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Post by Mr Moto on Oct 14, 2015 22:50:36 GMT -5
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Post by Mr Moto on Oct 10, 2015 21:47:20 GMT -5
Nice work Nevada Old Timers!!! (OTMX)
Track was fun, cant wait to race tomorrow...
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Post by Mr Moto on Jul 13, 2015 23:34:54 GMT -5
Exit28
Friday 17th Practice 4-10pm
Saturday 18th practice starts at 3pm. Racing to immediately follow
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Post by Mr Moto on Jun 25, 2015 0:24:59 GMT -5
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Post by Mr Moto on Mar 11, 2015 22:26:40 GMT -5
You need to get into contact with Greg Chappell. He can tell you everything you need to know. Also does good suspension. Greg Chapel retired from doing suspension work a few years back and closed his shop...
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Post by Mr Moto on Mar 2, 2015 19:54:32 GMT -5
Post says 12s add 10s ,which is it. thank you good day. Here Ron, let me give you a little help... click here SG12 boot
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Post by Mr Moto on Feb 15, 2015 1:57:09 GMT -5
No the first race is around the first weekend of March or last of February... been that way as long as I can remember. This nice weather makes people forget, its WINTER! lol Here's last years schedule www.sierramotocross.com/race_schedule.htm Things are in the works to get racing going and will be announced shortly.
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Post by Mr Moto on Feb 15, 2015 1:51:30 GMT -5
I've sat back and read this a few times, and after great debate I am going to respond. 1) The most influential people in the sport do not encourage racing. This is a top down problem. When you have the “elder” statesmen of our community actively discouraging younger riders from pursuing higher goals the end result will be an unwillingness to participate. I have heard THE most influential leaders of motocross in this area tell young riders, who express a desire to become Professionals in this sport, that they are wasting their time. That attitude destroys hope. At the same time there is no “Nobles Oblige” on the part of young accomplished riders or seasoned veterans. A very young athlete, who would aspire to be better, is encouraged by his/her older peers. These future athletes are buoyed by the thought that they are watched by the rest of the community and the interest placed on them. In Northern Nevada’s racing community this does not happen. Eager young riders will stay in the sport and become the 20+, 30+ and 40+ riders of the future. I have never heard anyone discourage a racer from racing a local event. I think some loss sight of what this sport has to offer and the reality of where their abilities will take them, but that is my opinion and don't express it to others or the riders. Local races is what brings racers to the next level and draws sponsors. I think everybody deserves a shot at their dream and motocross offers that. On a local level it gives everybody a fair shot of trying the sport or giving a shot a dream. Moto based companies look for local racers to sponsor to help them get to the next level, not ones that are running mid pack or back further at some amateur national and don't race locally. Sure they offer something but not that stepping stone to get to that next level.
2) There is no common enemy or goal to achieve. Rightly or wrongly Wade Bone, and Sinister Racing, were the most influential force on young racers for more than a decade. There are very few racers over the past 15+ years that have not wanted to join or destroy Sinister Racing. This common goal/enemy created a physically measurable force. The vacuum created by the absence of this team is enormous. To be a “Sinister Kid” or to beat one, was the top of the game in Northern Nevada. Young kids yearned for the chance to prove their strength. Teen riders hope to get an edge and very many parents, most in secret, hoped that their child would make ”the team.” The lack of goal has lead to lackluster desire. I always liked Wade and got a long with him. But as he helped some riders, his time and money diminished. His heart was in the right place and he was really hoping that his team would help the growth of his tattoo shops and clothing line. But as the most influential force in the past decade? I disagree... sorry but he wasn't around ten years ago. He defiantly was one hell of a talker, it's too bad his life made a bad turn.
