Course looks great, I’d love to ride that track. Congrats on the finish. Couple pointers if you care, stand up, aim high on off camber/ flat roots, in a turn aim low and try to hit where the root meets another tree and makes a right angle. Are you running stock width bars? If so shorten them a bit so you have clearance. I run 29” bars 3” shorter than stock and can blitz trees, but you give up a little leverage. Pregame your energy so you don’t gas out. Bread and protein the night before, gatorade, bananas and motrin morning of. On starts, do mock starts as the 3 rows ahead of you take off, after the last row before you goes, start your bike, put it in 2nd and keep the clutch pulled in that way you can start in gear and get a good launch. If you want to practice rocks, roots and single track meet me at Brushy Mountain Motorsports in Taylorsville NC sometime.
Great race Jon! I'm in a similar place and have my 4th race in C40+ coming up soon. I enjoy following along with your progress. Us old guys just have to improve incrementally in each race. :-) Keep it up with the great videos!
Great job man! You did better than i would have. My second race (been in only a few) i got 28th out of 32. Hoping to improve next weekend. My first lap im always super tight, but get loose by second. Keep up the good work man!
Great vid man and an awesome race. I've been watching your channel since your dr650 days and I gotta say it's always good content. Good luck at the next round!
Thanks man! Yea For an out of shap man like me its pretty brutal. Hehe. I gota fix the hose, and the gopro mount. Think ima drill a hole through the chin area an stick it straigh in the helm were my mouth would be.
Yeah dude! Standing up and steering with your feet and knees is in your future! Keep up the good work! See you at Round 3! Going to upload my race one of these days!
You were absolutely right ! Beautiful course ! I noticed a couple things in your videos lately, #1 you don't give yourself enough credit ! Sure you could be faster, but aren't you having fun !? #2 It does look like your picking it up ( speed wise) you are smoother every video .I believe that fun+smoothness= speed. You LL get there, your on the perfect bike for it ! I also gotta say you and your co-racers are the most curtious bunch of racers I be ever seen! Very Cool !! Doug Welch
BonesawMoto haha thanks!! Would have been a good move if i didnt crash immediately after 😂. You did really good man, was trying to catch you back and couldn't.
I really appreciate watching someone who's a regular guy and not a Kailub Russell. No disrespect at all, I'm sure you'd whip me good riding, of course you would you ride really well, but it's nice to see a race and hear the commentary from a regular Joe and not somebody who creams his field and half of the fields in front of him too. Thanks for the video.
Just went for my first race. It was a muddy deep mess. Never ridden a dirt bike before, and trying to go up a steep muddy hill was a mistake. I gave it gas ans stood up but only got up half way before I fell over. This next race is about the same as this video, flat with trees. Good video, you should list more.
I wish when I was younger I would have entered races like what you do. Riding Woods like that was in my wheelhouse. Anybody that rides off road motorcycles be advised that father time is undefeated and if you get a chance to ride in an Enduro or Hare Scramble do it now because life happens
Great video Jon. If you haven't already done it yet, You need to trim about 1 inch off each end of your handlebars. It will be a big improvement for going through those tight trees... Good Luck.
Don’t try to go faster yet. Work on your technique and it will help with everything. Proper body positioning will make you faster and cover up poor conditioning. Your pace looks similar to what mine was last year.
@@GladiusJon Yea he's definitely right. I was out of racing for years. Tried hoping back in to an AWRCS race which is long tight technical loops. Nothing less than 13 miles. 3 hours + a lap. Tried riding race pace right out of the gate. Bad mistake.
Looking good bud! You still have that yellow spring in there? I wouldn't want to go through that water in that cold weather. Knowing me I would fall. lol
I actually swapped back to the yellow before the race. Noticed a huge difference in tractor factor. But I kinda miss the Demon Spring tbh. I was starting to get used to blowing the tires off in the turns. And yea, I didnt think about it but. That would have been cold AF! hahaha
Gladius Jon - Haha. My buddy put the red spring in right before our first race. I told him to be careful. Luckily he survived the race. Lol. Keep up the good work. Our next race isn't till the en d of the month.
