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Old 04-05-2011, 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by ultegrasti
the groove is not at the pipe so stay away from it, even in 8 scale which are more forgiving than their smaller 10 scale cousins. Famous story how mr husting of associated at the worlds was horrified at how close matt francis was gettin to the pipes. he pleaded with matt to leave 6in more next time. he did so and reset TQ in another timezone compared to the rest of the field. He then thanked the associated boss for the tip.

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True story. Matt was known for how tight he'd run it. When it worked it was awesome. When it didn't it was disastrous. Matt was arguably the best rep this sport has seen. I miss him.
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