3) Bikes are expensive When I can go into a local dealership and see a one year off model bike sold for $3000 less than the original price, there is a problem. Local dealers are losing the competitive riders, in our area, to California dealers. Thousand Oaks and Roseville are THE places to go for our top riders to go to purchase bikes. This has got to stop. There is NO reason for our area shops to lose this business. If Nevada kids are going to win, in this state and across the nation, then it should be on bikes from Nevada Dealers. The more bikes you sell, the more parts you sell, the more return business you get. I challenge all the local owners to cut prices for new bikes. You will increase sales and YOU will reinvigorate racing, which will mean more sales. Duh Let's get real this sport isn't cheap nor is much of anything anymore..and this one is soooo far off base it's hard to swallow. There is not one dirt bike or street bike with a profit of three thousand dollars! NOT A ONE. I'm unsure what you do for a living but no one likes to work for free and if a shop doesn't turn a profit... well, soon that shop isn't around. If you don't buy local, the local dealers cant invest into our local racers and races. In life you sometimes need to spend a little to get more in return. I can't think of a local shop that wouldn't off some type of help to racer. The biggest issue with shops vs racers, lays on the racers. Not many have any loyalty, they drift looking for the bigger better deal with no focus on developing a relationship. Years ago this industry offered plenty of hook up's and just like with anything when the economy crashed so did much of the "deals" "hook up's" they become harder to come by. So many dealerships or shops don't have them to offer. It just a fact. Anytime a shop offers or gives a racer a discount they are taking money right out of their own pocket to help a racer. Motocross is the only motorized sport that the participants look for the manufacture dealerships for support of them. 4) We eat our dead There have been some really good rider who have come from our area and we have failed them, all of us. Local dealers, shop owners and people with some pull in the sport have not personally come to support them. There have been no teams around them. No one to support some really fast kids and help them put Northern Nevada on the map. Sadly, some of the MOST influential leaders of the sport in our area have shunned them. We rally behind skiers and homeless people. Why on earth can we not support our up and coming Motocross riders? The wonderful thing about motocross is that it's not a team sport, it's up to the individual. There is nobody making stuff happen on or off the track but yourself. It's not up to the local community to reach out to them, it's up to the racer to reach out to the community. I've seen a few that are great at seeking help, they are creative and come up with events or sell themselves to potential sponsors. Many just want without doing anything to promote themselves or their sponsors. Also see some hit up local shops or sponsors up with offering little or nothing in return or promising to run a sticker in return, and not. I've seen more racers fail those trying to help them, than the other way around.
Lastly, I would be remiss if I did not mention the fact that we have lost some very good riders to death and injury over the past few years. For a small town, we have had some significant losses and injuries. That does give a person reason to pause. It does take a special kind of crazy to subject oneself to this life. Most people do not want to confront the reality that this sport WILL hurt you, cripple you, and might kill you. At the end of the day, though, there are more than a few people who long for the smell of VP and the drop of the gate. That is why we race. Well put. 99adad..
In closing.... I have to say that many don't know or realize how many people donate their time to make local motocross happen. These clubs are full of volunteers... OTHG, OTMX, the club in Winnemucca, SMRA, MRANN( these people that put on motocross / off road races all donate their time to make events happen) the members pay dues to donate their time and at times take time off of work to make things happen. The cost of putting on events are through the roof!!! Others like Tim O'Brien and Ty Erquiaga put their own personal pocket book on the line to make events happen, and it long hard work to try and turn a few dollars of profit. The financial burden of putting on a race is scary! It's a crazy world, you go out and donate or put your money on the line to have some guy poach practice on a practice day or act like a moron on the track, or have some stupid action in the pits leading to a shirt being ripped off. It seems crazy but many of us all try and make it work year after year all in the love of the sport of motocross. They'll be some local races announced very soon! And things will get back it racing on a regular basis.
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Post by Mr Moto on Jan 29, 2015 22:14:06 GMT -5
** I have a question, the master cylinder has been rebuilt, new front brake line, new pads, its been bled with new fluid and the front brake still locks up when it gets hot** Its got air in the line, the heat causes the air to expand and the brake to lock up. It needs to be bled better.
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Post by Mr Moto on Dec 27, 2014 22:39:09 GMT -5
Sometime in March, we haven't sat down and came up with race dates yet. But we will soon...
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Post by Mr Moto on Dec 9, 2014 22:50:25 GMT -5
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Post by Mr Moto on Dec 9, 2014 20:47:44 GMT -5
Celebration of life for Jeff Jeff Cloutier is Saturday 12-13-2014 @ Lazy 5 Park, 7100 Pyramid Hwy Sparks (12:30 -4;00). Please share with your friends.
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Post by Mr Moto on Nov 26, 2014 0:31:29 GMT -5
2014 was a tough year here in the775, we started off like a lion and finished it like a lamb. We had a strong series started in spring 2014, things seemed to be picking up and headed in the right direction. Everybody seemed to be pumped after a winter break and ready to race. Then that mistake of having a series run with in a series was made yet again. Which caused the rider base to go in every which direction. After that happened it all began to unravel, no series seemed to get a turn out and nothing seemed consistent. One race had a solid turn out and the next dwindle down. Not sure what one thing was the cause or effect, it just seemed to spiral in a down ward direction. This is the first time since I've race races and series have be cancelled due to lack of rider turn out.
Sure we could all speculate why or make jokes about it. But it is interesting to see some facts about what's and why's of local racing. Tracks are tracks and the beauty of motocross or any form of motorcycle racing is everybody races the same track and no track is the same, it's a race after all. I don't understand the politic part, the world seems to be filled with that but as a racer...sign up, use the rules provided, race and have fun. Not really sure about other politics would keep one from racing. Next is the lack of races? How could that be? There was plenty in the spring and early part of summer, but the turnouts didn't keep the racing justified. But without having a Fall series or given any opportunity to have advance notice in not having one left many wondering what happened and why.... Believe me the communication is/ was minimal.
