On The Pegs March 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 3 | Page 111

On The Pegs
SAND
Vol. 4 Issue 3 - March 2019
P 111
STEWARD BAYLOR
You never want to see your tread marks,
and in the sand you can make your own
line. The tire needs to be spinning at all
times in the sand. In the sand, a lot of
times you’ll notice the braking bumps and
acceleration bumps are huge. I’m riding
the edges. The sand will hold you almost
anywhere. It’s just soft enough you can
put your tires anywhere on the track, so
don’t be afraid to move over six inches.
Most of all, keep the tire spinning.
RUSSELL BOBBITT
Keep your feet on the pegs as much as pos-
sible, even when you sit down through some
of the corners, as long as you’re not going to
scrape your foot. I leave my feet on the pegs
as much to drive down and get traction.
THAD DUVALL
With sand riding, I feel like you got to be
really far off the back of the bike. A lot of
the times we’re so used to riding dirt, we’re
so far up on the tank. You kind of have to
change your rider position when it comes
to sand. You’ve got to be a little bit farther
back. You don’t want your front-end kind of
knifing in the sand. Generally I find myself
riding a little farther back in the sand, kind
of back towards the back of the seat com-
ing out of the turns and stuff to really get a
good drive. I think your riding position has
got to change a little bit.