In case you haven't heard, Mid-Ohio changed the motocross track again this year. Here's quite a few pictures of the new track. I don't know what changes, if any, will be made for the Vintage Days races.
http://www.pitracer.com/photo-gallery.php?pageid=733&page=1
Gary
Sad, I liked the Grass track style event.
Dwight
Dwight Rudder
7 time ISDT / E medalist
8 time National Enduro Class Champion.
Hip, hip, Hurray !!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks Gary,
61g
With all that exposed soil does that mean our bikes will get dirty?
VERY DIRTY if it rains. Unpreped grass better.
Dwight
Dwight Rudder
7 time ISDT / E medalist
8 time National Enduro Class Champion.
Dwight,
Properly watered and disked these things called berms develop and MX goes from the 60's to the 70's. The real question will be can Dick Mann allow the AHRMA "Big Show" to advance into the 70's? I will believe it when I see it. But it makes sense it would happen this year as I will be bringing the 1963 Cotton.
Larry P
Looking forward to seeing that Cotton. What class does that run in Larry?
Lew Mayer
250 Cotton Cobra goes in Premier Lightweight. Also bringing the PENTAHA(71 Yamaha AT1MX motor in 72 PENTON chassis) for Classic 125 class. Might also bring 84 KTM 125 waterpumper for 125 Ultima class. I am basing all of this on the hope that the Doctor releases me from this sling tomorrow when the collarbone gets X-rays. I am making the trip either way.
Larry P
Quotequote:Originally posted by Larry Perkins
Dwight,
Properly watered and disked these things called berms develop and MX goes from the 60's to the 70's. The real question will be can Dick Mann allow the AHRMA "Big Show" to advance into the 70's? I will believe it when I see it. But it makes sense it would happen this year as I will be bringing the 1963 Cotton.
Larry P
I prefer ISDT type MX tests. Remember last year and how muddy the course was ? Unprepped grass would have been better. Of course that is just me.
Dwight
Dwight Rudder
7 time ISDT / E medalist
8 time National Enduro Class Champion.
I like grass track too, Dwight. I was just rattling your cage.:D
Larry P
I am bringing my '72 125 "Ascot Special" from sunny southern California to race at Mid Ohio for the first time. I am use to the clay like soil we have in California so should be interesting to experience a midwestern track. If it becomes really muddy, I came up with an idea to keep somewhat clean. I picked up a couple of pairs of disposable coveralls to wear over my riding gear. That way I can keep most of the mud away from my riding gear and make cleaning up much easier. The plus to this plan is that the coveralls will give me that "Elvis" look!
why bother with the coveralls, I thought that riding gear was built to get dirty,:D It is not like the old daze when we had to worry about getting our "leathers" dirty, At the end of a race I throw mine in the washer along with the rest of clothes from the weeked and they come out clean....[8D]
Thom Green,Still crazy after all these years!
76' 250 MC5 (orginal owner)
75' GS400 (project bike)
72'sixday (project bike)
Q: Will Adam Giddings be racing again this year ?
Q: Who all's coming?
Mid-Ohio's always awesome, can't wait to see you there.
Bob W
Sat. - VMX Spt. 500 Int....... '74 1/2 Penton 400... # 61 g
Sun. - PVMX Gran Prix 500 Int. .......'79 KTM 400... # 61 g
Rob,
Yes, Adam will be riding again on Saturday. I talked to him earlier today, and I think I got him talked in to riding 4 Expert classes: Open Age, Classic 125, Sportsman 125, and Sportsman 250, all on Kent Knudson's bikes.
I decided not to ride Kent's 250 this year so that Adam can ride it. Adam is pretty exciting to watch ride, so I think it will be worth it. I'll just stay in the pit area and play Crew Chief.
Gary
Alright !, thanks Gary, thanks Kent, that's great to hear Adam's riding again. This year I'll be on that side of the hill, so I can watch him.
Bob
I faxed in my sign-up today, Friday the 7th, at 2:30PM. 250 Sportsman No-Vice. I plan on starting training tomorrow, lifting several 12oz. weights for starters;) Seriously, some training is in order. One of my worst problems is forearm pump. I don't have much problem on my modern bike, but my Penton seems to turn my right arm to putty. I remember the old broomstick with a weight on a rope trick, anybody got anything better? I'm going to try to ride the old bike more for practice. Mid-ohio is such fun, this year I will finally race there. I'm pumped already. Wildman
1975 250 Cross Country, 1974 175 Jackpiner, 1975 125
Sooooooooooooooo, what did everybody think of the track?
I loved it.
Teddy
Most of the comments I heard were that they still prefered the old Grass track. I would have too. Jim Pomeroy commented that without the grass all the rocks had come up to the surface and that he would have not liked to have fallen on them.
Dwight
Dwight Rudder
7 time ISDT / E medalist
8 time National Enduro Class Champion.
I liked the track and the rocks did not bother me. The only issue I had was that I rode it too darn slow.
I can understand Jimmy and Dwight Rudders opinions having raced both tracks. The new track is much more interesting as I compared the old track to a golf course which had no more than 5' of elevation change throughout. The new course, while not truly vintage because its groomed DID have some area's which were very high speed and thus became hard packed. I did think to myself while racing that I hope I don't crash because it will be like falling on ashphalt. Overall I liked it because it had diversity and good berms, some small jumps some off-camber turns, and some high speed sections.
Phil
A friend of mine did crash his '69 Pursang while dropping down into the sharp right hand turn coming off the plateau after the long straightaway. He went over the bars, did some flying, pancake landing, and the bike ended on top of him. End result is cracked his chest protector, chewed up his elbow pads (rear tire of bike did that) and broke off visor on his helmet from face plant. Luckly the only injury he substained was a twisted ankle. I guess you could say the ground was hard packed and extremely unforgiving.