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| I love racing as much as any body but when I came back from practice I DID NOT want to go out and have to race in that! It was as bad as I have ever seen Hemonds. I thought it was a good call.
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| | Well, after spending $300 in entry fees, $100 to get int he gate, $32 in T-shirts, ( I won't even mention the goggles fiasco and having to buy two new pair at the track, and I do appreciate Annette's help with that!) we are a little dissappointed. However, how can Hemonds refund money when they have to pay out whether our kids (or whoever) got to race or not? They put a lot of money into this before hand and I am sure they did not make money on this race-not by a long shot- Am I a little irritated that two weekends in a row they have called it? YES! But is it Hemonds fault or Mother Nature? I would rather they called off the race than pay for a blown motor or a trip to the ER. The Hemonds are good people and they are doing the best they can to make it the safest for riders and keep everyone happy. They were put in a tough position the past two weekends. I am not a rider but from what I hear that track was destroyed after that rain! I understand people's frustration but I am sure Hemonds will continue to do the best they can-you can't make eveyone happy all the time-and the more you try- the worse it is-at at some point-you just gotta stop trying! I hate to say it-but I hope the rest of the season is like it was at Valley a few weeks back!!!
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| | Apparently 1 track in Maine knows what true motocross is, not Hemonds, but Skowhegan. They had weather issues today as well but still were able to make the riders happy. It poured early in the morning but they didn't cancel... It poured in the first few races and they kept going... They did not stop until there was thunder and lightning in which they took a BREAK and did not CANCEL! There may have been an hour wait in the middle of the moto, but they did finish all races to be fair for riders. All it took was a little time to let the storm pass and then racing was back on. Rain or Shine. This is the third mud race that Skowhegan has had in a row, yet they still manage to pull off at least 1 moto no matter what; they stick to their rule: Rain or Shine! |
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| | Look at it this way, you didnt blow your bike up(which happens a lot in the mud) Your still walking, the sun is going to shine again, and you will ride again. Every rider that I talked to was glad to see the races stop, the sun out , not raining when they were packing up, and all of the people that drove hours to get there was going to get home at a descent hour. Atleast we have a facility like hemonds to use in our back yard. Thanks mike and all of the hemonds family for all that you have done and all of your hard work. Its sad but no matter what you try or how hard you work you allways allways have people bitching. Thanks again. |
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| | I dont remember a race being called for rain. They do get cancelled by the weather but if you have spectators that pay to get in and dont get to see a race why cant they be refunded? |
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| | I am not trying to be a jerk or to bitch here but this topic does bug me. Its not so much about the money, or a bashing on the Hemonds family, but more about the character of our sport. If you thought the track was too washed out or not "firm" enough then it should be your decision to not race. If your afraid your gonna pull a Chad Reed and blow your motor on the last lap b/c of water then put your bike in the truck and do not race. It is the great equalizer and the guys who want to win a series will roll the dice and take their chances with the track and their bikes. This is still a competitive sport and by canceling a very challenging race all your doing is watering down the competitive edge that draws so many of us to the sport in the first place. I want to state again that I admire the Hemonds crew for what they have done and will definitely ride/race there when I get a chance. Its just a rain cancellation is troubling. Matt |
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| | My dad spent $400 this weekend so that my brother and I could race, that was just to Hemonds, never mind the money for gas and other things. we race motocross you have to expect a little mud, thats why there called DIRT bikes. WE have got ripped off twice in the past 2 weeks from Hemonds, The MMS and now the classic. We didn't spend $400 for 2 motos, we should have got some money back or at least a free race. If someone wants to go home because they don't like the mud, let them go home but let the people who want to ride, ride. could care less if i ever went back to hemonds and gave them money to race ever again. |
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| | I must say that i was only given 1/3 races because of those dumb HOT laps yesterday its not like the changed so drastically that we need to see it again, I mean common. If we would of had practice in the morning to everyone and not hot laps then we would be 1 round left and it would be more satisfying but to the people like me who only got 1/3 or 2/6 of there races in and you've been there since Friday or Thursday it sucks. I mean talk about a waste of money that you will never get back for something you paid for but weren't given. I drove 6 hours to race 3 races and I only got 1. Nothing we can do now but it still why weren't we given a chance to vote or race the original track? -Travis |
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