Working on trees. I used to mountain bike race, and I cut an inch off both ends of my bars for 2" total. While I didn't have the leverage my competitors had, I sliced through the trees like it was a boulevard compared to them. I think it would feel weird now that I'm used to the width of a dirt bike handle bar, but it you ride or race through tight trees a lot, it might be worth cutting a little off from the ends of your bars. The counter to this would be rocks and roots, as you might not have the leverage needed to stop the deflection.
I’m trying to get into harescrambles in va with my CRF125f. I was gonna go to the Arrington one, but I was with my dad. Do they have a 125 class for 13 year olds
You might have a look at the Pro-Shot chin mount for your gopro. It keeps the gopro from haging off the side of your helmet, and places it right in front of your mouth. Less chance of banging it on trees and it works better for vlogs/talking while riding.
you just gotta get on that 300 and really ring it out and use that power on the straights and break late it will help shave off a few seconds. the tight stuff will always be a challenge just getting used to the way the bike responds to the roots and rocks. remember you want the bike to do the work not you. was a sweet race man keep it up bro you will be hitting top 3 soon.
Thanks!! You are right on the power thing, i think my problem is endurance. After a while i get too tired to let her rip. Top 3 would be awesome! Maby one day!
no worries man. you just gotta relax and go with the flow of the bike and not fight it too much and just power thru be as smooth as possible and it will wear you out less. Good luck man love your vids.
Awesome race buddy. If you're gunna keep doing events maybe shave your handlebars down a bit at the ends to make them a little bit narrower. It will help you massively with just a few mm
I'm enjoying your video's. One thing though...It's called a start, not a "holeshot". The "Holeshot" is what it's called when you get to the 1st turn before everyone else. :)
I'm kinda new to this channel so I'm not familiar to everything you've done, have you had your suspension setup by a professional for your pace and riding environment?
Yes, Compression, rebound, and sag is set for 180 lbs. I think my main problem is Endurance. Im an Ex smoker of 17 years. This is the First year I quit and started racing.
Course looks great, I’d love to ride that track. Congrats on the finish.
Couple pointers if you care, stand up, aim high on off camber/ flat roots, in a turn aim low and try to hit where the root meets another tree and makes a right angle. Are you running stock width bars? If so shorten them a bit so you have clearance. I run 29” bars 3” shorter than stock and can blitz trees, but you give up a little leverage. Pregame your energy so you don’t gas out. Bread and protein the night before, gatorade, bananas and motrin morning of. On starts, do mock starts as the 3 rows ahead of you take off, after the last row before you goes, start your bike, put it in 2nd and keep the clutch pulled in that way you can start in gear and get a good launch.
If you want to practice rocks, roots and single track meet me at Brushy Mountain Motorsports in Taylorsville NC sometime.
Stop being hard on your self you are one of the best riders I know great job man👍
Great race Jon! I'm in a similar place and have my 4th race in C40+ coming up soon. I enjoy following along with your progress.
Us old guys just have to improve incrementally in each race. :-) Keep it up with the great videos!
I enjoyed your video. Thanks very much for posting. That riding looked perrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrfect!!!!!
Awesome Channel and videos! Thanks for your hard work so we can watch the videos! Good luck on your "racing Carrer"
Love watching your races great job man
Just started watching you yesterday because of your race commentaries and you upload one today. You rock dude!
Haha thanks!
Great job man! You did better than i would have. My second race (been in only a few) i got 28th out of 32. Hoping to improve next weekend. My first lap im always super tight, but get loose by second. Keep up the good work man!
Good Job! Loved the "track" looked like fun!
Great vid man and an awesome race. I've been watching your channel since your dr650 days and I gotta say it's always good content. Good luck at the next round!
Oh man, you have put up with a lot of growing pains then hahaha. Thanks!! Thats super cool!!
