2024 EXCR River Bend Rally- VET B- Absolute mud fest
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- Опубліковано 9 бер 2024
- This was one of the worst races I have done so far...if Extreme XC had done some reroutes to help with bottlenecks it would have been much better. A lot of the big hills and valleys were one line with no way around. My bike was cooked after one lap and I started to lose my clutch again (turns out this happens when there is no fluid in the master....). It wasn't all bad we got to ride and learn, plus I almost got the holeshot. I got out horse-powered by a 450 haha. I ended up in 9th place after one lap. I'm not pleased but we move on to the next one. Thank you for watching!!!
I was there and started from row 11. The carnage in the 1st couple of miles was total by that time. It took an hour to make a lap for me, pulled off at head check to wait for my racing buddy who starts next to me. He didn’t complete his lap till after the checkers. I could feel your pain as I watched you navigating the course and had some flashbacks of my struggles. I could’ve made another lap but like you stated, I had got my moneys worth at 1 lap. C and D class riders should be in the last rows, I ride Masters on row 11 and we are behind several rows of those classes. It makes for some big bottle necks. If you watch Matt Simms on STF Compound’s videos the Pros made it look easy. I thought you did well all things considered, very well done
Matt's video makes the track look perfectly fine, haha. Mason Tuttle's video (also starts row 1) shows the track already clapped out when he goes through lap 1. Thank you for watching!
Sometimes, you got to know when to fold them. This was one of those times.
You are 100% correct, haha.
Prime dirt right there
I don't know where you ride, but you can keep it if that's prime, haha
I was at that 7:30 bottleneck for a solid 10-15 minutes just waiting for a line to open up. You made short work of it. I was back in D 22+ lol. Spent more time picking my bike up than riding it. I was mentally defeated by the time I got to the hill at 16:57. After I hit the tree at 23:00 (on the left), I rode back to the truck and called it quits. Took me an hour and a half to get that far lol. First time racing with this series... and also probably the last time racing with this series.
Also, I hate to say it, but it at least makes me feel better seeing someone with more riding experience than me have a difficult time with this track.
It was a very difficult track. Just to put it in perspective, 116 people signed up, and 42 of those people did 1 lap and pulled off...that doesnt include ones that started and didnt finish a lap. The County line race is my favorite one they put on. EXCR rubbed a lot of people the wrong way with this one, and it's sad to see. Hopefully, they will make the tracks cater to more people in the future.
I was there in C Lite. That ravine routing right off of the start was fucking stupid. It wasnt even that muddy, it was the fact the dirt was so damn soft you couldnt get a run at it with how short of a run they gave you plus all the ruts. Like if the conditions get that bad with the routing you gotta at least last minute re route the track so you actually give your racers racing, instead of rut waddling simulator.
Ya, some simple re routing would have made it way better. Hopefully, they learn from it.
You can make your own lines around stuff. If everyone starts doing it no one will protest
You followed me in the red gear white bike from about 8:30-13:07! Man that first lap was rough! I was struggling hard-core after getting stuck on that second bottle neck. Looked like I was riding like a squid! Got better as the race went on and people cleared out I could get a bit of a rhythm going and pulled my head out of my butt lol. Good race man!
A part of me wishes I could have kept going, but I would have lost my clutch anyway and would have been really mad then, haha. (No fluid in the master). Hopefully, the next one will go better for me. Congrats on the class win!
Thanks man! Look forward to seeing you out there! Bummer you had to pull! The track really did get better as the people thinned out!
It’s me. I’m 450😂😂😂 good run buddy.
Nice, haha. The ol 300 did what she could, but that 450 hp got her 😄
Where was this?
Bloomfield, Indiana
Wow I am sooo glad I didn't go to this one. What a cluster #$%^.... i don't understand why the orginizations are insistant on tight single line courses while also trying to run AM/PM combined. Nice ride though!
It was a disaster, haha. Everything was basically one line, so you either waited all day for it to clear or got in the madness. Thanks wasn't the day I hoped for, but it is what it is.
Definitely never racing this series again 🤢they are trash
Ya, a lot of people are not too pleased with them, especially after that race.
It not even muddy
In some spots, you are right. However, the dirt is super sandy and mixed with the rain, made it extremely soft.