Hmm. How does this happen?

GuyB wrote:

Riders are supposed to line up in the center of their metal grid. There are officials who check to make sure they're set up like that...

Riders are supposed to line up in the center of their metal grid. There are officials who check to make sure they're set up like that after the parade lap.

After the races on Saturday night, there were a trio of officials checking out this spot on the gate. Every other pad had one rut out of the gate, instead of three. It looks like someone has figured out a way to nudge left or right before it drops.

Zaugg wrote:

Could also potentially be boots dragging from a taller rider. (Notice how the middle seems to have tread/ roost marks and the outers do not.) Unless...

Could also potentially be boots dragging from a taller rider. (Notice how the middle seems to have tread/ roost marks and the outers do not.)

Unless the same rider picked the same gate and did the magical shimmy, it looks like the two outer tracks are one gate drop a piece. The middle seems to have been the most widely used. 4 out of 6 times perhaps if my math is correct. haha

sumdood wrote:

Sneaky rascals, good for them Wonder how blown out of proportion this will get.

GuyB wrote:

Or how many more sets of eyeballs there will be on the gate in Atlanta.

MOTO1313 wrote:

You just know it's Barcia.

psg119 wrote:

Do they police them prior to the sight laps as well?

GuyB wrote:

Riders are supposed to line up in the center of their metal grid. There are officials who check to make sure they're set up like that...

Riders are supposed to line up in the center of their metal grid. There are officials who check to make sure they're set up like that after the parade lap.

After the races on Saturday night, there were a trio of officials checking out this spot on the gate. Every other pad had one rut out of the gate, instead of three. It looks like someone has figured out a way to nudge left or right before it drops.

psg119 wrote:

Do they police them prior to the sight laps as well?

aFACEdismembered wrote:

I like your outside of the box thinking but what advantage would a rider have doing a practice start not knowing the condition of the rut...

I like your outside of the box thinking but what advantage would a rider have doing a practice start not knowing the condition of the rut for the start that actually matters?

Hman144 wrote:

Riders are bouncing around to different gates all night, right? Wouldn't be on the same gate in qualifying and in the heat as they would in...

Riders are bouncing around to different gates all night, right? Wouldn't be on the same gate in qualifying and in the heat as they would in the main?

So this gate had several launches up the middle, and one rider that launched from the left of center and another rider that launched from the right of center? On just this one gate? Or do they think one rider kept lining up on this gate and is responsible for both off-center starts?

They know what gate it was- should be easy to post mortem.

aeffertz wrote:

Only way boots are making those rutis if they’re actively digging them into the ground trying to stop the bike from moving.

GuyB wrote:

Riders are supposed to line up in the center of their metal grid. There are officials who check to make sure they're set up like that...

Riders are supposed to line up in the center of their metal grid. There are officials who check to make sure they're set up like that after the parade lap.

After the races on Saturday night, there were a trio of officials checking out this spot on the gate. Every other pad had one rut out of the gate, instead of three. It looks like someone has figured out a way to nudge left or right before it drops.