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Was that JSE on the KTM? lmao
Is musquin going to be racing anytime soon?
Still the same style as always and still a fan of the FMF pipe I see.
How did Marvin look?
The power was plenty enough for me but what I really noticed was how much lighter they are.
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That being said, if you want to be competitive and win any kind of a races in your class, the 4 stroke is still the answer in 90% of the time but I have way more fun on a YZ250 than on any 450s.
The reality of the flagging situation is "it's broken and needs to be fixed." Go back to Red Bud when Alessi was a speed bump after the start couple of seasons ago,, Alessi getting taken out by a lapper at Mt. Morris and I didn't know the details about Mariani's situation until now. Scares the hell about of a person thinking about 'what could have happened." Marianni is such a gem and I'm thankful shes"dodged the bullet" on that one.
These issue speak to why the sport needs professional flaggers. Professionally trained group that travels from race to race with fill in positions available at every track to expand the eyes and ears on the track.
Two way radios like what we'll be seeing in October in Vegas in lieu of professional flaggers are probably the most economically feasible solution.
EDIT: Two strokes are FUN.
You didn't look like a goon in any of them! aha!
I cringe every time I see a replay of that incident, but that's a bad example. Even the best flagger in the world couldn't do much at the start of a race. It is total mayhem, and with so many bikes around I doubt anybody would even pay attention to a flagger.
At Southwick last year I personally witnessed people continuing to battle while the yellow flag was being waved as well races ignoring the medical flag. There was only one rider keep his wheels on the ground while cresting this blind drop off: I was so impressed I tracked him down in the pits to tell him. He was non chalant about it and said "that could be me." The rider was Pourcel.
Ignoring the flags unfortunately happens but no flag being waved is another issue.
For sure people will still get run over especially at the start but next time you watch the crash check out the amount of time that elapses..
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