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Chad Reed Crash
Here is video of Chad Reed's crash in the MX race yesterday.
He got back on and finished the race coming in like 12th or so for some points. Amazing
http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZC4f9TCg4zw
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ncampion
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That'll teach him to ride a Honda.....
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Woooosh
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WOW, huge air.
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
1961- JFK to Canadian parliament (Edmund Burke)
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dtbushpilot
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That guy is tough.....you wouldn't see "Bubba" getting up and continuing racing after something like that.......wait a minute, Bubba doesn't do
outdoor MX....never mind ....dt
"Life is tough".....It's even tougher if you're stupid.....
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Boy....good thing he landed on the grass....he woulda been hurt if he fell in silt 
Don't believe everything you think....
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vgabndo
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That was a stylish "get-off"
I saw some of Bubba's TV show on line when he was coming back from one of the last injuries, and I was blown away with how little he was able to help
his amazing crew with the prep of the bike. He can go real fast, but it appeared he had no idea why!!!
Great props to his crew for being able to figure out what "tune" he needed to be riding.
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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bajabass
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Most of the suspension tuning is done via rider feedback and video taping of practice sections. You will hardly ever see a "factory rider" touch his
own bike.
I spent about 8 years working as an AMA official at west coast supercross and motocross nationals. If you think the tracks, especially the supercross
tracks, look gnarly on TV or from the stands, try just walking the different sections.
I raced from 1995 to 2002, starting at 35 years old, finally having a few vet pro races near the end. Even the toughest amatuer tracks don't even come
close to a supercross or AMA outdoor national track!!  Yup, those guys are moto "Gods" for sure!!
Keep your eyes on the road, and your hands upon the wheel!
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I raced Old Timers MX in the late 80s and early 90s and one time we went to Barona to race. There was a pro race that day too. Not a national but CA
organization, I don't remember who. Anyway we were to race the same track and during practice all the old timers complained of the whoop section. They
were too deep for us old guys so they let us ride around them.
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bajabass
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Did you ever race Mammoth Mountain with the Old Timers??? Probably the most beautiful track on Earth!!! My wife keeps trying to throw away a
sweatshirt from the 1997 race. Raced it several times with the LA Old Timers. About 1998 I raced at Barona with the Over The Hill Gang, another big
vet race club. Huge triple in the center of the track. I swear I was tapped in fourth, but when I woke up with a busted fifth metacarpal and a
concussion, my buddy said I never hit fourth, and came up 15ft short, OUCH!!
Keep your eyes on the road, and your hands upon the wheel!
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