2011 MXGP at Glen Helen

[robertaccio]

Not much tp report yet, just returned from the ITR facility layed hands on a Pro Circuit muffler to help Mirko get it repacked for the FIM sound check. Then went to the Husky demo ride. After the demo checked in with the ITR mech (Mirko) as he brought SL505 (Sean's) RMZ bike over to the FIM dB spec test. Failed sound...... installed ex outlet ring (reducer), went back to sound check passed. Don't ya think that PC would have a complete package set up for an FIM 94dB test.....with no mystery. Anyway its all good. Sean wanted to test the bike with FIM fuel and the quiet pipe and Milestone was closest and has lights......we arrived after the SL505 van and after a few minutes the guys, Mech and rider informed us they left the FIM spec fuel back in the motorhome,,,,ran back to GH then back to Milestone and they got some testing done, but not on the main track (there was Fri nite MX racing). Oh yeah Sean is this guy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkhQj2JmpKc

Nice young dude, hope he shows well in the MXGP
riding out of the ITR Pits, stop by and say hello if you are on the site.
http://www.italianteamsx.com/2010/index.php

 

[robertaccio]

PS this was Friday, Im back in San Diego and will go back up the GH early on Sun morn. Saw most of the major players of the husky NA crew and saw quite a few of the GP teams and the wildcard teams as well, but i never checked out the tc250s at the Ricci pit.

 

[WHITEROCKET5.9]

thanks for the update

 

[robertaccio]

http://www.motocrossmx1.com/reslists.aspx

note right near the end of the 2nd moto 505 Sean L got the confidence back and started doing the triple(kind of table) to the double at the north side of the track, even the works 250s were near the edge of the upper double lip everytime close to casing.

 

[ray_ray]

US GP

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[robertaccio]

those were the good,,,here is the bad and ugly

the ugly is me taking those fotos. Cervellin stuck in the mud MX2 moto1

 

[HuskyT]

http://www.motocrossmx1.com/reslists.aspx

note right near the end of the 2nd moto 505 Sean L got the confidence back and started doing the triple(kind of table) to the double at the north side of the track, even the works 250s were near the edge of the upper double lip everytime close to casing.

On Saturday qualifying, they were both nailing this but the track was bone dry with no dust... that triple must have been close to ? 150 Ft? and then a monster double going uphill.... it was a make or break set of jumps at the back side... best guy I saw all day on that section in qualifying was Weston Peik...#35 Kawi... he qualled #19 so he must have not done well ont the rest of the track... he had heating , cam and throttle body issues all day on his Kawi...

T

 

[HuskyT]

those were the good,,,here is the bad and ugly

the ugly is me taking those fotos. Cervellin stuck in the mud MX2 moto1

That section was soft even on saturday when it was hot out... you know how GH turns into a bottomless pit at teh bottom of all of those big hills after a big rain... youll be in all the way to the cases in no time....

 

[robertaccio]

Weston Peick carried himself very well as a privateer and basically a local pro racing in a GP. that course was tough and at that level and speed for those long motos......was brutal and scary

 

[robertaccio]

It never rains in SoCal

I think this is Herlings,,,,only because Roczen stayed clean in both motos.....

 

[WHITEROCKET5.9]

nice pics

 

[robertaccio]

http://s42.photobucket.com/albums/e...US MXGP Glen Helen 15MAY/?albumview=slideshow

some pre track SL505 machine shots, as well as Oreste Valenti's BucciMoto Las Vegas MiniMoto SX bike. and Bass Pro shop stop post race plus my daughters gameboy thing

 

[TXC&KTM]

I thought the TM450 was fairly impressive...

 

[robertaccio]

http://motocrossactionmag.com/Main/News/EXCLUSIVE-VIDEO-SEE-WHAT-IT-WAS-LIKE-TO-RACE-THE-U-7906.aspx
Dennis Stapleton from MXA does the Glen Helen MXGP track
http://motocrossactionmag.com/Main/News/EXCLUSIVE-VIDEO-SEE-WHAT-IT-WAS-LIKE-TO-RACE-THE-U-7906.aspx

for some reason there are 2 vids one with motor noise and one with foo (foo is a better vid)
In moto 1 cairoli could never get a good line for yamaha hill he caught desalle there but spun out and desalle gapped him, in moto 2 frossard and cairoli crashed on the opening lap in the same spot, the little first hit on the way up yamaha hill. For TC222 yamaha hill was his nemesis.

 

[WHITEROCKET5.9]

looked like a really cool track.... wish i had faster internet speed i would have been able to watch the race

 

[HuskyT]

http://motocrossactionmag.com/Main/News/EXCLUSIVE-VIDEO-SEE-WHAT-IT-WAS-LIKE-TO-RACE-THE-U-7906.aspx
Dennis Stapleton from MXA does the Glen Helen MXGP track
http://motocrossactionmag.com/Main/News/EXCLUSIVE-VIDEO-SEE-WHAT-IT-WAS-LIKE-TO-RACE-THE-U-7906.aspx

for some reason there are 2 vids one with motor noise and one with foo (foo is a better vid)
In moto 1 cairoli could never get a good line for yamaha hill he caught desalle there but spun out and desalle gapped him, in moto 2 frossard and cairoli crashed on the opening lap in the same spot, the little first hit on the way up yamaha hill. For TC222 yamaha hill was his nemesis.

Amazing how much the Video absolutely flattens out that track... makes the big triple in the back look like a little roller!!!

Great Vid Rob! Thanks for posting... anyone have a vid link of the race to post?

T

 

[WHITEROCKET5.9]

i checked youtube, nothing that ive found yet

 

[ray_ray]

I've never saw that much speed on a cam on a track .... the distances of the up and down hills was insane ....

 

[robertaccio]

remember this local magazine fast guy, he was way off the really fast guys pace

 

[HuskyT]

Doug Dubach was absolutely flying in Vet Moto 1

I'm sure he was upshifting into fourth or maybe fith coming down Yamaha into the uphill Triple/double

T