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<blockquote data-quote="PSJBrock" data-source="post: 121802" data-attributes="member: 1050"><p>Here is a race report done by my friend. He was the owner of the bike and one of the riders.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><u><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Post Race</span></u></strong></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"> The Parker 250 is held in one of the most unique and diverse deserts that I have ever raced in. The terrain is constantly changing and keeping you on your toes. It varies from wide open high speed roads, to smooth flowing washes and onto deep sand with hidden boulders. Best in the Desert did an amazing job marking the course and ensuring riders safety throughout the course. It was definitely one of the most challenging races that we have competed in.</span></p><p> </p><p><u><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Tech Inspection / Riders Meeting</span></u></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"> We arrived in Parker on Friday January 11</span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">th</span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"> for tech inspection and the riders meeting. When we pulled into the Blue Water Resort and we were greeted by the familiar site of race rigs in the parking lot. After signing the final paperwork in registration we headed out to tech in the parking lot. It was great to see the top riders like David Pearson and Robby Bell showing up. The tech inspection was filled with excitement as the teams were going over final preparations and strategies. We made it through tech without a hitch and headed into the riders meeting. </span></p><p> </p><p><u><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Race Day</span></u></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"> The morning started early at 3:30 am as we started getting prepared for staging. We wanted to get to the pits early to get a good pit position. A priority was getting the bike started and warmed up. The cold weather and four stroke engines do not get along. After a few kicks the bike was fired up and running. We had planned on running a 175 main jet in the bike but once we started the bike we found that it was way too much. Brock at Powersport Junkie helped us knock out a record time jet change to a 172 main. It was much better and crisp. We got the bike to the staging area were Dalton Porter was waiting to start the race. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"> We had a great starting position of 1</span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">st</span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"> in class and 16</span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">th</span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"> overall out of a starting grid of 130 plus teams. At 0736 hours, Dalton took off the line with a great sense of urgency. It was his first race back in two years after recovering from two major knee surgeries. By the time he hit the first corner, we knew he was back in the groove. He took off into the cold morning desert leaving nothing but a cloud of dust behind him. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"> At 0810 hours Dalton arrived at the second pit at 27 miles. He had lost the course and had to find his way back on track. Aaron Trujillo jumped on the bike for the next 53 mile stretch. This section of the course was filled with everything from wide open power line roads to huge trophy truck woops with hidden rocks. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"> Aaron made it to the second pit to hand the bike off to me. As soon as he started coming towards the pit, I could hear that we were having exhaust problems. The packing sounded like it was completely blown out. I jumped on the bike and took off. The bike felt strong. I was able to catch three teams pretty fast within the first 10 miles of the section. As I was going through one of the many washes, I could hear the engine get really loud. It sounded like the head pipe was cracked. The power became really unpredictable by cutting in and out at the least opportune moments. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"> I made it to the midway point where Brian was waiting to fuel the bike. He took one look at the pipe and shook his head. As I killed the motor he told me that the head pipe was gone. He quickly took over and called the main pit to get the spare head pipe coming to us. The problem was that they had a 40 minute drive time from pit 1 to pit 2. It was very frustrating because we had a great pace going, but this is desert racing and we still had 130 miles to go to the finish. Brian kept Dalton and I focused on getting a finish to salvage points as it was the first race of the season. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"> The spare head pipe showed up and we were able to get the bike running again only to find that the silencer was coming apart internally. We made the decision to just run it to see if we could make it to the finish. Dalton took off with a very loud obnoxious bike. We made it through the second lap and headed out for the third lap.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"> I jumped back on the bike at the midway of lap 3. At mile 210, I came across Colton Gubler on the 330 bike was helping a quad rider who had crashed. Medical personnel showed up and told us to take off. Colton caught me about 8 miles later and passed me. It was fun that we were able to race so late in the day. Colton had suffered through the day with a damaged radiator. We were able to make a run into the finish.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"> Looking back on the race, I realize that we had a number of challenges and successes for our first big race of the season. We proved that we have the speed to run with the top teams in the series. We were ridding an 8 year old bike that was what some would call rather clapped out; I prefer to call it well used. The team did an amazing job of keeping the riders’ heads in the game even during the course of adversity. I will never use Fly Racing exhaust packing ever again. The silencer had been rebuilt prior to this race. I think that the packing blew out and the vibration caused the titanium head pipe to crack and ultimately break. Building on the experience, titanium silencers are great for saving weight and they are best used for supercross and motocross. The stainless steel have more strength but weigh a little more. I will be running a stainless steel pipe from now on.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"> I have to thank everyone who came to the race that made everything possible. Brock with Powersport Junkie showed up and provided support during the prerace preparations and during pit efforts. Brian and my dad for keeping the bike together to finish the 250 mile race. Dalton and Aaron for ridding hard and dealing with bike issues. The next race is in Laughlin on January 22</span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">nd</span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"> and 23</span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">rd</span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">. We will be on a new bike. We will keep you posted through prep and during the race. Thank you everyone. Please drive safe and buckle up!