everyone that was there thats on the foruns i have one question for yall.......did anyone have a video camera to film the races??? and if so what classes??

 

I don't know of any video that was taken this year, but I do know that EdSmith was there with his camera and will likley post the pics here later this week as he did this past February.

I should also mention that Michael had a bad day as well. He had not ridden any type of race since breaking his leg this past March and went all the way through to the LCQ and yet still failed to qualify for the main. He got tangled with another rider with two laps left and finished in last place. He vows for revenge at the next AX in February.........LOL

I hope all you guys here who ran Saturday night,....and those who didn't make it back to Starkville in February for the next one.

I will also have to second airtime's comment. Markvette and his son Josh are great guys to hang with at the races. Very laid back bunch of guys.

Patrick

 

KNOWSALOT- That SUCKS! I thought the people did a really good job with the AX race with the exception of one thing. Telling which moto they were on. I know that they would say what class was running, but they could have said at the same time which moto it was.

atvman- That SUCKS too! I hate to hear yall drove that far for nothing. Did they end up racing anyway? If not, are they going to have a make up date?

I have some video of both pro qualifiers and the pro main. I didnt even get a chance to watch the other quad races because they happened so fast. By the time I got up there they were over with.

In my pro qualifier I got up to the line and the castle nut that holds my tie rod on was about three threads to coming off, so I tightened it with my fingers and hoped it would hold. I came out the gate pretty good but not so good in the first turn. I was second to last going in the whoops and by the end of them I was in fourth. I finally worked up to second where I finished. My castle nut luckily stayed on.

In the pro main I pulled the holeshot and lead for two laps before Ryan put a really good block pass on me and I finished second overall. I also got severe arm pump due to the "small whoop section" and could barely hold on during the race. It sucks, but it happens sometimes.

Yea I think everyone that tried the timing section either crashed or almost crashed. 6 laps for practice was too few of laps to get the timing down for those. I had fun and wish I could have met everyone, but for the people I did meet is was good to finally put a face to a name.

 

we left before they started but they said they were gonna race, there wasnt but 40 or so bikes there compared to 500 in aug. we got a local guys phone number so next time we can get a true weather report. it just wasnt worth taking a chance on josh getting hurt or tearing the moto up. one racer told me he tried to practice on the track they were gonna race and the rocks broke the plastic on his 400 ex.

more on the arena cross since i got some sleep. i was proud of josh, i think he done well for his first AX and first pro class entry. also knowsalot, airtime,reconbasher and more that i cant remember their screen names were great guys. i saw airtime helping a guy fix his polaris after a heat race. they all went out of their way to be friendly and helpfull not only to us but other racers as well. mrp and ryan, what can i say them 2 guys can ride, hopefully soon josh will get to their level. kip was talking to someome about an AX in memphis in jan. i will have to find more out. we are taking this week off and try to do monster mountain again on nov. 10. i am having back surgery AGAIN today so hopefully i will be up to par soon. of course i didnt let it stop me the last, got out of the hospital on friday and we raced sunday. just cant stay away from the tracks. later guys, i will check back in when i get out later today.

 

KNOWSALOT- For your information the awesome, dominating, and intimidating CaptainCarl showed up Sunday. He won the Pro class by just barely beating his shadow over the finish line. That guy has got some skill. I know this because I saw on the news that the Starkville PD arrested some nut that broke into the horse arena and was riding around in circles on his tricycle yelling I am the fastest, I am the fastest, AHHHHHHHHHH no one can beat me, I am the fastest.



Sorry, I couldnt resist!

 

MrP,

LMAO!!

The funny thing is that I wouldn't doubt it a bit if that actually happened!!

 

mrp, did you ever double out of the rythum section? i tried twice but cased it both times. i was really wanting to jump that finish line jump, but i did not want to chance tearing up my bull. maybe next race my shocks will be in. was anybody doubling all the way thru the rythum section? i saw one guy do it during practice i think. my friend taped the pro-practice and the races. he mostly followed me and poolguy during the races but you can still see some of the other guys jumping the finish line jump. and i think the first pro class practice group got filmed too. i'll try to bring it to the knowsalot faucility the next time i'm over that way. mark, does monster moutain practice the saturday before the race? i would love to go ride that track, but i want be off until that weekend again. mrp and mark, kevin windams track should be pretty close to yaw. yaw will have to let me know how it turns out.

 

airtimehocutt- No, I never doubled out of the rythum section. I think that me, Chris, and Ryan were the only ones to make it all the way through the rythum section atleast once. Chris was doing it really smooth in practice and then he crashed on the last lap of practice while trying it. Ryan was going through them, but not smooth like Chris and then he ended up crashing. Josh also tried going through them a few laps and I think he kissed the front bumper, but saved it and didnt come off the quad. I did it twice but not as smooth as I wanted. The third time I almost ate dirt bad so I decided not to do it. I would need more than 6 laps to get the timing down. I think if you would have tried the finish line you would have been okay. I have taken a Cannibal (with the Arvin shocks) to practice at Fernwood a few times and jumped everything out there and it wasnt as smooth as I like, but it was okay. But its better to be on the safe side than sorry. Did you stall it in front of the whoop section? I think I remember seeing it on tape last night. That C-dale is going to feel real good when you get your shocks in.

 

airtime
yes they have a long practice on satueday before the race on sunday.

 

yeah i stalled, i was just tired and made a mistake. never ran a ten lap indoor race before. i was good for about 7 laps. i was watching the video tape and i remember a four wheeler coming around me. i will have to look to see if it was you. i was really wanting to try the finish line but i saw a couple of guys bottom out their bikes even after clearing the jump. i can wait a little longer for the shocks. i jumped some fourth gear jumps at gordo's track and it did fine. i had to land perfect or it would bottom out big time. i showed knowsalot some video of that day and one time i over jumped the jump alittle and just about bounced over the handle bars. i'm looking forward to getting my suspension in, gonna have to call pep and make sure they have not forgot about me! markvette, we have an old timers football game that rescheduled for the saturday before the monster mountain race. i do not know if me or my friends will be able to make it. i want to, but last year i was too sore to do anything for two days.lol maybe my R's motor will be ready and i can take it to monster mountain. was saturday and open practice or was it scheduled?