A Race So Dangerous, I’LL NEVER TRY AGAIN?!
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- Опубликовано: 29 авг 2024
- I raced solo in the ironman class at the Glen Helen 10 Hour Endurance race. I had to fight my way back from absolute dead last overall with the goal of finishing in a trophy position and beating half of the people running the team race.
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Do this race on a 2 stroke like the kdx 200
Get better ....great job buddy be proud of that ....what year and type of bike where u on ? Is it an x
Thanks. 2006 CRF250X
@@TortureTestMagazine nice I have a 2016 crf250x
This makes me want to do an enduro on a ttr 125 le just for fun
I get tired watching TV for ten hours. You are amazing!
ROFL THAT BIRD!
Hahah thanks! Yeah that bird was the most random thing ever
Everytime i see such videos "10 Hours Race" "6Hour Race"
everytime i wonder how these motors dont blow up..
A good handful do haha. Thanks for watching!
They do its really a trud torture test to both rider and bike most racd teams rebuild the bike after each race
So it handling 16 hrs of racing ... is IMPRESSIVE to say the least
Would like to see drz400
Wr250r
Crf250l
Run through these
Then the crf 450l
Thjs would be a true test to the durability
Cause they're not 2 strokes
@@billybull7419 Bruh, more moving parts on a 4 stroke, theyre more prone to blowing on these types of races...
@@Tryinglittleleg more moving parts but that doesn't mean more prone to blowing up, 2 strokes are more prone to blow up because you can't engine brake that much and people ride these races with 4 strokes because they're easier to handle and more reliable because you can ride 20 hours without changing anything and it won't blow up
"I decided to stop and smell the flowers" lol
Haha yeah not the greatest strategy.
You're an animal! Congrats on placing, that looked like a beat down and you crushed it
Haha thanks! Thanks for watching
Your pace is unreal for a 10 hour race! Pretty badass on the 4th place finish man, #dietrying tank top and all. Congrats! And hope you feel better soon!
Thanks man! Hey check out this new feature where it shows how many hearts you've received in my channel's comments. You're in first place!
@@TortureTestMagazine Haha guess I'm a bit of a TTM fanboy lol. Going to have to take your word for it though, I'm not seeing any numbers or anything indicating that.
Haha ohhh maybe it's a beta feature that I'm guinea pigging. But you just got another one haha. For me it shows right by your name - number of hearts received and says that you are the leader lol
@@TortureTestMagazine Haha sweet. That was my plan all along lol. I guess you are a test subject!
When the KDX is rebuilt I think it’d be cool to do the same, or a similar, race to compare your results, bike performance, and your riding performance!
Oh hell yeah!
@@TortureTestMagazine I'm guessing kicking the thing every time you stall would get old really quickly though.
Oh wow. I didn't even see this post when I posted my comment but I can't agree with you more on the KDX. You don't see KDX in races like this and this is partly to blame why a lot of folks think the KDX can't do it. I would have to disagree with that but I don't see anyone on RUclips seriously riding a KDX. Most are just "grocery getters" casually boppin' around.
@@foil666 That's why god made auto clutches😀
Hey man great coverage, sorry about the crash I was riding 667 and your rite that hill was tricky, I never went into that corner that far again so as to not get caught in that rain rut. I hope your knee is ok, I know you were concerned at the time and you said you were all good. Again pretty cool video.
Oh hey! No worry at all. I'm glad we found out early to be careful on that hill lol. I hope you're doing well too.
Absolutely fantastic well done, I couldn’t ride for 10 hours on the road let alone over that terrain, RESPECt
Lol thanks!!
god damn that 250x is a tank what kind of damage was done after this race
Bent subframe, smashed radiators, bent little odds and ends, and broken coolant reservoir. Other than that crash damage it held together well for such a long race!
I’m sore after just watching this 😂💀💀💀
You are my hero! Congratulations on even finishing! Hope the knee is okay. #dietrying
Thanks! The knee will get better once I can get back to training. Just need to strengthen up whatever got stretched out!
I'm really digging your race videos with the commentary! Got me thinking about off road bikes again!
Congrats on finishing a grueling race. It was cool to hear how your experience is helping you more each race. I mostly wanted to comment that your friends that helped you film, strategize and take care of pit stops were awesome! Thanks for the videos, dig the magazine, it's all good.
Yeah, seriously, they made this happen! Thanks for watching
Graham Jarvis condom catheter may be in your future!!
