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At long last, it didn't rain this weekend, well, it did, but not on the "Saturday at the Glen" races—only at the California Classic track on Sunday
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The old timers say that there are only two seasons at Glen Helen – Windy and Hot, so it was no surprise that it was 80 degrees and windy on Saturday
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And we mean "blows" because the wind at Glen Helen was blowing 45 mph down the canyon
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Make no mistake about it, there are still a few Hodaka parts left on this Super Combat, but not many
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Suddenly racers from England, Australia, Poland, Ireland, Belgium, Quatemala, Canada, Sweden and Mexico hit the tracks
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And your hat would certainly be blown away by the 40 mph gusts—you would think that it would be impossible to race under these conditions, but you'd be wrong
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There is a reason why Glen Helen's Saturday races are attracting more and more riders every week—all it needs now is a bus stop
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Taking the word of a weatherman about whether you should show up at a race the next day is the best way to miss an epic race...just do it you big baby!
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This is down-home motocross that SoCal hasn't seen in years. Not a jump-a-thon track. Not a flat parcel of land with jumps every 50 feet. This is a motocross track—plain and simple
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Glen Helen has two full-size racetracks, three Supercross tracks, an offroad truck track & a Stacyc track, so sometimes you gotta travel
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When Supercross comes to town, there are cadres of riders who think that going riding themselves would be "good for the sport"—meet one such group
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REM came down from its track on the hill above the Glen Helen National track to give its riders a new track to work out their mental problems on
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You many have already heard about past stars Gary Jones and Bob Rutten, but you will be hearing about Hunter Yoder and Talon Hawkins in the future
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Jon Ortner's bike and Jon Ortner's toes, Pasha's gas tank, Kevin Barda's knucklehead move, the red flag and Alan Jullien's truck tire
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Sunday's 2020 World Vet Championship track could only be enjoyed through rolls-off while wearing a rain jacket, but the exact same track on Ride Day required sunglasses and a Mint Julep
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We need a lot more locals if we want to keep the gravy train rolling
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Young fast guys Colton Aeck, Mitchell Falk & Max Vohland, middle-age fast guys Jon Ortner, Bob Weber & Ralf Schmidt, old fast guys Val Tamietti, Robert Reisinger & Bob Rutten & some really old not-so-fast-anymore guys
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One freak day out of 365 does not make SoCal into Alaska, but it sure makes for a weird race day
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Plus, the mystery of the Super Twin 125, the barn door radiator wing & Leatt's Twebty-Twenty gear
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There is nothing like a hometown motocross race with local heroes, a few stars from the past and guys who know each other
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Ricky Dietrich, Sean Collier, Kurt Nicoll, Dennis Stapleton, Dave Eropkin, Val Tamietti, Bob Rutten & Jon Ortner brave the elements and the massive crowd
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The untold story of the last chance for "the little bike that could"
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The finish line isn't always where you think it is, but, as a rule, it is rarely closer than you think
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That's how you get scrambled eggs and scrambled results — wild moto scores
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Echoes of the past make modern motocross all the more fun. It is not a temporary thrill, it can last 20 years or more
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The bike that fueled the dirt bike movement
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At the final Saturday motocross of the year at Glen Helen the crowds poured in for REM
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And say, "REM anyone?"
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Bad day for Kawasaki, good day for Maico — Say what?
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Testing the edge and gleaming the cube at Glen Helen
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