Congrats! Don't beat yourself up man you're doing great. Racing and racing relationships are the best!
Well done brother!!!! 20 miles is no joke in that stuff! Get that hydration tube secured...hot weather is coming!
Thanks man! Yea For an out of shap man like me its pretty brutal. Hehe. I gota fix the hose, and the gopro mount. Think ima drill a hole through the chin area an stick it straigh in the helm were my mouth would be.
That was so great when you caught up to those guys on that straight while going flat out, and then passed them.
And clearly, the skill of being comfortable with going flat out on your motorcycle has huge benefits and confidence implications.
Yeah dude! Standing up and steering with your feet and knees is in your future! Keep up the good work! See you at Round 3! Going to upload my race one of these days!
WTH man, where them race vids?! lol
You were absolutely right ! Beautiful course ! I noticed a couple things in your videos lately, #1 you don't give yourself enough credit ! Sure you could be faster, but aren't you having fun !? #2 It does look like your picking it up ( speed wise) you are smoother every video .I believe that fun+smoothness= speed. You LL get there, your on the perfect bike for it ! I also gotta say you and your co-racers are the most curtious bunch of racers I be ever seen! Very Cool !!
Doug Welch
Bro you threaded the needle on that hill pass around the traffic jam. Nicely done!
BonesawMoto haha thanks!! Would have been a good move if i didnt crash immediately after 😂. You did really good man, was trying to catch you back and couldn't.
Awesome race man! Hope to see you at rd 3!!!!
Hell yea man!! CVTR!!!
I really appreciate watching someone who's a regular guy and not a Kailub Russell. No disrespect at all, I'm sure you'd whip me good riding, of course you would you ride really well, but it's nice to see a race and hear the commentary from a regular Joe and not somebody who creams his field and half of the fields in front of him too. Thanks for the video.
No offence taken at all, trust me i know my place out their hahaha! Im glad you enjoyed it!
Love the videos man,.very good 👍👍
You got a great attitude having fun
Congrats man! I'm headed back to the track on Monday...but this time on a road course...VIR
Ohh nice! Good luck bro! VIR is an awesome track, raced scca long time ago.
Top job Jon!!
Nice race and what a great area to have it in.
Just went for my first race. It was a muddy deep mess. Never ridden a dirt bike before, and trying to go up a steep muddy hill was a mistake. I gave it gas ans stood up but only got up half way before I fell over. This next race is about the same as this video, flat with trees. Good video, you should list more.
Nice ride,good job !
Great job looks like fun.
I wish when I was younger I would have entered races like what you do. Riding Woods like that was in my wheelhouse. Anybody that rides off road motorcycles be advised that father time is undefeated and if you get a chance to ride in an Enduro or Hare Scramble do it now because life happens
Good job. If you have not done one of these races you just don't know how much endurance it requires just to finish. Again good job.
Great job! Keep it up, you are inspiring me to get out and race again. 👍
Thanks bro! You race quad or bike?
Gladius Jon- Tried both but I would stick to Dirtbikes moving forward.
Nice. Got my third race this weekend.
Great video Jon. If you haven't already done it yet, You need to trim about 1 inch off each end of your handlebars. It will be a big improvement for going through those tight trees... Good Luck.
Don’t try to go faster yet. Work on your technique and it will help with everything. Proper body positioning will make you faster and cover up poor conditioning. Your pace looks similar to what mine was last year.
Im thinking you are right on this. From past experiences, the more technique I gain. The less energy I expend. Thanks for watching bro!
@@GladiusJon Yea he's definitely right. I was out of racing for years. Tried hoping back in to an AWRCS race which is long tight technical loops. Nothing less than 13 miles. 3 hours + a lap. Tried riding race pace right out of the gate. Bad mistake.
