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Post by badco918 on Feb 18, 2009 11:55:22 GMT -5
doesnt a 3-5 beat a 4-4? if it doesnt. ignore me. 3-5=8 4-4=8 in real motocross which i have been riding since 1979 the last moto finish carrys more wieght than the first. i finished 2nd in the last moto but i didnt get 2nd overall because a 5-2=7 and Warpigg had a 2-3=5 so with a lower score he gets 2nd over all. Bark and Jim had the same score 8 but Bark had a better finish in the 2nd moto.
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Post by DiRT*ProCircuit*625 on Feb 18, 2009 12:01:03 GMT -5
nope. because in the second moto, the 4 bettered the 5. kinda weird to type out and explain, but its what the ama does. lol.
OMG!! LAST NIGHT WAS NOTHING SHORT OF THE RACE THAT WAS TO BE EXPECTED. EVERY RACER IN TORKS ROOM WS READY TO GO FOR IT ALL THE WAY AND PUSH HARD THE WHOLE TIME.
AT THE START OF MOTO 1, I GOT A DECSENT START AND WAS TOWARDS THE FRONT, BUT THEN WHEN THE TURN CAME, EVERYONE PASSED ME WITH THE GRUNTING POWER OF THEM 500S. I WAS ALE TO GET SIDE BY SIDE WITH TORKIT ACROSS THE FIRST SECTION UP FRONT AND DECIDED TO START THE NIGHT OFF WITH A BACKFLIP. WELL, I MADE IT, STOPPED IT, AND DIDNT LAND IT. LOL.
FROM THERE, EVREYONE GOT BY BUT CURT HAD PROBLEMS OF HIS OWN HAPPENEING. NOT SURE WHAT, BUT HE WAS IN BACK WITH ME. THEN WHEN I REMOUNTED AND RESTARTED THE CHAMP(SUZUKI) HE WAS RIGHT AHEAD OF ME. I TRIED TO SNEAK INSIDE OF HIM JUST BEFORE THE BIG TRIPLE TRIPLE SECTION BUT HE WAS HAVING NONE OF IT. HE STOPPED ME FROM PASSING HIM, THEN ON THE NEXT TRIPLE, I WENT FOR A NAC NAC TO SPICE IT UP, WELL, I GUESS WHEN I DID MY TURNDOWN FOR IT, I DRIFTED TO THE LEFT AND RAN RIGHT INTO CURT. I WENT FLYING. IN FACT, I THINK I DID ANOTHER BACKFLIP OFF THE BIKE. LOL.
I WAS HAVING THE WORSE FIRST LAP EVER. SO FROM HERE I PUT ON MY GAME FACE AND WENT HARD TO THE CHECKERS. I WAS ABLE TO CATCH UP VERY SLOWLY TO 4TH PLACE AND IT WAS SLOEY, THEN HE WENT DOWN AND KINDA MADE IT EASIER FOR ME. I HAD GYTR JUSTIN AND TORK IN MY NEXT GOALS. GYTR MISTIMED A RYHUM AND I WAS ABLE TO GET BY. BUT THEN THE NEXT CORNER, HE BUMPED ME RIGHT BACK TO 4TH. THEN THE NEXT I WAS ABLE TO GET AROUND TO HOLD IT. THEN CURT ON HIS RUSTY 450 WAS GIVING GYTR HELL FOR THE NEXT 6 LAPS AND THE 2 BATTLED TOOTH AND NAIL FOR THE POSITION. GYTR HELD IT FOR THE FINISH AND HAD A SOLID RIDE FOR FIFTH AND CURT WITH A HUGE COMEBACK FOR TOP 6. GREAT BATTLE GUYS.
