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What's the top speed do you think these Cats can hit at GH?....
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TeamGreen 5/10/2014 11:48am
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Good question! Did you see the speed they had last-Saturday in Vegas? Crazy. When they came back into the stadium I'd swear that was as fast as a "fast" outdoor straight...
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hartebreak 5/10/2014 11:51am
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55-60 I'm guessing heading up into Talladega. Maybe a smidge more. GH seems to be one of the more open tracks so they may run higher gearing there. So maybe 70?
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Big Lenny 5/10/2014 11:58am
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I remember one year at GH they had the "gun" on them thru one section RV was clocked at 75mph and looked every bit of it...
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TeamGreen 5/10/2014 12:06pm
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Big Lenny wrote:
I remember one year at GH they had the "gun" on them thru one section RV was clocked at 75mph and looked every bit of it...
That's crazy fast: heading up Talladega?

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hvaughn88 5/10/2014 12:13pm
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I hope to god I'm never goin that fast on a motocross track, because I can guarantee you it won't be on purpose and sure as hell won't end well. Can you say, "whiskey throttle" haha.
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Big Lenny 5/10/2014 12:17pm
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Big Lenny wrote:
I remember one year at GH they had the "gun" on them thru one section RV was clocked at 75mph and looked every bit of it...
TeamGreen wrote:
That's crazy fast: heading up Talladega?
No, it was on some back section the announcer was yelling out speeds as they came thru...
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Big Lenny wrote:
I remember one year at GH they had the "gun" on them thru one section RV was clocked at 75mph and looked every bit of it...
TeamGreen wrote:
That's crazy fast: heading up Talladega?
Big Lenny wrote:
No, it was on some back section the announcer was yelling out speeds as they came thru...
About 7:00.. 75mph

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Big Lenny 5/10/2014 12:43pm
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That was it, Damn can't believe that was that long ago that is where I was standing...
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What I'm more interested in knowing is how many more photos BL can fit into his signature.

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Big Lenny 5/10/2014 1:13pm
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TripleFive wrote:
What I'm more interested in knowing is how many more photos BL can fit into his signature.

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All my photos are better than that Bronco avatar..maybe I'll put that opening SB play gif. up....
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I saw a guy crash ripping down the gravel on the side of the road one weekend without a shirt and helmet...when I got to him all he said was "4th gear wide open" then passed out....I was doing 55 when he passed by me...
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Most @ 60-70...Canard @ 75-80
louis.bernard.564 5/10/2014 3:18pm
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I am surprised by these speeds. It is known that tracks in the US are faster but 75 is really high. It is more than a 5 gear on a WR250, which top at 72-73 if I remember well (something like 67 for the YZ250). Here in Europe, at a local level, the 5th gear could even be removed (4th gear pinned is about 60 max).
StevieD113 5/10/2014 4:56pm
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My Dad has always told me this... When he was working for Honda In the early/Mid 80's (Thorpe/Malherbe on factory RC500 Honda's era) Honda set up a radar speed trap on the start straight at Hawkstone park. (Legendary, UK
grand prix track) The start straight back then was at least a good 100m long in total. Its a lot shorter now. The factory Hondas were apparently clocked nearing 110mph as they went into the trees, or what's known as the "tunnel". How true this is, I'm not sure. But my dad ain't known for telling porkies...
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I used to ride a CR500 off road and I can assure you 100 is easily attainable on the open stuff. Doing it in 100 yards??? I don't know unless you were doing 50 when you got to the straight.
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in 1998 in roggenburg , Switzerland , Voland was clocked doing 100 mph , on a 250 cc, that whole track is mad fast , were he did it is down a big long hill and up another its so fast looking even ,
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SEEMEFIRST 5/10/2014 5:39pm
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brimx153 wrote:
in 1998 in roggenburg , Switzerland , Voland was clocked doing 100 mph , on a 250 cc, that whole track is mad fast , were...
in 1998 in roggenburg , Switzerland , Voland was clocked doing 100 mph , on a 250 cc, that whole track is mad fast , were he did it is down a big long hill and up another its so fast looking even ,
While spectacular, there is no need for those kinds of speeds in moto.

We had an uphill start at our track that we constantly had to look for ways of slowing down. Kids loved it, but it was just so dangerous.

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StevieD113 wrote:
My Dad has always told me this... When he was working for Honda In the early/Mid 80's (Thorpe/Malherbe on factory RC500 Honda's era) Honda set up...
My Dad has always told me this... When he was working for Honda In the early/Mid 80's (Thorpe/Malherbe on factory RC500 Honda's era) Honda set up a radar speed trap on the start straight at Hawkstone park. (Legendary, UK
grand prix track) The start straight back then was at least a good 100m long in total. Its a lot shorter now. The factory Hondas were apparently clocked nearing 110mph as they went into the trees, or what's known as the "tunnel". How true this is, I'm not sure. But my dad ain't known for telling porkies...
Mph or kmph......I would not think there would radar guns calibrated in mph in Europe ...just asking
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TripleFive wrote:
What I'm more interested in knowing is how many more photos BL can fit into his signature.

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Big Lenny wrote:
All my photos are better than that Bronco avatar..maybe I'll put that opening SB play gif. up....
This one?.....Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing
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Big Lenny 5/10/2014 6:05pm
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No, this one...Laughing

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GO HAWKS!Laughing
StevieD113 5/10/2014 6:33pm
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Tim507 wrote:
Mph or kmph......I would not think there would radar guns calibrated in mph in Europe ...just asking
Tim507, here in the UK we use Mph. The rest of Europe use kph.
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Titan1 5/10/2014 7:18pm
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75 mph....pfft...hare and hound guys are rolling their eyes at you folks.

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louis.bernard.564 wrote:
I am surprised by these speeds. It is known that tracks in the US are faster but 75 is really high. It is more than a...
I am surprised by these speeds. It is known that tracks in the US are faster but 75 is really high. It is more than a 5 gear on a WR250, which top at 72-73 if I remember well (something like 67 for the YZ250). Here in Europe, at a local level, the 5th gear could even be removed (4th gear pinned is about 60 max).
A true motocross course would never ever see these speeds.
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SEEMEFIRST 5/10/2014 7:29pm
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StevieD113 wrote:
Tim507, here in the UK we use Mph. The rest of Europe use kph.
Really? I'd have never guess that. Why don't they standardize? I thought we were the only ones who were afraid of going totally metric.Wink
smoothies862 5/10/2014 7:45pm
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rc was clocked on radar going 42 mph thru the whoops @ millville by the whoop monster. that to me is more insane.
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Falcon 5/10/2014 7:52pm
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Johnny Campbell's Race-prep XR600 was doing about 100 MPH with desert gearing in the mid '90s. I'd be surprised if an MX bike with moto gearing would be anywhere close to that. 75 maybe. 110? No way. Someone was talking in KPH.
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cd0583 5/10/2014 8:08pm
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75?! LOL.. if I had to guess, maybe 65ish..
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brimx153 wrote:
in 1998 in roggenburg , Switzerland , Voland was clocked doing 100 mph , on a 250 cc, that whole track is mad fast , were...
in 1998 in roggenburg , Switzerland , Voland was clocked doing 100 mph , on a 250 cc, that whole track is mad fast , were he did it is down a big long hill and up another its so fast looking even ,
That's pretty silly quick.

That track is definitely fast, but 160?

There are a couple long long hills that I can think of on that track, it'd have to have been the one before the left/right chicane right? The rest of them aren't as long and have lips leading into them...

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