The Leap Pictures... tblazier?

JG463
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Edited Date/Time 6/27/2012 7:54am
After this talk about the big 4 jumping the leap, who will do it, etc.. Curious if you have any pictures of 125's hitting it back in the day other than JS7? Specifically Larocco?

If anyone else wants to post some have at it!
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Jono
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6/23/2012 11:26pm
I'm keen to see some old school pics of the leap.
ShaneAUS
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Anyone? i want to see the difference in size i hear about.
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I think I read next to this pic that this was the first time he ever jumped it not 100% sure though

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6/25/2012 1:22am
^^^^go to 5:20
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6/25/2012 4:08am Edited Date/Time 6/25/2012 4:12am
jemcee wrote:
I think I read next to this pic that this was the first time he ever jumped it not 100% sure though [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2012/06/24/8f0edc_706417.jpg[/img]
I think I read next to this pic that this was the first time he ever jumped it not 100% sure though

Looks like a geico 250cc to me. Love the "good 'ole days", factory teams working out of a boxvan
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after watchin that vid obviously I was waay off didn't think it was that old, but I do remember reading about the big jump at his house apparently it had 4sec of hang time
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jemcee wrote:
I think I read next to this pic that this was the first time he ever jumped it not 100% sure though [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2012/06/24/8f0edc_706417.jpg[/img]
I think I read next to this pic that this was the first time he ever jumped it not 100% sure though

I shot that pic, definitely not even remotely close to the first time he jumped it. This was for a media event for the race that Pat Schutte put together in maybe 2004-05'ish.
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kardy wrote:
I shot that pic, definitely not even remotely close to the first time he jumped it. This was for a media event for the race that...
I shot that pic, definitely not even remotely close to the first time he jumped it. This was for a media event for the race that Pat Schutte put together in maybe 2004-05'ish.
yeah I wasn't sure it.. it might've said something like first time of the weekend or something like that.... or maybe didn't mention anything about it being the first anything

it was a long time ago haha
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Here is my favorite one, Bubba yanking it on his Chevy Trucks KX125

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jemcee wrote:
after watchin that vid obviously I was waay off didn't think it was that old, but I do remember reading about the big jump at his...
after watchin that vid obviously I was waay off didn't think it was that old, but I do remember reading about the big jump at his house apparently it had 4sec of hang time
The jump at Mike's house was called Kong and LaRocco's leap was inspired by it originally.
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jemcee wrote:
after watchin that vid obviously I was waay off didn't think it was that old, but I do remember reading about the big jump at his...
after watchin that vid obviously I was waay off didn't think it was that old, but I do remember reading about the big jump at his house apparently it had 4sec of hang time
tblazier wrote:
The jump at Mike's house was called Kong and LaRocco's leap was inspired by it originally.
I think there was a pic of him jumping it on a 500 maybe it was a 250 I can't really remember

it might be a bit much to ask if you've got it somewhere...


but have ya? haha
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I remember there was one year (I wanna say 2002 or 2003) when there were a bunch of riders that cased the crap out of it in practice. There was an entire photo gallery with bent forks, cracked rims and all other sorts of mayhem from that jump.
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6/25/2012 7:37am
Kardy....I think you shot this as well. Josh (on my bike) from the Legends race. RC4 won it

Sorry ...not a 125 but a 2-stroke anyway.
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jemcee wrote:
I think there was a pic of him jumping it on a 500 maybe it was a 250 I can't really remember it might be a...
I think there was a pic of him jumping it on a 500 maybe it was a 250 I can't really remember

it might be a bit much to ask if you've got it somewhere...


but have ya? haha
i do have it but I never scanned it because it was in black and white. It was from this shoot here. I'll see if I can track it down.
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jemcee wrote:
I think there was a pic of him jumping it on a 500 maybe it was a 250 I can't really remember it might be a...
I think there was a pic of him jumping it on a 500 maybe it was a 250 I can't really remember

it might be a bit much to ask if you've got it somewhere...


but have ya? haha
tblazier wrote:
i do have it but I never scanned it because it was in black and white. It was from this shoot here. I'll see if I...
i do have it but I never scanned it because it was in black and white. It was from this shoot here. I'll see if I can track it down.
haha aah it was a 500 the memory seems to be working.. oh don't knock yourself out too much haha if it's in a racerx i'll have it but I threw all my other American mags out.. bit silly of me they used to cost at least $10 a pop over here haha
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6/25/2012 6:52pm
I have that cool vid where they superimposed someone jumping the leap, over someone not jumping, back in the ESPN days. Ill have to dig it up...
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Way before it became the current "leap" it was already a pretty cool "leap".......






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6/26/2012 7:08am
Thanks guys those are definitely some sweet pictures.

I was gone all weekend (at the lake) and comnpletely forgot about this until this morning. Nice!
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6/26/2012 8:34am
Here's a couple from '04 that illustrate the jumping vs. not jumping deal...



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6/26/2012 9:08am
Anybody got the shot of the Swinkster doing a can-can over it on the Suzuki? I had just walked up and was standing on the top of the little granstand and here comes Brian over our heads with the soles of his boots pointed at us.. dude had mad skills!
JG463
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6/26/2012 9:31am
4th gear on a 450?
tbanks
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6/26/2012 10:00am
Anyone have a pic of RC doing a nac-nac or whatever over the leap? I think he did while on Honda if I remember correctly.
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6/26/2012 10:29am
Someone familiar with RedBud back in the 92' video what is this?



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6/26/2012 11:26am
JG463 wrote:
4th gear on a 450?
all of 3rd... or so im told.
I've heard the same thing before.
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6/26/2012 1:20pm
Either way that is on the gas! Especially out of a corner.

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