But that is dedication for sure!!!
Way to go man, amazing job!
Love the videos dude. I brought a Kdx 200 in part to the awesome video and magazine review you did. Couldn't be happier. I agree with some of the other comments it would be awesome to see the kdx out there racing at some point!
Pure badassery was performed in this video!
Great video. Thanks. The mental game is always a big part of endurance sports. I think you did very well with it! Of course, there is always room to improve. It's what keeps us going.
Thanks. Indeed, the mental game is why I continue to do endurance races. It's very challenging to keep a good grasp on the mind!
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Great job man. Makes me wanna do it. Keep up the good work. Enjoying the content
Seeing you on the asphalt section, you need to race some supermoto
Awesome video and commentary! I enjoyed.
Thanks lol! Thanks for helping out. Seriously could not have done it without the help.
Look at that bike at 6:32 laying on the right side of the road. There is a kid on the left side of the road in the fetal position. He totally nailed that barrier on the right side just like you were talking about. That bike is totally destroyed, look at how the front fender is oriented compared to the rest of the bike. Those forks snapped right off the frame. Crazy!
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Well done man! What a crazy race... Can't imagine what it was like for you mentally. Luckily an olf fart like me would probably not even get past the first hour, 😂. Intense!
Great race... you did awesome 👍👍👍🏁🏁🏁
PLEASE make a “Die Trying” sleeveless shirt!!!
DONE! Just added two die trying sleeveless shirts. One with white lettering on dark fabrics and one with black lettering on light fabrics
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I've been watching some of your endurance videos. Well done, man. You ever consider rally racing? You seem to have the riding skills, fitness, and mechanical sympathy needed to race a good rally.
Good sh*t u deserve a ton more subscribers and fan count. One thing I want to know is how do you find the races?
Thanks! I have found most of the races that I want to do by following the social media of racers in the area. I pretty much got into it out here by going to the local track once and talking to people, just BSing while not riding. Found out who the big dogs were and followed them on instagram and youtube, and now I see what they are going out and doing every week
Torture Test Magazine I’m going to California after graduation what would be a good way for someone from Texas to find races. Thanks lol
This and your videos related to the glen helena race is 100 percent quality content I subscribed and cant wait for more
You’re gear is so clean. Even if you’re no pro racer you look so much better doing it.
Great channel. This earned my subscription after watching the dr200 beastness
Awesome! Thanks for watching!
Same here. That dr vid was so amazing
Absolute MAD lad
I wish I could go out west and do some riding! I’m jealous... congratulations on your finish..
Bring a dust mask if you do lol. Thank you! Thanks for watching.
Great job.. 10 hours. I would love to try this race.
Watched thus a couple of times now - simply awesome dude!
Bird just wanted to say congrats on a great race!
Respect Man, Hard core 💪💪💪
That CRF is tough bro,nice race,Love the channel!!!
Dude you are such a beast!
Lol thanks!
I think if you rode a newer CRF or a new bike in general you could do very well. I know you like to prove your point and beat everyone with new bikes which is super cool. After riding a new bike it would be hard for me to go back to something like that cuz they beat you up so bad
Great job.. 10 hours.. I would love to try it.
You.re just an inspiration to me. Just enjoying your videos and your dirt biking. I like your attitude man
Thank you. Glad to hear it. Thanks for watching.
The pee on the go is very underrated of you 😂
Man, your pace is pretty incredible. I can't believe that you can hold that for 10 hours.
I feel that an iron man 24 would be fun to watch, but probably not worth it in terms of your health.
I agree. Even this one at only 10 hours really feels like it took some years off my body's usable life. It was definitely not a net positive for my fitness like most rides are. This one just broke me down lol. So I imagine going over twice as long without any time to heal would be a lot worse than just twice as hard on the body. I'm still going to do it some day, but I probably won't make the 24hr a habit lol
@@TortureTestMagazine Hit me up if you need a partner when the race comes. I can go for like half an hour :P
Love the vids dawg
Good to hear. Thanks for watching!
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Congrats man! That looks like one heck of a race. Gotta love that 3rd lap Each Adventure slowest lap 😂
Thanks!! Hahah yep that crash laugh is going into the movie as the each adventure slowest lap for the 10 hour
Awesome race, TTM! Glad to hear you're recovering. Watching stuff like this makes me want to go out and do the same! :)
Thanks! Glad I could motivate you haha
That was impressive Gabe. Maybe you didn't "DIE TRYING" ! but it looked like you came close to it. Thanks for making the video!
