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X-Games Flat Track

Discussion in 'General' started by Chip, Jun 4, 2015.

  1. stk0308

    stk0308 Well-Known Member

    That back straight is tough. Might as well call it a TT!
     
  2. CRA_Fizzer

    CRA_Fizzer Honking at putter!

    That track is embarrassing.
     
  3. Britt

    Britt Well-Known Member

    Flooding rains had something to do with it I am sure..
     
  4. Putter

    Putter Ain't too proud to beg

    Damn, would've loved to see Danny in the main.
     
  5. flyboy

    flyboy Well-Known Member

    The track reminds me of Autobahn.... Lol
     
  6. Putter

    Putter Ain't too proud to beg

    That sucks!
     
  7. Chip

    Chip Registered

    Well that sucked!!!
     
  8. CRA_Fizzer

    CRA_Fizzer Honking at putter!

    Yikes, where did they find the neanderthal podium girl. :confused:
     
  9. CRA_Fizzer

    CRA_Fizzer Honking at putter!

    I don't think Putter would even hump that.
     
  10. Britt

    Britt Well-Known Member

    OK, I know Meese Is unhappy but come on man....Chip...dude.
     
  11. Robby-Bobby

    Robby-Bobby Steeltoe’s Daddy

    Dammit sucks for Jared:/
    With the absolute amazing good luck he's had the last year, he was due....

    Worst timing possible though:(

    Congrats to Sammy on 2nd.

    Wish the groove was wide enough to stuff some folks.

    Still great exposure for the sport!
     
  12. colin96

    colin96 Well-Known Member

    Well the rains actually occurred prior to the track even being biult, but it probably means, had the rains not been so bad it may have been completed sooner and maybe a chance to resurface and get a groove set in.

    But yeah, that track sucked!
     
  13. Putter

    Putter Ain't too proud to beg

    You underestimate me, Fizzy.
     
  14. Chip

    Chip Registered

    It couldn't have held on for another half a lap?!?! Ugggg...

    Halbert did a great job!

    Despite the track, still GREAT for the sport.
     
  15. mike574

    mike574 Well-Known Member

    That sucked for Meese.
     
  16. Robby-Bobby

    Robby-Bobby Steeltoe’s Daddy

    The reason it's rough is because the ground is still saturated under the top layer.

    A grader would only sink the ground more and cause more ruts and roughness....

    Another reason they didn't put anymore water on it.

    If there is anything I know, it's red clay tracks. I've had nightmares about red clay:(
     
  17. Robby-Bobby

    Robby-Bobby Steeltoe’s Daddy

    Got 3 halbert motors on the shelf right now:)

    25 lap main and it would have been a gold or a crash:)

    Sucks the groove wasn't a tad wider:/. You could see baker was almost making the top work... But the hd just out the power down so easily.
     
  18. SupermotoFan

    SupermotoFan deep Clothing Company

  19. leviathan

    leviathan Well-Known Member

    The energy drinks all view XGames as their Olympics and it's cut throat when it comes to 'medal count'. Monster would send out daily emails with the updated 'count'. Contracts and money exchanges hands behind half pipes. So with FT now being a "medal event' you betcha ass the drink companies nabbed a few guys. Lol. All a bit funny.

    Notice that once again XGames has proven they suck at motor related events. They do a passable job with action sports but always butcher Motorsports somehow. (In this case, gate start and BS track).

    Irony is XGames ratings SUCK compared to pretty much any 'normal' thing ESPN airs but what it does is skew their demo numbers towards the coveted 14-24 demo and that in turn helps them sell advertising. So they keep doing it.
     
  20. SupermotoFan

    SupermotoFan deep Clothing Company

    I'm just guessing here, but I would bet that the starting gate was an effort to do something different in the sport. And, it seems to me that Robby Bobby is correct in that the torrential rains they've had an Austin had a lot to do with how the track and surface turned out.
     

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