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8/23/2022 11:38am
8/23/2022 11:38am
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9/2/2022 6:45pm
The Australian MX Championship is over and if you havent watched, all rounds are on this YouTube channel (mx1, mx2 and mx3)
The MX1 was very fun to follow, in the title fight between Aaron Tanti and Dean Ferris. Other names like Metcalfe and Todd Waters were there too. Its a very fun champhionship to watch and its not so megalomaniac like the AMA series. It feels more like "well I could race the MX3 class in there" haha tho some hard crashes sometimes. Maybe save the link for the offseason? Anyway...
https://youtu.be/XOphXEctwhs
The MX1 was very fun to follow, in the title fight between Aaron Tanti and Dean Ferris. Other names like Metcalfe and Todd Waters were there too. Its a very fun champhionship to watch and its not so megalomaniac like the AMA series. It feels more like "well I could race the MX3 class in there" haha tho some hard crashes sometimes. Maybe save the link for the offseason? Anyway...
https://youtu.be/XOphXEctwhs
As I'm so 'crocked' at the moment, I've spent much of my Sundays watching the OZ Nationals and other race series, and catching up on the US Nationals - I'll stay up for practice, but I need my beauty sleep.........
Together with their covering the OZ Road Racing scene, and WSBK races ( not forgetting Dakar for years now) it's so good to have some real coverage of something other than the usual ball, and ball and stick BS that so dominates coverage.
So, Ferry is finally retiring, it seems. I wish him well. If one of our OZ MXdN team doesn't make it to the race in one piece, he's the bloke I'd like to see take a place in the team. That's Nothing against Tanti or the others.
To my fellow Aussies here : I often wonder about the reaction US posters would have to Kate Peck. With the near hystrionics some come out with over a certain Brit race worker, I think they might have a 'hearty' over her and her accent. I'd love to see the reaction to her if she ever did US SX, it would be hilarious! Years ago, when she first turned up at the races, I admit I just thought, 'bloody hell, an ex model, WTF do we have her doing stuff ?', but, she's been around a long time, rides ( mainly ADV from what I can gather) and knows the sport / the riders. Sort of glamorous Bogan Girl, that I still cringe a bit at ( her near wildly happy enthusiasm is a bit much for an old Grump like me, at times) , but, she does a pretty good job, and is genuinely enthusiastic about Bikes in general.
The Shop
Agreed she does get a bit over excited etc, but you can tell she is genuinely into the sport which is awesome. It's not like she's out there faking it to get a pay check.
Can you imagine the threads and comments here?!
She has done it for some time now, and, she very good at what she does.
Her enthusiasm and style always cracks me up. She seems like a great young ( I'm bloody old , so her being in I think, mid / high 30s is young to me ) blokette!
But as I said, can you imagine the bleating about her accent would be like here........ I'd love to see her get a fill in at a US SX to read the whining it would bring !
Maybe Ferris got the goodies once Webster was ruled out.
Found it weird Ferris basically called out konsky post retirement, then decides to race again and on his team.
But I noticed on the Honda's. Webster and Todd had kit suspension and a few other goodies. But Ferris and the others on the team had production parts. Not sure if it was a choice of his or not.
Some general observations:
1) the boyz out front MOVE. I bet they'd be top 10 in the US.............outdoors, where real men race.
2) Beautiful setting for this track, are they all like that? Out in the bush, bluegums everywhere and green grass. Small crowds. No suburbs to be seen, lovely!
3) Track's a bit........make that very.......... blaah. Looks like Pala MX in San Diego. All man-made, no elevation changes, a long outdoor SX track. Shirley there are some natural terrain tracks?
4) The silly sheila with the blonde hair helmet.....geezus..........what a dingbat! Who the hell is she? What does she know about MX? Has she ever ridden a dirtbike, never mind raced MX? Case of Fosters (Australian for piss) says she doesn't know which wheel goes in front. At least she's not all touchy-feely like the English broad on American SX, the one with a man's name and fingernails-across-blackboard voice, watzername again? "I had a long conversation with...." on and on for 7 minutes, while the racing is on....... aaah feck off ya noisy bint................
5) Even more disappointing, the bushpigs in the podium area. Crikey mate.............do they plow the track before the races? Not very glamorous, to be very generous. FAIL.
This video tickled my interest, I'll be watching the MXdN this year. Curious to see how these blokes stack up against Tomac, Sexton, Gajser, Vialle and the rest. Bet they'll be up close to the front.
Cheers
Pit Row
https://youtu.be/GqQut4VUQ5k
Qmp was also surprisingly good.
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