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2/12/2017 4:04pm
2/12/2017 4:04pm
With Dungey stuck back in the pack and finding it difficult to push forward, last night was Tomac's chance to make up some good points and make this series into a really close title fight. Such bad luck to have that front brake problem. Feel bad for the guy...
It was truly a crazy night of racing.
Great night for Marvin though and I'm glad to see him get a much deserved win.
It was truly a crazy night of racing.
Great night for Marvin though and I'm glad to see him get a much deserved win.
However, just for fun:
This time last year he had a 26 point lead over Roczen in 2nd and a 41 point spread over Tomac.
This year it's an 18 point lead over second and 29 over Tomac.
The Shop
https://youtu.be/vtEAyD01Ndw?start=20
Hmmm. Might see another change.
If you rode it 50 yards the pads would heat up and it woukd lock totally.
Fix was a total rebuild of internals seals and plunger... as to why the old ones were causing issue Im not sure.. they visually looked fine.
to me... tomac tucked the front on his own, front brake did same as my guys... and the rest is history. Tomac has a history of front end tucking I believe... Im ultra bummed I was rooting for him all night for the win and he looked so comfortable on the bike and track. dirt got hard shiny slick in spots and that was one of them
Edit: not to mention the front end did roll post crash... just not well but well enough to double before finish and tire spin a revolution in air before stop
Pit Row
If a rotor gets warped from contact with another bike the calipers can be going in & out eventually causing overheating and then lock up, I'm not sure what incident could have caused it?
Bad luck - did you guys see his start in the race that was black flagged? He was virtually last. He was lucky to get a second start...
Tomac is amazing, I just don't think he's ready yet to stay at the top.
But hey I could be wrong.
My friend once changed a new front brake lever after practice before a race and it started locking up a few laps into the race. There were nothing visibly wrong with the lever, but there must have been a small fabrication error or something that caused it to just so slightly hold the brake on and as it got warmer when riding, the fluid expanded and it started locking up.
Im guessing something similar for Tomac.
edit I Re-watched that sequence and saw the brake lock up in the air after the big crash, not before.
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