just got done watching yesterdays race at hi point [ thanks for the heads up RR iv watched all 20 motos so far] if you listen close in the last 5 mins of the 1st 250 moto you can hear him sumbuddy on a 2T anybuddy know who? on what? and how they did?
Here's the race ... Including some Husky fluff towards the end of the video ... http://www.vitalmx.com/videos/member/2015-High-Point-National-250-Moto-1-Full-Race,12072/ML512,13480 I can't make the video spin forward, only reverse via that small button on the bottom left and no problem with that as MAVTv puts on a pretty good show to go along with the racing ... Podium action at High point is another high point of the show also ...
finely somebody that simply put the fun factor in your face in a commercialized environment Skills for sure to be at that result at that level on a 125 Give this guy a 165 and he would move far more up in standings and still rub the fun in your face Respect
Last I heard/checked, 144cc 2T is max for 250 4T class...I wonder if he could close the gap a little more with a 144 cc YZ?
Not in AMA pro racing. No 144's. It used to be 134cc (2mil over) but I think even that has been nixed in the age of nikasil. Here is an interview with Stinky. http://racerxonline.com/2015/06/24/privateer-profile-gared-steinke
It's a bean thing (as stated by the rider also) and KTM is the only player big enough to go all in on racing a 2t bike in the heaven-sent ama ... Not even sure if it would be worth it for them to race them in ama ... Mitch Payton said yrs ago he did not care what they raced but it was either 2t or the 4t ... Too expensive and too much of everything to try and race both. Also remember RC4, a couple yrs after he quit racing(?), say that he thought the 2t still had the advantage in SX racing because of the engine snap ... There are cases where 125cc bikes have competed with the glorified 250cc 4t bikes and done OK ... But to expect these machines to come back to the ama racing on any scale, forget it...it's a moon shot are best... Good luck to any and all riders on a 2t bike anywhere on earth today and in the future, not just the riders on hallowed grounds of the ama. I'm still on the trails with mine and maybe I'll take to the track as I've said here before ...