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  • May 23, 2011 at 12:53 pm #99941

    Mick D
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    Just got a press release from The Yamaha GYTR Rockstar team. It seems that things got a bit muddy at the MX nationals at Toowoomba on the weekend.

    I enjoy riding in mud but this is rediculous.

    Toowoomba2.jpg

    Toowoomba.jpg

    (Pics compliments of Yamaha Aust.)

    May 23, 2011 at 1:13 pm #201825

    pete
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    You will never have enough tear offs when your in conditions like that.
    Mud like that can change the outcome of a race and you can often end up with an unexpected winner, not me though I would be face down. :laugh:

    May 23, 2011 at 1:31 pm #201826

    Jeffrey Smith
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    That’s just rediculous, it is no fun for the riders and certainly not for the spectators. I remember watching motocross racing when I was in Indonesia, they had brought a heap of guys from Aus and NZ to put on a show for the locals and it was terrible to watch. The riders looked worse than me (no really, that bad) and were even haviung touble getting up the face of some of the bigger jumps with marshals having to push and pull them up the face. Glad I only watched it on TV, I would hate to have paid to go and see it.

    May 23, 2011 at 1:40 pm #201831

    Mick D
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    Jeffro, I think you will find that the same happened at this race, I have seen a pic of a mate of mine that raced on the day and he was bogged on the face of a jump.

    PTW, I do believe that tear off are now banned at most race meetings now. For environmental reasons, they are still all scattered through the bush at the Hastings enduro track and they have been outlawed for a year or more there.

    May 23, 2011 at 1:43 pm #201832

    Mal
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    If it’s a national event and the riders are paid by teams and sponsors. That’s thier job so harden up and ride princess. We all have to work in shitty conditions sometimes.

    If it’s social riding then bail out and go to the pub. :woohoo: . If a ride turns into a bog like that then it’s not fun anymore and I’d rather go to the pub and talk about how good we could’ve been. :laugh:

    May 23, 2011 at 2:00 pm #201833

    pete
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    micknmeld wrote:
    PTW, I do believe that tear off are now banned at most race meetings now. For environmental reasons, they are still all scattered through the bush at the Hastings enduro track and they have been outlawed for a year or more there.

    I knew that tear offs were banned in the enduros but I didn’t know they were banned from motocross as well, it makes sense to outlaw them.

    May 23, 2011 at 3:23 pm #201834

    Greg
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    mal5.1 wrote:
    If it’s a national event and the riders are paid by teams and sponsors. That’s thier job so harden up and ride princess. We all have to work in shitty conditions sometimes.

    If it’s social riding then bail out and go to the pub. :woohoo: . If a ride turns into a bog like that then it’s not fun anymore and I’d rather go to the pub and talk about how good we could’ve been. :laugh:

    100% Mal :laugh: I do wonder how many engines got lunched because of overheating :huh:

    TB

    May 23, 2011 at 4:00 pm #201837

    Jeffrey Smith
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    If your talking social riding then you SHOULD consider your tracks, no-body is particularly fond of riding rutted out tracks but plenty have no problem going out and trashing them when the rain sets in.

    May 23, 2011 at 4:05 pm #201827

    pete
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    Your dead right Jeffro, I don’t mind playing in the mud but you don’t want to destroy a good trail.

    May 23, 2011 at 6:20 pm #201839

    Mick D
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    Jeffro wrote:
    If your talking social riding then you SHOULD consider your tracks, no-body is particularly fond of riding rutted out tracks but plenty have no problem going out and trashing them when the rain sets in.

    Exactly why I cut out a few of the hills on my birthday ride in March. Although it was pissing down, I lead the ride through trails I knew would handle the traffic in the wet.

    May 23, 2011 at 7:36 pm #201845

    murph the surf
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    Never too wet. :woohoo:
    No such thing. :huh:
    I love the wetter conditions, shits on slippery dry dusty conditions. 👿
    But I do agree that trail selection is the key
    Most of our rides are only made of 6 or so riders so its not really an issue. :)
    Cheers
    Murph

    May 23, 2011 at 7:47 pm #201828

    Aaron Wilde
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    I have heard that they always over wet echo valley. The rain may just have helped them. As far as trail riding is concerned. It is too wet if you are going to damage the trail so badly that it will not recover and will erode out IMO.

    May 23, 2011 at 7:59 pm #201850

    Mick D
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    Actually the bottom pic looks like one of Snowy’s gullies of doom. :ohmy:

    May 24, 2011 at 12:24 am #201846

    Adrian Snowden
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    Jeez and I thought you were being nice to me cause my glasses were fogges and I couldnt see! Typical cares more for his tracks than his mates.

    May 24, 2011 at 1:52 am #201851

    glenn
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    micknmeld wrote:
    Actually the bottom pic looks like one of Snowy’s gullies of doom. :ohmy:

    you should see the new valley of doom Mick,, make the last one look like a flat track????????

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