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Originally Posted by sammyg2
Dude.
Prairie dogs, district 37, B-V in 83.
In desert riding you get breaks, times when you can sit down and catch your breath. In motocross you don't. Yes it doesn't last as long but it is way more intense.
Kinda like running the 400 meters vs jogging for 2 hours.
BTW I used to hang with a couple guys who raced speedway. One of em raced in europe half the year and here the other half (Robert Fetzing).
I was at saddleback a go-zillion years ago and one of em had his jawa speedway bike out on the TT track doing some practice. I made some smart alec remark about how it didn't look that hard. Big mistake.
He put me on the bike, gave me some basic instructions, and sent me out.
I looked like a spastic clutz. WAAAAAYYY harder than it looks. I could not even get the bike to powerslide without tank slapping or high siding.
I rode back to his pit and handed the bike over and did NOT make eye contact.
The races only last a few minutes and the physical conditioning may not be that tough, but the balance and coordination required is way beyond imagination. They make it look so easy and they do it with only a few inches between their nose and the rear tire next to them.
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dood, please tell me about a DESERT RACE ANYWHERE that has "BREAKS"??????
250/500/1000 miles.........pit for fuel.........yer gone, until you finish or crash or DIE!
each and every time i pitted for campbell/hengveld they never got off the damn bike unless they crashed until they finished. hell i never got off the damn bike either unless i crashed. by the way have ya ever run 250 miles with PUKE in yer helmet???? just saying.
there may be a rider handoff,thereby splitting rider duties/mileage , but for the most part, its IRON MAN SOLO all da way to either HELL or to the FINISH!
hey , i'd be the 1st to suggest a "break" maybe a pool a spa a few beers a massage maybe get laid.....but the sado/masochistic promoters and course layout guys would frown on that i think.