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AZOP / WORCS 2013 Round 1 Race at Canyon MX

Ryan — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 08:59:08 +0000

It hadn’t rained enough to make mud puddles here in over a year… until race day.

I’m not sure if the motor died because of the water but the throttle was sticking on the start line and it hadn’t even got wet yet.

This video is the start of the race up until it died. I kicked it for about 3 minutes after the video stops and finally got it started but it wouldn’t idle on it’s own or rev up past about 2k.

I limped it about half way around the track, trying to get back to the pits but it finally just gave up completely and I had to get towed back in.

Didn’t even complete one lap so it was a DNS. So much for starting the season off with a bang.

AZOP Canyon MX Xmas Race Video

Ryan — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 01:49:22 +0000

Here’s a video from MOPRO

I’m in the first scene, where the atv’s are starting.

AZOP Grand Prix ATV Round 4 at Canyon Motocross

Ryan — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 07:02:39 +0000

This is the first lap of the race. It was the first time using the new GoPro camera and I had it pointed down a little to far.

Here is a video from the guy that started in the line just in front of me. You can see me when he is walking to his quad.

2nd Place at Canyon MX

Ryan — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 01:09:38 +0000

The new track was a lot of fun and the bike had no problems.
We took 2nd place in our class.

1st Place Finish at Canyon MotoCross Endurance Night Race

Ryan — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 20:17:42 +0000

Despite a crash on the last lap, we took first place at the 3 hour endurance race.
The 450R ran great and had no problems. On the last lap, I took a jump wrong and landed on the front-right wheel with my leg extended all the way, trying to correct the landing. It jammed my lag, spraining my knee and ankle.
Some helpful spectators came down from the stands and kick-started the 450R so we could finish the race.
The rim is destroyed but the rest of the bike held together throughout the entire race.

Thanks again to Dirt Fiend Racing for putting the bike together so well.

Dirt Fiend Racing

Ryan — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 07:27:52 +0000

The guys over at Dirt Fiend Racing (DFR) have done awesome work on the 450R.

We had the entire engine rebuilt at another shop, including a new carburetor.
The carb never did work correctly it turned out to be missing critical seals.

The top end of the motor came apart at the first race and took out the rocker arms, cam, and carrier.

The DFR guys found all the problems, fixed them and we had them dial in the front end alignment. The quad handles like a dream now. I can actually ride in a straight line.

It ran strong through the next race but suffered some unrelated mechanical difficulties. We took it back to DFR and had them fix the rest of the problems. Now she is in perfect condition for the AZOP night race this weekend.

Verde Valley Motoplex Race

Ryan — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 07:13:20 +0000

The track was great and the quad did ok.

We had fuel issues on the first and second lap but switching the tank to reserve fixed it.
A few laps later the front end started pulling and making a screeching metal grinding noise.
We finished the race at a slower pace.

It turns out the front wheel bearings were seizing up.

There was one sneaky jump on the back side of the mx track that was fun. It had a long climb that looked like it would be a table top but it dropped off the other side. The first time over resulted in a scary amount of air time but luckily a smooth landing.

Canyon Motocross Night Race

Ryan — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 16:27:59 +0000

The Canyon Motocross race last night was pretty rough but the new precision steering stabilizer and shock & vibe clamps did great.

Here is a link to the sportstrack recording.

We lost a rear wheel to loose lug nuts about halfway through the race. We stole a nut off each of the other wheels and limped it the rest of the way around. At the pits we switched rear wheels and were up and running again but it cost about 3 laps.

Arizona Off Road Promotions AZGP Series

Ryan — Tue, 01 May 2012 02:27:07 +0000

We will be competing in the second Grand Prix series for 2012 along with the remainder of the desert series.

Details can be found at arizonaoffroadpromotions.com The schedule is also on our race schedule page.

This series is a mix of motocross, desert and pavement with short laps on a time limit.

Thunder on the Beach

Ryan — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 02:43:26 +0000

The AZOP Rocky Point; Thunder on the Beach was a great experience. It was the first race for the TRX450R but unfortunately, we did not finish.
The front sprocket let go at the end of the first lap. The washer that holds it on to the counter shaft was cracked and bent so the sprocket walked out and striped the splines off of the counter shaft.
Now the motor and case are at Racers Edge getting rebuilt.

The guys at Racers Edge will be installing a new counter shaft and shift rod in the case along with a new crank, rod, piston and valves.

I’ll be heading down to their shop next week to put the bike back together so they can tune it. In the meantime, I have to install a new rear sprocket (It was about to go too) and I’m going to swap the Motion Pro Twist Throttle for a Moose Thumb Throttle. I just don’t have enough control with the twist throttle.

There should be plenty of time to get it all back together before the Thunder Rock Ranch race on May 12. If not, the trx400ex is ready to go too.