X-Games 17 Thursday Discussion

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Edited Date/Time 1/27/2012 6:32pm
Step Up to set up first and Best Whip coming up at 5:45 PST.
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ocscottie 7/28/2011 4:00pm
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Right on, i just bumped the earlier thread, i like this one better, lets make it "official" Cool
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ocscottie 7/28/2011 4:02pm
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Looks like Step up is on right out of the gate! Great timing, just cracked an ice cold RB Woohoo
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TriRacer27 7/28/2011 4:11pm
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Gotta love watching bikes live on HD!

Dang how old is Tomcat Clowers?! He's an original Crusty Demon!!
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ocscottie 7/28/2011 4:14pm
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I noticed they built up the landing a bit.

This is one of those events that TV does not do it justice. Ever been out riding and having a friend film you and you just cant wait to get home to watch it. You get home plug it into the TV and it looks way pussified lol

I imagine that "being there" for this event is pretty much mind blowing.

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TriRacer27 7/28/2011 4:18pm
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ocscottie wrote:
I noticed they built up the landing a bit. This is one of those events that TV does not do it justice. Ever been out riding...
I noticed they built up the landing a bit.

This is one of those events that TV does not do it justice. Ever been out riding and having a friend film you and you just cant wait to get home to watch it. You get home plug it into the TV and it looks way pussified lol

I imagine that "being there" for this event is pretty much mind blowing.
Yeah they said the lip used to be 10 feet and now its 13 or 14, and the landing is also about 5 feet higher.


I totally agree though, standing down at the bottom must be really impressive. 30 feet is 3 stories high already!
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Sparkalounger 7/28/2011 4:19pm
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ocscottie wrote:
I noticed they built up the landing a bit. This is one of those events that TV does not do it justice. Ever been out riding...
I noticed they built up the landing a bit.

This is one of those events that TV does not do it justice. Ever been out riding and having a friend film you and you just cant wait to get home to watch it. You get home plug it into the TV and it looks way pussified lol

I imagine that "being there" for this event is pretty much mind blowing.
i've often thought the same thing about step up...
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Torco1 7/28/2011 4:21pm
7/28/2011 4:21pm
Well this sucks, I can't get a live stream at work.
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DownSouth 7/28/2011 4:21pm
7/28/2011 4:21pm Edited Date/Time 7/28/2011 4:23pm
What does Tommy Clowers do the rest of the year? Is he a 9 to 5'er somewhere? Some of these other guys you hear about at other freestyle events but Clowers only seems to be at X.

So far this is not so exciting. The last time I remember step up being remotely interesting was when McGrath and Buyten went at it. What was that 5 years ago?
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MB6 7/28/2011 4:25pm
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dam im glad i checked vital! i went sprinting to the tv to record this lol
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Torco1 7/28/2011 4:29pm
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DownSouth wrote:
What does Tommy Clowers do the rest of the year? Is he a 9 to 5'er somewhere? Some of these other guys you hear about at...
What does Tommy Clowers do the rest of the year? Is he a 9 to 5'er somewhere? Some of these other guys you hear about at other freestyle events but Clowers only seems to be at X.

So far this is not so exciting. The last time I remember step up being remotely interesting was when McGrath and Buyten went at it. What was that 5 years ago?
He and Jeff Tliton own a company called TNT Action Sports. They organize freestyle demos across the country and do a lot for charities and stuff.
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DownSouth 7/28/2011 4:33pm
7/28/2011 4:33pm Edited Date/Time 7/28/2011 4:35pm
Dungey is wrenching for Renner. Getting acquainted with the KTM early. Wink
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Deetsmx 7/28/2011 4:34pm
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They should give the guys on yamahas an extra foot Wink
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Torco1 7/28/2011 4:35pm
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ocscottie wrote:
did you find a stream yet Torco?
I found a couple, but they are making me verify the internet connection and stuff and I don't have the info they are asking for because I'm on my work computer. I'm leaving in 15 minutes or so anyway and I'm sure they will replay it on ESPN2 tonight.........hopefully.

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Torco1 7/28/2011 4:43pm
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Richmond made that look easy.
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ocscottie 7/28/2011 4:45pm
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TriRacer27 wrote:
Yeah they said the lip used to be 10 feet and now its 13 or 14, and the landing is also about 5 feet higher. I...
Yeah they said the lip used to be 10 feet and now its 13 or 14, and the landing is also about 5 feet higher.


I totally agree though, standing down at the bottom must be really impressive. 30 feet is 3 stories high already!
really wish they had that raised landing when RC was hitting that sucker! He was killin that thing! but his landings were so sketch, droppin like a rock.
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Torco1 7/28/2011 4:46pm
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Did you see that old school SMP sticker on Buytens bike? That's awesome!
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scooterB 7/28/2011 4:51pm
7/28/2011 4:51pm
really like the gear on clowers & richmond
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DownSouth 7/28/2011 5:06pm
7/28/2011 5:06pm
Looks like Renner should have ran the 450. Cool
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njracer46 7/28/2011 5:06pm
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Damm the only guy not whipping it over. Did I hear them say its a non fi bike?

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