Tracks too rough?

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Edited Date/Time 6/1/2015 6:18am
Its doesnt promote closer racing and injuries are most likely to happen. Lets go 50/50 on the grooming certain sections. Looks like they are leaving as is after every moto GP style. Them boys are bouncing all over the place.
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Reposting from the bench racing thread:

It's only dangerous because of the riding style that guys like James Stewart brought to the sport. The track was definitely rough, but it wasn't like they were trying to jump massive 200ft doubles over a ravine. That would be dangerous. The track is just a track. It gets dangerous when guys are riding at a speed where they have a massively increased risk of crashing.

Most other forms of racing the racers have to manage something else besides just going as fast as they can. Things like fuel and tires. Motocross doesn't really have that. What riders really need to do is manage their risk. Sure, they can go all out and maybe win the race, but will they be there at the end of the season? When someone pushes as hard as Tomac has been, it is inevitable that they will make a mistake.

I don't want to see guys get hurt. It sucks. However, it's going to keep happening if everyone is pushing it to 100% all the time. The only way the sport is going to get safer is if the mentality of the riders change. That's why I thing guys like Dungey are great for the sport. He seems to be very good at managing his risk and knows when to push and when to just ride the track. It's not a coincidence he is always there at the end of the season.
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h&m_cycle 5/30/2015 6:44pm
5/30/2015 6:44pm Edited Date/Time 5/30/2015 7:11pm
No, lets race motocross, the rider can always slow down... The only one who could beat Eli is Eli...
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GuyB 5/30/2015 6:44pm
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You guys can't seem to make up your minds.

The tracks are too rough.

The tracks are too smooth.

They don't groom them enough.

They groom them too much.

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PastranaWho wrote:
Its doesnt promote closer racing and injuries are most likely to happen. Lets go 50/50 on the grooming certain sections. Looks like they are leaving as...
Its doesnt promote closer racing and injuries are most likely to happen. Lets go 50/50 on the grooming certain sections. Looks like they are leaving as is after every moto GP style. Them boys are bouncing all over the place.
OMG!!! They were bouncing? Ooo... thats sounds awful. I hope there wasnt any chafing. In case you were wondering,, yeah... You are definetly a pussy.
keepitlocal101 5/30/2015 6:45pm
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h&m_cycle wrote:
No, lets race motocross, the rider can always slow down... The only one who could beat Eli is Eli...
True. It's just crazy how he was on top of the world then boom and he's out. Split second. That's the sport!
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knobby101 5/30/2015 6:46pm
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Your right, let smooth them out so when our boyz go to Europe they get there ass's kicked even more.... LMAO!
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Grab a tube of vagisil and take up ping pong
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GuyB wrote:
You guys can't seem to make up your minds. The tracks are too rough. The tracks are too smooth. They don't groom them enough. They groom...
You guys can't seem to make up your minds.

The tracks are too rough.

The tracks are too smooth.

They don't groom them enough.

They groom them too much.
Seriously lets find a complaint about everything...our sport is more dangerous than most. We should all know that by now .

Smooth tracks = too high speed
Rough tracks = too bumpy



Wtf people
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PastranaWho 5/30/2015 6:52pm
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Dungey "The Tracks are not safe" The AMA Motocross doesnt need to be the GPs!
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none of these guys these days no matter how Al Bakered they are wouldn't stand a chance racing mx back in the day with bad ass mofos like me and the shu and magoo. We had rougher tracks, longer motos and natural boobies

..ahh the good ole days
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knobby101 wrote:
Your right, let smooth them out so when our boyz go to Europe they get there ass's kicked even more.... LMAO!
Watch the replay of the MXGP qualifiers today...that track is a one lined freeway with rocks everywhere...to me me that is way more dangerous that a rough gnarly track.
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If every one got a trophy it would solve everything, oh and ice cream.
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logan_140 5/30/2015 6:56pm
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Track was nice and rough. Just how it should be Eli could have backed off at any point. He didn't he payed the price. Only the jump faces should be groomed.
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T.Page 5/30/2015 6:57pm
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PastranaWho wrote:
Dungey "The Tracks are not safe" The AMA Motocross doesnt need to be the GPs!
You drunk or just making shit up? That's not exactly what/how he said it.
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PastranaWho 5/30/2015 6:58pm
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PastranaWho wrote:
Dungey "The Tracks are not safe" The AMA Motocross doesnt need to be the GPs!
T.Page wrote:
You drunk or just making shit up? That's not exactly what/how he said it.
So what did he say charlie?

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Kawasaki572 5/30/2015 6:59pm
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Nah, our tracks are similar to Moto GP tracks. I remember reading about it here on Vital.
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GoonSquad250x 5/30/2015 6:59pm
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The pussification of American MX lives on. Everytime a guy gets hurt we can't cry change thr tracks & make the bikes smaller. LaughingLaughingLaughing
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GuyB wrote:
You guys can't seem to make up your minds. The tracks are too rough. The tracks are too smooth. They don't groom them enough. They groom...
You guys can't seem to make up your minds.

The tracks are too rough.

The tracks are too smooth.

They don't groom them enough.

They groom them too much.
Or people cannot accept the risks of moto. It is what it is.....
Sir Roostsalot 5/30/2015 6:59pm
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The Sir Roostsalot solution: groom only after race day and before race day. Make motos 50 mins plus 4 laps. Problem solved. if you have a short attention span, see a doctor.
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FLmxer wrote:
If every one got a trophy it would solve everything, oh and ice cream.
By these posts, you think we can predict the Senator Bernie Sanders for president voters?
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T.Page 5/30/2015 7:01pm
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Rewatch it then report back otter.
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GuyB wrote:
You guys can't seem to make up your minds. The tracks are too rough. The tracks are too smooth. They don't groom them enough. They groom...
You guys can't seem to make up your minds.

The tracks are too rough.

The tracks are too smooth.

They don't groom them enough.

They groom them too much.
Very Nice








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h&m_cycle 5/30/2015 7:14pm
5/30/2015 7:14pm Edited Date/Time 5/30/2015 7:16pm
GoonSquad250x wrote:
The pussification of American MX lives on. Everytime a guy gets hurt we can't cry change thr tracks & make the bikes smaller. LaughingLaughingLaughing
How come everyone can't get a shiny trophy... Damn, beat me to it...
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gsxrcr28 5/30/2015 7:15pm
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FLmxer wrote:
If every one got a trophy it would solve everything, oh and ice cream.
Laughing
F150Motocrosser 5/30/2015 7:20pm
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Did you not hear that they bulldozed off the layer of dirt that had 28 STRAIGHT DAYS OF RAIN on it??

F150Motocrosser 5/30/2015 7:23pm
5/30/2015 7:23pm Edited Date/Time 5/30/2015 7:37pm
This thread is the USA's side of the AMA vs GP's argument as the Baltimore riots are to racism...

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