I know one thing, I sure hope 2015 turns around for all of us. There is many in the area that give to try and make motocross happen, most of it is volunteer work. Everybody on the OTHG club is a volunteer, heck they pay to be a member and work. Others the same like, OTMX, MX775 and the board of SMRA. Then we have some that throw their pocket books on the line to have a race, Tim O'Brien at Exit28 and Ty Erquiaga at NMXD. Every race is a financial gamble for each club and promoter, it's a serious out lay of money and man hours to get some form of return. It is a crazy tough business and without all that help there would be nothing around here..
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Post by Mr Moto on Nov 25, 2014 0:23:44 GMT -5
1. WINNING ISN’T EVERYTHING Winning isn’t the most important thing; it is just a byproduct of the same effort required to be 12th. If you want to be a winner, but can’t crack the top 10, just tell people you won. You may think all the eyes in the pits are on you during your Vet Novice moto, but nobody was watching you. Nobody ever watches. What should you learn from this? You should realize that motocross is about what you put into—not what you get out of it.
2. THERE’S ANOTHER RACE NEXT WEEK No matter how important Sunday’s race may seem—it’s unimportant. Somewhere in the world they are holding a motocross race at this very instant. Guess what? You aren’t there. You didn’t win and you probably couldn’t beat the guy who did. Think of it this way: the winner of a motocross race did something, that few people in the world care about, better than anyone else who showed up, in a secluded field, on one particular Sunday.
3. DRESS FOR THE CRASH, NOT THE RIDE Motocross gear comes in two styles: (1) Not enough protection and (2) not nearly enough protection. If they make it, wear it. If you don’t believe you are going to crash, then why not race in a muscle shirt and a pair of Hush Puppies?
4. SAVE NEW PARTS FOR WEDNESDAY If your bike ran last week, it will run this week. Race day is no time to be switching to race gas, trying out new fork valving or switching oils. Never, never, never test new parts on race day. That’s what they have weekdays for!
5. DON’T JERK WITH SLOW GUYS Sport is about sportsmanship. When fast riders jerk with slow riders or lappers, the fast rider looks like a bully picking on the fourth grade chess champion. It’s boorish behavior. If none of that sways you, then don’t do it for this reason: you aren’t the fastest guy in the world (and even if you are, you won’t be for long) and that means that somewhere there is a guy who could scream, roost and glare back at you. You wouldn’t like that would you?
6. NEVER LOOK BACK Three things happen when you try to sneak a glance behind you: (1) You lose a nanosecond of time (you can’t go fast and do the Exorcist gig with your head at the same time). (2) You distract yourself. Motocross is a concentration sport and your attention should be put into forward momentum. (3) You show weakness. A rider who looks back displays a lack of confidence.
As a side note, it is okay for the last place guy to look back. That could be the only way he’ll ever get to see who won his class.
7. NEVER SURRENDER Surrending is contagious (look at the French Army). Once you start giving up, it is easier to give up the next race. Eventually, you quit showing up at the starting line for your second moto, then the first moto and, eventually, you take up golf.
Never quit. Never give up. Never surrender. Today’s race is practice for next week’s race…and so on for as long as you live.
8. NEVER TAKE YOUR GOGGLES OFF You may think that your goggles are too roosted to see out of, but the roost that covered your goggles could have put your eye out. Ask yourself this question before removing your goggles: “How many motocross championships has Stevie Wonder won?”
9. LET MIKEY DO IT FIRST Only a fool is the first to jump the big double. Don’t be a fool. Let Mikey try it first. If he doesn’t make it (and he’s a better jumper than you), you can send him a thank-you card to his hospital room. What if nobody jumps it? Then you’d be a fool to try.
10. ENJOY DRESSING YOURSELF Motocross gear has advanced from black leather to a cacophony of color. Enjoy it! There are few places in our society where grown men can wear knee-high boots, purple pants with lime stripes, a court jester’s shirt, plastic padding and mirrored goggles without being mistaken for a member of the Village People.
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Post by Mr Moto on Nov 17, 2014 23:22:18 GMT -5
About racing in this area, it has gone stagnant. I've suggested to anyone that will listen that race formats and the style of racing needs to be changed. Cliffy, how does one change the format of motocross? Its pretty simple, a 2 moto format. Much variation from that and its not motocross. The only change was years ago when practices were offered on Saturdays. Worcs, H&H, Grand Prix, Sandbox GP and others like that arent motocross....
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