Wow. Bar to Bar to Bar to Bar to Bar.

JM485 wrote:

Man, it's been a long time since I watched 2004, it's crazy the things that stand out now. 1. Everything is cleaner. All of the bikes...

Man, it's been a long time since I watched 2004, it's crazy the things that stand out now.

1. Everything is cleaner. All of the bikes are simple and clean, especially the factory Yamahas, and there isn't that stupid claw plastered all over every square inch of everything!

2. The racing is just awesome! Kevin and Chad keeping it very close, but also very clean. No cutting across the whole track to take lines away, no cross jumping and cutting off each others wheel, just good clean racing. There were also a lot of corners where both inside and outside lines developed, which brings me to my next point.

3. The tracks were so fricken cool! The split start, the creative use of the tunnel jump, everything just seemed very unique. It also seemed like the tracks dried out a lot, but at the same time provided great racing and a ton of different lines, definitely no follow the leader going on.

4. Bring back Todd Harris and Cameron Steel! It's awesome how much excitement those guys brought, definitely makes the viewing experience a lot more fun.

I have to say, I don't know if it's the tracks, the bikes, or maybe just the riders, but it's hard to deny how much better the racing was back then. Tons of back and forth as well as unique tracks that really opened up opportunities to pass, just seemed like the excitement level was that much higher. Not to say the racing is bad now, but I think we can learn a few things by looking back at how things were done a few years ago.

kripple428 wrote:

Am I the only one that misses Art Eckman and David Bailey? lol

kripple428 wrote:

Am I the only one that misses Art Eckman and David Bailey? lol

sende wrote:

Nope.