Looking good bud! You still have that yellow spring in there? I wouldn't want to go through that water in that cold weather. Knowing me I would fall. lol
I actually swapped back to the yellow before the race. Noticed a huge difference in tractor factor. But I kinda miss the Demon Spring tbh. I was starting to get used to blowing the tires off in the turns. And yea, I didnt think about it but. That would have been cold AF! hahaha
Gladius Jon - Haha. My buddy put the red spring in right before our first race. I told him to be careful. Luckily he survived the race. Lol. Keep up the good work. Our next race isn't till the en d of the month.
I want to start and this helps loads..
Working on trees. I used to mountain bike race, and I cut an inch off both ends of my bars for 2" total. While I didn't have the leverage my competitors had, I sliced through the trees like it was a boulevard compared to them. I think it would feel weird now that I'm used to the width of a dirt bike handle bar, but it you ride or race through tight trees a lot, it might be worth cutting a little off from the ends of your bars. The counter to this would be rocks and roots, as you might not have the leverage needed to stop the deflection.
I’m trying to get into harescrambles in va with my CRF125f. I was gonna go to the Arrington one, but I was with my dad. Do they have a 125 class for 13 year olds
"Tree!" they must of known you were coming
THUNDER HORSE
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Good work men
Thanks!
Where is this race
You might have a look at the Pro-Shot chin mount for your gopro. It keeps the gopro from haging off the side of your helmet, and places it right in front of your mouth. Less chance of banging it on trees and it works better for vlogs/talking while riding.
you just gotta get on that 300 and really ring it out and use that power on the straights and break late it will help shave off a few seconds. the tight stuff will always be a challenge just getting used to the way the bike responds to the roots and rocks. remember you want the bike to do the work not you. was a sweet race man keep it up bro you will be hitting top 3 soon.
Thanks!! You are right on the power thing, i think my problem is endurance. After a while i get too tired to let her rip. Top 3 would be awesome! Maby one day!
no worries man. you just gotta relax and go with the flow of the bike and not fight it too much and just power thru be as smooth as possible and it will wear you out less. Good luck man love your vids.
Awesome race buddy. If you're gunna keep doing events maybe shave your handlebars down a bit at the ends to make them a little bit narrower. It will help you massively with just a few mm
Yea I agree! I think thats my next "mod" hahaha
It will make you so much more confident rushing through tree sections. All the best for the next race buddy. Loving the videos
Thanks bro, these races are the best!! I apprecate the help, and the best wishes!
I think we’re going either tomorrow or Sunday
nice job commentary is great
Thanks!
I'm enjoying your video's. One thing though...It's called a start, not a "holeshot". The "Holeshot" is what it's called when you get to the 1st turn before everyone else. :)
Have you gone to Daniels yet
I'm kinda new to this channel so I'm not familiar to everything you've done, have you had your suspension setup by a professional for your pace and riding environment?
Yes, Compression, rebound, and sag is set for 180 lbs. I think my main problem is Endurance. Im an Ex smoker of 17 years. This is the First year I quit and started racing.
Gladius Jon ok cool, suspension setup can help improve endurance a ton. What gets tired first? Arm pump? Breathing heavy? Legs? All of the above?
sometimes the snow isnt done with you lol
Don't let them pass make them pass it's a race not a Sunday ride
You need to run the red spring when you race and get wide open In open areas you would be so much faster man
Come ride in new England if you want rocks
U need to twist the throttle wide open
Will you be at the Watr spring trail ride
Unfortunately no. Round 3 vchss CVTR is this sunday the 22nd. I will do my best to make Watr Fall trail ride, and Shenandoah 500 tho.
Oh man , well I wish you the best of luck on Sunday, can’t wait to see the video
Thanks! Hope you have a great day at watr, be safe!
Thanks man , you too
Are there any classes for a 16 year old
Yes! However, all of the Youth ( Horizons) classes cut the age at 15 max. So you would be in 200c or 250c.
Try standing up
Just give trotel a lot more
Spend a couple hundred and get some real knee braces and put them under your gear
You have to stand up, your beating yourself up sitting on the seat
First again!
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You did better when you just ride. Stop analyzing everything and just have fun.