoops & did get better towards the end of his career, but it didn't have to do with any certain bike...
He worked on the sx whoops & did get better towards the end of his career, but it didn't have to do with any certain bike manufacturer.
As with most vertically challenged riders with short legs the whoops will pose a difficult task...
Johnny Ringo wrote:
James Stewart is short
Reed is not exactly tall either and is arguably one of the best through the whoops ever.
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Camduhman212 wrote:
I remember Cowboy Kenny splitting his bike in half directly in front of my face casing that triple before the turn under the bridge. Great Race
You mean Ping, right? David Pingree is the one that made his KTM 125 a pair of unicycles!
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Camduhman212 wrote:
I remember Cowboy Kenny splitting his bike in half directly in front of my face casing that triple before the turn under the bridge. Great Race
USMCMXer wrote:
You mean Ping, right? David Pingree is the one that made his KTM 125 a pair of unicycles!
It was Cowboy kenny at this same 2003 SX race in Dallas TX. Can't remember if Ping did it as well on his KTM 125 at another race..

https://youtu.be/Mxe4z38SSaI?t=1072
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Camduhman212 wrote:
I remember Cowboy Kenny splitting his bike in half directly in front of my face casing that triple before the turn under the bridge. Great Race
I remember in the daytime qualifiers, Kenny and Tyler Evans were 1st and 2nd. They spent the last lap doing tricks, it was cool to see FMX guys doing well in a race.

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