NQRA @ Virginia Beach

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With 3 or 4 laps of practice under thier belts, it soon became clear who was going to be the riders to watch during the heat races!

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There were some great looking 400ex based machines at this event.

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The first turn had 2 seperate lines riders could chose from. During practice riders had the false sense that it would remain smooth!

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The mix of talent during practice caused a few tense moments as faster riders met slower ones

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"Landing in the sand was like landing with the brake on" is the way one rider described it to me. I saw several riders early in practice almost go over the bars

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This awesome YFZ lands a jump and stays on the gas!

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The sand favors the higher horsepower machines and this cannondale rider took full advantage of it!

Pictured is Cdalemx301 of Cannondaleriders.com

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The ocean makes for a perfect backdrop to compliment this YFZ working the track!

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At times you couldnt tell that this was just practice!

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The morning sun was perfect for pictures, unfortunatley the clouds rolled in for the remainder of the day