Thanks! Hahah I might still cash in from this dust inhalation. Today was pretty good though so I think I'm finally getting over it!
DUDE amazing job! Awesome to see the *CRF 250x* pass all those expensive bikes! You should try wearing a small dust mask. I just finished a ride very similar to this in Australia. Very dusty! But a small dust mask just made it possible. Every two laps change it over, they don't cost much. And you won't have dust on your lungs at the end! (Always a bonus)
Sick riding and video again man!!
Haha thanks! Yeah, I am definitely going to wear a dust mask next time. I'm just going to have to modify it to be able to drink water but that should be easy while still cutting down on a huge amount of dust inhalation. If I could even just cut down the dust inhalation by 50%, it would be a win.
@@TortureTestMagazine absolutely man. hey I have to say as well, you're one of the very few channels on RUclips that actually really inspires me to go dirt bike riding. Thanks so much!
Amazing who you made it 'til the end, you're truly great man!!! Keep it up.
Thanks! Thanks for watching too
Great stuff. Love your race commentary.
Awesome to hear! Thanks for watching
Absolute legend
I love it! Crf250x same as my bike
Great job! Your slowest lap would be my fastest...Impressive... I just partially tore my PCL on the Gorman MX track... glad to see you out there... hopefully I will be riding in a few months...
Thanks! Get well soon.
Really great freakin job! It look fun but horrendous at the same time. I have a questions that I've been meaning to ask you for many month now. After watching your In Depth Reviews on the XR250R, CRF250X and the KDX200 it really stuck in my mind how much you loved the KDX. Why is it that all the races you've entered your on bike other than the KDX? I too have owned two KDXs and feel very much the same as to your opinions but was surprised to never see the KDX after the In Depth Review video of the KDX. Why is this? Thanks man, keep up the great work with video production and racing. You're really doing a great job at both.
The KDX is probably the most fun bike to me. Surely would be a ridiculously good endurance racer too. Only reason I haven't is because I gave it to my friend Damon so he can build it into one of his own creations. He does really well built bikes. So I gave it to him and just want to see what becomes of it. Totally could end up out at the races one day!
@@TortureTestMagazine I see. Okay. One more thing. I have a business channel on RUclips and know what's it's like to put together a decent video. You my friend really have taken your videos to a level rarely seen by an individual. What makes your videos great is a few things. The quality of content is of course the most obvious but the production at which the video are done and most importantly the consistency at which it's done makes the content very valuable to the viewer, especially when they are consider two or more of the bikes you've tested. The videos are so well done that I often record them locally and play that back without the monitor on because it helps be forget about the daily troubles and relax. I know kind of weird. I'm not sure if you add audio compression but even the audio is smooth and consistent. Both the commentary and the bikes sounds, etc. I know what it takes to get this and I don't often see this so I want you to know it doesn't go unnoticed. I bet there are a boat load of subscribers that would like to see a similar review on the new GPX TSE250R and FSE250R as the is really little creditable videos about these new Chinese bikes. Anyway thanks again for all the great work and efforts.
Looking back at the dust thing. Have you thought about using a respirator? I've seen consistently more people wear them on sand/dust conditions on exploration/adventure rides.
Never needed to until this race, then suddenly yes I knew for sure I was going to absolutely need one if I don't want to die from lung failure by 40 lol
@@TortureTestMagazine messing with your lungs is noting to sneer about. I remember a quote from the old cinnamon challenge, where a doctor explains that particles which aren't soluble in water (which most dust particles aren't) will likely remain trapped in there for the rest of your natural life.
I've some good looking choices here:
thepreppingguide.com/best-dust-masks/
The regular masks that are sold in hardware stores will usually get under riding goggles, which in turn makes them fog up.
Thank you
Even after hearing about the health issues you had afterwards I would absolutely love to try and Ironman that race, I'd suck but dam does it look fun
Good ride gabe, awesome to see how hard you charged for 10hrs. We gotta get some riding in soon
Thanks Jake! Yeah for sure. I just gotta get through this recovery and get the bike fixed and we'll go make movies xD
congrats bro
ur a beast man....i salute u
Also, about the experimenting with racing. Have you ever given any thought to supermoto? Every time I look at a race it looks like a blast.
