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kevingraehl
11/21/2018 6:41am
11/21/2018 6:41am
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11/22/2018 12:20am
What to expect. I raced d37 dessert.. big 6.
What's the competition like. Is everybody going to be rolling the finish line jump. Or is it a bunch of has beens -like me-. Doing something over there head.
I won't be doing 90 foot tripples . But can hold my own elsewhere.
What's the competition like. Is everybody going to be rolling the finish line jump. Or is it a bunch of has beens -like me-. Doing something over there head.
I won't be doing 90 foot tripples . But can hold my own elsewhere.
It looks like the receipt you have reads "Full size Supercross track." I don't know if it will be modified for safety the way San Diego was in '03, but here's what to expect if it is. If not, expect it to be even harder:
The start will be very short. Get your starts on point! Consider 1st gear starts if it's dirt. If they use the metal grate I can't advise you because I've never started from one. Just be ready to leap out of the gate and move over on people. (Or be prepared to get moved over on.)
Use outside lines when you can. The rhythms often require speed to navigate, and most times you cannot make the first jump from the inside line. You'll be rolling the whole lane after that.
There may be some things you can't clear even from the outside. The year I rode, there was a short chicane-style section with a 180-degree left followed immediately by a steep single/table/single combo, then an immediate 180 right and the same single/table/single combo, followed by a 90 degree left. The fast line was to hop on and off the tables, but I saw 100+ people clip the second single and go over the bars into the berm. Lots of injuries that way. I just couldn't see me doing it clean every lap, so I rolled it. Slow.
Gear your bike for acceleration. You won't need much top speed. I had outdoor gearing on and I could barely use 3rd gear.
Good luck!
The Shop
See ya in January!
Pit Row
Other then BARF forums, and south bay riders.. what other discussion forms are there... Is this it in california? I'm looking to get back into racing-- guess its d36 territory ,,, but the d36 forums are crickets.. Makes me want to move back to socal
and now it makes sense.. This is areana cross now.. That explains the lack of youtube 2017 videos on youtube.. lol.. They need to fix the website to train newbies like me......
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