I WAS JUST AHEAD OF SLOEY AND HE WAS GAINING FAST. I HAD TO DO SOMETHING, JUST THEN ON LAP 6, TORKIT, WHO WAS LEADING, WENT DOWN, THEN DURING HIS REMOUNT JUSTIN RAN RIGHT INTO HIM. IT WAS A PERFECT REPLAY OF STEWART AND WINDHAM AT A1 THIS YEAR. THAT HELPED ME CATCH UP TO THE M BOTH. I WAS 4 SECONDS BACK AT THIS POINT AND SLOEY WAS ON ME BIGTIME. BUT THEN HE MUST HAVE WASHED OUT THE FRONT END WITH THAT HORSEPOWER OF THE 500 AND FELL BACK SOME. IT WAS GETTING TIGHT!!!
I WENT FOR A FAST LAP,AND GOT IT ON. BUT THEN AT THE END OF THE LAP, I GOT MY USUAL WISKY THROTTLE AND WENT RIGHT OVER A BERM. I WAS ABLE TO REGROUP FOR A SOLID SECOND. I BELIEVE JUSTIN TOOK A HEADER JUST BEFORE THE FINISHING LAP. MOST EVERYONE HAD A BAD 6TH LAP FOR SOME REASON. IT WAS GREAT.LOL.
IN MOTO 2, I WA READY TO GO FOR THE OVERALL. I FINISHED SECOND IN MOTO 2 AND KNEW I COULD DO IT. THEN THE GATE DROPPED AND AWAY WE WENT.... TO THE FLOOR. I LOOPED OUT 3 FEET OFF THE GATE. I DIDNT EVEN ROLL TO THE FIRST BUMP. I RESTARTED THE CHAMP, AND WENT GOING....RIGHT INTO THE DAM HOLSEHOT POLE. BAM, IN 4 SECONDS, I WAS BEHIND BY 12 SECONDS. IM THINKING, YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME!!! LOL.
I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO RIDE THE MOST AGGRESSIVE I COULD. I WAS ABLE TO SEE ON THE TOWER THAT CURT WA LEADING WITH TORK IN SECOND THE GYTR IN THIRD. SLOEY SOON MADE HIS MOVE AROUNG GYTR AS HE LOOKED ALOT BETTER IN MOTO 2. I HAD TO MAKE UP TIME. I WAS GETTING DESPERATE!! SO I SATARTED TAKING SOME DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO THE JUMPS AND IT PAID OFF. I WORKED MY WAY UP TO GYTR WHO WAS MAYBE 8 SECONDS BEHIND THE FLAWLESS LEADER CURT. I WENT FOR THE PASS AND HE SHUT IT DOWN BIG TIME. I TRIED AGAN OVER THE TRIPLE TRIPLE SECTION, BUT HE PULLED AWAY ON THE GROUND TOO MUCH FOR ME TO DO ANYTHING WITH HIM. THE NEXT SECTION, I KNEW I CAN MAKE SOMETHING GO DOWN. THEN I WENT TO A SWEET INSIDE AND MADE THE PASS ON HIM, BUT HE QUICKLY JUMPED TO THE OUTSIDE AND IT SET HIM UP FOR AN INSIDE ON THE NEXT ONE. ON THE NEXT TRIPLE, I WAS ABLE TO SCRUB THE HELL OUTTA IT AND IT HELPLED ME GET BY FINALLY. GYTR WAS THE IRONMAN IN MY BOOK. HE IS AN OUTDOOR SPECIALISTS AND PROVED HES TRYING TO GET BETTER AND IS SHOWING HE IS. GREAT JOB BUDD.
I SAW SLOEY IN MY SIGHTS, JUST 2 JUMPS AHEAD OF ME. THEN HE GOES DOWN AGAIN. I GOT BY, BUT BARELY. HE WAS BACK UP AND RUNNING REMARKABLY FAST. I MIGHT HAVE HAD A .3 SECOND LEAD ON HIM. BUT I WAS 10 SECONDS BEHIND CURT. IT WAS LP 4. IT WASNT CUTTING IT FOR A PODIUM. I HAD TO PUSH HARDER. THEN I SAW THAT CURT MADE A MISTAKE AND WENT DOWN. ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT WAS ONLY 5 SECONDS BETWEEN US. TORK WSA RIGHT INFRONT OF ME. I HAD TO GET BY HIM FOR THE OVERALL. IT WAS CRUCIAL.
