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Title: Southwick AMA 450 Class
Post by: number8 on August 30, 2009, 07:02:36 am

3 Australians on the Podium after the 1st Moto,REED,MOSS,BYRNE and 1 for the VETS over 40's JOHN DOWD 10th

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Title: Re: Southwick AMA 450 Class
Post by: number8 on August 30, 2009, 07:45:53 am

REED fell down DOWD,2nd in the 2nd MOTO at 40+ years old,BYRNE looks to be 2nd Overall for the day and DOWD 3rd Overall GOERKE 1st OVERALL,

One for the VETS or (grey power)?

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Title: Re: Southwick AMA 450 Class
Post by: DR on August 30, 2009, 08:20:32 am

http://www.allisports.com/motocross-live-stream (http://www.allisports.com/motocross-live-stream) 2nd moto yet to be shown ;)

Title: Re: Southwick AMA 450 Class
Post by: Maicojames on August 31, 2009, 02:14:27 am

Crazy 2nd moto with a 1st win for Goerke on the former Josh Hill factory YZ-courtesy fo Reed's crash( when has Reed crashed?)-and the "Junkyard Dog" 44 yr old John Dowd of Mass. 2nd and Byrne 3rd. Overall was Georke 1st, Byrne 2nd and Dowd 3rd.
Wild finish-the All Aussie podium in 1st moto was cool...and IMO a sign of things to come.

Title: Re: Southwick AMA 450 Class
Post by: mx250 on August 31, 2009, 06:54:43 am

Quote from: Maicojames on August 31, 2009, 02:14:27 am

Wild finish-the All Aussie podium in 1st moto was cool...and IMO a sign of things to come.

MX de Nations perhaps? ;) ;D.

Title: Re: Southwick AMA 450 Class
Post by: motomaniac on August 31, 2009, 09:55:19 am

Yes its fair to say that we have never had a better more competitive team.Alot depends on the MX2 riders and Metcalfe is riding great , beating Dungey in the last moto.It seems that every country has at least one rider that might be a weak link but you can't say that about the Aussies.
Another point in our favor is that the circuit will be rehashed with some "wave" sections etc which will help the riders with SX experience.Last year that was were Stewart could get by Pourcel.
Looking good for us

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kjuWnftnO8

Title: Re: Southwick AMA 450 Class
Post by: suzuki27 on August 31, 2009, 07:28:49 pm

The effort of Dowd will , as they say in horse racing parlance, go down in the annals of the all time greats. What a ride.  Doug Henry came out at Southwick a couple of years ago , pulled the holeshot and hung around the front for a while, but not the whole moto - and he wasn't 44. I hope the effort of the "Junkyard Dog" sends at least a few of the up and coming fraternity into the "Room of Mirrors" for a good long look at themselves.

Title: Re: Southwick AMA 450 Class
Post by: motomaniac on August 31, 2009, 07:31:17 pm

Quote from: suzuki27 on August 31, 2009, 07:28:49 pm

The effort of Dowd will , as they say in horse racing parlance, go down in the annals of the all time greats. What a ride.  Doug Henry came out at Southwick a couple of years ago , pulled the holeshot and hung around the front for a while, but not the whole moto - and he wasn't 44. I hope the effort of the "Junkyard Dog" sends at least a few of the up and coming fraternity into the "Room of Mirrors" for a good long look at themselves.

Right on!

Title: Re: Southwick AMA 450 Class
Post by: mxmaniac on August 31, 2009, 08:59:04 pm

And Jake Moss killin it in the first moto to get 2nd! ;D
Pitty his clutch shit itself in the second moto and the bike overheated.
That sand looked very wet and heavy.. them poor bikes :o

Title: Re: Southwick AMA 450 Class
Post by: motomaniac on August 31, 2009, 09:45:46 pm

Is that what happened .  Awesome 1st moto .Who'd have thought that was possible a few years ago?