Yeah, definitely. I will definitely do some supermoto racing at some point. I've always wanted to
Dude you rock! Congrats, great video!
Thank you! Thanks for watching
Awesome video! Congrats!
Thank you!
Great video 😗😗
Thanks!!
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Amazing riding man, you ever think about doing something like this on the 650L? Not necessarily a 10 hr, but just a general race?
Yeah I'd do it! If I could find another wide open harescramble like the last one I did where I won on the CRF250X, the XR650L would be even better.
How do you keep this from blowing your body out physically? Arm pump specifically? Also try a neti pot for your sinuses, life saver
You're an inspiration dude!
Thanks man!
Omg😭 u motivate me to do endurance race
Im so jealous😭
awesome video, great work.
Thank you. Thanks for watching!
That is freaking crazy! Good job though.
soo cooooool! congratulations btw 👏👏
Thanks!!
The amount of air filters people had went through
Hell Ya, loved it
6 hours glen helen 2022 for me!!
Awesome, thank you! See you there!!
why did you choose to race the honda crf250x? of all the bikes you have tested or owned. just curious?
Congratulations!! this seems so difficult from the outside!! You are so fast!!even on casual rides-Repect :-) / what where your tires pressure on psi??
Thanks!! For this I ran 17 PSI front and rear.
amazing job/endurance, great video, Die trying as always.
Thank you!
Hey I'm not expecting a reply but I'm looking at getting a crf250x is your stock ? Seems to be keeping up well with the other bigger bikes
Thanks for sharing! Whats your thoughts on top speed? Was your bike fast enough? What if you were on your CRF230F with 6 years would it have been able to hang on the fast flats with your CRF250X?
I grew up on XRs my main memory was always losing my lead on the straights or getting passed on the straights because my XR250R lacked the top end speed of my buddies on CR125's, YZ250's and CR250's. Now I'm considering getting the new CRF250F. I like the air cooled reliability and with fuel injection Im excited to not have to worry about feul/air mixture with big elevation changes.
On this course top speed wasn't that big of an issue. The CRF230 would have been severely out-pulled down those straights but neither bike would be reaching their limits. I haven't ridden the CRF250F yet but people are saying it's better than the 230. So that should be pretty good. The 230 is entry level for sure, but fun and capable.
Congrats man you did good 🍻 👍
Thanks man!
I have them same goggles
4:52 you just passed Ronald McDonald!
Haha he rides a two stroke! Like ronnie mac!
What license plate mount do you run on the back?
Awesome man (iron man) 🤪
Hell yea man.. rip that 250 motor tho 😂😂
Haha seriously. I was starting to get paranoid around the end. I was thinking what if I put in all this effort just for this thing to grenade and cause me to DNF. That is like a worst nightmare situation right there lol
Torture Test Magazine haha yea I was honestly expecting it to blow it was hitting rev limiter so much 😂😂
I expect you to do the Baja 1000 after this lol
I will do it, it's a dream of mine
Mine too brother
Mine too brother
Me too brother
I bet the only reason you weren’t higher than 4th is horse power. But who knows, more power can get tiring too.
Did you replace your air filters all at?
Nope
Congratulations man and drink more water and Gatorade than you have ever drank before. You will good soon.
Thanks man. For sure!
Did the 650 finished the race? what place?
Sure did! 3rd place in ironman.
You need a xr650r so you can blast people with roost too while being cooler than all the 450 riders
Yes. Yes I do!
I'm thinking about selling my crf230f to get a crf250x. How much do you think I could sell my bike for, and how much did you buy yours for?
Depends on the year of the 230. I bought my 250x for $2400 two years ago
@@TortureTestMagazine Mine's a 2005. It's either I sell it or get some new parts like a new exhaust system and some anodized parts.
The way I see it, you kinda have to decide which bike you want to have for the use that you're putting on it. You can't make a 230 ride like a 250X, and you can't make a 250X ride like a 230.
Sic
Lmao its not an endurance race if you dont piss yourself a few time's
But great job eoulf love to see it again
Mahbe even an endurance race where its 8-12 hrs of going all out on a course of a few hundred miles
Oooooo
no i dont think you were in last man cuz only like 10 bikes passed you and you were not that far behind 1st of the group you left with but anyways you did great race tho
Thanks! I was dead last though. I have it on drone lol
The race starts in 5 waves, and ironman is the last wave. So it only took getting passed by a handful of people to be in dead last