I WENT INSIDE RIGHT AFTER THE LOOOOOONG WHOOPS SECTION AND HE PASSED ME BACK BEFORE THE FINISHLINE. THE NEXT SECTION, I WAS ABLE TO GET NEXT TO HIM. THEN THE FOLLOWINF WHOOPS, HE PULLED ON ME AGAIN. BUT THE INSIDE LINE WAS SOMETHING WE BOTH KNEW WAS IMPORTANT AND HE MADE SURE HE GOT IT. I TRIED TO STOP SO I WOULDNT HIT HIM, BUT MY BRAKES ARENT TOO GOOD WHEN YOUR TIRE ISNT ON THE GROUND. LOL. MY BAD IF I BUMPED YOU HERE.
GOING OVER THE FIRST OF THE 2 BIG TRIPLES, I WENT EXTREMELY INSIDE AND PRELOADED THE HELL OUTTA MY BIKE AND LIFTED THE BARS AS HARD AS I COULD. BUT BY THE TIME I LANDED, TORK ALREADY DID AND WAS AHEAD IN THE NEST CORNER AGAIN. GOING INTO THE HUGE TRIPLE DOUBLE OR QUAD SINGLE SECTION, I WSA ON HIS WHEEL, I MEAN, I WAS ABOUT TO TEAR OFF MY VISOR AND STICK IT IN YOUR REAR TIRE SO I CAN GET AHEAD OF YOU TORK. LOL. I WAS CLOSE. BUT HE TOOK OFF WHEN WE LANDED ND HE HELD IT ON THROUGH THE NEXT TURN AND OVER THE SMALL QUAD. I PRELOADED IT TOO MUCH AND LANDED RIGHT ON IT. LUCKILY NOBODY FELL, BUT THEN, I LANDED SO FAR INSIDE THAT I GOT AN ARROW AND WAS TAKING BACK. BAM, ALL MY WORK WAS FOR NOT. I HAD TO SETTLE FOR A FOURTH PLACE AS SLOEY TOOK BACK HIS SPOT THAT HE RODE HARD TO EARN
IT WAS GREAT RACCING AND IF IT WAS A CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A GREAT START. I LOVED IT. GREAT JOB ALL.
MAN, I THINK I GET CARRIED AWAY SOMETIMES. LOL.
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Post by <TX>TorkiT on Feb 18, 2009 12:53:03 GMT -5
Nice race recap. Good job Dirt. Man you ran great last night. You and Sloey had faster lap times. I had good starts and not as many mistakes. It was tough racing everyone. The first moto Justin and I battled for the lead. In the 2nd moto I battled with you, Sloey and Curt. It was one of the best races. I love close clean racing. That Suzuki sounds so sweet on the top end. I still cant believe I won on that Honda 250 two stroke. Im so pumped. Those 500s are hard to beat.
GR guys, thanks for showing up and having some fun. Dirt, Sloey and Curt had a three way tie in second. Curt came out on top by winning second moto.
Overall results
1st <TX>TORKiT 1-2 2nd <TX>CURTB88 6-1 3rd $420$Sloey 3-3 4rd Dirt*PC*625 2-4 5th GYTR*PC* 5-5 6th Fasst Justin 4-DNF
TX on top of the podium this week. Nice win Curt.
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Post by sloey22 on Feb 18, 2009 17:29:08 GMT -5
lastnights racing was amazing and i would like to congratulate curt on his second moto win because he earned it, i know he was nervous and feeling the pressure cause he had a decent lead and lost it on the last lap to tork but he came back and made the pass for the win. good job bud, i know that felt good. it was the closest and best racing yet guys, please dont stop twt.
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Post by <TX>Curtb825 on Feb 19, 2009 23:22:01 GMT -5
YA i rode cool all race final lap got little nervous been awhile since I had a chance to win but soon as i made that mistake i forgot about them nerves and went after Torkit.
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