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Title: SE Quads 2016 Round 7 @ I-40 MX, C-Class
Post by: rablack21 on July 11, 2016, 04:07:06 PM: Race Report

Opening Comments:
The race this weekend was a wild and muddy slop. It definitely didn't favor the 2 stroke.

1st moto:
Got a terrible initial jump out of the gate. Managed to bump up a stop or 2 temporarily until spinning out after seeing a guy wreck in front of mess. Got back on the track and took off again. Within a lap or 2, I come around a turn and bump into a stuck rider. I put the quad back and take off again only to be sucked right back into him again! Pulled the quad back again, and finally got took off again. I kept my position until the last lap. I was about 8 seconds away from the finish line entering into the 2nd to last turn when I upshift, hammer on the gas, and I'm to going anywhere. WTH?!?!?!. The engine was revving, but I wasn't going anywhere! I upshifted and downshifted trying to find another gear, same thing! I let off the gas and look down, I can see the sprocket and chain spinning, and then it dawns on me..... chain popped off the rear sprocket. I couldn't finish the race. Had to be towed off the track.
JUST FYI: Only about 1.5 minutes of the first video is watchable. I got a mud clod to the lens.
[video=youtube;Kf4pj12LYZ0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf4pj12LYZ0[/video]

2nd moto:
Another bad start (Gotta work on that). Start out about mid pack. No stuck or flipped people this time. I struggle through the first lap and a half before the fatigue just starts to kill me. I was exhausted from first race and fighting through the mud. I did not finish well, but I had a good time overall. New engine held up very well. No complaints there. And I didn't blow it up in the mud either! Another plus.
[video=youtube;fymHbfOhylU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fymHbfOhylU[/video]

Here is what the quad looked like when I got it home.
(http://forums.trx250r.org/vbulletin_imports/100_8013_2017-04-18_8972.jpg)(http://forums.trx250r.org/vbulletin_imports/100_8014_2017-04-18_7817.jpg)(http://forums.trx250r.org/vbulletin_imports/100_8015_2017-04-18_9050.jpg)
Title: SE Quads 2016 Round 7 @ I-40 MX, C-Class
Post by: zcarlson12 on July 12, 2016, 07:13:15 AM: Dang that was a mudder for sure. Kind of glad I didn't go now lol. Motor sounds healthy too. You got a good jump on the first gate, did something happen after that?
Title: SE Quads 2016 Round 7 @ I-40 MX, C-Class
Post by: rablack21 on July 12, 2016, 07:16:43 AM: Quote from: zcarlson12;68749
Dang that was a mudder for sure. Kind of glad I didn't go now lol. Motor sounds healthy too. You got a good jump on the first gate, did something happen after that?
Just not putting it all together very well yet. Got a few kinks to work out. I think my throttle cable was a bit dry that day as well. It seemed a little stiffer than usual.
Title: SE Quads 2016 Round 7 @ I-40 MX, C-Class
Post by: rablack21 on July 12, 2016, 07:17:51 AM: Good news for you [MENTION=103]zcarlson12[/MENTION]! We will be going back to I-40 on August 27th. Our schedule got changed. We are now going back to I-40 again.
Title: SE Quads 2016 Round 7 @ I-40 MX, C-Class
Post by: zcarlson12 on July 12, 2016, 07:19:23 AM: Gotcha. Same here, especially on the starts. Nice! I'll try to make that one then instead.
Title: SE Quads 2016 Round 7 @ I-40 MX, C-Class
Post by: PNWrider on July 17, 2016, 09:45:59 PM: I hate the mud! Nice racing!
Title: SE Quads 2016 Round 7 @ I-40 MX, C-Class
Post by: Tbone07 on July 18, 2016, 04:10:07 PM: Bout time you MX racers get a little muddy! Lol
Title: SE Quads 2016 Round 7 @ I-40 MX, C-Class
Post by: rablack21 on July 18, 2016, 04:23:26 PM: Quote from: Tbone07;68856
Bout time you MX racers get a little muddy! Lol
LOL. It would be nice if our quads were setup for mud though tbone! We had low ground clearance and small tires. Neither help the cause.