</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PSJBrock, post: 121802, member: 1050"] Here is a race report done by my friend. He was the owner of the bike and one of the riders. [B][U][FONT=Calibri]Post Race[/FONT][/U][/B] [FONT=Calibri] The Parker 250 is held in one of the most unique and diverse deserts that I have ever raced in. The terrain is constantly changing and keeping you on your toes. It varies from wide open high speed roads, to smooth flowing washes and onto deep sand with hidden boulders. Best in the Desert did an amazing job marking the course and ensuring riders safety throughout the course. It was definitely one of the most challenging races that we have competed in.[/FONT] [U][FONT=Calibri]Tech Inspection / Riders Meeting[/FONT][/U] [FONT=Calibri] We arrived in Parker on Friday January 11[/FONT][FONT=Calibri]th[/FONT][FONT=Calibri] for tech inspection and the riders meeting. When we pulled into the Blue Water Resort and we were greeted by the familiar site of race rigs in the parking lot. After signing the final paperwork in registration we headed out to tech in the parking lot. It was great to see the top riders like David Pearson and Robby Bell showing up. The tech inspection was filled with excitement as the teams were going over final preparations and strategies. We made it through tech without a hitch and headed into the riders meeting. [/FONT] [U][FONT=Calibri]Race Day[/FONT][/U] [FONT=Calibri] The morning started early at 3:30 am as we started getting prepared for staging. We wanted to get to the pits early to get a good pit position. A priority was getting the bike started and warmed up. The cold weather and four stroke engines do not get along. After a few kicks the bike was fired up and running. We had planned on running a 175 main jet in the bike but once we started the bike we found that it was way too much. Brock at Powersport Junkie helped us knock out a record time jet change to a 172 main. It was much better and crisp. We got the bike to the staging area were Dalton Porter was waiting to start the race. [/FONT] [FONT=Calibri] We had a great starting position of 1[/FONT][FONT=Calibri]st[/FONT][FONT=Calibri] in class and 16[/FONT][FONT=Calibri]th[/FONT][FONT=Calibri] overall out of a starting grid of 130 plus teams. At 0736 hours, Dalton took off the line with a great sense of urgency. It was his first race back in two years after recovering from two major knee surgeries. By the time he hit the first corner, we knew he was back in the groove. He took off into the cold morning desert leaving nothing but a cloud of dust behind him. [/FONT] [FONT=Calibri] At 0810 hours Dalton arrived at the second pit at 27 miles. He had lost the course and had to find his way back on track. Aaron Trujillo jumped on the bike for the next 53 mile stretch. This section of the course was filled with everything from wide open power line roads to huge trophy truck woops with hidden rocks. [/FONT] [FONT=Calibri] [/FONT] [FONT=Calibri] Aaron made it to the second pit to hand the bike off to me. As soon as he started coming towards the pit, I could hear that we were having exhaust problems. The packing sounded like it was completely blown out. I jumped on the bike and took off. The bike felt strong. I was able to catch three teams pretty fast within the first 10 miles of the section. As I was going through one of the many washes, I could hear the engine get really loud. It sounded like the head pipe was cracked. The power became really unpredictable by cutting in and out at the least opportune moments. [/FONT] [FONT=Calibri] I made it to the midway point where Brian was waiting to fuel the bike. He took one look at the pipe and shook his head. As I killed the motor he told me that the head pipe was gone. He quickly took over and called the main pit to get the spare head pipe coming to us. The problem was that they had a 40 minute drive time from pit 1 to pit 2. It was very frustrating because we had a great pace going, but this is desert racing and we still had 130 miles to go to the finish. Brian kept Dalton and I focused on getting a finish to salvage points as it was the first race of the season. [/FONT] [FONT=Calibri] The spare head pipe showed up and we were able to get the bike running again only to find that the silencer was coming apart internally. We made the decision to just run it to see if we could make it to the finish. Dalton took off with a very loud obnoxious bike. We made it through the second lap and headed out for the third lap.[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri] I jumped back on the bike at the midway of lap 3. At mile 210, I came across Colton Gubler on the 330 bike was helping a quad rider who had crashed. Medical personnel showed up and told us to take off. Colton caught me about 8 miles later and passed me. It was fun that we were able to race so late in the day. Colton had suffered through the day with a damaged radiator. We were able to make a run into the finish.[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri] Looking back on the race, I realize that we had a number of challenges and successes for our first big race of the season. We proved that we have the speed to run with the top teams in the series. We were ridding an 8 year old bike that was what some would call rather clapped out; I prefer to call it well used. The team did an amazing job of keeping the riders’ heads in the game even during the course of adversity. I will never use Fly Racing exhaust packing ever again. The silencer had been rebuilt prior to this race. I think that the packing blew out and the vibration caused the titanium head pipe to crack and ultimately break. Building on the experience, titanium silencers are great for saving weight and they are best used for supercross and motocross. The stainless steel have more strength but weigh a little more. I will be running a stainless steel pipe from now on.[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri] I have to thank everyone who came to the race that made everything possible. Brock with Powersport Junkie showed up and provided support during the prerace preparations and during pit efforts. Brian and my dad for keeping the bike together to finish the 250 mile race. Dalton and Aaron for ridding hard and dealing with bike issues. The next race is in Laughlin on January 22[/FONT][FONT=Calibri]nd[/FONT][FONT=Calibri] and 23[/FONT][FONT=Calibri]rd[/FONT][FONT=Calibri]. We will be on a new bike. We will keep you posted through prep and during the race. Thank you everyone. Please drive safe and buckle up![/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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