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I just find it odd/weird that we have a potential 250 Champ that was hiding out in the 450 class the last few years. That is all.
Glad it was just a rumor and hope he can keep it up as everyone was thinking Hunter would just walk the dog on the East.
Good grief, Anstie 250 east champ.... stamp it, or there abouts. Great for him, just so..so great for him. Keep up the good work. You too Marty!
Someone get’s it!
The Shop
Funny that competition and Racing has these things called rulebooks that deter what people are pretty sure of.
If you pick any year and look to the section called Engine Specifications, which is right above Fuel Specifications for most years, it specifically states Bore and Stroke have to be the same as the homologated model.
Kinda hard for it to be less direct than that.
Simple fact is Firepower bikes are good!! Roczon won on it and now Anstie is running up front !
Star are a salty crew!!
I stand corrected.
What team protested?
A long rod doesn't change the stroke, just where the piston starts and ends. Not the distance.
There are all kinds of potential 250 champs in the 450 class. He’s just the one that went backwards to the lites class.
You’re right I mean ken won a world championship after all
I thought that the kit ran a crankshaft with a longer stroke also. Appears that I was wrong. I remember that Larry Ward and the Noleen team ran the kit I was thinking about.
It wasn't star that protested.
You sure it wasn’t HRC Honda protesting and not star ? HRC Honda team isn’t close to the firepower team and when firepower wanted to sign Roczen they asked HRC Honda for factory parts and bonus winning money for Roczen and HRC refused . Maybe they didn’t like seeing the privateer Honda coming out on top on both time qualifying sessions .
correct, and for reference, a long rod kit does not change the measurement of stroke in a bike, unless it also comes with a crank with the pin in a different place,
there were popular with 94 ish yz250, and also had a barrel spacer, it was about port timing not engine size,
Became even more of a Max Anstie fan with the excitement he had on the podium. Good for him. He had a good night.
Then who did big shoots?
Pit Row
It also affects dwell time and to some degree reduces side loading of the piston.
It was Brennan Schofield
Haha! Probably has Mr. Fusion hooked up on it, too. In case he runs out of plutonium.
Anstie was fast +-10 yrs ago or more as a rookie in 250 SX, crashed and broke his leg, out for a while. Baring this injury and set back, would be 1 of the Top 5 450 riders now. Dont forget Max won both motos 1-1 at MXDN in England (approx 4,5 years ago.)
He is fast, talented, and a very likeable guy. Need more guys like Max. Great podium speech too!
Longer stroke = shorter rod (or std rod and shorter compression height piston).
There was no protest lodged against Anstie or Firepower Honda. I just checked with AMA officials. They also never heard anything about a potential protest until they saw it floating around on social media today.
However, Anstie's team did get a warning for not directly bringing the bike to impound after the race (I think HRC got the same warning for Hunter's bike).
There’s been plenty of big bores in the 125/250 class over the years, but nobody that could podium.
I’ve heard Honda was running a different piston in their 125 back in the day, but it was torn down when Dymond won and it was legal.
ML please do not bring the actual facts to your site!! 🤣🤣🤣
It’s Vital, it won’t matter.
If I remember correctly, the Noleen kit ran a longer rod and the same bore and stroke. They were changing the duration that the piston spent at the top of the stroke.
Boy I love facts than speculation and anti team sentiment
gee you are stretching there!!!! sheeshh
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